LeishRIIP provides a novel platform to coordinate efforts in Leishmania research across member institutions of the Reseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP, Institut Pasteur International Network). LeishRIIP aims to promote exchange and discussion between partners, to identify synergisms and complementarities between individual projects, and to increase our competitiveness for national and international funding. Currently, LeishRIIP covers 9 Institutes with a total of 16 laboratories involved.