History
It was founded by Marie Curie and Claudius Regaud and recognized to be of public usefulness in 1921 Institut Curie had been founded according to the will of Marie Curie, with its mission of medical treatment of cancer. In 1995, the Research Department of Institut Curie was created. It is focused on fundamental researches in cell and molecular biology, biophysics and performs wide study in oncology and fundamental science.
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