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Top 25 Biotech drug development companies based in France

Name: Biotech drug development companies based in France
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 167 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 167 biotech drug development companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 2,484 professional contacts across them, including 885 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers biotech drug development companies headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest biotech drug development companies based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 167 biotech drug development companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to biotech drug development companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Novalix	Strong evidence	Strasbourg, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	347 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Novalix is a premier drug discovery partner to biotech firms and pharmaceutical companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Biotrial	Strong evidence	Europe And North America, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	271 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A Global Provider in Early Development, we offer Non-Clinical, Clinical and Bioanalytical solutions for both pharmaceutical and biotech companies and we tailor our high-quality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	OSE Immunotherapeutics	Partial evidence	Nantes, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OSE Immunotherapeutics, a biotech dedicated to developing first-in-class assets in immuno-oncology (IO) & immuno-inflammation (I&I).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Aqemia	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AQEMIA is a drug invention company dedicated to novel medicines, never me-toos, tackling major diseases such as oncology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Adocia	Strong evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	82 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Innovative medicine for everyone, everywhere" Listed on the Euronext stock market, Adocia is a clinical-stage biotech company specialized in the development of best-in-class…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Edelris	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “EDELRIS is a pioneering company dedicated to the design and chemical synthesis of innovative natural product-like screening Libraries, medicinal chemistry Hit-to-Lead / Lead…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	AB Science	Indirect evidence	FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AB Science was founded in 2001 by a team of researchers, clinicians and entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to discover key mechanisms in life science and develop new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Valerio Therapeutics	Indirect evidence	Villejuif, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Valerio Therapeutics, we are pioneering a new generation of precision therapies to tackle complex and underserved diseases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Enterome	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Enterome is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing breakthrough immunomodulatory drugs for the treatment of cancer and immune diseases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Firalis S.A	Partial evidence	Huningue, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Within Basel neighbourhood and at the very heart of Europe (the triple border of France, Germany and Switzerland), Firalis is a pioneering biotechnology company, active in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	4p-Pharma	Partial evidence	Lille, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2014, 4P-Pharma is a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to addressing serious diseases with significant unmet medical needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Cermn Centre D'etudes ET DE Recherche SUR LE Médicament DE Normandie	Indirect evidence	Caen, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Le Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche sur le Médicament de Normandie · CERMN · constitue aujourd’hui, avec ses quatre plateformes · Chimie Organique et Médicinale, Chemoinformatique…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Innobiomil	Partial evidence	Bailly-romainvilliers, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “InnoBioMil, founded in 2019 in Bailly-Romainvilliers (Paris area, France), is a biotechnology company specialized in premium cell culture media and feeds solutions designed for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Diogenx	Partial evidence	Marseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DiogenX is a preclinical stage biotech company committed to a single mission: to discover and develop innovative biologics as new therapeutics options for millions of Diabetic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	X'prochem	Partial evidence	Loos, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “X’PROCHEM is a biotech company who invented an advanced and proprietary ligation technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Neovacs	Partial evidence	Suresnes, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Neovacs, a French Biotechnology company, develops therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of autoimmune, inflammatory diseases aand invests in innovative companies (Biotech and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Medesis Pharma	Partial evidence	Baillargues, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A RADICAL CHANGE IN THE WAY DRUGS ARE DELIVERED TO TARGETS Medesis Pharma has developed a revolutionary technology providing a paradigm shift in drug delivery methodology…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Samabriva	Partial evidence	Amiens, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Samabriva Biotechnology is a company that is creating a new method for producing biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, and biotech products using plants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Alderys	Indirect evidence	Orsay, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ALDERYS is now part of GIVAUDAN.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Oncodesign Precision Medicine - OPM	Indirect evidence	Dijon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OPM is a technological company specialized in precision medicine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Serendip Innovations	Indirect evidence	Illkirch-graffenstaden, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Serendip Innovations is developing a next-generation RNA platform that integrates both RNA manufacturing and targeted delivery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	EYLIO	Partial evidence	Illkirch-graffenstaden, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EYLIO is a fast-moving French pharmaceutical company that partners with biotech and medtech innovators from molecule discovery all the way to clinical success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Eurofins Calixar	Partial evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “To contact us : contact@calixar.com CALIXAR, is a biotech company specialized in the functional and native isolation of complex membrane therapeutic targets and antigens.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Bioc3	Partial evidence	Toulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BioC3 is a French biotech startup that has created an innovative biocatalysis platform.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	PK MED	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PK MED is a pioneering French biotech company, privately owned and founded in 2019 in Lyon, France, with the backing of Truffle Capital, a leading European venture capital firm…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: biotech drug development companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names biotech drug development companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of biotech drug development companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name biotech drug development companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Biotech drug development companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

35.6%Verified-email coverage

14.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

23.4%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

109

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 167 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among biotech drug development companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “biotech drug development companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names biotech drug development companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among biotech drug development companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 885 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Biotech drug development companies by metro

Biotech drug development companies in Paris39

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names biotech drug development companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many biotech drug development companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 167 biotech drug development companies headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Novalix, headquartered in Strasbourg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most biotech drug development companies?

Paris leads with 39 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (11) and Montpellier (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 885 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 167 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.