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Top 24 Drug discovery biotech companies based in France

RevenueBase identified 77 company matches for drug discovery biotech companies associated with France as of October 2026 and tracks 1,227 professional contacts across them, including 358 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for drug discovery biotech 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 October 11, 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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1,227Contacts tracked
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The 24 largest drug discovery biotech companies based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 24 of 77 company matches for drug discovery biotech companies based in France, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Oct 11, 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 matchStrasbourg, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 2026201-500347 contacts →

Exact match

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

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2Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202651-20082 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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3Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202651-20068 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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4Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202651-20058 contacts →

Exact match

“Qubit Pharmaceuticals brings unparalleled accuracy and precision to drug discovery and design, using quantum physics to develop life-changing treatments for major diseases.”

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5Exact matchFranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202651-20058 contacts →

Exact match

“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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6Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202611-5044 contacts →

Exact match

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

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7Exact matchLille, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202611-5029 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 2014, 4P-Pharma is a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to addressing serious diseases with significant unmet medical needs.”

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8Exact matchCaen, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202651-20023 contacts →

Exact match

“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…”

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9Exact matchIllkirch, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202651-20018 contacts →

Exact match

“Localisé à la Faculté de Pharmacie sur le Campus d'Illkirch, nous regroupons actuellement 3 équipes compétentes en synthèse organique, chimie thérapeutique, modélisation…”

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10Exact matchIllkirch-graffenstaden, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202611-5015 contacts →

Exact match

“EYLIO is a fast-moving French pharmaceutical company that partners with biotech and medtech innovators from molecule discovery all the way to clinical success.”

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11Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“Meddenovo is advancing AI-driven drug discovery with a specialized technology platform designed specifically for cyclic peptides.”

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12Exact matchTours, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202611-5012 contacts →

Exact match

“MAbSilico is a TechBio company developing and providing AI-based solutions for antibody drug design and discovery.”

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13Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-1010 contacts →

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“PepKon is a French biotech founded in 2022, built on more than a decade of academic research.”

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14Exact matchLabège, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Vibiosphen is a SME healthcare biotechnology in infectious diseases founded in 2014.”

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15Exact matchBalma, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“ABIONYX Pharma is a new generation biotech company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative therapies for patients without existing or effective treatment.”

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16Exact matchToulouse, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-108 contacts →

Exact match

“G.CLIPS biotech created the first enabling technology to unravel the potential of drug and antibody candidates on pathology-like format membrane proteins to be used in screening…”

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17Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202611-508 contacts →

Exact match

“WHY: Making the world disease free.”

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18Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-105 contacts →

Exact match

“At MedInsights, we are dedicated to bringing optimized therapeutic options for patients suffering from metabolic, cardiometabolic, neurometabolic and rare diseases with high unmet…”

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19Exact matchMontpellier, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-104 contacts →

Exact match

“Surgimab SAS is a biotechnology company based out of Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.”

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20Exact matchGrabels, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-104 contacts →

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“BCI Pharma is an innovative bio-pharmaceutical company focused on small molecule drug discovery.”

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21Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-102 contacts →

Exact match

“AzurBio Pharma is a new international pharmaceutical company developing its products and activities in the area of pharma innovation and rare or serious diseases.”

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22Exact matchBoulogne-Billancourt, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 202611-501 contacts →

Exact match

“CTRS is a French pharmaceutical company with a strong and growing international presence.”

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23Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“At Bonvie Wellness, we are fully committed to develop game changing pharmaceutical innovations, meant to completely transform the way people consume medicines, and help them…”

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24Exact matchNantes, FranceHQ recorded Oct 11, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“Cytune Pharma, a biotechnology company owned by PPF Group, is responsible for the clinical development of SO-C101, SOTIO is a sponsor of the Phase 1 clinical trial.”

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Drug discovery biotech companies based in France at a glance

As of Oct 11, 2026
29.2%Verified-email coverage
15.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
22.1%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Oct 11, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 77 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 discovery biotech 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 358 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 October 11, 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 discovery biotech companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

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

RevenueBase identified 77 company matches for drug discovery biotech companies associated with France as of October 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?

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

Which city has the most drug discovery biotech companies?

Paris leads with 17 company records, followed by Lyon (5) and Montpellier (4).

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 358 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 77 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 October 11, 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.