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Agnès Buzyn is a Professor of Hematology at Sorbonne University in Paris. Her research at Inserm between 1995 and 2008 focused on tumor immunology.
In 2008, she was appointed President of the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), followed by President of the French National Cancer Institute (INCa) in 2011, where she was responsible for drafting France’s third National Cancer Plan.
In 2016, she was appointed President of the Board of the French National Authority for Health (HAS), before becoming Minister for Solidarity and Health (2017–2020).
In January 2021, she joined the Office of the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) as Special Envoy for Multilateral Affairs. She left this position in September 2022 to become a Senior Advisor at the French Court of Auditors (Cour des Comptes).
Since 2025, she has also served as President of Evidences, a think tank dedicated to promoting and defending the role of science in society.
