Mérieux Foundation

About the organization

The Mérieux Foundation is an independent family foundation with public interest status that is committed to fighting, in the field, the infectious diseases that affect developing countries by building capacities, particularly in clinical laboratories. With its network of laboratories, the foundation’s work is focused on diagnosis, an essential aspect of patient care and an indispensable tool for disease surveillance and control. Taking a global health approach, the foundation also works in the field to help the most vulnerable, with a strong emphasis on mothers and children.