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Did You Know?

Institut Pasteur scientists have been
AWARDED 10 NOBEL PRIZES.
The Pasteur Foundation awards
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS to US undergraduates to work in Institut Pasteur labs.
Louis Pasteur produced the first laboratory-developed vaccine
Today, VACCINES SAVE OVER 9,000,000 LIVES a year worldwide.
The Pasteur Foundation has awarded
OVER $20,000,000 IN FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT to US scientists
Louis Pasteur SAVED THE WINE INDUSTRY
from bacteria that was ruining annual production through the development of a sterilization process known today as PASTEURIZATION.
There are 32 INSTITUT PASTEUR INTERNATIONAL NETWORK SITES
across 5 continents working on public health and infectious disease research. The first site, in Saigon, was founded in 1891.
Institut Pasteur scientists hold over
500 PATENTS.
The Institut Pasteur holds the
WORLDS LARGEST COLLECTION OF BACTERIAL STRAINS available to the international scientific community.
The Institut Pasteur was
FOUNDED OVER 127 YEARS AGO in 1888.
WINE, BEER, VINEGAR AND MILK
are just a few of the items that are Pasteurized.
"There are three things in France that should always be carefully protected:
The Eiffel Tower, the Collège de France, and the Institut Pasteur" PRESIDENT CHARLES DE GAULLE
Louis Pasteur’s VACCINE FOR RABIES
is still in use and is responsible for SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES
How many Nobel Prizes from the Institut Pasteur?
How many Nobel Prizes from the Institut Pasteur?
Institut Pasteur scientists have been AWARDED 10 NOBEL PRIZES.
How many Patents from the Institut Pasteur?
How many Patents from the Institut Pasteur?
Institut Pasteur scientists hold over 500 PATENTS.