
Phage therapy: fundamental action mechanisms revealed
In an article published in PLoS Genetics, scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the Belgian-based Université catholique de Louvain identify the genetic and metabolic mechanisms underpinning the therapeutic action of bacteriophages for the first time. Given the worrying rise in bacterial resistance to antibiotics and the difficulties in developing effective new molecules, there has been renewed ...

Creation of the Pasteur Japan Foundation
Since 15 June, the Foundation Pasteur Japan was officially created and succeeds Association Pasteur Japan whose scholarship program allowed for 11 years to host Japanese young scientists at the Institut Pasteur. Located in Tokyo, the new foundation's objectives is to encourage research, public health and facilitate the dissemination to the general public of scientific knowledge in the life sciences ...

Institut Pasteur Alumni: first meeting on June 28
At the first Institut Pasteur Alumni meeting on Tuesday June 28, more than 80 current and former Institut Pasteur staff came along to reflect on how to develop the Alumni community. The meeting gave rise to lively and fruitful discussions. See a selection of photos from the first Alumni meeting The minutes of this meeting will be sent out in the next few weeks. Join the Alumni ...

News - July 8, 2016
En Roumanie ministère de l'Éducation, de la Recherche, Autorité Nationale pour la Recherche Scientifique et en France ministères des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international (MAEDI) et de l'Education nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (MENESR) : Partenariat Hubert Curien (PHC) franco-roumain - programme Brancusi Objectif : développer les ...