About MICROBES

Microbes is the interdisciplinary center for microbial sciences at Université Paris-Saclay, dedicated to education, research, and technology transfer. It brings together a community of approximately 530 full-time research staff members and more than 320 doctoral students, organized into 81 research teams and 25 laboratories. These teams are affiliated with 10 Graduate Schools, more than 20 master programs, and 6 engineer programs, as well as 10 doctoral schools.

Microbes stands out for its diverse scientific and educational approaches to studying microbes across all scales, from molecules to ecosystems, including cellular interactions and biogeochemical cycles. The disciplines involved span biology, medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, ecology, chemistry, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, and engineering. The societal challenges addressed include health, the environment, climate, energy, biodiversity, agriculture, and industrial renewal.

Microbes is implementing eight types of initiatives to achieve four main objectives: i) strengthening community cohesion and the visibility of microbiology at the national and international levels, ii) fostering interdisciplinarity, iii) supporting the careers of young researchers, and iv) intensifying collaborations with industry.

Microbes relies on an exceptional scientific community, unique in France for its scale and networks, to advance education, research, and innovation in microbial sciences to a level of national and international excellence.