Pasteur Foundation Gala 2027: Celebrating Women in Science on Park Avenue
The American arm of Paris's Institut Pasteur honors Sanofi chief executive Dr. Belén Garijo on Tuesday, May 25, with a black-tie evening at 583 Park Avenue and a conversation on what women's biology is teaching medicine.
There is a particular pleasure in a gala where the program is the main event. The Pasteur Foundation's annual benefit, which brings the work of the Institut Pasteur in Paris to a New York dinner table, has built its evening around science itself, and for 2027 it has chosen a theme with real weight: "Celebrating Women in Science." On Tuesday, May 25, the foundation gathers its supporters at 583 Park Avenue, the event space at 63rd Street, for cocktails, an awards dinner and a scientific conversation that asks a pointed question of modern medicine.
What the charity supports
The Pasteur Foundation links American support with research at the Institut Pasteur and opportunities for early-career scientists. The charitable purpose is discovery and the exchange of people and knowledge across institutions and countries. Explore the organization’s work.
Where support goes
The gala says proceeds support research across infectious disease, neuroscience, cancer and global health, alongside programs bringing early-career scientists into laboratories in Paris and the Pasteur Network. That is a broad scientific mission, not a promise that an individual ticket buys a particular medical outcome.
The people behind the work
The 2027 invitation names Dr. Belén Garijo as honoree and François Maisonrouge, Lady Mireille Gillings and Pablo Legorreta among the gala’s leadership. Scientific leadership and fellowship recipients connect the fundraising with the research it sustains. Meet the organization.
Why this evening matters
Late May in New York brings a final flourish of spring benefits before the city empties for the summer, and the Pasteur gala stands apart from most of them. It connects New York philanthropy to one of the most storied scientific institutions in the world, and it insists on substance: an honoree whose career sits at the intersection of medicine and industry, and a program in which working scientists, rather than celebrities, hold the floor. The theme of women in science, and the specific question of what medicine has missed by overlooking women's biology, gives the evening a sharper point than the usual tribute dinner. Add the elegance of 583 Park Avenue and a board with deep roots on both sides of the Atlantic, and it earns a firm place on our spring calendar.
The date and how to take part
2027-05-25 · 583 Park Avenue. Read our event guide for the evening’s details and visit the organizer for tickets, tables or admission inquiries. A public event page does not guarantee that tickets remain available or that every package includes the same access.
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