Institut Pasteur Archives

News and Trends 21 Dec 2018

French Scientists Find a Weak Spot in HIV-Infected Cells

Researchers at the Institut Pasteur were able to selectively kill the cells where HIV hides from antiretroviral drugs, opening the way for a new form of HIV treatments. The reason…

December 21, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 8 May 2017

French Researchers Discover a Target to Prevent Zika Birth Defects

Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and the Inserm have identified a protein target that, when overexpressed, can block Zika infections. The recent Zika epidemics in the Pacific and South America…

May 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 15 Mar 2017

France Closes in on an HIV Cure by Detecting Cells with Dormant Viruses

French researchers have found a protein only expressed in HIV-infected reservoir cells, paving the way for an HIV cure that completely eliminates the virus. Researchers from the Institut de Génétique Humaine (IGH)…

March 15, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 23 Feb 2017

NGS Metagenomics Test could Curb Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

PathoQuest has shown its metagenomics sequencing technology can identify more pathogens in immunocompromised patients than the standard procedures, keeping antibiotic-resistant infections at bay. PathoQuest, a spin-off from the Institut Pasteur…

February 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 14 Jul 2016

Institut Pasteur & Austrian Biotech also join the World Zika Vaccine Plan

Themis is a Vienna-based vaccine developer. Together with the Institut Pasteur, it is now planning to use a measles vaccine construct to develop and start Zika vaccine trials within the next 12 months. Themis has successfully…

July 14, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 21 Aug 2015

Researchers dismantle one of Bacteria’s most wicked weapons: The Molecular Crossbow

Researchers from the Institut Pasteur and the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris have elucidated the molecular structure of a crossbow-like weapon from bacteria's arsenal. Ultimately, this could help…

August 21, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 9 Jun 2015

Kurma Partners announces the launch of its third fund Kurma Diagnostics

Kurma Diagnostics (KDx), the first Venture Capital fund dedicated to financing early-stage European innovative Diagnostic projects and companies, is here to stay. The firm Kurma Partners, author of this initiative,…

June 9, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Nicolas Sainte-Foie

News and Trends 25 Mar 2015

The Institut Pasteur and IntegraGen, allies to Strengthen High-Throughput Sequencing in Microbiology

IntegraGen and the Institut Pasteur signed an agreement for high-throughput sequencing in the field of Microbiology. IntegraGen will be responsible for the technical and operational implementation of high-throughput sequencing activities…

March 25, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

News and Trends 4 Feb 2015

And now, Moderna signs a strategic partnership with prestigious Institut Pasteur

Moderna is the Biotech company that raised the biggest VC round ever ($450M) and which signs deals almost every week. It signed a $50M deal with Merck two weeks ago, and…

February 4, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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