The Institut Pasteur was set up by Louis Pasteur in 1887 following his discovery of the first vaccination against rabies. Today, it is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for biomedical research and public health.
The Institut Pasteur is a globally recognised leading research institute in the fields of infectious disease, microbiology and immunology.
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Since 2016, Institut Pasteur scientists have collaborated with 95 British institutions on 56 different interdisciplinary research projects covering topics as wide ranging as studying convalescent blood and plasma of Ebola patients to looking at the infrastructure of the human brain.
Through bringing together specialists in a variety of disciplines to tackle a common issue from multiple angles, we see stronger, more wide-reaching and impactful results that ultimately serve to benefit public health across the globe.
By donating to support specific bilateral research projects, donors to Pasteur Foundation - UK are able to see measurable results and learn themselves about the incredibly positive impact scientists and researchers are having on some of the most pressing threats to public health today that concern us all.
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.
Today
The Institut Pasteur is the central hub of the Pasteur Network, a worldwide network of more than 30 members on five continents, united by Pasteurian values and dedicated to improving global health.
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.