19 03
Pierre and Marie Curie win the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on radioactivity discovered by Henri Becquerel, who shares the award.
19 77
A pediatric oncology department opens at Institut Curie.
19 09
The Institut du Radium is founded, comprising the Curie laboratory, directed by Marie Curie, devoted to physics research on radioactivity, and the Pasteur laboratory, directed by Dr. Claudius Regaud and dedicated to studying the biological and medical effects of radiation.
19 93
Opening of a translational research laboratory.
19 11
Marie Curie receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on radioactivity. She remains the only woman to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes.
19 94
Creation of the first epigenetics research team.
19 21
Creation of the Fondation Curie to fund the Institut du Radium s activities and contribute to the development of its therapeutic component.
20 05
Creation of DISSPO, an interdisciplinary facility for supportive care and outpatient palliative care.
19 35
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie for their discovery of synthetic radioactive elements at the Institut du Radium.
20 08
Opening of the Developmental Biology and Cancer Department at the Paris site.
19 58
The first research teams start working at the Orsay site, which now focuses on radiation biology.
20 10
Institut Curie merges with the René Huguenin Cancer Center at Saint-Cloud.
19 70
Merger of the Institut du Radium and the Fondation Curie to form the Fondation Curie-Institut du Radium . In 1978, it will acquire the permanent name of Institut Curie.
20 17
Inauguration of the 1st cancer immunotherapy center and celebration of the 150th anniversary of Marie Curie s birth.
Institut Curie: memorable moments