INSERM

About INSERM

Founded in 1964, the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) is a public scientific and technological institution, under the dual supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Health. Its researchers are dedicated to the study of all diseases, from the most common to the rarest, through their biological, medical, and population health research. Inserm, a health researcher since 1964 With a 2013 budget of €927 million, Inserm supports nearly 300 laboratories across France. Its 1200 teams comprise nearly 15,000 researchers, engineers, technicians, managers, hospital-university staff, post-docs, etc. It is currently led by Yves Levy. Inserm is a member of the National Alliance for Life and Health Sciences, founded in April 2009 with CNRS, CEA, Inra, Inria, IRD, Institut Pasteur, the Conference of University Presidents (CPU), and the Conference of Directors General of Regional and University Hospitals. This alliance is part of the research system reform policy aimed at better coordinating the role of different actors and strengthening the position of French research in this sector through coordinated programming. Inserm celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014.