But the National Convention established a Medical School in the former Academy of Surgery, in a building constructed by Jacques Gondouin.

[citation needed] The history of the collection of the "Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de Pharmacie" (BIUP) goes back to 1570, when four masters of the community of apothecaries and grocers donated works to their corporation.

As the establishment's librarian between 1884 and 1922, the doctor and historian Paul Dorveaux (1851–1938) left a long-lasting imprint on it thanks to the organization of a policy of conservation and acquisition.

[citation needed] The Library is governed by a convention agreed between the Universities of Paris Descartes, Diderot and Paris-Sud.

The BIU Santé is a CADIST (French acronym for center of acquisition and dissemination of scientific and technical information) for medicine, odontology and cosmetology.

The site dedicated to medicine and odontology is established in the old Faculty of Médecine of Paris, "rue de l'Ecole-de-Médecine.

Readership : 16 000 registered physical users; 130 000 Net surfers consult the library's website every month, 60% of them live abroad.

It includes two reading rooms: The « BIU Santé » is a reference library recognized at the international level in medical field.

To gain more room, the BIU Santé delivered a part of its collections to the "Centre technique du livre de l'enseignement supérieur" (technical book center for higher education), also called CTLes.