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By celebrating its talent, Inserm intends to showcase the diversity and abundance of the biomedical research professions and the creativity and passion of the people that keep things running every day. The 2024 winners Inserm Prizes The Grand Prize pays tribute to a French scientific research player whose work has led to remarkable progress in our knowledge of […]

Through its research programs, Inserm aims to facilitate and accelerate discoveries and their transformation into tangible progress for patients and society. In this sense, the Institute is developing a research environment that is conducive to interactions between basic, translational, and clinical research. Inserm is also participating in the steering and implementation of France’s national health research […]

Established as part of a partnership between Inserm and CNRS, each year the ATIP-Avenir program facilitates the creation of research teams in the fields of life sciences and health for approximately twenty young researchers. To date, this program has provided support to over 400 promising scientists. Created in 1990 and 2000 respectively, and subsequently merged in […]

The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) has research facilities throughout France. These report to Regional Offices and scientific divisions. National governance is by the Directorate General and the various bodies of Inserm, supported by the committees and cross-functional departments. Directorate General The Inserm Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is appointed by decree […]

Annual activity reports, financial and asset balance reports, strategic plan, objective-based contract... You’ll find on this page the strategic documents of Inserm. You can also access some of them in a leafable version on our Calameo channel. Annual Report Strategic Plan and Objective-based Contract Plan for Professional Equality between Women and Men at Inserm Inserm Evaluation […]

Founded in 1964, Inserm is a public scientific and technological institute which operates under the joint authority of the French Ministries of Health and Research. The institute is dedicated to biomedical research and human health, and is involved in the entire range of activities from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside. It also partners with […]

Inserm brings together 15,000 researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative staff, all with one shared objective: improve health by advancing knowledge about living organisms and diseases, developing innovative treatment modalities and conducting research on public health. Improve human health Since it was founded in 1964, Inserm has played an active role in major medical breakthroughs, including […]

Inserm conducts its research in partnership with numerous players in France: higher education institutions, research organizations, university hospitals, health operators, industry, patient organizations and foundations, local authorities, health agencies, and social welfare organizations. These partnerships take the form of Joint Research Units (JRUs), set up as part of a strategy of shared scientific objectives. Inserm […]

Since 2015, Inserm has been developing programs that aim to accelerate technology research and provide its research teams with the most innovative technologies. Scientific research is increasingly dependent on access to cutting-edge technology. To provide itself with the capacity for innovation and technological development, and to translate technology into its laboratories, Inserm has developed its […]

Researchers on one side – patients and their relatives on the other? Fortunately, biomedical research no longer sees things this way! While patients need researchers to understand their diseases better and bring about advances in their care, researchers also need patients who are able to describe their illness, express their expectations, and actively participate in […]