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Top 25 Research centers based in France

RevenueBase identified 297 company matches for research centers associated with France as of November 2026 and tracks 11,311 professional contacts across them, including 1,436 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for research centers 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 November 6, 2026.

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11,311Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest research centers based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 297 company matches for research centers based in France, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 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 matchPalaiseau, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,0002,041 contacts →

Exact match

“Le centre français de recherches aérospatiales/ L’ONERA, acteur central de la recherche aéronautique et spatiale, emploie environ 2200 personnes.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchToulouse, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000531 contacts →

Exact match

“The IUCT-Oncopole, a center for care, research, and training in cancerology, mobilizes on a single site in Toulouse the expertise of professionals.”

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3Exact matchToulouse, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000381 contacts →

Exact match

“IRIT was founded in 1990.”

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4Exact matchAuzeville-tolosane, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261,001-5,000246 contacts →

Exact match

“Avec plus de chercheurs, ingénieurs et techniciens, le centre INRAE Occitanie-Toulouse, ouvert sur l’innovation, est un lieu de recherches disciplinaires, interdisciplinaires et…”

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5Exact matchPalaiseau, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500222 contacts →

Exact match

“The Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N) is a joint research unit from CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay and Université Paris Cité.”

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6Exact matchAubervilliers, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500221 contacts →

Exact match

“Saint-Gobain Research Paris is one of eight major cross-business research centers that serve all the Activities of Saint-Gobain.”

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7Exact matchIllkirch-graffenstaden, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000217 contacts →

Exact match

“ICube UMR 7357 - Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie Le laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie…”

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8Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500184 contacts →

Exact match

“L'ISIR (Institut des Systèmes Intelligents et de Robotique) est une Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR sous la tutelle de Sorbonne Université, du CNRS et de l’Inserm (ERL-U1150).”

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9Exact matchRennes, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000164 contacts →

Exact match

“IRISA, a joint research unit IRISA is today one of the largest French research laboratory (more than 850 people) in the field of computer science and information technologies.”

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10Exact matchVandoeuvre-lès-nancy, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500162 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Loria, Laboratoire lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications, est une Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR 7503), commune à plusieurs établissements : le CNRS…”

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11Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000159 contacts →

Exact match

“The LIP6, Sorbonne University and French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), UMR 7606 Sorbonne University - CNRS, is a computer science research laboratory dedicated…”

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12Exact matchTalence, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500156 contacts →

Exact match

“IMS Bordeaux: Leading Innovation in Research and Technology IMS Bordeaux stands as a major player in research both in France and internationally, known for our pioneering work and…”

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13Exact matchAubiere, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500150 contacts →

Exact match

“Since its creation in 2012, the Institut Pascal gave birth to a structuring cluster in the field of «Engineering and Systems Sciences» aimed at national and international…”

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14Exact matchValenciennes, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-500119 contacts →

Exact match

“Le LAMIH, composante de l'Université Polytechnique des Hauts-de-France, a une place prépondérante dans les recherches qui concernent l’Humain dans l’ingénierie et les systèmes…”

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15Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000110 contacts →

Exact match

“Avec une activité annuelle de 45M€, un effectif proche de 600 salariés, 1200 contrats par an, Armines est la première structure privée de recherche contractuelle française.”

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16Exact matchTalence, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200103 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2007, ALPhANOV is the Optics and Laser Technology Center of the Route des Lasers cluster, located in Bordeaux, France.”

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17Exact matchSt-étienne, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200103 contacts →

Exact match

“Laboratoire Hubert Curien is a joint research unit of Saint-Etienne University (member of the University of Lyon), The French National Centre for Scientific Research and the…”

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18Exact matchNantes, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50089 contacts →

Exact match

“CRCI2NA Nantes - Angers Cancer and Immunology Research Center The CRCI²NA (Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Intégrée Nantes Angers in french) was created in…”

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19Exact matchGrenoble, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20080 contacts →

Exact match

“G-SCOP is a multidisciplinary laboratory which has been created to meet the scientific challenges imposed by the ongoing changes within the industrial world.”

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20Exact matchStrasbourg, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026201-50077 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Centre de recherche en biomédecine de Strasbourg (CRBS), situé sur le campus de l’hôpital de Strasbourg, regroupe dix laboratoires scientifiques (Université de Strasbourg et…”

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21Exact matchVandoeuvre-lès-nancy Cedex, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20074 contacts →

Exact match

“Le LEMTA concentre ses recherches autour de la Mécanique et de l’Energie et compte parmi les 5 laboratoires de la Fédération de Recherche Jacques Villermaux pour la Mécanique…”

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22Exact matchNogent-sur-marne, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20074 contacts →

Exact match

“Centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement.”

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23Exact matchClermont-ferrand, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5058 contacts →

Exact match

“Welcome to the CERDI’s Page.”

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24Exact matchPessac, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20046 contacts →

Exact match

“Bordeaux Sciences Economiques / Bordeaux School of Economics, laboratoire de recherche en sciences économiques - Université de Bordeaux, CNRS (UMR 6060) et INRAE (UMR 1441)”

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25Exact matchMetz, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5043 contacts →

Exact match

“Le Centre Pierre Janet (du nom d’un des plus célèbres psychologues français du XIXème siècle, contemporain de Freud) est devenu depuis le 1er octobre 2015 la première structure…”

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Research centers based in France at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
12.7%Verified-email coverage
38.1Average contacts per company
51-200Median size (employees)
12.8%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
63
11-50
76
51-200
90
201-500
33
501-1,000
14
1,001-5,000
12
5,001-10,000
4
10001+
2

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 297 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 “research centers” 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 1,436 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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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 “research centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many research centers are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 297 company matches for research centers associated with France as of November 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?

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

Which city has the most research centers?

Paris leads with 38 company records, followed by Toulouse (13) and Palaiseau (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 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 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.