Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe

Created in 1948, the Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe (IPG) first devoted its research to leprosy and bilharzia, followed by tuberculosis in 1993 and the strengthening of environmental hygiene activities at the end of the 90s. In 2011, the IPG created an Environment-Health unit. Today, there are 2 laboratories (vector borne diseases Lab and Chimie Analytique Appliquée à la Santé / C2AS lab) 3 teams (microbial ecology, clinical microbiology, free living amoebas) and a bioinformatic team
The Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe employs around 60 people, including 10 scientists. Current activities concern research, training, public health as well as services such as vaccinations, food and water analysis laboratory and medical analysis laboratory.