INSERM (France)

Created in 1964, the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) is a public scientific and technological organization. Overseen jointly by the French Ministries of Research and Health, INSERM's vocation is to promote health for all.

It is by stressing and nourishing the continuum between the different fields of research in fundamental biology, cognitive and applied medicine and public health that INSERM meets its overriding objectives, which are to improve our understanding of human diseases, and to ensure that patients, the medical community, and our national and international partners benefit rapidly from the latest research findings.

http://www.inserm.fr/