The Science Festival 2026 returns from October 2 to 12 with the same clear aim: to help everyone better understand science through encounters, demonstrations and conversations with the people who bring it to life on a daily basis. Organized across France since 1991, this free event highlights this year’s theme "Savants' Flavors", devoted to the links between food, health, environment and research. Among the participating venues is the Lariboisière Hospital, in Paris’s 10th arrondissement, where medical research and health professions play a central role within the Assistance publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP).
The story of the Lariboisière Hospital goes back to the mid-19th century. Built in the wake of the 1832 cholera epidemic to improve care for residents of northern Paris, it opened its doors in 1854 thanks to a bequest from Countess Élisa de Lariboisière, after whom it was named. The facility was conceived with architectural ideas ahead of its time, featuring separate pavilions to promote better ventilation and hygiene. Declared a historic monument, it remains a leading university hospital today, even as it undergoes a major modernization through the Nouveau Lariboisière project, which will expand its care, teaching and research capacity in the years to come.
The Fête de la Science offers an original opportunity to step into a hospital with a perspective beyond routine care. Medicine, biology, medical innovations, prevention, and clinical research naturally have a place in a center where professionals dedicated to advancing knowledge and treatments work every day. This event also helps illuminate how scientific discoveries translate into real-world patient care. In the heart of Paris, the Lariboisière Hospital reminds us that science doesn’t evolve only in laboratories: it also supports the medical teams and researchers who, each day, contribute to advances in health.
The multimodal study of neurodegenerative diseases – MRI, language & cognition
How do researchers study how the brain works and neurological diseases?
Through three workshops, discover the tools used in clinical research to better understand neurodegenerative and neurovascular diseases. You will first explore the role of brain MRI in identifying biomarkers of brain disorders, before learning how neuropsychologists assess cognitive functions to better understand their progression. Finally, you will participate in a workshop focused on innovations in speech therapy, featuring digital tools developed by clinical research to detect early language disorders.
This immersion will show how medical imaging, cognitive assessments, and digital tools complement each other to advance research and improve patient care.
Participation requirements:
• Target audiences: 25 and up
• Requirements: Booking required
Hours: Wednesday, October 7 — 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM
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Dates and Opening Time
On October 7, 2026
Location
Lariboisière Hospital
2 Rue Ambroise Paré
75010 Paris 10
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Prices
Free
Official website
www.fetedelascience.fr
