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Our legacy

bioMérieux was created in 1963, but our roots go all the way back to the 19th century, with Marcel Mérieux, a student of Louis Pasteur.

Have a look at the key milestone that have forged our entrepreneurial journey!

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2021

2021

Co-exclusive distribution agre...
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2021

CE marking of VIDAS® DENGUE NS...
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2021

CE marking of VIDAS® NEPHROCHE...
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2021

CE marking of TB-IGRA® test on...
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2020

2020

Launch of BIOFIRE® MYCOPLASMA ...
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2020

CE marking of SARS-COV-2 RESPI...
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2020

CE marking of VIDAS® SARS-COV-...
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2020

Launch of the SARS-COV-2 R-GEN...
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2020

EUA for the BIOFIRE® RP2.1 pan...
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2020

BIOFIRE® COVID-19 test Emergen...
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2019

2019

Acquistion of Invisible Sentin...
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2018

2018

CE mark for expanded VITEK® MS...
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2018

Acquisition of a majority stak...
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2018

Launch of the BIOFIRE® FILMARR...
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2018

Acquisition of Astute Medical ...
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2018

ENDOZYME® II GO launch A new i...
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2017

2017

FDA clearance for expanded pat...
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2017

FDA 510(k) clearance for the B...
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2017

FDA clearance for RAPIDEC® CAR...
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2017

Alexandre Mérieux appointed Ch...
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2017

FDA clearance for VIDAS® B•R•A...
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2017

FDA clearance for BIOFIRE® FIL...
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2016

2016

Launch of EVISIGHT™ COMPACT A ...
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2016

Launch of EMAG® A new molecula...
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2016

Acquisition of Applied Maths (...
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2016

FilmArray® Torch is FDA cleare...
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2016

Acquisition of Hyglos (Germany...
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2016

Moving of our headquarters to ...
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2015

2015

Strategic partnership between ...
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2015

Launch of GENE-UP® A new-gener...
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2015

Launch of bioMérieux EPISEQ™ A...
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2014

2014

Launch of CE-marked VIRTUO™ Th...
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2014

Acquisition of BioFire Diagnos...
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2014

FDA clearance for the FilmArra...
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2013

2013

VIDAS® 3 The new generation of...
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2013

FDA approval of novel molecula...
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2012

2012

Acquisition of RAS (India) and...
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2011

2011

Launch of VITEK® MS Launch of ...
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2011

Acquisition of AES Laboratoire...
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2011

Acquisition of ARGENE (France)...
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2010

2010

Launch of Myla® middleware Myl...
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2010

Acquisition of Meikang Biotech...
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2009

2009

Launch of PREVI® Color Gram PR...
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2008

2008

Joint ventures and Acquisition...
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2007

2007

Acquisition of Biomedics (Spai...
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2006

2006

Acquisition of Bacterial Barco...
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2004

2004

Launches of TEMPO® and VITEK® ...
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2004

bioMérieux is listed on the st...
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2002

2002

NucliSENS EasyQ® and NucliSENS...
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2001

2001

Acquisition of OrganonTeknika ...
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1997

1997

Launches of BacT/ALERT® 3D and...
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1995

1995

VIDAS® D-Dimer Exclusion™ The ...
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1992

1992

VIDAS® automated immunoassay p...
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1991

1991

Launch of the VIDAS® with 8 in...
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1990

1990

Acquisition of the BOOM extrac...
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1989

1989

Development of chromogenic med...
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1988

1988

Acquisition of Vitek Systems (...
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1986

1986

Acquisition of Api Systems (La...
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1985

1985

First HIV screening test: VIRO...
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1979

1979

ATB™ strip First ATB™ Antibiot...
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1974

1974

Launch of the Slidex® Meningit...
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1974

Alain Mérieux takes control of...
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1972

1972

Production and sale of the fir...
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1969

1969

The first toxoplasmosis detect...
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1967

1967

Launch by BD Mérieux of a fibr...
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1963

1963

Establishment of BD Mérieux