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Each year, the Pasteurdon press kit provides journalists with a handy document full of detailed information about the upcoming campaign. It gives the media community a more detailed picture of the role of research in responding to health challenges and highlights the Institut Pasteur’s scientific research, which reflects its wider long-standing commitments and priorities. The press kit is also an opportunity to reiterate the importance of funding for research and the need for donations.

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This year's kit includes an editorial by Yasmine Belkaid, a summary of the 2026 campaign, the highlights and events already lined up, testimonials from the Pasteurdon patrons and ambassadors, a timeline of the Institut Pasteur's major scientific discoveries and breakthroughs made over the past 20 years and a focus on the ongoing need for gifts and donations to advance research.

It also includes the three scientific priorities highlighted this year that showcase the diversity of projects conducted by the Institut Pasteur's scientists to tackle public health challenges:

• Infectious diseases: Clinical trials targeting lasting HIV remission

• Brain diseases: The microbiota as an avenue for preserving brain health

• Cancer: Novel avenues for improving immunotherapy efficiency

The press kit, echoing the topic of interaction behind the 2026 Pasteurdon campaign, highlights the importance of connections between research and patients through an interview with the Institut Pasteur Medical Department and a focus on the INVOLvE platform.

View the Pasteurdon 20 year anniversary press kit (in French)