Marcy-l'Étoile, France-based bioMérieux, a provider of diagnostic reagents, instruments, software, and testing systems used in medical microbiology, infectious disease detection, food safety, and pharmaceutical quality control, has announced it is permanently closing its San Jose, California, office.
The closure will impact 121 employees, and is scheduled to take effect on April 3, 2026.
According to a company spokesperson, "Some operations at the facility are planned to continue until December 2026. Some layoffs will take effect in April, with the remainder in December 2026. The products designed and manufactured at the San Jose site will be transferred to other bioMérieux locations. We expect a seamless transition of products and services for our customers and remain committed to assisting impacted employees in any way we can.”
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