BIP : The Institut Pasteur Newsletter, November 18, 2016

International

On November 11 in Conakry, the President of the Republic of Guinea, His Excellency Professor Alpha Condé, laid the first stone of the Institut Pasteur in Guinea at a ceremony attended by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Jean-Marc Ayrault. In the wake of the WHO's declaration that the Ebola outbreak in Guinea has ended, on June 1 this year, the event marks the official start of construction work, with the new building planned for completion in 2018.

International

The Institut Pasteur of Iran held the 2016 MATI Regional Meeting of the Institut Pasteur international Network.

International

The Dedonder Clayton Award honors scientists in Africa and Asia whose outstanding research is decisive to progress in public health...

Research

As part of its focus on the development of chemistry at the Institut Pasteur, the management wishes to strengthen partnerships in this strategic area. At the same time, Chimie ParisTech is also considering its scientific prospects and would like to discuss possibilities of conducting joint research projects with the Institut Pasteur.

Training

The training center in the Talent and Organization Development Department has teamed up with the Scientific Secretariat General to offer a Biology for non-biologists course.

Scientific events

The Global Virome Project (GVP) is an ambitious international initiative that seeks to identify and characterize, within a decade, more than 99% of all zoonotic viruses...

Center

Come to the C3BI workshop "Bioinformatics of protein-protein interactions for wet lab scientists"...

Human resources

The annual intercultural seminar on the topic "Settling and Living in France" will take place on Monday November 21.

responsible campus

The European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) 2016 coincides with the French national waste reduction campaign that runs from November 19 to 27. For the 2016 edition, particular focus is being placed on food waste.

Security

As part of ongoing efforts to step up security on campus, and in line with the planned schedule related to the Institut Pasteur's Security Plan for 2016-2017...

Information

The Financial Affairs Department would like to inform you that no more orders may be placed after Friday December 2, 2016.

Security

The technology in the badges used to access the Paris site is being changed, which means that all staff will be issued with a new badge and will need to produce a new profile photo. For those who have not yet had the chance to have their photo taken this week, an extra day has been scheduled.