2015 campaign: the face of fighting spirit!

This year, the Institut Pasteur's annual campaign to raise awareness and funds will focus on the fighting spirit that drives its scientists, day by day, to strive for advances in research and improvements in human health. This new edition of Pasteurdon will take a closer look at the unquenchable thirst that motivates scientists to discover new prevention strategies and therapeutic approaches to tackle major health problems such as AIDS, cancer, emerging diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and antibiotic resistance.

The Pasteurdon visual this year, incarnated by Jean-Claude Manuguerra, shows how the Institut Pasteur's ongoing struggle against viruses, diseases, infections and epidemics relies on the concerted efforts of all the Institut Pasteur's staff members.

Since it was first launched, this annual event has provided a great opportunity to improve the visibility of the wide-ranging research carried out at the Institut Pasteur, while raising awareness among the general public of the need for donations to further knowledge in this area.

The 2015 Pasteurdon campaign will aim to reach as wide an audience as possible via television, radio, the written press, posters and the online community. It will be led by a host of celebrities, media channels, companies and organizations, and also by the determined efforts of several Institut Pasteur scientists: six research teams demonstrated the extent of their fighting spirit when they shot this year's new short films (Frédéric Tangy, Pierre-Marie Lledo, Gérard  Eberl, David Bikard, Arnaud Fontanet and Claude Leclerc).

Others will show their dedication to the cause by taking part in sports events in aid of Pasteurdon.

In 2015, the Institut Pasteur is more determined than ever to maintain its indomitable fighting spirit!