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Top 25 Drug development and research companies based in France

RevenueBase identified 220 company matches for drug development and research companies associated with France as of September 2026 and tracks 23,377 professional contacts across them, including 9,454 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for drug development and research companies associated with France, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 drug development and research companies based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 220 company matches for drug development and research companies based in France, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 19, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchSuresnes, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202610001+10,958 contacts →

Exact match

“Servier is an independent international pharmaceutical group governed by a foundation.”

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2Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0005,943 contacts →

Exact match

“We are a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on bringing transformative medicines to patients in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience.”

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3Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,369 contacts →

Exact match

“EUROAPI is focused on reinventing active pharmaceutical ingredients to sustainably meet customers’ and patients’ needs around the world.”

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4Exact matchRueil-malmaison, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000498 contacts →

Exact match

“Novartis est une entreprise dans les médicaments innovants.”

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5Exact matchStrasbourg, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500347 contacts →

Exact match

“Novalix is a premier drug discovery partner to biotech firms and pharmaceutical companies.”

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6Exact matchMinakem, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026501-1,000275 contacts →

Exact match

“MINAKEM is a fully integrated development partner and commercial manufacturer for pharmaceutical companies- API manufacturing (Innovators/Generics and Highly Potent)- Custom…”

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7Exact matchEurope And North America, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500271 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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8Exact matchPuteaux, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500232 contacts →

Exact match

“LABORATOIRES BOUCHARA RECORDATI is a pharmaceuticals company based out of 70, Avenue du Général de Gaulle, Puteaux, Île-de-France, France.”

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9Exact matchDijon Cedex, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200191 contacts →

Exact match

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

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10Exact matchFontenilles, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500187 contacts →

Exact match

“Eurofins CDMO is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) that provides clients with APIs / Drug Substance and Drug Product development for…”

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11Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200146 contacts →

Exact match

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

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12Exact matchEvry, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-200112 contacts →

Exact match

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

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13Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20084 contacts →

Exact match

“AQEMIA is a drug invention company dedicated to novel medicines, never me-toos, tackling major diseases such as oncology.”

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14Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20083 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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15Exact matchCastres, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20265,001-10,00071 contacts →

Exact match

“Pierre Fabre Laboratories is one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical companies.”

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16Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20066 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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17Exact matchPérigny, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20061 contacts →

Exact match

“Valbiotis is a commercially oriented Research & Development company committed to scientific innovation for preventing and combating metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in…”

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18Exact matchFranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20060 contacts →

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“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…”

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19Exact matchRoissy-en-france, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5051 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in Diverchim is a Small Molecule Drug Substance CDMO that specializes in complex chemistry.”

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20Exact matchRueil-malmaison, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20051 contacts →

Exact match

“Otsuka Pharmaceutical est une société internationale de produits de santé dont la philosophie est la suivante : « Otsuka – des hommes et des femmes qui créent de nouveaux produits…”

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21Exact matchLevallois-perret, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-50049 contacts →

Exact match

“Therabel is a privately-owned pharmaceutical company, with a European heritage stretching back to 1945.”

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22Exact matchGardanne, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5045 contacts →

Exact match

“Neuro-Sys is a research-intensive and innovative organisation specialising in pharmacology and in advanced in vitro and in vivo models of neurodegenerative diseases, mode of…”

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23Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5043 contacts →

Exact match

“Chez medac, nous sommes convaincus que la santé est notre ressource la plus précieuse.”

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24Exact matchVandoeuvre-lès-nancy, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-5035 contacts →

Exact match

“ETAP-LAB – Preclinical CRO supporting therapeutic innovations for over 35 years ETAP-LAB is a recognized European preclinical CRO delivering efficient, cost-effective services to…”

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25Exact matchPuteaux, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20034 contacts →

Exact match

“Lundbeck est une société pharmaceutique mondiale spécialisée dans les maladies du cerveau avec 5600 employés répartis dans plus de 50 pays.”

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Drug development and research companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
40.4%Verified-email coverage
106.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
20.0%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
107
11-50
68
51-200
27
201-500
8
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
2
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 220 companies.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with France whose business descriptions match “drug development and research companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 9,454 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “drug development and research companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many drug development and research companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 220 company matches for drug development and research companies associated with France as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Servier tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most drug development and research companies?

Paris leads with 44 company records, followed by Lyon (11) and Toulouse (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 9,454 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 220 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 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 SmartSearch, 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.