the French leader of Biogroup medical analysis laboratories is in mourning. As advertised The Parisian this Thursday, June 23, its CEO Stéphane Eimer died at only 52 years old. His body wasfound in the early morning at the foot of the Royal Monceau hotel (VIIIth arrondissement), suggesting a fall from a balcony“. If it is not confirmed, the thesis of suicide is for the time being considered since a note would have been discovered in the room of the multimillionaire, was part of a “conflicting situation with his wife.“The Paris public prosecutor’s office has confirmed the opening of an investigation to determine the causes of the disappearance.
It is through a press release relayed internally, and consulted by The Parisianthat Biogroup employees have been made aware of the “brutal death” from their CEO. No details are given except that “all of the group’s managers will continue their work with commitment and determination.”
Stéphane Eimer had been highlighted in recent years due to the Covid-19 crisis. It was he who, in particular, had “bet on RT-PCR test technologies, betting on the fact that public structures would quickly be overwhelmed by the scale of the epidemic and that the government would turn to the private sector.“He was not mistaken since, still according to The ParisianBiogroup had largely exceeded one billion euros in turnover.
The reactions have multiplied in the community, in particular that of the Syndicate of Biologists, whose “amazement” there is no doubt : “This disappearance is a real shock for the profession and for all the biologists and collaborators of his group.reacted its president François Blanchecotte in a press release. We express our full support to his wife, family and loved ones. For my part, my laboratory being part of Biogroup, I can testify to the work force, the audacity and the vision of Stéphane.”
A formidable businessman, Stéphane Eimer was also a father. With his wife, he had become the father of a little boy, about ten years old according to the words of an employee who had seen them with the family during official events: “He was young… I saw him two or three times, the last time was at a convention two years ago. He was with his wife and ten-year-old son.“A family now broken.