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Top 25 Clinical research organizations based in France

RevenueBase identified 364 clinical research organizations headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 7,647 professional contacts across them, including 2,750 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers clinical research organizations 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.

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The 25 largest clinical research organizations based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 364 clinical research organizations 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 clinical research organizations: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBoulogne-billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000652 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Excelya is an independent partner that serves Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Device organizations with a comprehensive range of Full-service CRO, FSP, and Resourcing solutions…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidenceLa Chapelle De Guinchay, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000445 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SynTech Research Group is a leading Agricultural Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing comprehensive contract efficacy, environmental, regulatory, and market support…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceEurope And North America, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500271 contacts →

Partial 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
4Strong evidenceBaugy, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500218 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ERBC is a 50 years’ leading CRO committed to bridge the gap between preclinical and clinical research by better predicting the efficacy and safety of new compounds offering…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceNancy, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500193 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Quipment is a leading player in clinical trial equipment solutions - rental, sales, and inventory management-for CROs, pharma, and biotech.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Partial evidenceDijon Cedex, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200191 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Oncodesign Services supports biopharma and biotechnology teams navigating critical preclinical decisions as programs progress toward the clinic.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceMeylan, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200157 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Kayentis, a global leader in eCOA and decentralized clinical trial solutions, empowers pharma, biotech and CROs to streamline data collection in clinical trials, enhancing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200146 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ividata Life Sciences is a consulting and services company dedicated to the Life Sciences industry: pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, cosmetology, medical devices, etc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Partial evidenceFontaine Les Dijon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500128 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ICTA is an international privately-owned CRO with 40 years of experience in clinical R&D, pharmaco-epidemiology and Early and Compassionate programs for traditional and advanced…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceEvry, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200112 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Texcell We are a specialized CRO supporting biologics, vaccines, medical devices, cell and gene therapies, and other complex biological products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20092 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Heva, a subsidiary of Docaposte and part of La Poste Santé & Autonomie’s expertise, is a key player in unlocking the value of health data, from collection to analysis and results…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidenceMassy, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20084 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CERC is a specialized CRO driven by physicians recognized for their expertise in cardiovascular research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 2008, Uniivo is a dynamic company with over 160 employees across two subsidiaries (France and Spain), offering a wide range of services: Science (Outsourcing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceVergèze, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20082 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Eurofins is a Multinational providing contract research and services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, agrochemical industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Strong evidenceSaint-herblain, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20080 contacts →

Strong evidence

“A leading C.R.O specialised in designing and running of experimental, pre-clinical sample analysis and clinical research projects, with a unique nutrition and microbiome…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Partial evidenceMalakoff, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20080 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ClinSearch is a European Health Research Organization which provides Consultancy and Operational services for Medical Device and Drug Development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,00079 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MAPI GROUP HAS BEEN ACQUIRED BY ICON PLC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20074 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Inato, our mission is to bring clinical trials to each and every patient, regardless of who they are or where they live.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHaguenau, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Anadiag is one of the leading CROs in Europe and provides a wide range of services for the registration of existing or new Plant Protection Products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20066 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Charles River Labs has acquired Pathoquest, strengthening its end-to-end biologics testing portfolio with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceSèvres, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20060 contacts →

Partial evidence

“STETHOS group is dedicated to marketing research and consulting in the healthcare sector – from ethic products, OTC, MD to nutrition, consumer care and dermocosmetics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLa Gaude, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Not just an ophthalmology-focused CRO, Iris Pharma helps clients around the world navigate every stage of the drug and device development process and delivers customized solutions…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Inovarion est un centre de recherche en Sciences du Vivant qui s’est imposé en quelques années comme un acteur clé de la recherche et développement en France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceBesançon, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“French CRO Biotechnology BIOMANUFACTURING: Plasmids (R&D and High Quality grades, And Now a pDNA GMP unit), Monoclonal antibodies, Recombinant antibodies (scFV, Fab, bispecific.)…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceGières, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eurofins Optimed’s mission is to contribute to global Health & Safety.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Clinical research organizations based in France at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
36.0%Verified-email coverage
21.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
20.1%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
186
11-50
118
51-200
39
201-500
8
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
4
10001+
3

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 364 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 clinical research organizations, 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 “clinical research organizations”. 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 clinical research organizations), 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 clinical research organizations, 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, 2,750 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.

Clinical research organizations by metro

  • Clinical research organizations in Paris73

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 clinical research organizations, 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 clinical research organizations are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 364 clinical research organizations 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?

Excelya, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most clinical research organizations?

Paris leads with 73 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (17) and Toulouse (14).

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 2,750 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 364 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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About this data

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.