Inserm Prizes

Francine Behar-Cohen is an ophthalmic surgeon, researcher… and creator of start-ups. What she wants is for her discoveries to leave her laboratory and provide relief to patients as quickly as possible. Her research and the value created from it have earned her the Innovation Prize. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners Start-ups to treat […]

Together with the Collective Expert Review structure that he leads, Laurent Fleury is at the interface between science and society taking stock of scientific knowledge on a health subject at a given moment in time. The objective is twofold: aid political decision-making and inform citizens. The expert reviews and the value created from them are […]

Through her research into psychiatric illnesses, Marion Leboyer has made a significant contribution to improving treatment for patients with the goal of personalized medicine for all. The Grand Prize rewards the innovative nature of her work, particularly in bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, and autism spectrum disorders. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners A life dedicated […]

Ana Zarubica plays a coordinating role at the Center for Immunophenomics. Her objective: ensure the optimal organization of a unit that offers scientists around the world mouse models for use in researching immune system function and dysfunction. An investment recognized through the Research Support Prize. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners Supporting research into […]

Twenty-five years ago, Pierre-Louis Tharaux, back then a nephrologist, vowed to help bring kidney failure out of its therapeutic dead-end. Now a researcher, he is on the way to success with an innovative approach and a first treatment being trialed in patients: progress rewarded by the Research Prize. Discover all the 2021 Inserm Prize winners […]

An internationally renowned expert in infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci plays a key role in informing the general public on COVID-19, and in terms of strategies and advice on how to best contain the pandemic. It is in recognition of this role that Inserm has awarded him its International Prize. Anthony Fauci was already a « celebrity » […]

During the current health crisis, Inserm Legal Affairs Department director Jean-Christophe Hébert and his team have also been highly active in setting up the contracts necessary for the Institute’s COVID-19 research projects. It is in honor of his efficacy that he has been awarded the Innovation Prize. « An Inserm product, through and through » is how […]

During the current health crisis, Inserm Clinical Research Unit manager Hélène Espérou and her team have supported the preparation of the Institute’s research projects as part of their mission to supervise clinical trials. It is in honor of her commitment that she has been awarded the Innovation Prize. Hélène Espérou joined Inserm in 2017 after […]

Since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic, never would so many studies have been launched so quickly at Inserm without – in part – the intervention of its data protection officer, Frédérique Lesaulnier. It is in recognition of these endeavors that Inserm has awarded her its Innovation Prize. First name, last name, address, medical history…: […]

From the very start of the health crisis, the REACTing consortium team has been at the front line, coordinating studies on COVID-19. That is why it has been selected to receive the OPECST-Inserm Prize for social impact through its director, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, specialist of infectious diseases and director of the Inserm Immunology, Inflammation, Infectious Diseases and […]