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Please find below a message from Yasmine Belkaid, President, to promote the 20th edition of the Pasteurdon on social media and through your creativity:

“Dear all,

So many of you got involved in Pasteurdon last year. Whether by volunteering during the Open Day, running in a charity race in Paris, or sharing messages of support and calls for donations on social media. Your commitment means so much: it helps sustain our wonderful institute, both financially and on a human level.

As you know, Pasteurdon is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Twenty years of commitment, generosity, and trust placed in our mission by hundreds of thousands of donors around the world. This is a milestone worth celebrating—and, above all, sharing.

Once again this year, you have already stepped up alongside the Communications and public affairs and Philanthropy teams by taking part in campaign video shoots, helping illustrate the press kit, signing up for La Parisienne and the 20km de Paris races, and volunteering for the upcoming Open Day on October 11.

To amplify this campaign, we need your voices—and your creativity!

For this anniversary edition, we have chosen to put "connection" at the heart of our campaign. The connection between science and society, between our research and patients, between the Institute and the public.

Whether you are a researcher, technician, caregiver, administrative staff member, or part of the support teams: you all have something to say about what connects you to the Institut Pasteur, its mission, and its values. Share it with us! And we will help you share it with the public.

All forms and formats are welcome:

• a quote, a short text, an anecdote;
• an audio message or a video;
• a drawing, an illustration, a photograph;
• any other format that reflects who you are.

And of course, we are here to help you share this content on social media

To recognize and encourage your commitment, we are launching an internal contest: the most creative, motivating, and unexpected testimonial will be rewarded during the Pasteurdon launch event on October 8, right here at the Institut Pasteur.

How to participate? Send your contribution to the internal communication team before Thursday, October 2, 2026, at the following address: cominterne@pasteur.fr.  

And of course, we are here to help you share this content on social media

We have created a best practices guide to help you share your stories on social media: it is available on the ePasteur Intranet here (in French). 

In addition, the official Institut Pasteur social media accounts will share and amplify these testimonials to showcase the collective commitment of the Pasteur community and support the fundraising drive led as part of Pasteurdon.

Pasteurdon is all of us. Let's show it. I am counting on your commitment.

A huge thank you to everyone!”

Yasmine Belkaid, 
President of the Institut Pasteur