ed ▁M érie ux ▁N ut ri S ci ences ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁Marcel ▁M érie ux , ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Louis ▁P aste ur , ▁founded ▁Institut ▁M érie ux . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁advent ure . ▁ ▁The ▁Institut ▁M érie ux ▁was ▁then ▁directed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁M érie ux ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁A lain ▁M érie ux ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁human ▁and ▁veter inary ▁v acc ines . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁M érie ux ▁family ▁managed ▁several ▁companies ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁before ▁withdraw ing ▁from ▁the ▁v acc in ology ▁work . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁S ill iker , ▁a ▁pione ering ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁food ▁safety ▁and ▁quality ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁by ▁Dr . ▁John ▁H . ▁S ill iker , ▁a ▁micro bi ologist ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Sal mon ella . ▁The ▁M érie ux ▁Family ▁extended ▁their ▁fields ▁of ▁expert ise ▁by ▁address ing ▁Food ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁N ut r ition ▁and ▁acquired ▁Sil iker ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁S ill iker ▁started ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁several ▁labor ator ies ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁M érie ux ▁N ut ri S ci ences ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Ac quis itions