The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has entered into an agreement with three world-renowned French research institutions - the University Pierre et Marie Curie of the Sorbonne Universités in Paris, the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm); and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - to focus on collaborative research and education in the fields of medicine and biomedical sciences.