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Article | 2016.11.17
Board of Governors: Missions and composition
The Board of Governors is responsible for the affairs of Institut Pasteur. It approves the strategic orientations presented by the President. It approves budgets and financial statements.
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News | 2026.03.12
COVID-19: a new strategy under investigation to tackle all variants
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have developed an innovative strategy to combat SARS-CoV-2. Rather than targeting a virus in constant mutation, they propose blocking the gateway used by the virus to penetrate our cells. This is achieved by nasal administration of an antibody that protects against all known variants, paving the way for new therapies aimed at vulnerable individuals. This work,...
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Portrait | 2019.06.20
Thomas Gregor - Following a passion through countries and disciplines
Thomas Gregor, biophysicist and elected EMBO member, set up his Physics of Biological Functions Unit at the Institut Pasteur (in Paris) and published three papers in high-impact journals in the span of twelve months (in 2018-2019). We sat down with him and a cup of tea to learn a little bit more about his passion for science.In October 2023, Thomas Gregor has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant for...
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News | 2024.07.30
Paris 2024: ready, set, go for the Institut Pasteur's volunteers involved in the Games!
Throughout this special Paris Games, we are pleased to present some of the Institut Pasteur staff who are playing a special role in this global event – whether in their capacity as an Institut Pasteur staff member, a volunteer or a sports person. We hope that these profiles will showcase the fantastic diversity of the Institut Pasteur community. This week, to mark the official opening of the...
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News | 2025.07.22
Mirror Life: Inside the Discussion
At an international conference organized jointly by the Mirror Biology Dialogues Foundation (MBDF) with the Institut Pasteur on June 12 and 13, 2025, scientists and ethicists from around the world shared their views on the risks and challenges of "mirror life." This new frontier in synthetic biology raises the possibility of creating organisms in the laboratory that would be chemical mirror...
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News | 2020.04.14
COVID-19, chronicle of an expected pandemic / Exiting lockdown or the sum total of all dangers
Professor Philippe Sansonetti explains that a lockdown was needed because social distancing measures were not enough on their own. He goes on to outline the conditions that will be required for a future exit strategy – but makes it clear that this strategy will not signal the end of distancing measures. This article was written by Philippe Sansonetti and published on the website "La Vie des...