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Top 12 Drug discovery companies based in France

RevenueBase identified 42 company matches for drug discovery companies associated with France as of September 2026 and tracks 1,003 professional contacts across them, including 242 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for drug discovery 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.

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How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 19, 2026 How this list was built
42Companies
1,003Contacts tracked
242Verified emails
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The 12 largest drug discovery companies based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 12 of 42 company matches for drug discovery 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 matchStrasbourg, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 2026201-500347 contacts →

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

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact 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.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20066 contacts →

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“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…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchCaen, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202651-20024 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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5Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-1011 contacts →

Exact match

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

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6Exact matchIllkirch-graffenstaden, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Exact match

“Inoviem Scientific is a private Bioanalytical company which delivers enabling information to secure drug discovery programs and to take informed decision by closing the gap…”

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7Exact matchGrabels, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Exact match

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

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8Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-106 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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9Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 202611-506 contacts →

Exact match

“WHY: Making the world disease free.”

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10Exact matchNantes, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 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.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchGrabels, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

Exact match

“R&H Discovery est un laboratoire pharmaceutique proposant son expertise en synthèse et découverte de nouvelles molécules candidats médicaments.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
12Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 19, 20261-101 contacts →

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“Introducing ELBA Discovery Consulting company specializing in drug discovery and development.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase

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Drug discovery companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
24.1%Verified-email coverage
23.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
21.4%Largest-city concentration · Paris
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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 42 companies.

How this list was built

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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 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 242 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
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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 companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many drug discovery companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 42 company matches for drug discovery 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?

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 companies?

Paris leads with 9 company records, followed by Lyon (4) and Grabels (2).

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 242 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 42 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.