€ 2,300,000! An exceptional mobilization for the 21st edition of the campaign A jonquille against cancer of the Curie Institute

With € 2,300,000 collected thanks to the generosity of all, and 1.5 million kilometers traveled throughout France thanks to the 20,539 participants in the connected jonquille race, the 2025 edition broke new records. The Curie Institute expresses its deep gratitude to all those who responded to the call for solidarity: donors, volunteers, partners, companies, associations, communities, sponsors and godmothers. Thanks to the commitment and mobilization of all, researchers and doctors can explore innovative research avenues to develop new treatments and thus improve the lives of patients.

A jaw against cancer is the alliance of collective generosity and the excellence of research at the Institut Curie. Each donation, each action, nourishes hope and allows the institute to continue its pioneering mission to defeat cancer, in all its forms, and build a future without incurable cancers. This 21st edition is a new page in this collective history. It testifies to the strength of a community united by the hope and the conviction that science can help overcome cancer.

Pr Alain Puisieux Chairman of the Management Board of the Institut Curie

A national and collective commitment so that hope prevails in the face of cancers including the rarest

From March 11 to 23, 2025, the campaign A jaw against cancer highlighted patients who fight rare cancers, as well as experts who mobilize to advance research and care.

The 2025 campaign has benefited from an exceptional mobilization throughout France: donations by SMS, field actions, online donations, solidarity purchases, Jonquille race … This diversity of actions, carried by the generosity of the general public, companies, associations, sponsors, godmothers, communities and countless volunteers, enabled the Curie Institute to beat a new record of Dons.

The race connected from
The jaw against cancer
37 times around the world!

The ride of the jonquille against cancer once again aroused an exceptional craze throughout France! This year, 20 539 participants Online have put on their sneakers to participate in this connected challenge.

From March 11 to 21, they thus have traveled 1.5 million kilometerstransforming each step into an act of solidarity to advance research against cancers. It’s more than 500,000 km traveled more than 2024!

Allianz France, A faithful partner of the Jonquille race, renewed its commitment by transferring € 1* for each kilometer traveled by the participants. In addition, thanks to the mobilization of 98 companieswhich abounded the kilometers of their employees, a significant amount has been collected, contributing essentially to the success of this sporting and united event.

*Within the limit of 50,000 km traveled

They were committed to our side

The Curie Institute was able to count on the support of many sponsors, godmothers and partners who allowed it to bring hope throughout the solidarity campaign:

Sponsors and godmothers: Christophe Adam, Amir, Astrid Bard, Christophe Beaugrand, Daphné Bürki, Cécile Cassel, Clémentine Célarié, Sandrine Chauvin, Pauline Clavière, Héloïse Courvoisier, Ruth Elkrief, Rebecca Fitoussi, Sophie Fontanel, Mareva Galanter, Carine Galli, Élodie Gossuin, Thomas Isle, Yani Khezzar Maya Lauqué, Agathe Lecaron, Hélène Mannarino, Thierry Marx, Hervé Mathoux, François-Xavier Ménage, Benjamin Millepied, Vincent Niclo, Tom November, Jessica Préalpato, Anne Roumanoff, Justine Salmon, Nathalie Simon, Victor Solf, Claudia Tagbo, Carole Tolila, Elsa Zylberstein.

Official ambassador for the 2025 edition, Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, mobilized with conviction alongside the Institut Curie. His commitment made it possible to bring high the colors of the jonquille high within the National Assembly, federating deputies around a common symbol of hope and commitment against cancer.

For this 21st edition, two big names in the pastry, Christophe Adam and Jessica Préalpato, joined Héloïse Courvoisier and Claudia Tagbo respectively to create exclusive pastries, sold for the benefit of research. These gourmet collaborations have made it possible to educate an even wider audience and collect funds in an original way.

Campaign partners: Truffaut, historic partner and founder, Swiss Life Foundation, Historical Partner, Easy Health, Bioderma, Company of Cheese and Richesmonts, Canal +, France TV, Public Senate, Well-being and Health, The Journal of Women, Our Time, Our Time Health & Well-Being, L’Express, BFM RMC, RTL, / 5th City Hall

The Jonquille Race Partner against Cancer: Allianz France