Mérieux Développement: Investing tomorow’s medicine

Created in 2009, Mérieux Développement is an investment company dedicated to healthcare. It is privately owned and 100% controlled by Institut Mérieux.

Identifying scientific and technological innovation, supporting entrepreneurs and companies which, given their potential, will contribute to the medicine of tomorrow, and providing them with the means and the time to carry out their projects – these are the aims which led to the birth of Mérieux Développement.

Mérieux Développement works alongside innovative companies whose products and services will be the basis of scientific or technological breakthroughs and therefore bring genuine advances for the health of patients and consumers.

It focuses on five strategic and complementary areas:

• In vitro diagnostics,
• therapy,
• High added value medical equipment,
• Food safety and nutrition,
• Health-related services.

Strengthened by being a part of Institut Mérieux and benefiting from its expertise and international network, Mérieux Développement favors long-term manufacturing vision in its investment policy.