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Industry | Food Safety, Quality & Sustainability Solutions |
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Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | more than 100 laboratories |
Area served | Food Safety, Quality & Sustainability |
Key people | Dr John H. Silliker (founder), Alexandre Mérieux (chairman of the board), Nicolas Cartier (CEO) |
Services | Food analysis, Water analysis, Environmental monitoring, Contract research, Consulting on quality and safety, Sensory and consumer studies, Labeling service, Data management, Training, Audit and inspection |
Number of employees | More than 8000 |
Parent | Institut Mérieux |
Website | Global Website |
Mérieux NutriSciences offers practical testing, auditing, consulting, training, and research solutions to meet the needs of manufacturers, food processors, caterers and retailers. The company is legally headquartered in Chicago. A subsidiary of Institut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences employs more than 8000 employees in 27 countries. [1]
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Mérieux NutriSciences is present in 27 countries through more than 100 laboratories. [2]
In 1897, Marcel Mérieux, a student of Louis Pasteur, founded Institut Mérieux. [5] The Institut Mérieux was then directed by Dr. Charles Mérieux and later by Alain Mérieux and became the leader in the field of human and veterinary vaccines. [6] Until 1994, the Mérieux family managed several companies in this area before withdrawing from the vaccinology work. Meanwhile in Chicago, Silliker, a company in the field of food safety and quality was created in 1967 by Dr. John H. Silliker, a microbiologist known for his work on Salmonella. [7] The Mérieux Family acquired Siliker in the 1990s. The company was renamed Mérieux NutriSciences in 2011.
Mérieux NutriSciences has completed more than 47 acquisitions since 2007. [8] The company has a worldwide presence, with sites in Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.