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Report | 2022.04.06
Louis Pasteur: a universal legacy
This year marks the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth. His reputation speaks for itself, with streets and schools named after him in France and across the world. His immense legacy can even be seen in our homes, in the "pasteurized" products derived from one of his discoveries. And it was Pasteur who laid the scientific foundations for the principles of hygiene, which took on such importance...
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Document de presse | 2024.04.26
WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis
Paralympians join effort to tackle deadly diseaseGlobal leaders highlight the need to defeat meningitis – a leading cause of disability – at a high-level meeting co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of France, under the High Patronage of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. The event is taking place on 26-27 April 2024 at the Institut Pasteur and is...
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Document de presse | 2024.04.26
Bronchiolitis: two French studies demonstrate the effectiveness of Beyfortus® in preventing serious illness and reducing hospital admissions among infants
After a 2022/2023 season marked by a severe epidemic of bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in particular in terms of emergency department visits and hospital admissions, on September 15, 2023 the French Government launched a preventive immunization campaign, administering nirsevimab (Beyfortus®), to protect infants and reduce the circulation of the virus.To assess the...
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News | 2022.03.22
World Water Day: several water-related diseases still exist
World Water Day is held on March 22, 2022. The theme for this year’s edition is: "Groundwater – making the invisible visible". On this occasion, learn more about diseases related to water access – predominantly infectious diseases – in our fact sheets and some of the initiatives implemented by the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Pasteur Network.
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News | 2022.03.22
Ukrainian scientists: offer to join a host laboratory at the Institut Pasteur in Paris
In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Institut Pasteur is providing funding to host Ukrainian scientists in its research laboratories.
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News | 2021.11.08
The Institut Pasteur adopts a Charter for Open Access to Scientific Publications
In 2021, the Institut Pasteur produced a Charter for Open Access to Publications. This charter is part of a broader commitment to open science, as reaffirmed in the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan.
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News | 2021.10.25
The Institut Pasteur adopts a new data management and sharing policy
The Institut Pasteur recently introduced a new policy for managing and sharing research data and software codes. The policy is part of a wider commitment to open science that began in 2004, the same year as the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge, and was reaffirmed in the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan.
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News | 2023.02.22
Collaboration with UCSF QBI: Institut Pasteur establishes presence in USA
A delegation from the Institut Pasteur will visit San Francisco during the week of February 28 to March 2, 2023, to present a series of events and workshops that will provide an overview of the Institut Pasteur-UCSF QBI partnership (Institut Pasteur-University of California, San Francisco, Quantitative Biosciences Institute). These events will also promote the establishment of a Center of...
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News | 2023.06.02
Creation of the Pasteur International Unit Fungal Extracellular Vesicles
The Institut Pasteur announces the creation of the Pasteur International Unit Fungal Extracellular Vesicles, in collaboration with the FioCruz - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Brazil) and the University of Birmingham (UK). The Pasteur International Joint Research Units are jointly created with two or more research teams, working together within the Pasteur Network.
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News | 2023.07.26
NK cells effective against pneumococcus
Natural killer (NK) cells are mainly studied for their ability to eliminate tumor cells or cells infected with viruses. Scientists have now demonstrated that these cells also have particular properties that enable them to defend the body from a deadly bacterium, making them a potential alternative to antibiotics.
