Alain Merieux & family
$7.6B
Born
Jan 01, 1938
Age
87
Source of Wealth
Pharmaceuticals
Residence
Lyon,
Citizenship
France
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
- Alain Merieux is chairman of Institut Merieux, a medicine and public health conglomerate specializing in diagnostics, immunotherapy and nutrition.
- Alain's grandfather, Marcel Merieux, founded the institute in 1897.
- Alain founded BioMerieux, one of the firm's publicly traded arms, which specializes in diagnostic tests for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.
- The firm's other publicly-traded subsidiary, Transgene, develops vaccines to combat infectious diseases and cancers.
- Alain's third son Alexandre, who shares the fortune, was named CEO of BioMerieux in 2014.
- Alain's grandfather was a laboratory aide to Louis Pasteur.
- Alain was named Grand Officer in the French Legion of Honour, one of the most prestigious civilian honors in France, for his outstanding service in global health.
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