Mérieux NutriSciences From nutrition to medicine
A medical vision in support of nutrition
With Mérieux NutriSciences, Institut Mérieux gives nutrition a priority status. By leveraging the experience and scientific expertise of Institut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences intends to introduce a medical dimension into all its activities and develop a new approach to research in nutrition, where consumers and patients are its primary focus.
Mérieux NutriSciences comprises three complementary divisions that together include the entire food supply chain:
- Food safety through Silliker: analyses in accredited laboratories, audits and consulting, sensory evaluations, training…
- Research and development on nutrition carried out by Biofortis: clinical studies in the field of nutrition, R&D for new food products, molecular biology…
- Quality of the environment / agronomy by Bioagri: analysis of raw materials, environmental analysis, toxicological and ecotoxicological studies…
Accordingly, Mérieux NutriSciences can address all concerns affecting the agri-food industry: guaranteeing the quality of raw materials and their environment, of food processing activities and ultimately, of the foods consumers buy. In this way, the group contributes to developing food products that offer real health benefits.
With annual sales of over $350 million, Mérieux NutriSciences is present in 16 countries with a network of 62 accredited laboratories. Mérieux NutriSciences is one of the world’s leading companies in its field of business, and number one in the US and Brazil. It is making significant strides in emerging countries, notably in China, India and Brazil.
Mérieux NutriSciences employs 4,000 staff in the world.
