Paul Caroly has been appointed the new General Secretary and member of the Executive Committee of the Institut Curie.

Mr Caroly has professional experience in the fields of research, biotechnology and public health.

In 1996, he became Director of Legal Affairs and Intellectual Property for the bioMérieux Group, before being appointed in 2001 as General Secretary of the Fondation Mérieux (EFC member). He holds a Master's degree in Business Law and a Business Management diploma from the Ecole supérieure des affaires in Grenoble. He also holds a postgraduate degree in Medical Ethics and Law from the University of Lyon. 

"This experience at the Fondation Mérieux and his knowledge of the research and health environments will lead Paul Caroly to coordinate cross-disciplinary large scale programs. He will have a key role in developing the Institut Curie's financial resources for the benefit of research, care and teaching." - Prof. Claude Huriet

The Institut Curie continues, since 1909, according to the will of Marie Curie, a mission of treatment and research against cancer. The Institut Curie gathers 3,000 scientists, physicians and nurses supporting the same ambition "Together, let's beat cancer".