Governance

The Executive Board is responsible for implementing the IHU’s scientific strategy and projects. It meets on a weekly basis.

• Director: Djillali Annane
• Deputy Directors: Olivier Lambotte, Roger Le Grand
• General Secretary (Permanent Guest): Jérôme Fleuriet

The Supervisory Board is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the IHU. It oversees scientific directions and supervises the decisions of the Executive Board. It meets officially twice a year, holding regular informational briefings in the interim.

The Board is composed of 16 members, distributed as follows:

Independent Experts College:

• Marisol Touraine (President)
• Jean-François Delfraissy
• François Lacoste

Patient Association :

• Jamila Hedjal, présidente de France Sepsis Association

Founding Members College:

• Camille Galap, président de l’Université Paris-Saclay
• Anne-Hélène Monsoro-Burq, vice-présidente déléguée à la santé et aux sciences de la vie de l’Université Paris-Saclay
• Nicolas Revel, directeur général de l’AP-HP
• Hélène Gilardi, directrice du GHU Paris-Saclay de l’AP-HP
• Didier Samuel, président-directeur général de l’Inserm
• Yasdan Yasdanpanah, directeur de l’ANRS Maladies infectieuses émergentes, Inserm
• François Daviaud, directeur de la recherche fondamentale au CEA
• Joël Badé, directeur du soutien à la recherche au CEA

Academic Partners College :

• Loïc Josseran, président de l’Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
• Sandrine Sagan, directrice de CNRS Chimie
• Karine Bergès, présidente de l’Université Paris-Est Créteil
• Marie-Christine Champomier-Vergès, directrice de recherches à l’INRAe

State :

• (Nomination forthcoming), Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche

The inaugural meeting of the Supervisory Board took place on July 10, 2024, at the Raymond-Poincaré Hospital in Garches.

The International Independent Scientific Advisory Board (iSAB) is responsible for evaluating the IHU’s work and providing guidance to ensure the success of its scientific program. It meets officially once every two years.

The Board is composed of 14 experts from 7 countries:

• Mervyn Singer (Chairman), Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London (United Kingdom)
• Petra Dickmann, Director of Public Health, University of Jena (Germany)
• Rolf Müller, Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University (Germany)
• Stefanie Widder, Professor of Computational Biology, University of Vienna (Austria)
• Serge Eholie, Professor of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University (Ivory Coast)
• Alison Fox-Robichaud, Professor of Medicine, McMaster University (Canada)
• Adrienne Randolph, Professor of Anaesthesia and Pediatrics, Harvard University (United States)
• Irini Sereti, Chief of the HIV Pathogenesis Section (or Chief of the Immune Regulation Laboratory), NIH (United States)
• Laurent Boyer, Research Director, Inserm (France)
• Jean-Marc Cavaillon, Honorary Professor, Institut Pasteur (France)
• Vanessa Louzier, Professor of Physiology, Pharmacodynamics, and Veterinary Therapeutics, VetAgro Sup (France)
• Julian Knight, Professor of Genomic Medicine, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (United Kingdom)

The inaugural meeting of the iSAB took place on December 20, 2024, in Paris. Throughout the day, the Work Package (WP) leaders presented current and upcoming projects scheduled for the next five years, alongside the resources deployed. Following the meeting, the iSAB members issued a series of recommendations to guide or adjust the research activities. A detailed report was subsequently submitted to the Executive Board and the WP leaders.
 

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iSAB members at the meeting of December 20, 2024

The Valorization Committee is tasked with establishing the best possible strategy to commercialize and promote the IHU’s research. The Committee serves an exclusively advisory role and brings together all members of the consortium. It meets once every two months.

IHU SEPSIS

• Roger Le Grand (Chairman), Deputy Director of the IHU, Chair of the Technology Transfer Committee
• Djillali Annane, Director of the IHU
• Oriane Rabesandratana, Technology Transfer Officer
• Jérôme Fleuriet, Secretary General of the IHU

Université Paris-Saclay (Founder & Coordinator)

• Tania di Gioia, Deputy Director of Major Scientific Projects
• Soizic Lefeuvre, Deputy Director, Head of the Partnership and Technology Transfer Department

AP-HP (Founder)

• Noa Bach, Deputy Director of Relations with Universities and Research Organizations (DRCI)
• Gisèle Digni-Hellier, Head of TTO & IP (DRCI)
• Erik Domain, Director of Relations with Universities and Research Organizations (DRCI)
• Anne Gysembergh-Houal, Deputy Head of the Partnerships and Expertise Department, Head of R&D Partnerships (DRCI)
• Marie-Hélène Lavollé-Mauny, Director of Research, Innovation, and Philanthropy (GHU Saclay)
• Eliana Murillo Melo, Major Projects Representative (GHU Saclay)
• Julien Tronchot, Industrial Partnerships Officer (DRCI)

CEA (Founder)

• Emmanuelle Kempf, Deputy Director, Agreements and Intellectual Property Department, Division of Fundamental Research
• Lucie Krzaczkowski, Head of Partnership Programs and Technology Transfer, Division of Fundamental Research
• Jana Sanchez, Head of Legal Affairs (Note: "CJ" usually refers to Cellule Juridique)

Inserm (Founder)

• Philippe Arhets, Deputy Director, Paris IDF Sud Regional Office
• Sandrine Ayuso, Director of Institutional Partnerships and External Relations
• Mélanie Gaffré, Head of Institutional Relations, Inserm Transfert

UVSQ

• Anne-Claire Libouban, Director of the Technology Transfer Division

CNRS

• Amélie Chalté, Business Development Manager, Partnership and Technology Transfer Department

INRAe

• Celia Galkowski, Head of the Partnership Department

UPEC

• Sarra Bouden, Head of Research, Innovation, and Development

PSL

• Delphine Saint-Laurent, Project Calls Monitoring Coordinator, Research Division
• Pauline Tribouillard, Head of Intellectual Property

UEVE

• Gaëlle Breau, Director of Research and International Relations
• Maude Rocherieux, Research Project Support Officer
• Alexia Mounkassa, Legal Counsel

ENS-Paris-Saclay

• Virginia Branco, Director of Research and Innovation Support

HCL

• Philippe Roussel, Head of Intellectual Property

UPSN

• Alexandre Serero, SATT ERGANEO

UP Cité

• Nathalie Lopes, Administrator

Hôpital Foch

• To be announced (TBA)