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THE FOUNDATION
Towards a Foundation of Myology
The Institute of Myology Association (‘Association Institut de Myologie’ in French) and AFM-Téléthon are driving an ambitious project for a Foundation of Myology (“Fondation de Myologie”): to study, diagnose, assess and treat muscle as a whole, in response to a major public health issue
A pioneering foundation devoted to muscle
In less than 30 years, myology has moved from a fledgling science to a thriving discipline.
The growing number of research avenues and therapeutic advances has propelled muscle to the status of a model of innovation for scientific and medical research.
The study of muscle benefits the greatest number of people, advancing knowledge not only of diseased muscle but also of healthy muscle, injured muscle, muscle in athletes and ageing muscle.
Now recognised as a discipline in its own right within international scientific research, thanks in particular to the expertise of the Institute of Myology, myology must now acquire the additional resources it needs to continue to develop.
Building on this momentum, and in order to address the major public health issue that muscle represents, the Institute of Myology Association and AFM-Téléthon have decided to create a Foundation of Myology whose purpose will be to study, diagnose, assess and treat muscle as a whole.
The future Foundation of Myology has set itself the mission of supporting this decisive new phase to the highest level, while offering France a fresh opportunity to consolidate its leadership in the promising field of innovative biotherapies.
Based in Paris, it will take shape in a new building at the interface between the city and the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital site. The Foundation of Myology will be a place of international standing, welcoming the best teams working on muscle.
A Foundation of Myology with multiple ambitions
A solid base
The Institute of Myology, combining different areas of expertise in diseased muscle
A broader scope
Studying, diagnosing, assessing and treating muscle in all its states, throughout life
A national dimension
An asset for the myology community across the whole country
An international ambition
Creating a place of international standing that brings together multiple areas of scientific expertise
Strong influence and appeal
Developing a site unique in the world, built around innovation, an incubator of scientific revolutions and a place of training
A showcase for therapeutic innovations
The success of the first treatments and clinical trials in muscle diseases makes muscle a key model and a source of many therapeutic innovations
Recognition of a major cross-cutting discipline
Bringing myology into dialogue with other scientific and medical disciplines to improve diagnosis and care
A foundation that benefits everyone
Having muscle recognised as a preventive health tool
Opening the way to major scientific discoveries
A new building for a forward-looking foundation
On Tuesday 17 June 2025, we laid the foundation stone of our future Foundation of Myology, the world’s first foundation dedicated to muscle research, in the presence of Jérôme Coumet, Mayor of the 13th arrondissement of Paris and President of SEMAPA, Lamia El Aaraje, Deputy Mayor of Paris, Fabrice Chrétien, Director of Scientific Strategy of the Foundation of Myology, Pierre Lara, President of CARAC, a French mutual insurance company, and Laurence Tiennot-Herment, President of AFM-Téléthon and of the Institute of Myology.
Located in the Paris Rive Gauche urban development zone developed by SEMAPA, at the interface between the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital site and the new Austerlitz district, the future Foundation of Myology will extend over nearly 10,000 m² by the end of 2027.
Designed by the consortium made up of the architects Brunet Saunier & Associés and Belval & Parquet Architectes, the engineering firms CET Ingénierie and GAYA Développement Durable, and with the expertise of CAREIT Projet Management, the building has been conceived with environmental quality in mind and will notably aim for HQE Bâtiment Durable certification at the excellent level.
For more information about the project for the future Foundation of Myology, you can contact:
Mélinée Frenkian, Director of Strategic Projects
Make a donation to support the Foundation of Myology project
You can make a donation to support the development of the Institute of Myology Association and its Foundation project.