Cochin Institute: A research institute dedicated to human pathology
The Cochin Institute is a Research
Center affiliated to INSERM (Unit 1016), CNRS (UMR 8104) and the
University Paris Descartes, UPD (UMR-S 1016).
Since 2008, the director of the Institute has been Pierre-Olivier
Couraud, with Georges Bismuth as the vice-director and head of the core
facilities; Florence Fouchy is the general secretary.
The staff members of the Cochin Institute are about 620, including scientists, University teachers, clinicians, technicians, PhD and Master students and administrative agents. In total, 33 teams are supported by INSERM, CNRS and UPD, whereas 3 additional groups are supported by the Institute; 10 core facilities, including one from the University (3P5 proteomics facility) provides the scientists of the Institute and University with the most efficient technological support.
Scientific Organization Administrative Organization
The Cochin Institute is located in the campus of the Cochin Hospital,
one of the most active Hospitals downtown Paris, in 3 major buildings
(Méchain, Gustave Roussy, Cochin Faculty of Medicine) et 2 additional
buidings (Hardy and Port-Royal), all together over a surface of about
14 000 m2.
The Cochin Institute: History
The Cochin Institute was created on 01/01/2002 as a multidisciplinary, biomedical Research Center affiliated to the University Paris 5, INSERM and CNRS, with Prof Axel Kahn as the director. This creation was indeed a response and a support of these institutions to the strong will and determination of a dozen of previously independent INSERM or CNRS laboratories (grouped within a federative structure since 1990: the Cochin Institute of Molecular Genetics, ICGM, head by Prof. Jean-Paul Levy) to join their efforts to create a scientific and technological environment prone to provide their approximately 500 staff members with the most stimulating working conditions.
The Cochin Institute was renewed for 4 years in 2006, before being re-created for 4 years on Jan. 1st, 2010.
