History

The Mérieux Foundation's history has been written for more than 50 years from the experience of the Mérieux family, to continue to develop the exceptional international network of scientists, researchers and public health experts who fight against infectious diseases. Discover our history, from our most recent projects to our origins alongside Louis Pasteur in 1897

2021 (December)

Senegal

Senegal hosts the first Advanced Course on Diagnostics in French on the African continent (Afro-ACDx).

2021 (November)

Mali

2021 (October)

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory of Tunisia

Opening of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, a level 3 biosafety laboratory, at the Institut Pasteur in Tunis.

2021 (July)

Partnership

IRD and the Mérieux Foundation renew their agreement and strengthen their cooperation on healthcare and research relating to infectious diseases

2021 (April)

Morocco

Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory – Centre of diagnostics and expertise for tuberculosis and mycobacteria in Casablanca.

2020 (November)

Senegal

Inauguration of diaTROPIX rapid diagnostic test production unit at Institut Pasteur of Dakar

2020 (October)

APRECIT

Launch of APRECIT project to improve latent tuberculosis screening and care

photo credits: Institut Pasteur 

2020 (August)

Southeast Asia

Launch of SEALAB project to strengthen lab networks and epidemic response in Southeast Asia

2020 (March)

COVID-19

The Mérieux Foundation and its partners mobilized against COVID-19

2020 (January)

Madagascar

Inauguration of the Alain Mérieux High School in the village of Mahatsara, built with the Akamasoa association

2019 (November)

RESAOLAB

Launch of Phase 3 of RESAOLAB – West African Network of clinical biology laboratories

2019 (November)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory at the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) in Goma

2019 (October)

MOOC

New massive open online course (MOOC) on Quality Management, created with AFNOR and Institut Pasteur

2019 (September)

ACDx

10th Anniversary of the Advanced Course on Diagnostics (ACDx), created with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

2019 (June)

Lebanon

Inauguration of a new health center for vulnerable populations in the Bekaa plain

2019 (May)

ADVAC

20th anniversary of the Advanced Course of Vaccinology (ADVAC), created with the University of Geneva

2019 (March)

BAMS Haiti

The Bachelor of Applied Medical Sciences (BAMS) professional training program for senior lab technicians integrated into the State University of Haiti

2018 (July)

Bangladesh

Launch of the study on lower acute respiratory infections in Rohingya refugee camps to determine the healthcare interventions needed

2018 (March)

Niger

Inauguration of the Laboratories Directorate and Continuing Training Center Inaugurated in Niamey, part of the RESAOLAB project

2018 (March)

Guinea

Inauguration of the National Laboratories Directorate and Continuing Training Center in Conakry, built through RESAOLAB

2018 (January)

Madagascar

Launch of the first health education kits for children with the Malagasy Ministry of Public Health

2017 (October)

GTFCC

Launch of the new Global Task Force on Cholera Control strategy to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030

2017

G5 Sahel

Inauguration of a second mobile laboratory provided to G5 Sahel member countries

2017

50 years

Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Foundation at the Les Pensières Center for Global Health

2017

Laos

Inauguration of the first Food Safety Laboratory in Vientiane

2017

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Cambodia

Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Phnom Penh, following renovation work and strengthening of the technical capacity of the laboratory

2017

Madagascar

Inauguration of the “Maison Bénédicte”, a training and community center for young people

2016

Center of Infectiology Lao Christophe Mérieux Lao PDR

The Christophe Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease becomes the Center of Infectiology Lao Christophe Mérieux following official recognition by the Laos Ministry of Health

2016

Brazil

Inauguration of the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease with a Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in the Fundhacre Hospital in Rio Branco

2015

SPHaitiLAB

Inauguration of the SPHaitiLAB project to help improve the health of Haiti’s population by conducting analyses and offering strategic advice on laboratory policy

