bioMérieux is a French multinational biotechnology company based in Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
History
Stéphane Bancel became CEO of bioMérieux in 2007.[1]
COVID-19
During the declared COVID-19 pandemic, bioMérieux sold a SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing product called COVID-19 R-GENE.[2]
In March 2020, bioMérieux announced its participation as a financial supporter of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator (CTA).[3]
Organization
bioMérieux is a member of:
- Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)[4]
- AMR Industry Alliance[5]
- GBCHealth[6]
bioMérieux is a partner of the Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-)emerging Epidemics (PREPARE)[7] and a distribution partner of United Biomedical.[8]
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Bancel | Chief Executive Officer (former)[1:1] | Moderna, Eli Lilly, Forum of Young Global Leaders |
Subsidiaries
- BioFire Defense
- BioFire Diagnostics
Activities
bioMérieux has provided notable funding to:
- BCCDC Foundation for Public Health[9]
- Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CACMID)[10]
- COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator (CTA)[3:1]
External links
Garde, D. (2016, September 13). Ego, ambition, and turmoil: Inside one of biotech’s most secretive startups. STAT News. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116154313/https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/13/moderna-therapeutics-biotech-mrna/ ↩︎ ↩︎
COVID-19 R-GENE®. BioMérieux Clinical Diagnostics. Retrieved January 12, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.01.12-215639/https://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/covid-19-r-gene ↩︎
Staines, R. (2020, March 26). Pharma giants including Novartis collaborate on COVID-19 therapies. Pharmaphorum. http://archive.today/2022.01.18-165943/https://pharmaphorum.com/news/collaborate-covid19-therapies/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Membership Directory. AdvaMed. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from http://archive.vn/2024.04.15-221222/https://www.advamed.org/membership-join/membership-directory/ ↩︎
Our Members. (2017). AMR Industry Alliance. https://web.archive.org/web/20220331155516/https://www.amrindustryalliance.org/our-members/ ↩︎
GBCHealth Member Directory. GBCHealth. Retrieved January 11, 2023, from http://archive.vn/2023.01.11-041556/https://archive.gbchealth.org/our-coalition/member-directory/ ↩︎
Partners. PREPARE Europe. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from http://archive.vn/2023.03.28-224816/https://www.prepare-europe.eu/About-us/Partners/view/ListView.html?view=ListView& ↩︎
About. COVAXX. Retrieved April 7, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20200407045615/https://www.covaxx.com/about ↩︎
Avison, D. (2015). Annual Report 2014-2015. BCCDC Foundation for Public Health. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316201418/https://bccdcfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BCCDC-AR-2014-15-FIN-sm.pdf ↩︎
Patrons. Canadian Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Retrieved September 9, 2015, from http://archive.today/2022.01.17-214016/https://web.archive.org/web/20150909030457/http://www.cacmid.ca/cacmid/patrons/ ↩︎
