Inserm at a Glance
Founded in 1964, Inserm is a public scientific and technological institute which operates under the joint authority of the French Ministries of Health and Research. The institute is dedicated to biomedical research and human health, and is involved in the entire range of activities from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside. It also partners with the most prestigious research institutions in the world that are committed to scientific challenges and progress in these fields.
Organization of the Institute
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
Didier Samuel
Vice-CEO for Strategy:
Thomas Lombès
Vice-CEO for Administration:
Damien Rousset
Executive Director:
Carine Delrieu
- 12 regional offices
- 9 theme-based instituts
Scientific production
Publications
Nearly 11,000 Inserm-affiliated original articles (2022 publications, Web of Science database, March 4, 2024), including 229 among the top 1% most cited worldwide.
- 35.6% of all biology and medicine papers in France
- 6th institution worldwide for biomedical research by number of original articles
Value creation
Intellectual property
Nearly 300 invention disclosures and 2,500 active patent families in 2023, including 152 new filings (patents and software).
Inserm is :
- 1st European academic institution for biomedical research patent application
- 2nd European patent applicant in the biotechnology sector
- 5th European patent applicant in the pharmaceutical sector
Industrial partnerships
- 131 license agreements (patents, know-how, research tools)
- 306 non-consortium R&D contracts
Our Nobel and Lasker Prize winners
Nobel Prize
- Jean Dausset (1980)
- Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (2008)
Lasker Prize
- Étienne-Émile Baulieu (1989)
- Pierre Chambon (2004)
- Alim-Louis Benabid (2014)
Inserm in France
- 278 research units
- 48 service units
- 34 clinical investigation centers
and in the world
- 66 foreign laboratories within a theme-based coordination program, an international research project or network
- 7,000 declared international cooperation agreements with 106 countries
Workforce
- 4,972 civil servants, including:
- 2,180 researchers
- 2,792 engineers and technicians
- 3,719 contract staff and temporary workers
- 6,543 researchers-teachers and hospital teachers in Inserm units
Initial budget 2024
1.176 billion euros, of which:
- 61% corresponding to state subsidies (719.4 M€)
- 39% corresponding to internal resources (456.6 M€)
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