The Foundation
The Mérieux Foundation is in line with the Mérieux family’s commitment to biology and the Pasteurian tradition. For nearly sixty years, it has developed an exceptional international network of scientists, researchers, donors, and public health experts who unite to fight infectious diseases on the ground.
August 2024
Signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Mérieux Foundation and the Lebanese Armed Forces
June 2024
Fleming Fund Fellowship Scheme Phase II Launched in Laos
August 2023
The Mérieux Foundation organizes the first national workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance in Laos
August 2023
Creation of the network for the clinical trials community in Africa
April 2023
The Mérieux Foundation participates in the National Strategic Plan to combat tuberculosis in Lebanon
April 2023
Launch of the C19-HaïtiLab project in Haiti
April 2023
First edition of EpiCourse, an advanced course in epidemiology in complex emergency situations
February 2023
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health and the Mérieux Foundation sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen and coordinate the Lebanese laboratory system
December 2022
Publication of the results of the RESAMAD experience capitalization
November 2023
The Congolese Foundation for Medical Research joins the GABRIEL network
June 2022
Launch of the GLLP project led by the Mérieux Foundation in Mali, Chad and Guinea
April 2022
Burkina Faso's LaPathER laboratory joins the GABRIEL network
March 2022
Launch of the DEDICATE project
January 2022
LabMyNet Strengthens Diagnostic Capacity for HIV Viral Load Monitoring in Myanmar
December 2021
Senegal hosts the first-ever Advanced Diagnostic Course for Francophone Africa (Afro-ACDx)
November 2021
The Mérieux Foundation inaugurates the Youssouf Issabré Maternity Hospital in Mali
July 2021
IRD and the Mérieux Foundation renew their agreement and strengthen their cooperation in health and research on infectious diseases
April 2021
Laying of the foundation stone of the Tuberculosis Diagnostic and Expertise Center - Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Casablanca
November 2020
Inauguration of the diaTROPIX production platform at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar
October 2020
The APRECIT project to improve the management of tuberculosis infection has officially launched.
© Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
August 2020
Launch of the SEALAB project: a regional network of medical biology laboratories in Southeast Asia
March 2020
Mobilization of the Mérieux Foundation and its partners against COVID-19
January 2020
Inauguration of the Lycée Alain Mérieux, in the village of the Akamasoa association
November 2019
Launch of Phase 3 of RESAOLAB - West African Network of Medical Biology Laboratories
November 2019
Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Goma
October 2019
Launch of a new MOOC on laboratory quality management, created in partnership with Afnor and the Pasteur Institute
September 2019
ACDx: The first advanced course for decision-makers in the diagnostic field celebrates its 10th anniversary
June 2019
Inauguration of a primary health center in Douris, Lebanon, managed by the Amel Association, to provide access to healthcare for displaced populations
May 2019
20th anniversary of ADVAC, one of the first advanced vaccinology courses created with the University of Geneva
March 2019
The BAMS Haiti program is evolving and integrating the Bachelor's degree in Medical Biology at the State University of Haiti
July 2018
Launch of a study on acute respiratory infections in Rohingya refugee camps to improve care during a humanitarian crisis
January 2018
Launch of the first health education kits designed by the Mérieux Foundation for Malagasy children
October 2017
Launch of the Cholera Control Task Force (GTFCC)
2017
Celebration of the Foundation's 50th Anniversary at the Centre des Pensières
2017
Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Phnom Penh, following renovations and technical capacity building
2016
Official recognition by the Lao Ministry of Health of the Christophe Mérieux Center for Infectious Diseases of Laos, which becomes the Christophe Mérieux Lao Center for Infectious Diseases
2016
Inauguration of the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Diseases and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory at Fundhacre Hospital in Rio Branco
2015
Launch of the SPHaïtiLAB project, dedicated to improving the health of the Haitian population through analysis and strategic advice on laboratory policy.
2015
Launch of the LAB-NET project in Guinea, the Mérieux Foundation's first national project in the country, aimed at implementing surveillance for viral hemorrhagic fevers.
2015
Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, within BITID in Chittagong, Bangladesh
2014
Inauguration du laboratoire mobile dédié à la détection de la maladie à virus Ebola au Centre d’Infectiologie Charles Mérieux à Bamako
2013
Four countries join the RESAOLAB network: Benin, Guinea, Niger, and Togo
2012
Creation of the Doctor Christophe Mérieux Center in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) with Enfants du Mékong
2011
Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Beirut
2011
Lancement de la formation BAMS « Bachelor en Biologie Médicale Appliquée » en Haïti, quatre ans après le Mali
2010
First edition of the advanced ACDx diagnostic course at the Centre des Pensières
2010
Inauguration of the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Diseases and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Antananarivo
2009
Launch of the West African Network of Medical Biology Laboratories (RESAOLAB) to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal
2009
Inauguration of the Christophe Mérieux Center for Infectious Diseases and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Vientiane
2009
Inauguration du Laboratoire Rodolphe Mérieux à Port-au-Prince
2008
Launch of GABRIEL, an international network of biologists collaborating on research into infectious diseases affecting developing countries
2008
Inauguration of the Christophe Mérieux Laboratory in Beijing
2008
Inauguration of the Emerging Pathogens Laboratory in Lyon, France
2007
Launch of the BAMS "Bachelor in Applied Medical Biology" program in Mali, for the training of laboratory technicians
2007
First Charles Mérieux Lecture, on the concept of global health
2007
The Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation changes its name to the Christophe and Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation
2005
Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory at the University of Health Sciences in Phnom Penh
2005
Inauguration of the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Diseases and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Bamako
2003
Reconstruction of the Phnom Penh Faculty of Pharmacy
2003
Alain Mérieux becomes President of the Mérieux Foundation
2001
Creation of the Rodolphe Mérieux Foundation
2000
Creation of ADVAC, the Advanced International Vaccinology Course
1999
Creation of the P4 Jean Mérieux-Inserm Laboratory in Lyon
1986
Creation of the Hundred Guards Conference on HIV at the Pensières Center
1983
Creation of Bioforce Development, for the training of humanitarian healthcare logisticians
1976
The Mérieux Foundation is recognized as a public utility
1974
One hundred million Brazilians are vaccinated against meningitis during a massive vaccination campaign.
1972
Creation of the Association for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine (now the Preventive Medicine Agency, AMP)
1967
Creation of the Mérieux Foundation by Doctor Charles Mérieux, in tribute to his father, Marcel Mérieux
1897
Marcel Mérieux, a student of Louis Pasteur, creates the Institut Mérieux, dedicated to the development and manufacture of vaccines for animals and humans.
