Institut Pasteur Korea | Christian Barde

Institut Pasteur Korea (IP Korea) is a translational research institute located near Seoul. Its mission is to improve the speed and reliability of drug discovery through cellular models, high content screening, and medicinal chemistry. IP Korea is the result of a collaboration between the Institut Pasteur in Paris and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Seoul with support from the Korean government through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (previously, Ministry of Science and Technology). IP Korea is an independent foundation that is funded by the Ministry and the Gyeonggi Provincial Government. The Institute is housed in a purpose-built facility in the city of Pangyo in Gyeonggi Province, nearbyf Seoul. It currently has a staff of 160 representing 12 different nationalities, working in integrated centers. The mission of Parafe was focusing on the interior design of the project. The building was awarded as the third best building in Gyeonggi province in 2010.