Global Public Health
Integrated Solutions for Global Public Health
Merrick supports public health programs and infrastructure that protect communities, strengthen healthcare systems, and improve resilience worldwide. By integrating laboratory and research infrastructure, biosafety and biosecurity systems, workforce development, and strategic planning, we help countries prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats. With more than 30 years of global public health experience, Merrick delivers complex life sciences and health security solutions that protect people, animals, and ecosystems.
Global public health initiatives require balancing urgency with regulatory compliance, sustainability, and long-term operational readiness. Merrick delivers integrated solutions across laboratory and research infrastructure, biosafety and biosecurity, workforce development, and strategic advisory services—supporting projects from early planning and design through training, risk assessment, and the development of best practices and guidelines. Our multidisciplinary teams, including scientists, engineers, credentialed biosafety and biosecurity professionals, infection preventionists, and health security experts, collaborate to deliver cohesive solutions that address infrastructure, operations, science, management, and compliance while maintaining regulatory and biosafety integrity.
Merrick emphasizes local ownership and institutional capacity building so public health systems can be operated, maintained, and adapted over time. By aligning infrastructure investments with workforce development, governance frameworks, and operational practices, we help partners sustain safe, secure, and effective public health systems long after project completion.
Why Merrick
- Design and licensing of public health and high-containment laboratories worldwide
- Proven ability to deliver under urgent public health timelines
- Expertise in balancing biosafety, speed, and regulatory compliance
- Global reach with solutions tailored to local contexts and capacities
- Close collaboration with project partners to strengthen systems, build capacity, and deliver lasting impact
- Integrated teams addressing public health, biosecurity, and biorisk management from prevention to response
