
Watch the extraordinary information meeting for Institut Pasteur staff on the COVID-19 epidemic situation and the future outlook
On Wednesday December 8, an extraordinary information meeting was held for staff via Teams about the COVID-19 epidemic situation and the challenges of the next few weeks. More than 1000 of you attended this meeting, which was an opportunity to discuss the following subjects: The latest news on the epidemic situation in France – Arnaud Fontanet The new Omicron variant and mutation profile ...

New survey on the Institut Pasteur's image, visibility and reputation
During this unprecedented and extended period marked by the international health crisis, the research community has an important role to play in addressing the many challenges associated with the current situation. Members of this community have been pushed, sometimes even forced, to the forefront of debates in which science and society are either in agreement or in opposition (e.g. incidents of fake ...

Boosting the visibility of the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth with a dedicated quality label
As announced in the December 3 issue of the newsletter, the year 2022 will mark the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth. The bicentenary will be a momentous occasion, not only for the Institut Pasteur community but also for the country as a whole, with a host of events, celebrations and commemorations bearing the Louis Pasteur quality label, issued by a dedicated committee. The first events on the ...

New Institut Pasteur presentation resources
To help you present your research and communicate and share information with your colleagues, staff or other contacts, the Department of Communications – Scientific Outreach has created a series of PowerPoint slides containing short presentations of different aspects of the Institut Pasteur. Available in French or English, they can be used to give a brief overview of the Institut Pasteur based on ...

A closer look at your daily scientific activities – 'Scientific events': December 10, 2021 edition
The Scientific Secretariat General compiles information on the week’s conferences and publications, patents, funding opportunities, job vacancies, training and events that you may find useful for your career... If you have any questions, please contact: scilife@pasteur.fr Download the PDF of the "Scientific events" edition from December 10, 2021 Consult the archives

Take part online in the Institut Pasteur 2021 PhD graduation ceremony on December 17
Once again this year, the Institut Pasteur Department of Education will be holding a PhD graduation ceremony, as it has done every year since 2013. The ceremony for students who completed their PhD during the 2020-2021 academic year will take place on Friday December 17, 2021, at 3pm. In view of the health situation, remote meeting is now requirred. Participate online in the ceremony Professor Edith ...

Launch of the Institut Pasteur mentoring program
The Institut Pasteur mentoring program was officially launched on November 25 and 26 at an event attended by scientists interested in finding out more about the aims of the program and how it will work. If you missed the launch meeting, you can see the presentation shown by clicking here. We would remind you that the program is aimed at Master's students, engineers, PhD students and post-doctoral ...

2021 European Week for Waste Reduction: the latest on the "Coffee from the boss!" initiative
From November 22 to 26, 2021, during the European Week for Waste Reduction, 412 of you (around 15% of all staff on campus) came along to test out the feasibility of the "Coffee from the boss!" initiative – in full compliance with hygiene and distancing measures. The idea was proposed by Philippe Casanova, one of the two winners of the 2021 sustainable development challenge run by the Sustainable ...