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Vidéo | 2025.11.12
Your first ancestor
Invisible to the naked eye... and yet, this tiny organism is your closest cousin!Choanoflagellates are marine microorganisms that often live alone... but sometimes in colonies. These simple groupings may well have inspired the birth of the first multicellular beings.Thibaut Brunet, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains how studying these organisms helps us understand our origins and the...
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Portrait | 2025.10.10
Sarah Merkling wants to "pasteurize" mosquitoes!
At the Institut Pasteur, Sarah Merkling's research focuses on a topic that is still largely unknown: interactions between mosquitoes and viruses. She boldly devises novel strategies based on state-of-the-art technologies. Her aim is to combat diseases like dengue and Zika, which are gaining ground and currently represent a threat for more than 50% of the world's population.
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Vidéo | 2025.11.17
The cat parasite
Why should pregnant women avoid cats?In this video, Maëlwenn Hamon, a doctoral student at the Institut Pasteur working in Pauline Speder's team, explains how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite interacts with its hosts... and sometimes manipulates their behavior!In mice, it completely erases their fear of cats.In humans, the infection often goes unnoticed... except during pregnancy, when it can have...
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News | 2017.10.09
Alexandre Yersin, the man who discovered the bacterium responsible for the plague
Swiss-born Alexandre Yersin joined the Institut Pasteur in 1889 and worked under Émile Roux. He discovered the plague bacillus in Hong Kong. A brilliant scientist, he was also an explorer and pioneer in many fields. Alexandre Yersin was buried in Nha Trang (Vietnam) and next to his grave there is a small temple that is always decorated with flowers and incense – a great honor for a foreign...
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Page avancée | 2020.09.15
Startup creation
Startup creation plays a major role in the downstream development of technologies stemming from academic research. With the creation of its first spin-off in 1997, the Institut Pasteur was a forerunner in supporting the creation and development of biotech companies.To date, the Institut Pasteur has participated in the creation and/or development of 35 startups harnessing technologies and know-how...
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Report | 2025.11.18
Antimicrobial resistance: curbing the health threat
Antimicrobial resistance: curbing the health threat
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News | 2025.11.21
The Institut Pasteur joins the HEC Challenge+ program to accelerate scientific entrepreneurship
On November 20, 2025, the Institut Pasteur and HEC Paris formalized a partnership that allows the Institut Pasteur to become an academic partner of the HEC Challenge+ program. This alliance reinforces the Institut Pasteur's commitment to technology transfer and the creation of research-based startups. The goal is to offer Institut Pasteur employees privileged access to HEC's network and...
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Article | 2016.11.17
The Assembly : missions and composition
The Assembly is convened at least once a year by the Chairman of the Board of Governors. It rules on the Board of Governors Annual Report relating to Institut Pasteur activity and elects 16 members to the Board. It adopts the rules of procedure of the foundation and votes on changes to the Articles of association upon proposal by the Board of Governors.
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Vidéo | 2025.11.24
“Hacking” bacteria
What if we could hack resistant bacteria?In this video, Didier Mazel, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains how his team is exploring an innovative method to restore the power of antibiotics.Their idea? Combine a sugar molecule, uridine, with antibiotics from the aminoglycoside family.The result: even resistant bacteria reopen their doors, and treatments become effective again. It's a...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is a general term for infections caused by a type of mold (fungus) belonging to the genus Aspergillus. The mold that causes aspergillosis can be found everywhere in the environment in the form of spores, but in certain conditions it can become pathogenic, for example in immunocompromised people or those with chronic lung disease. The diseases caused by Aspergillus differ depending...
