Australia proves a stable and profitable part of the Asia-Pacific region for bioMérieuxInvestment success story: 28 March 2008Australia’s respected scientific research skills and counter-seasonality with the Northern Hemisphere are delivering advantages for bioMérieux. The company has exclusive manufacturing agreements with Australian medical equipment companies and will soon begin critical clinical studies here, the first time it has done so in its 20-year history in the country. The diagnostics firm is also expanding its manufacturing operations in Brisbane, where it produces around seven million pre-poured culture media (Petri dishes) annually. The company doubled its production capacity in 2007. Read more |