Centre of activities and key figures in 2018

The Institute of Myology has seven divisions, separate and complementary, and a transversal teaching activity.

• The Service of Neuromyology directed by Pr Bertrand Fontaine, main point of the Reference centre for neuromuscular disorders of East of Paris
• Morphological Unit directed by Dr Norma Romero
• Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory directed by Jean-Yves Hogrel, PhD
• NMR Laboratory – Spectroscopy Laboratory directed by Harmen Reyngoudt, PhD and Benjamin Marty, PhD
• The Myology Research Centre directed by Pr Bertrand Fontaine
• The Myobank(Tissue bank for research) directed by Pr Bertrand Fontaine
• Institute I-Motion, Pediatric Clinical Research Center on the site of the Hôpital Trousseau directed by Pr Odile Boespflug-Tanguy

 2018 key figures

• 250 experts, including 40 doctors, 5 psychologists, 40 researchers, 70 technicians and engineers, 65 doctoral researchers and PhD students and 30 managers, administrative staff and projects leaders. Among them, 133 positions are funded by the  Institute of Myology.
• More than 7000 m2
• 32 595 patients records from its inception
• 4 054 consultations (80% muscle, 20% peripheral nerve) including 500 pluridisciplinary consultations
• 1 735 day admissions
• 406 psychology consultations
• 928 muscular biopsies including 433 news ones and 495 for re-analysis
• 162 international publications
• 18 studies and clinical trials
• 10 databases and registries
• 15 720 samples stored in Myobank
• 28 patents in the portfolio

2018 fundings

• The funding allocated by l’AFM-TELETHON  to the Institute  of Myology for the year 2018 amounts to € 8.6 million, representing 44% of the Institute’s overall budget.