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News | 2019.04.03
Discovery of a restriction factor for hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection that can lead to acute or chronic conditions. Although there is a vaccine that offers protection against the virus, current treatments which prevent the virus from replicating are not curative for infected individuals. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur working in collaboration with the CNRS have demonstrated that a cellular protein is capable of acting as a...
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News | 2019.08.28
The 2018 Institut Pasteur Annual Report is available
The year 2018 has been exceptional in several ways. It was marked by the celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Institut Pasteur and the arrival of a new President. The adoption of its 2019-2023 Strategic Plan offers a new ambition for the institute, and recalls that human health is at the heart of its mission. "The Institut Pasteur in 2018" video. Copyright: Institut Pasteur / La...
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News | 2020.03.18
Pasteur's Nephew – Or the Adventurous Life of Adrien Loir, Scholar and Globe-Trotter
What would you say if, during this period of confinement, you had the opportunity to meet up (virtually) with Louis Pasteur and his nephew Adrien Loir? Why not make the most of this unique time to catch up on some reading and find out more about Louis Pasteur and his family? There are plenty of bookshops available online! Pasteur's Nephew – Or the Adventurous Life of Adrien Loir, Scholar and...
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Article | 2020.07.27
Our Organization
The Technology Transfer and Industrial Partnership Department is responsible for the Institut Pasteur’s fourth mission – innovation development and technology transfer. Its role is to support the entire innovation process: identification of potential applications, protection, innovation development, promotion, transfer, and post-contract management. The aim is to bring medical solutions and...
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News | 2021.05.06
New Edition of the Biobanking MOOC
(Free and Certifying)Biobanks are entities ensuring the governance, management and conservation of biological resources, living cells, viruses, bacteria and fungi, the genome of various organisms, etc….The objective of biobanks is to conserve these resources in the best possible conditions in order to maintain their integrity and to make them available both to the scientific community to advance...
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Document de presse | 2021.04.23
Professor Stewart Cole appointed Institut Pasteur President for a further two-year term
On Friday April 16, the Institut Pasteur Board of Governors appointed Professor Stewart Cole President for a further two-year term from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023.This decision is based on the President's commitment to the development and implementation of the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan, which includes the key priority of tackling infectious diseases, and on his ability to carry out the...
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Article | 2021.10.18
Jacob Class (2013-2016)
Ph.D. StudentUndergraduate studiesLaboratoryThesis AdvisorLab HeadDoctoral SchoolPh.D. projectAlexandre ALMEIDAUniversity of Porto, PortugalBiology of Gram-positive PathogensPhilippe GlaserPatrick Trieu-Cuot CdVCharacterization of the emergence of group B streptococcus neonatal infectionsVirginia BASSOUniversity of Bologna, ItalyFungal Biology and PathogenicitySophie Bachellier-Bassi...
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Fiche maladie | 2015.10.06
Botulism
Botulism is a severe neurological disease caused by a highly potent toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria. There are different types of botulism: foodborne botulism, infant botulism and wound botulism. Although botulism is rare, the mortality rate is high if treatment is not administered immediately.
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News | 2023.10.02
Malaria: progress towards the use of monoclonal antibodies
Although monoclonal antibodies seem to be a promising avenue for malaria prevention, their mechanism of action remains unclear. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur recently developed a model to study and identify more effective monoclonal antibodies.
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News | 2023.11.16
The 40-year fight against HIV: we speak to Jennifer Pasquier, Scientific Director at Sidaction
In 1983, the AIDS virus, HIV, was isolated by virologists at the Institut Pasteur. This new virus, which was completely unknown at the time, was a source of fear and rejection for infected people. And while there have been advances in scientific knowledge over the decades – for example, we now know that if a virus cannot be detected in the blood, it cannot be transmitted –, there are still many...