As part of Institut Mérieux, Mérieux NutriSciences is dedicated to protecting consumers’ health throughout the world, by delivering a wide range of testing and consulting services to the food & nutrition, agrochemicals, pharma and cosmetics industries.
2. CONTENTS
Our Mission
Our Values
Addressing public health challenges
Mérieux NutriSciences today
The power of our global network
A complete panel of services
Part of Institut Mérieux
Answering the needs of our customers
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3. We are dedicated to protecting consumers’ health throughout the world, by
delivering a wide range of testing and consulting services to the food & nutrition
industries, and to water & environment, agro-chemistry, consumer goods,
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics companies.
Our Mission
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4. Our Values
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Integrity
Excellence
Accountability
Initiative
Acting with ethics, honesty, teamwork and trust
Leveraging scientific leadership, embedding performance
driven culture
Demonstrating commitment, reliability and
ownership in each of our responsibilities.
Acting with flexibility, proximity,
innovation, responsiveness and with
a pro-active approach
5. Our expertise in food safety and quality has been extended
to six strategic industries with an impact on consumers’ health.
We provide laboratory, auditing, consultancy, contract research and education
services.
We offer research services for innovation through the Biofortis business unit.
Addressing our customers’ challenges
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FOOD SAFETY &
QUALITY
BIOFORTIS
INNOVATIO
N SERVICES
CONSUMER
GOODS
PERSONAL
CARE &
COSMETICS
AGROCHEMICALS WATER &
ENVIRONMENT
PHARMA
& MEDICAL
DEVICES
7. The power of a global network
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Over 80accredited laboratories in 20countries
Europe
40%
Geographical distribution of revenues:
Middle East,
Africa, Asia
Pacific
8%
North America
39%
South America
13%
9. Institut Mérieux is an independent, family-
owned French group established in 1897
following in the footsteps of Louis Pasteur.
Serving medicine and Public Health across
the globe.
The Mérieux Legacy
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ONE MISSION
To fight against infectious diseases and cancers,
by developing new approaches in the fields of
diagnostics, immunotherapy, food safety and nutrition.
10. An Institut Mérieux Company
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70%* 59%* 55%*
Three main fields for the development of complementary solutions to protect
consumers’ health and serve medicine and public health.
* Percentage of the company owned by Institut Mérieux
11. Providing companies around the world with analysis and consultancy services,
from product design to manufacture and distribution.
Answering the needs of our customers
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A trusted partner:
with scientific expertise
& leadership
Global presence
> 75 accredited laboratories
providing the same level of quality
throughout the world
Customized services
to meet every customer’s needs
PEACE OF MIND GLOBALIZED
SERVICES
STANDARDIZED
QUALITY
TAILOR-MADE
SERVICES
Strong innovative capabilities and scientific expertise to support customers
in their product development.
14. Addressing key public health challenges
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Improving nutrition
Through the expertise of Biofortis, an international applied research organization that
has created unique methods to support breakthrough innovation for the health,
nutrition and consumer goods industries.
Mérieux NutriSciences is dedicated to protecting global public health by:
Preventing sanitary risks linked to the safety and quality of products
The company has specialized in food safety for over 45 years (thanks to Silliker legacy)
Its expertise has been extended to various sectors whose activities have a day-to-day
impact on consumers’ health: cosmetics, consumer goods, and more.
15. From 1967 to 2015 in a snapshot
1967
Creation by Dr.
Silliker in Chicago
of Silliker, a food
focused solutions
company.
1997 - 1999
Acquisition of
Silliker by Mérieux
Group
2008
Acquisition of Bioagri
in Brazil in the field
of water and
environment
analytical services
2009
Acquisition of Biofortis
an Applied Research
Organization
2011
The Group is
officially named
Mérieux
NutriSciences
1980’ and 1990’s
US network development
towards leadership
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2014
6 acquisitions
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16. More than 20 acquisitions since 2007
An ambitious international
development strategy
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Europe
2008: EGI
2012: HACCP
2012: Chelab
2014: Total Quality Food Consultants
North America
2007: JR Laboratories
2008: Pioneer Dairy Laboratory
2011: Provident Clinical Research and Consulting
2013: Certispec Food Laboratory
2015: ABC Research Laboratories
2015: EnviroMap
Asia
2011: Chinese partnership to create
AsiaFoodInspection
2009: MicroChem Laboratory Private
2009: ACIC/Shanghai Silliker Testing Services
2014: Sino Analytica
2015: Milouda & Migal Laboratories
Middle East
2012: EgeChelab
2014: Joint-venture with IDAC
2014: KSL
Africa
2012: Swift Micro Laboratories
2015: Partnership with QuantiLab
Latin America
2008: BL Investimentos
2011: Potare Controle de Qualidade
2012: Investment in new central laboratory
in Queretaro
2014: Laboratório São Camilo de Análise
de Alimentos e Água
Notes de l'éditeur
Chemistry and Microbiology analyses; Inspection; Sensory Testing; Consulting; Auditing; Education
Toxicology Laboratory
Performs all classical acute to long-term toxicity studies in rodents, rabbits, guinea pigs and dogs, by oral, dermal, inhalation or intraperitoneal route, under supervision of an Animal Welfare Ethical Committee.
■ Ecotoxicology Laboratory
Evaluates all classical effects of products on aquatic and soil organisms (eg: tests on Algae ; Earthworms ; Daphnia ; Fish ; Toxicity to Bees ; Bioconcentration in Fish (14C-Compounds) ; etc…).
■ Physical Chemistry Laboratory Conducts all required studies on physico-chemical properties of products according to OECD, EU and US-EPA guidelines (eg: molecular Identification ; Vapour Pressure ; n-Octanol Partition Coefficient ; etc…)
■ Radiochemistry Laboratory
Evaluates the behavior and fate of pesticides in plants, animals and soils, according to OECD and US-EPA guidelines.
■ Mass Spectrometry LaboratoryPerforms qualitative & quantitative assays of the active ingredients and impurities, and metabolite identification (degradation in water ; soil and biological matrices).
■ Pesticide Residue LaboratoryAnalys herbicide and pesticide residues in samples from field trials.
■ Microbiology laboratory
Evaluates bactericidal & fungicidal properties of biocides; conducts toxicity and efficacy evaluation of insecticides & repellents on insect vectors, in association with a quality control and the analytical chemistry of the active ingredients in the tested formulations