Governance and organisation

The Institute of Myology brings together many specialists in care and in clinical and basic research. It pools the resources of a private partner, the Institute of Myology Association (“Association Institut de Myologie” in French), and of public partner institutions with complementary expertise: Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), the Paris public hospital system; the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA); the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm); Sorbonne University; and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Each entity has its own organisation and its own dedicated partners.

The Institute of Myology Association was created in 2005 as a non-profit association governed by the French Act of 1 July 1901, whose founding members are AFM-Téléthon and Généthon. Its mission is to facilitate the coordination of the Institute of Myology’s activities.

Board of Directors

The Institute of Myology Association is headed by a Board of Directors and an operational management team.

  • Jacques Salama (former public works engineer)

  • Serge Braun (head of neuromuscular strategy at Généthon)
  • Serge Bromberg (founder of the production company Lobster Films)
  • Christian Cottet (President of the Centre for Stem Cell Studies (CECS) I-Stem, member of the AFM-Téléthon Board of Directors)
  • Marina Granjon (funding adviser, member of the AFM-Téléthon Board of Directors)
  • Alain Pelc (former director of the statistics and studies department of a French social security fund)

Management of the Institute of Myology Association

Coordination division

This cross-functional division supports the management team and brings together the resources and expertise required for the whole organisation to run smoothly: Human Resources, Legal and Tax Affairs, Business Development, Finance, Strategic Projects, Grants Office, Data, Information Technology, Communications, Philanthropy (patronage and fundraising) and General Services.

It plays a key role in providing ongoing support to all the scientific and medical teams and helps create the value that sustains the excellence of our Institute.