A century of innovations - the Institut Curie celebrates its 100th anniversary

With the novel "Curie model" associating Hospital and Research Center, the Institut Curie is a forerunning center in the fight against cancer, celebrating its 100 years of activity this year. When the University of Paris and the Institut Pasteur decided to create the Radium Institute in 1909, the Institut Curie was born with a novel organization grouping research and cancer treatment activities within a single structure. The Institut Curie originally comprised two units: the Pasteur laboratory, headed by Claudius Regaud and dedicated to medical and biological research, and the Curie laboratory, headed by Marie Curie, whose research was focused on physics and chemistry. Today, the Curie Pavilion, historical heart of the Institute, houses the Curie Museum, which values a unique scientific and medical heritage. Marie Curie, Claudius Regaud, Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie and Antoine Lacassagne are among the prestigious figures who made the Institut Curie's outstanding history with their works dedicated to the fight against cancer. Several of these figures were awarded a Nobel Prize in physics, chemistry or medicine.

In its 100 year-history, the Institut Curie has developed and adapted many therapeutic strategies, always maintaining its position as a leader in scientific and medical research. This was achieved without losing sight of its origins and primary objective, the fight against cancer, to cure patients and improve their life conditions.

Institut Curie 100th anniversary events

« Le crabe, l'épée et le bouclier : une histoire imagée de la prévention contre le cancer (1906-1966) » - March 24, 2009 (French version only)
This conference by Nathalie Huchette, from the Curie Museum, is part within the "Mardis de l'Institut Curie" conference cycle. The conference goes back over history, from the first public health policies against cancer in 1922 to contemporary recommendations in favor of protective behaviors against cancer.
© Dominique Hamot

Le Journal de l’Institut Curie Hors série #8
« 1909-2009 : Un siècle d’excellence et d’innovation » (French version only)
Special issue entirely dedicated to the landmarks in the history of the Institut Curie, with support from its donors and sponsors. This document is a perfect illustration of the link between the past and innovation for the future, which constitutes the core of the Institut Curie.
© Le Journal de l’Institut Curie

« Les Carnets du Musée Curie » (French version only)
Les Carnets du Musée Curie are a collection of booklets inspired by the little black booklets in which Marie Curie used to write down everything. Each title is illustrated with historical photographs and documents offering an original outlook on the research world.
© Les Carnets du Musée Curie

« L'Institut Curie, un siècle de lutte contre le cancer » (French version only)
With a description of a century of fight against cancer, this book helps understanding the challenges and specificities that currently make the Institut Curie a forerunner in the fight against cancer, through the "Curie model" associating physicians and researchers.
Available in bookstores: L’Institut Curie, un siècle de lutte contre le cancer, "Beaux livres" collection, Le Cherche Midi, 144 pages, 32 euros with 3.63 euros paid back in support of the Institut Curie.
© Le cherche midi / Institut Curie