The Identification of Animal Species in Food: An Example of the Application of DNA Chip Technology

Olivier Pasquier is the Global Product Manager for Molecular Biology in industrial applications within bioMérieux. His responsibility includes the development of products for Food Quality and Safety, based on the bioMérieux portfolio in molecular biology.

 

Prior to working at bioMérieux, Olivier held different sales and marketing management positions in biotechnologies and pharmaceutical industries. Olivier received an MSc in Molecular Biology from University of Nice, France and an MBA from the ESCP-EAP school in Paris, France

bioMérieux is a world leader in the in vitro diagnosis sector for clinical and industrial applications (quality control in food processing, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries). bioMérieux designs, develops, produces and markets systems (reagents, instruments and software) enabling:

 

In 2004, bioMérieux's turnover reached 930 million euro. The company achieved more than 80% of this turnover in the international market. The group is present in more than 130 countries, with 33 subsidiaries and a large distributor network, providing an excellent position to make the most of the growth potential of the in vitro diagnosis market. Several major structural factors explain this growth, such as the ageing of the population and illnesses related to patient age, pathologies related to lifestyle and feeding habits, the emergence of new pathogens, the development of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, the campaign against bio-terrorism, recognition of the importance of food quality.