Governance and organization
The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) has research facilities throughout France. These report to Regional Offices and scientific divisions. National governance is by the Directorate General and the various bodies of Inserm, supported by the committees and cross-functional departments.
Directorate General
The Inserm Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is appointed by decree of the Council of Ministers, on the joint proposal of the Minister of Research and the Minister of Health, for a four-year period which may be renewed once. Missions of the Inserm Chair on Légifrance (only available in French)
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Didier Samuel |
| Vice-CEO for Strategy | |
| Vice-CEO for Administration | Damien Rousset |
| Executive Director, Programming Agency | Franck Mouthon |
| Executive Director | Carine Delrieu |
| Chief of Staff | Fatima Melhoub |
| Defense Security Official | Céline Pujol |
| Data Protection Officer | Frédérique Lesaulnier |
Instances and Committees
Inserm senior management is advised by various instances and committees, including the Scientific Advisory Board, the Specialized Scientific Committees, the Ethics Committee, and the Office for Research Integrity.
| Instance | Manager |
|---|---|
| Management Board | see the members |
| Scientific Advisory Board | see the members |
| Specialized Scientific Committees | |
| Research Support Committee | see the members |
| Committee | Manager |
|---|---|
| Professional Ethics Board | Philippe Amiel |
| Hervé Chneiweiss | |
| Ethics Evaluation Committee / IRB | Christine Dosquet |
| Pascal Griset | |
| Office for Research Integrity | Ghislaine Filliatreau |
| Think Tank Network with Patient Organizations (GRAM) | Catherine Barthélémy |
Theme-Based Institutes
Inserm has nine Theme-Based Institutes that coordinate and organize research centered around major scientific fields. They take stock of the current state of affairs of each theme, contribute to facilitating the scientific community, and define strategies and major objectives. See their missions on Légifrance (only available in French)
| Theme-Based Institute | Manager |
|---|---|
| Molecular and Structural Basis of Living Organisms | Carine Giovannangeli |
| Cell Biology, Development and Evolution | Thierry Galli |
| Cancer | Bruno Quesnel |
| Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | Emmanuelle Génin |
| Immunology, Inflammation, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology | Yazdan Yazdanpanah |
| Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences, Neurology and Psychiatry | Étienne Hirsch |
| Pathophysiology, Metabolism, Nutrition | Chantal Boulanger |
| Public Health | Robert Barouki |
| Health Technologies | Franck Lethimonnier |
Research structures
Inserm has over 300 research structures throughout France. Each reports to a Regional Office and to at least one Theme-Based Institute. Almost all of these structures are jointly supervised by other research organizations.
Regional Offices
The Regional Offices enable Inserm to be as close as possible to its laboratories. These 12 offices are located in nine cities across mainland France. None of the laboratories report to headquarters.
| Regional Office | City | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Auvergne Rhône Alpes | Lyon | Dominique Pella |
| Est | Strasbourg | Éric Simon |
| Grand Ouest | Nantes | Frédéric Delaleu |
| Nord Ouest | Lille | Bénédicte Samyn |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux | Richard Salives |
| Occitanie Méditerranée | Montpellier | Sylvain Bourgoin |
| Occitanie Pyrénées | Toulouse | Sylvain Bourgoin |
| Paris-IDF Centre-Est (ex. Paris 6–12) | Paris | Hélène Maury |
| Paris-IDF Centre-Nord (ex. Paris 5 et 7) | Paris | Claire de Marguerye |
| Paris-IDF Sud (ex. Paris 11) | Paris | Laurence Parmantier |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Corsica | Marseille | Françoise Simon-Plas |
| Inserm headquarters | Paris | Murielle Guillemin |
Cross-functional departments
Located at Inserm headquarters, these departments define the key policies concerning the various Regional Offices.
| Department | Manager |
|---|---|
| Financial Affairs | Laurianne Cruzol |
| Legal Affairs | Jean-Christophe Hébert |
| Communication | Carine Delrieu |
| Program Assessment | Marion Cipriano |
| National and Foreign Affairs | Elli Chatzopoulou |
| Strategic Program | Valérie Mazeau-Woynar |
| Human Resources | Nicolas Pesnel |
| Open Science | Michel Pohl |
| Information Systems | Sammy Sahnoune |
The Accounting Department, which is independent of the General Directorate, is headed by Marie-Laure Griselle.
