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Top 25 Pharmaceutical development services companies based in France

Name: Pharmaceutical development services companies based in France
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 408 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 408 pharmaceutical development services companies headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 20,901 professional contacts across them, including 7,553 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers pharmaceutical development services 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical development services companies based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 408 pharmaceutical development services companies based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharmaceutical development services 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	Fareva	Indirect evidence	Tournon, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	10001+	2,925 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It all started in 1990, in the Ardèche region of France, with a family business and one clear ambition:, with tailored R&D, production and packaging that leaves nothing to chance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Delpharm	Partial evidence	Boulogne-billancourt, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,911 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Delpharm is a worldwide leader in contract manufacturing and development of medicines with - 19 plants in France, Italy, Canada, Poland and The Netherlands - Over 1,1 billion…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Euroapi	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,369 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EUROAPI is focused on reinventing active pharmaceutical ingredients to sustainably meet customers’ and patients’ needs around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Seqens	Partial evidence	Écully, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,088 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SEQENS is a worldwide leader in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Cenexi	Partial evidence	Fontenay-sous-bois, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	900 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cenexi, a French Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization with its 1,500 employees and 200 million € of turnover, is experiencing a steady growth with its four…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Novartis France	Indirect evidence	Rueil-malmaison, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	498 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Novartis est une entreprise dans les médicaments innovants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Biogaran	Indirect evidence	Colombes, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	466 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Biogaran, laboratoire pharmaceutique français fondé en 1996, est le pionnier du médicament générique en France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Novasep	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	396 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Novasep is a leading provider of services in the field of molecule production and purification for the life science industries, based on an unrivalled pool of specialized and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Novalix	Partial evidence	Strasbourg, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	347 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Novalix is a premier drug discovery partner to biotech firms and pharmaceutical companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Caduceum	Indirect evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	300 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Caduceum : L’expert 100% santé pour accélérer vos projets industriels Depuis 2013, Caduceum s’impose comme LE partenaire de référence pour les acteurs des industries de la santé.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Minakem	Strong evidence	Minakem, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	275 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MINAKEM is a fully integrated development partner and commercial manufacturer for pharmaceutical companies- API manufacturing (Innovators/Generics and Highly Potent)- Custom…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Biotrial	Strong evidence	Europe And North America, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
13	Astreapharma	Indirect evidence	Fontaine-lès-dijon, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	248 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AstreaPharma est un acteur en développement dans le domaine de la sous-traitance de l'industrie pharmaceutique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Vcls Voisin Consulting Life Sciences	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	232 contacts →
	Strong evidence “VCLS (Voisin Consulting Life Sciences) is a specialist life sciences product development partner helping biotech, pharmaceutical, and medical device innovators advance complex…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Synerlab Group	Indirect evidence	Entzheim, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	224 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As of April 15, we’re proud to unveil our new name: MeribelPharmaSolutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	SOFIP	Indirect evidence	Neuilly-sur-seine, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	222 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L’ère où seuls les professionnels de santé orientaient le choix des consommateurs est révolue.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	ERBC	Indirect evidence	Baugy, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	218 contacts →
	Indirect 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 17, 2026
18	Biose Industrie	Partial evidence	Aurillac, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	204 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Biose Industrie is a specialised CDMO for Live Biotherapeutic Products (LBPs) and Next-Generation Probiotics (NGPs), providing end-to-end development, scale-up, and GMP…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Skyepharma- Fully Integrated Cdmo	Strong evidence	Saint-quentin-fallavier, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	203 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Through many years of involvement and achievements in the pharmaceutical industry, Skyepharma’s development and manufacturing facility is eminently specialized in Complex Oral…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Alispharm	Strong evidence	Lyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	201 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We, at Alispharm, support Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Devices Manufacturers in the development of their healthcare products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Oncodesign Services	Indirect evidence	Dijon Cedex, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	191 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Oncodesign Services supports biopharma and biotechnology teams navigating critical preclinical decisions as programs progress toward the clinic.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Eurofins Cdmo Europe	Partial evidence	Fontenilles, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	187 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Eurofins CDMO is a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) that provides clients with APIs / Drug Substance and Drug Product development for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Medincell	Partial evidence	Montpellier, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Medincell is a pharmaceutical company at commercial stage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Ividata Life Sciences	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	146 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
25	PMC Isochem	Partial evidence	Vert-le-petit, FranceHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PMC Isochem, part of PMC Group International, is a world leader in custom pharmaceutical manufacturing and polymer excipients offering- CDMO for APIs, Intermediates and Excipient…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 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: pharmaceutical development services 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 pharmaceutical development services companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharmaceutical development services companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharmaceutical development services 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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Pharmaceutical development services companies based in France at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

36.1%Verified-email coverage

51.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

17.9%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

209

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 408 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 pharmaceutical development services 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 “pharmaceutical development services 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 pharmaceutical development services 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 pharmaceutical development services 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, 7,553 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 17, 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.

Pharmaceutical development services companies by metro

Pharmaceutical development services companies 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 pharmaceutical development services 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 pharmaceutical development services companies are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 408 pharmaceutical development services 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?

Fareva, headquartered in Tournon, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most pharmaceutical development services companies?

Paris leads with 73 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (22) and Toulouse (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 7,553 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 408 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 17, 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.