About us
Our mission is to fight the infectious diseases that affect vulnerable populations in developing countries, especially mothers and children, by building local capacities.
Discover the Mérieux Foundation: 50 years of fighting infectious diseases
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20
countries where we work
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13
laboratories built since 2005
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32
laboratories renovated since 2005
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10+
scientific conferences organized each year
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25
projects providing expertise to partners
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20+
million euro budget
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20
applied research units collaborating in the GABRIEL research network
Our global footprint
We work in over 20 countries worldwide, in regions prone to infectious outbreaks, and mount our own projects, working closely with local and international partners. We engage the public and private sectors and embrace a One Health approach, crossing boundaries between human and veterinary medicine. We also participate in other partners’ projects, providing financial, operational or human resources.
Upcoming events
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July 7 - 11
2025Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
3rd Advanced course on epidemiology in complex emergencies for effective surveillance and response
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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September 21 - 26
2025Mérieux Foundation & The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) co-organized event
14th Advanced Course on Diagnostics (ACDx)
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
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October 19 - 24
20255th Advanced Course on Diagnostics in French-speaking Africa (Afro-ACDx)
Saly (Senegal)
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November 10 - 14
2025Mérieux Foundation event
6th Antimicrobial Resistance Course (AMR): a One Health challenge
Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
News
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Event
Reinforcing Regional Cooperation for Hepatitis Elimination: The Mekong Hepatitis Symposium Returns to Vientiane
June 11, 2025, Vientiane, Lao PDR
On June 4–5, 2025, the Mekong Hepatitis Symposium brought together public health experts in Vientiane, to discuss the elimination of ...
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Event
ADVAC is 25 years old! We take a look back at this historic course
June 3, 2025, Les Pensières Center for Global Health (France)
The 2025 edition of the Advanced Course in Vaccinology – ADVAC – organized by the Mérieux Foundation and the University ...
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RESAOLAB
Towards quality improvement in medical biology – Togo validates its framework document for mentoring and benchmarking programs
May 21, 2025, Togo
Building on the success of the mentoring programs to improve quality in medical biology laboratories set up in 2016, a ...
Projects

Training and knowledge-sharing - Afrique
INSEQBIN
En cours

Access to diagnostics - Afrique
Establishment of Epidemiological Surveillance Centers
En cours
We participate in improving disease surveillance systems through the strengthening of laboratory units at the health district level.
Partners
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Access to diagnostics - Afrique
Strengthening capacity in Central African laboratory systems
En cours
Supporting laboratory networks with an integrated approach to health at subnational, national and subregional level.
Partners
Country