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Dr John H. Silliker (founder), Alexandre Mérieux (chairman of the board), Nicolas Cartier (CEO)
Services
Food analysis, Water analysis, Environmental monitoring, Contract research, Consulting on quality and safety, Sensory and consumer studies, Labeling service, Data management, Training, Audit and inspection
Mérieux NutriSciences offers practical testing, auditing, consulting, training, and research solutions to meet the needs of manufacturers, food processors, caterers and retailers. The company is legally headquartered in Chicago. A subsidiary of Institut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences employs more than 8000 employees in 27 countries.
2011: The Group is officially named Mérieux NutriSciences
In 1897, Marcel Mérieux, a student of Louis Pasteur, founded Institut Mérieux.
The Institut Mérieux was then directed by Dr. Charles Mérieux and later by Alain Mérieux and became the leader in the field of human and veterinary vaccines. Until 1994, the Mérieux family managed several companies in this area before withdrawing from the vaccinology work.
Meanwhile in Chicago, Silliker, a company in the field of food safety and quality was created in 1967 by Dr. John H. Silliker, a microbiologist known for his work on Salmonella.
The Mérieux Family acquired Siliker in the 1990s. The company was renamed Mérieux NutriSciences in 2011.