IPL is proud to announce that USAID has just granted a one-year program in the framework of the COVID-19 threat. This program aims at increasing the quantity and quality of the COVID-19 diagnostics in Lao PDR through an increase of samples tested, genetic analysis of COVID-19 strains by genomic sequencing, as [...]
Dr Paul Brey, former Director General of IPL (center) was made Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg by H.E. Mr Patrick Hemmer, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and ASEAN (1st on the right) in the presence of H.E. Dr Bounfeng Phoummalaysith, Minister of [...]
Infections with avian influenza viruses (AIVs) can cause severe respiratory illness with high fatality rates in humans. Live bird markets (LBMs) are known to facilitate recombination and transmission of AIVs with pandemic potential. To address this issue, the Virology Laboratory at the Institut Pasteur du Laos has received a $150,000 [...]
Thanks to the Ministry of Health, Department of Health Personnel (DHP), and to the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, the Institut Pasteur du Laos invites you to look at the video presenting its activities. [...]
On the 15th of October 2025, H.E. Mrs. Bénédicte Deschamps, French Ambassador to Laos, accompanied by Mr. Guillaume de Kerdrel (Premier Conseiller) and Mr. Thomas Vallée (Attaché de Coopération), visited Institut Pasteur du Laos. [...]
Representatives from IPL (Dr Gary Wong, Dr Chittaphone Vanhnollat, Dr Philippe Buchy, Dr Khamsing Vongphayloth, Mrs Manilath Nalongsak) attended the Pasteur Network Annual Meeting, which was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from the 21st to the 23rd of October 2025. Mrs Manilath Nalongsak, Climate Health Fellow at IPL, presented her [...]
Vientiane Capital, 15th of October 2025 – Her Excellency Mrs. Bénédicte Deschamps, the French Ambassador to Lao PDR, conducted an official visit to IPL to review the institute’s operations, research activities, and ongoing scientific cooperation. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr. Guillaume de Kerdrel, First Counselor (Premier Conseiller), and Mr. [...]
Vientiane Capital, 10th of October 2025 – IPL hosted a workshop entitled “Surveillance and Characterization of Avian Influenza Viruses in Live Bird Markets of Lao PDR” from 29 September to 3 October 2025. Organised with the support of the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge and the World Health Organization (WHO) Western [...]
Vientiane Capital, 1ˢᵗ of October 2025 – On the occasion of the 130ᵗʰ anniversary of the Pasteur Institute of Nha Trang, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) promoting cooperation in the fields of education and academic research was signed on 22ⁿᵈ of September 2025 between Dr. Do Thai Hung, Director of [...]
Vientiane Capital, 12th September 2025 – As part of the PIMES project, funded through the Fonds Équipe France (FEF) programme of the French Embassy, IPL hosted its second bioinformatics workshop from 1st to 11th September 2025. The workshop was led by Dr. Thomas Bigot and Dr. Julia Kende from Institut [...]
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