Influenza Research Institute
Company
Pharmaceuticals, medicine, healthcare
Medical research organizations
Russia
North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
197376, st. professional. Popova 15/17
Medical research organizations
Russia
North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation
St. Petersburg
197376, st. professional. Popova 15/17
Number of employees
2017 year
400
The Influenza Research Institute was created in 1967 as the head scientific institution of the Ministry of Health of the USSR on the problem of "Influenza and influenza-like diseases" for research in the field of virology, immunology, epidemiology of influenza and other acute viral infections, as well as the development of means for their prevention and treatment.
In 1992, the Institute became part of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
In 2010, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation, the influenza research institute was transferred to the department of the Ministry of Health and Social Development.