2015

I-Lab

Launch of the I-Lab project in an effort to help Senegal’s National Laboratory Directorate implement an automated system for collecting epidemiological data from laboratories

2015

LAB-NET

Launch of the LAB-NET project in Guinea to establish a dedicated surveillance system for viral hemorrhagic fevers

2015

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Bangladesh

Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Chittagong (Bangladesh)

2014

Mother and Child

Launch of Mother and Child projects in Iraqi Kurdistan

2014

Mobile laboratory in Mali

Inauguration of a mobile laboratory dedicated to the detection of the Ebola virus is set up in the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease in Bamako

2013

RESAOLAB

Four countries join the RESAOLAB network: Benin, Guinea, Niger and Togo

2012

Docteur Christophe Mérieux Center

Creation of the Docteur Christophe Mérieux Center in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) with “Enfants du Mékong”

2011

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Lebanon

Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Beirut

2011

BAMS Haiti

Four years after Mali, the BAMS (Bachelor in Applied Medical Sciences) training course is launched in Haiti

2010

ACDx

The first ACDx advanced diagnostics course is held at Les Pensières Center for Global Health

2010

Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease in Madagascar

Inauguration of the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Antananarivo

2009

RESAOLAB

Launch of the West African Network of Biomedical Analysis Laboratories (RESAOLAB, Réseau d’Afrique de l’Ouest des Laboratoires de Biologie médicale) to strengthen the health infrastructure in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal

2009

Christophe Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease in Lao PDR

Inauguration of the Christophe Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Vientiane

2009

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Haiti

Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Port-au-Prince

2008

GABRIEL network

Launch of the GABRIEL network, an international network of laboratories cooperating on research into infectious diseases in developing countries

2008

Christophe Mérieux Laboratory in China

Inauguration of the Christophe Mérieux Laboratory in Beijing

2008

Emerging Pathogens Laboratory

Inauguration of the Emerging Pathogens Laboratory in Lyon (France)

2007

BAMS Mali

Launch of the BAMS (Bachelor in Applied Medical Sciences) training course for laboratory technicians in Mali

2007

Charles Mérieux Conference

The first Charles Mérieux Conference, on the theme of global health

2007

Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux

The Fondation Rodolphe Mérieux becomes the Fondation Christophe et Rodolphe Mérieux

2005

Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Cambodia

Inauguration of the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in the University of Health Sciences in Phnom Penh

2005

Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease inMali

Inauguration of the Charles Mérieux Center for Infectious Disease and the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory in Bamako

2003

Faculty of Pharmacy in Phnom Penh

Reconstruction of the Faculty of Pharmacy in Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

2003

Alain Mérieux

Alain Mérieux becomes President of the Mérieux Foundation

2001

Fondation Rodolphe Mérieux

Creation of the Fondation Rodolphe Mérieux

2000

ADVAC

Creation of ADVAC, an international advanced course in vaccinology

1999

Jean Mérieux-Inserm BSL-4 Laboratory

Creation of the Jean Mérieux-Inserm BSL-4 laboratory in Lyon (France)

1986

Cent Gardes

Creation of the Cent Gardes Symposium dedicated to HIV at Les Pensières Center for Global Health

1983

Bioforce Development

Creation of Bioforce development, for training human health logisticians

1976

Granted public interest status

The Mérieux Foundation receives public interest status

1974

Vaccination campaign in Brazil

One hundred million Brazilians are vaccinated against meningitis in a huge vaccination campaign

1972

Association for the Promotion of Preventative Medicine

Creation of the Association for the Promotion of Preventative Medicine (known today as the Agence de Médecine Préventive, AMP)

1967

Mérieux Foundation

Creation of the Mérieux Foundation by Doctor Charles Mérieux, as a tribute to his father Marcel Mérieux

1897

Institut Mérieux

Marcel Mérieux, a student of Louis Pasteur, creates the Institut Mérieux, dedicated to the development and production of human and animal vaccines

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