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News | 2018.01.19
Proof-of-concept study reveals feasibility of eliminating rabies in Africa
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, together with European and African collaborators (including the Institut Pasteur in Paris), carried out a mass dog vaccination in Chad and determined its effect on human rabies exposure. The study employed a bio-mathematical method for estimating the transmission dynamics of rabies. The researchers conclude that with political will and the necessary...
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News | 2019.09.19
The BTP PLUS Foundation is funding a research project to fight asbestos cancer
The BTP PLUS Foundation, a joint foundation representing the construction sector, signed a sponsorship agreement with the Institut Pasteur in the spring to fund a research project led by Frédéric Tangy, an Institut Pasteur scientist. The aim of the project is to fight mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer that particularly affects people working in the construction sector.The BTP PLUS...
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News | 2022.05.16
mRNA Access: researchers of the Institut Pasteur can benefit from Moderna's mRNA platform for global health
The Institut Pasteur and Moderna have signed a Master Material Transfer Agreement (MMTA) to enable researchers of the Institut Pasteur to have access to Moderna's preclinical manufacturing capabilities and its research and development expertise. The objective is to jointly explore the possibility of mRNA to tackle the world's greatest global public health threats. Institut Pasteur...
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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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News | 2022.07.11
A snapshot of 2021's highlights
Following the release of the 2021 edition of the Institut Pasteur's Annual Report, here are some of the year's highlights. Twelve eventful months interspersed with highlightsmajor scientific breakthroughs and key events for the institute in all fields including COVID-19, cancer, neuroscience, genetics, vaccinology and antibiotic resistance.
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News | 2017.11.27
International workshop in Iran to strengthen surveillance and control of rabies
Although there is an effective vaccine, rabies is still present in over 150 countries worldwide. The countries of the Middle East and Central Asia are particularly affected by this viral disease, including Iran where rabies is endemic.In order to strengthen the surveillance and control of rabies in these regions, the Institut Pasteur in Iran organized an international workshop, from October 8 to...
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News | 2018.03.09
"Pasteur, the microbe legacy" lecture cycle
The Palais de la découverte is offering a lecture cycle to coincide with the "Pasteur, the Experimenter" exhibition, with scientific advice from Maxime Schwartz, former President of the Institut Pasteur and scientific curator of the exhibition. Note that the exhibition will be held at the Palais de la découverte until August 19, 2018.Louis Pasteur, a qualified chemist, was behind the greatest...
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News | 2018.06.18
Pasteur International Network Association supported 3 statements at World Health Assembly 2018
In official relation with WHO since 2016, the Pasteur International Network Association, represented by Nadia Khelef, presented 3 statements during the 71st World Health Assembly held in Geneva from 21 to 26 May 2018.The first statement supported the program to combat the global shortage of effective and affordable quality medicines and vaccines and to promote access to them. In particular, the...
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News | 2023.06.16
Strategic Plan: research advances in 2022
Five major themes were at the core of 2022 research advances: emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, brain connectivity and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, vaccinology and immunotherapy. They have honored Institut Pasteur's 2019-2023 strategic plan.
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Document de presse | 2014.06.09
Immunological memory discovered in fetuses
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai and INSERM research unit 1041, "Immune Regulation and Vaccinology", in collaboration with the Paris Public Hospital Network, have recently demonstrated the existence of immunological memory cells in fetuses. These cells are developed in utero and are capable of producing an inflammatory-type immune response...