1. News | 2026.01.20

   Three questions about autism: what are the symptoms? What are the causes? And why are so many people affected?

   The Trump administration has falsely suggested, with no scientific basis, that autism is linked to measles vaccination and paracetamol. Leaving aside these highly criticized claims, what are the actual scientific facts about autism spectrum disorder?

2. News | 2025.11.12

   Three questions about measles: why is it on the rise, is the vaccine effective, and can you catch it at any age?

   A few years ago, measles seemed to be on the verge of being eradicated in many countries. The recent rise in cases raises several questions. Why is measles making a comeback? Is the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine safe? Does measles only affect children?

3. News | 2026.01.22

   Legionellosis: a novel method to predict the fate of infected cells

   Scientists have combined metabolic analysis, state-of-the-art microscopic techniques and artificial intelligence to successfully predict the outcome of infection with Legionella pneumophila, which causes legionellosis, at the single-cell level. This method could be applied to other pathogenic bacteria in future.

4. Article | 2017.06.19

   Call For Projects Fiocruz - Institut Pasteur – USP

   The Call for Proposals Brings Together at Least One Researcher or Team from Each Partner Institution:  Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), one of the Pasteur Network members and the University of São Paulo (USP).

5. Vidéo | 2026.01.26

   Repairing the brain?

   What if our brains could repair themselves?This dream is still out of reach for humans... But for a small tropical fish, the zebrafish, it's already a reality!At the Institut Pasteur, Nicolas Dray, a researcher in the Zebrafish Neurogenetics Unit headed by Laure Bally-Cuif, is studying this fascinating phenomenon: the zebrafish brain is capable of completely regenerating itself after injury in...

6. Document de presse | 2026.01.28

   Institut Pasteur statement on U.S. administration's attacks against biomedical research, global public health action and vaccination

   For several months now, the current U.S. administration has consistently attacked and endeavored to weaken biomedical research and public health action in the United States and worldwide with unparalleled vigor. This situation has many consequences – both ethical and economic – but above all it is a grave attack on healthcare protection, and an unprecedented assault on the systems and...

7. Fiche maladie | 2026.01.16

   Marburg virus disease

   Marburg virus disease is a rare hemorrhagic fever that is particularly severe for humans. The average case fatality rate is around 50%. The virus was named after the German town of Marburg, where the infectious agent was first identified in 1967 in imports of infected non-human primates from Uganda. Marburg virus is under constant global surveillance by the World Health Organization because of...

8. News | 2026.01.15

   Enodia Therapeutics: €20.7 million in funding to translate Institut Pasteur discovery into innovative therapies

   Enodia Therapeutics, a startup spun out from Institut Pasteur and launched in February 2025, has raised €20.7 million in a seed funding round co-led by Elaia, Pfizer Ventures, and Bpifrance through its InnoBio fund, with participation from Wallonie Entreprendre, Argobio Studio, MACSF, the Institut Pasteur, InvestSud, Sambrinvest and Mission BioCapital. The successful funding round, which...

9. Article | 2019.06.18

   Bacteria

   34 teams from seven departments are addressing the antibiotic resistance challenge with multidisciplinary approaches to characterize and prevent the emergence and the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and resistant bacteria and to develop new drugs and alternative strategies to fight bacterial infections.

10. Vidéo | 2026.02.02

    Boost immunity

    What if our immune system held the key to healing the brain?For a long time, it was thought that the brain and the immune system were completely unrelated. Research by Aleksandra Deczkowska, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, now shows that these two systems are in constant communication: an exchange that is essential for the brain to function properly throughout life.In diseases such as...

Pages