Founded in 2004, l’institut du thorax is devoted to patient care, research and higher education in cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory diseases. From bench to bedside, our scope reaches from a basic research lab (Inserm UMR 1087/CNRS UMR 6291) to clinical department via a clinical investigation center (Nantes University Hospital). Based in Nantes –Western France- our 1000 clinicians, healthcare professionals, research scientists and professors share a common culture: cross-pollination to foster excellence and imagine innovative multidisciplinary projects to provide patients with high-quality treatments and medical care. Within just a few years, our clinicians and research scientists developed novel approaches that led to the implementation of translational research programs. Besides, our discoveries, scientific publications and collaborations put Nantes and French cardiovascular and metabolic research on the global map, ranking among the best teams. Our excellence enables us to attract young and talented colleagues: our latest newcomers joined us from- among others- Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, USA), Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, USA), University of California – San Francisco (USA), Amsterdam Medical Center (The Netherlands), Sanger Institute (Cambridge, UK) or Mayo Clinic (Rochester, USA). How about you ? L’institut du thorax at a glance: · staff members among which 100 physicians and 180 basic research staff ·4 basic research teams at Nantes University, labelled by the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) ·6 clinical Departments at Nantes University Hospital: ·1 Clinical Research Department ·Medical experts chosen by the French Ministry of Health to launch high-tech innovative techniques ·Genavie, a foundation that participates in launching audacious and innovative projects developed by the research teams of l’institut du thorax.