Institut Pasteur du Laos would like to express its deepest gratitude to the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for their unrelenting support to IP Laos. Luxembourg was one of the founding donors to establish the Institut Pasteur du Laos and continues to provide support via the PARECIDS programs, as well [...]
Thanks to the British Embassy in Laos, a project aiming to investigate the origin and natural history of SARS Coronaviruses in bats has been funded. Institut Pasteur du Laos scientists along with bat experts from the Lao National University will carry out field collections of bats in caves from Northern [...]
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 [...]
21st of October 2025, Ho Chi Minh City – Representatives from IPL participated in the Pasteur Network Annual Meeting held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 21st to 23th of October 2025. The IPL delegation included Dr. Philippe Buchy, Dr. Gary Wong, Dr. Chittaphone Vanhnollat, Dr. Khamsing Vongphayloth, and [...]
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. [...]
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