Alain Merieux & family

$6.17B

$93.8M (1.5%)

as of 11/22/24

About Alain Merieux & family

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.

Personal stats

Citizenship

France

Source of wealth

Pharmaceuticals

Residence

Lyon, France

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/01/38 (age 86)

Number of children

Self-made

inherited and growing