We provide our distinctive expertise to improve laboratory systems and diagnostic capacities for pandemic preparedness and public health, ensuring a safer future for people everywhere.

About us

The Mérieux Foundation USA is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, DC. Alongside our sister organization, the Mérieux Foundation in Lyon, France, we are committed to advancing global health security and fighting infectious diseases. We focus especially on LMICs to improve health and living conditions for the most vulnerable.

We are experts in infectious disease, laboratory and healthcare infrastructure construction and equipment, diagnostics, surveillance, applied research, training, quality, health education and governance.

The Mérieux Foundation USA strategically engages American partners – from U.S. government agencies to corporations and non-profit organizations, foundations, academic centers, and research institutions. We provide advanced technical expertise and unparalleled experience in:

• Outbreak preparedness
• Building, maintaining, and equipping high-level medical laboratories
• Biosecurity and biosafety
• Laboratory management systems
• Specialized training, course development, and public health events
• Bioinformatics, data management and Laboratory Information Management Systems
• Biobanking and sample transportation
• Surveillance system strengthening via laboratory information sharing
• Diagnostic capabilities in Antimicrobial resistance, Tuberculosis, and HIV
• Testing innovative point-of-care diagnostic solutions

We have close working relationships with Ministries of Health and partner organizations working on health initiatives in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with particularly strong connections in French-speaking countries.