For over two centuries, Institut Pasteur scientists – on five continents – have been improving lives through the discovery of vaccines, improved treatments, therapies and cures.
21st Century
Vaccine against Helicobacter pylori (2000s)
An early detection test for colon cancer (2000s)
Identification of the role nicotine plays in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Identification of new susceptibility genes for Autism (2000s)
First identification of the genes involved in deafness (2000s)
20th Century
Development of vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus (1920s)
Vaccine against yellow fever (1920s)
Discovery of the anti-infectious power of sulfa drugs (1960)
First to isolate HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (1983)
Development of the AIDS blood test (1984)
Isolation of the second AIDS virus, HIV-2 (1985)
Genetically-engineered vaccine against hepatitis B (1989)
First probe to detect listeria in food (1990)
Rapid diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori bacterium (stomach ulcers) (1990)
Rapid tests to detect multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (1993)
