Pasteur Institute

The Pasteur Institute (French: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, microorganisms, diseases and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, its founder and first director and who, in 1885 had successfully developed the first antirabies serum. It was founded in June 4th, 1887 and inaugurated in November 14th, 1888.

Pasteur Institute today

Today, the Pasteur Institute is one of the world's leading research centers; it houses 100 research units and close to 2,700 people, including 500 permanent scientists and another 600 scientists visiting from 70 countries annually. The Pasteur Institute is also a global network of 24 foreign institutes devoted to medical problems in developing countries; a graduate study center and an epidemiological screening unit.

Related Topics:
Research center - Scientist - Developing countries

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The international network is present in the following cities and countries:

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• Algiers, Algeria
• Bangui, Central African Republic
• Brussels, Belgium
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• Dakar, Senegal
• Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
• Cayenne, French Guyana
• Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Hanoi, Vietnam
• Tehran, Iran
• Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• Tananarive, Madagascar
• Casablanca, Morocco
• Nouméa, New Caledonia
• St Petersburg, Russia
• Tunis, Tunisia
• Athens, Greece
• Bucharest, Romania
• Niamey, Niger
• Yaoundé, Cameroon
• Seoul, South Korea
• Pasteur Foundation, New York, USA
• Canadian Pasteur Foundation, Montréal, Canada