Alexandre Mérieux, Chief Executive Officer, said: "bioMérieux ended 2015 with a strong 7.1% increase in sales on an organic basis, exceeding our target for the year. The acquisition of BioFire made an active contribution to our growth and is delivering better results than predicted in our acquisition plan. Given the strong forward momentum in our strategic lines and the contribution of every region to consolidated growth, we expect to see sales increase by a further 6% to 8% over the coming year, at constant exchange rates and scope of consolidation."