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On the sidelines of the 2024 United Nations High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a multisectoral event titled “Advancing Together: Securing the Global AMR Agenda by Harnessing the Collective Strength of Multi-Sector Partnerships” took place on September 24 in New York. bioMérieux, in partnership with The Wellcome Trust, The American Society of Microbiology, Malawi, and the French Republic, organized the event to focus on fostering a collaborative ecosystem that establishes sustainable solutions across the entire AMR landscape. From diagnosis and treatment to surveillance and action plans, this initiative spanned human health, animals, and the environment.

bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics, celebrated the opening of the company’s Molecular Genomic Innovation Center in Philadephia, PA, on September 18th. The new 32,000 sq. ft. facility is home to the xPRO™ Program, which has rapidly changed the landscape of food safety diagnostic capabilities by partnering directly with industry leaders to address unmet needs to streamline operational efficiencies and further public health.

Two strategic infrastructures were inaugurated this year on the bioMérieux site of La Balme-les-Grottes (Isère, France): a plastic injection unit in June and a new-generation R&D building in September. The global specialist in in vitro diagnostics is continuing its investments in France, aiming to develop new solutions for public health worldwide.

SpinChip Diagnostics, in which bioMérieux has held an approximate 20% stake since March 2024, has just published results showing the very good performance of its high-sensitivity Point-of-Care (POC) cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) assay. This innovative assay, the first of its kind, could significantly improve the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.

During this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, several committees and national teams, including the Dutch delegation, will be using the BIOFIRE® range of PCR test solutions developed by bioMérieux to detect respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in their athletes.