An independent Scientific Advisory Board advises the General Director and the Board of Directors on the scientific policy of the institute. 

The actual composition of the Scientific Advisory Board is:  

Prof.  Anna-Bella Failloux, Institut Pasteur, France
Prof. Olivier Lortholary, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, France
Prof. Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Institut Pasteur, France
Dr. Pascal Ringwald, World Health Organization, Cambodia
Prof. Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Institut Pasteur du Japon, Japan