About The Institut Pasteur
The Institut Pasteur is a world-renowned biomedical research center dedicated to improving global health. Founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur, whose groundbreaking work in microbiology revolutionised medicine, the Institut Pasteur remains at the forefront of scientific innovation.
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As a non-profit foundation with recognised charitable status, the Institut Pasteur is committed to advancing research, education, public health, and the development of innovative therapies and vaccines. Its legacy includes the discovery of life-saving vaccines, transformative contributions to immunology and genetics, and ten Nobel Prizes awarded to its scientists.​
The Institut Pasteur operates at the nexus of basic research and real-world application, with a focus on addressing humanity’s most pressing health challenges. From combating emerging infectious diseases to developing cutting-edge therapies for antimicrobial resistance and chronic illnesses, its work has a profound impact on millions of lives worldwide.
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About Pasteur Foundation-UK
Pasteur Foundation – UK was founded in 2023, following over a century of cooperation between Pasteurian and British researchers.
The UK remains the Institut Pasteur’s second largest scientific partner. Since 2016, scientists at the Institut Pasteur have collaborated with over 90 British Institutions on nearly 60 different interdisciplinary research projects, covering a wide range of topics.
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The creation of Pasteur Foundation UK seeks to formalise existing partnerships with the UK through supporting early-career researcher mobility between the UK and Institut Pasteur, major research partnerships between the Institut Pasteur and leading UK based research institutions and exploration of new collaborations between the Institut Pasteur and the UK to encourage great minds to come together to exchange ideas for the betterment of global public health.
World Leading Scientific Discovery with a Global Reach
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Since being founded in 1887...
The Institut Pasteur has been responsible for discoveries that have enabled medical science to control diseases including:
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Diphtheria
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Tetanus
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Tuberculosis
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Poliomyelitis
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Influenza
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Yellow Fever
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Plague
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In 1983, the Institut Pasteur became the first research organisation to isolate HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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Pasteur Foundation - UK was officially launched on 15th November 2023.
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Since 1908, ten Pasteur scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
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In 2020, Institut Pasteur became the first institute in Europe to culture and sequence the genome of what was later named the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which caused the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Institut Pasteur’s influence extends far beyond France through its Pasteur Network, a global alliance of over 30 research institutes in 25 countries. This unparalleled network strengthens its capacity to respond to health crises, foster collaboration, and train the next generation of scientific leaders.
In Paris, the Institute Pasteur brings together scientists and researchers from 78 nationalities. Today, approximately 300 graduate students and 500 postdoctoral trainees from close to 40 different countries participate in postgraduate study programs at the institute.