Institut Mérieux

French, family-owned holding company dedicated to advancing global public health
Organization organization Q3151778
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Institut Mérieux

Summary

Institut Mérieux is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Institut Mérieux is in the country of France[3].
  • Institut Mérieux's instance of is recorded as organization[4].
  • Institut Mérieux's founder is recorded as Marcel Mérieux[5].
  • Institut Mérieux is owned by Mérieux family[6].
  • Institut Mérieux's headquarters location is recorded as Lyon[7].
  • Institut Mérieux's child organization or unit is recorded as Mérieux NutriSciences[8].
  • Institut Mérieux's child organization or unit is recorded as bioMérieux[9].
  • Institut Mérieux's Commons category is recorded as Institut Mérieux[10].
  • Institut Mérieux's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry[11].
  • Institut Mérieux's industry is recorded as activities of head offices[12].
  • November 2, 1988 marks the founding of Institut Mérieux[13].
  • Institut Mérieux's located on street is recorded as Rue Bourgelat[14].
  • Institut Mérieux's official website is recorded as http://www.institut-merieux.com/en/home/[15].
  • Institut Mérieux's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Institut Mérieux[16].
  • Institut Mérieux's director / manager is recorded as Alain Mérieux[17].
  • Institut Mérieux's participant in is recorded as contaminated haemophilia blood products[18].
  • Institut Mérieux's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'INSTITUT MERIEUX'}[19].
  • Institut Mérieux's legal form is recorded as public limited company with a board of directors (n.o.s.)[20].

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Founding

Institut Mérieux's founder is recorded as Marcel Mérieux[5]. November 2, 1988 marks the founding of it[13].

Identity

Institut Mérieux's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'INSTITUT MERIEUX'}[19].

Leadership

Institut Mérieux's director / manager is recorded as Alain Mérieux[17].

Operations

Institut Mérieux's headquarters location is recorded as Lyon[7]. Subsidiaries include Mérieux NutriSciences[8], a research institute[21], in United States[22], headquartered in Chicago[23] and bioMérieux[9], an organization[24], in France[25], founded in 1963[26], headquartered in Marcy-l'Étoile[27].

Industry

Industries include pharmaceutical industry[11] and activities of head offices[12].

Ownership

Institut Mérieux is owned by Mérieux family[6].

Why It Matters

Institut Mérieux ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n84210386
    Owned by → Mérieux family
    Idref id → 026538369
    Siren number → 348579509
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P227]]: 94453-1"
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