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The French National Centre for Scientific Research is among the world's leading research institutions. Its scientists explore the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies in order to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow. Internationally recognised for the excellence of its scientific research, the CNRS is a reference in the world of research and development, as well as for the general public.

The University of Strasbourg (Unistra) ranks 16th in the world and 1st in Europe for innovation. A recognized center of excellence in fields such as life sciences and health, chemistry, materials physics, biomedical engineering and the environment, the University of Strasbourg is also involved in the humanities and social sciences. The institution can boast four Nobel Prize winners in chemistry and medicine. In its educational mission, the University of Strasbourg offers a wide range of courses and a variety of ways to obtain a degree: initial training, professional training, distance learning, continuing education and validation of prior learning. As a laureate of the Initiatives of Excellence (IdEx) of the Investments of the Future program, the Strasbourg site is strengthening its strategy as a highly competitive European university by accelerating innovation and technology transfer to businesses, and by forging more and more partnerships between the academic world and the socio-economic world. The university is ranked 16th in the world and 1st in Europe in terms of innovation.

The Institut Pasteur, a non-profit foundation with recognized charitable status set up by Louis Pasteur in 1887, is today an internationally renowned center for biomedical research with a network of 33 members worldwide. In the pursuit of its mission to tackle diseases in France and throughout the world, the Institut Pasteur operates in four main areas: research, public health, training, and development of research applications. The Institut Pasteur is a globally recognized leader in infectious diseases, microbiology, and immunology, with research focusing on the biology of living systems. Among its areas of investigation are emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, certain cancers and brain connectivity diseases. The Institut Pasteur's outstanding research is facilitated by the development of a technological environment of the highest standard, with core facilities for nanoimaging, computational biology and artificial intelligence. Since its inception, 10 Institut Pasteur scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine, including two in 2008 for the 1983 discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. www.pasteur.fr/en