Profil Financier
Alain Merieux & family occupe actuellement le rang #693 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur santé & biotech). Fortune nette estimée : $6.0 B (-$438 sur 24h).
Alain Merieux is chairman of Institut Merieux, a medicine and public health conglomerate specializing in diagnostics, immunotherapy and nutrition.
Alain's grandfather, Marcel Merieux, founded the institute in 1897.
Alain founded BioMerieux, one of the firm's publicly traded arms, which specializes in diagnostic tests for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis.
The firm's other publicly-traded subsidiary, Transgene, develops vaccines to combat infectious diseases and cancers.
Alain's third son Alexandre, who shares the fortune, was named CEO of BioMerieux in 2014.
Alain's grandfather was a laboratory aide to Louis Pasteur.
Alain was named Grand Officer in the French Legion of Honour, one of the most prestigious civilian honors in France, for his outstanding service in global health.