News
The Centre of Infectiology Christophe Mérieux in Laos organizes a workshop on the improvement of management and follow up treatment of hepatitis infected patients
14 May 2012, Vientiane (Laos)
The Centre of Infectiology Christophe Mérieux in Laos (CICML) organised the 1st national workshop on ‘the improvement of patient management and follow-up treatment of hepatitis infected patients’ thanks to collaboration with Pr. Paul Dény (University of Paris 13), the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), and the University of Health Sciences in Vientiane (Laos), with the financial support of Fondation Mérieux and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie.
Fondation Mérieux continues its collaboration with the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
24 April 2012, Beijing (China)
On 22 March 2012, Fondation Mérieux signed a five year renewal of agreements, in collaboration with the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences , on priority infectious diseases, and more particularly on Tuberculosis.
Testimony: Business Volunteering: a wonderful experience at the Christophe Mérieux Centre of Infectiology in Laos, by Vibol Iem
17 April 2012, Vientiane (Laos)
Laos, much like other developing countries, has its own socio-economic and political system which conditions the behavior and working habits of its inhabitants.
The Emerging Pathogens Laboratory, part of Fondation Mérieux, collaborates in the ECOFECT project
5 April 2012, Lyon (France)
Fondation Mérieux’s Emerging Pathogens Laboratory is at the heart of research on infectiology within the Charles Mérieux Campus in Lyon, Gerland (France). Indeed, the laboratory is a partner of the ECOFECT project that was given the label ‘Labex’ by the French Government.
The Doctor Mérieux Biological Sciences Museum: Seasonal programme
26 March 2012, Marcy l’Etoile (France)
The Doctor Mérieux Biological Sciences Museum is dedicated to biology, through the evocation of the major infectious diseases, vaccinology and diagnostics, the Mérieux family who is the driving force behind this industrial adventure, and the way that the village of Marcy l’Etoile has changed over the years.
Professor Ron Mac Cormick, 2012 laureate of Les Pensières Conference Centre’s ’Fellows-in-Residence Programme’
19 March 2012, Les Pensières, Annecy (France)
Professor Ron Mac Cormick, oncologist at Cape Breton Cancer Centre, Canada, is the laureate 2012 of the ‘Fellows-in-Residence Programme’, which takes place at Les Pensières, Fondation Mérieux’s conference centre.
Call for applications to join the GABRIEL Network in 2012
12 March 2012, Lyon (France)
Fondation Mérieux is pleased to announce the launch of the call for applications to join as a member, the GABRIEL laboratory network.
Testimony: On patrol with Bamako’s emergency social services
5 March 2012, Bamako (Mali)
Fondation Mérieux supports the action of the emergency social services (Samu Social International), offering support to street children in Mali, Senegal and Burkina Faso.
The Charles Mérieux Centre of Infectiology in Bamako visited by Prince Albert II of Monaco
27 February 2012, Bamako (Mali)
The Charles Mérieux Centre of Infectiology in Bamako was visited by Prince Albert II of Monaco on 15 February.
French Vaccinology Course: Training and information to health professionals. A focus on the past decade…
20 February 2012, Lyon (France)
The French Vaccinology Course, training organized in partnership with Sanofi Pasteur MSD, is given to health professionals.
Advances made in the pneumonia multicentric pilot study
14 February 2012, Lyon (France)
18 months after its launch, the pneumonia multicentric pilot study has successfully completed the initial research phase.
ExpandTB Haiti: New tools implementation for TB / MDR TB detection
7 February 2012, Lyon (France)
The ExpandTB programme, funded by UNITAID and coordinated by FIND, was launched in 2008 by the organization StopTB.
4th GABRIEL Network annual meeting and TB / ALRI symposium in Bamako
30 January 2012, Bamako (Mali)
The 4th GABRIEL Network annual meeting was held in Bamako in the Charles Mérieux Infectiology Centre in December 2011.
Cambodia: National workshop on the containment of antibiotic resistance
23 January 2012, Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
The very first ’national workshop on the containment of antibiotic resistance’ took place in Phnom Penh from 16 - 18 November 2011.
Access to the Tuberculosis diagnostics and treatment programme in the southern region of Ethiopia
16 January 2012, Wolayta (Ethiopia)
The project to fight tuberculosis, started by the Inter Aide association and with the support of Fondation Mérieux and the Europeen Union, is structured around the following three axes…
Fondation Mérieux develops new test for typhoid fever
9 January 2012, Lyon (France)
Thanks to the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Fondation Mérieux has launched a project to develop a sensitive molecular diagnostic test for the detection of Salmonella as the cause of Typhoid Fever.