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Best Life Sciences Platforms and Tools Companies in Ile de France, France

The 74 best Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France, France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DNA Script.

74companies tracked
$843.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
41have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · LIFE SCIENCES PLATFORMS AND TOOLS × ILE DE FRANCE

Our analysis of 50 Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies

$4.8b in tracked funding; 68% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
68%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
225kcombined LinkedIn audience
29%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1DNA Script
Developer of benchtop DNA printer for nucleic acid synthesis
$315M33 mo ago202Xavier Godron
Co-founder & CTO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressBugHerd+30334 patents
Enzymatic, template‑free nucleic acid synthesis and purification for custom DNA manufacturing
—
2HiFiBiO
Provider of a technology platform for the discovery of antibody-based drugs
$180M60 mo ago75Liang Schweizer
Founder
—36 patents
Ligand‑receptor pair identification and biosensor assay technologies for drug discovery
—
3AFYREN
Provider of analytical services for microbiology, chemistry and bioprocesses industries
40Funding top 25%Talent top 28%Moat top 35%Patents top 37%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Talenttop 28%
Moattop 35%
Patentstop 37%
Techtop 43%
Innovationtop 48%
Growthtop 48%
Newsbottom 49%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 32%
Fin. healthbottom 20%
Funding: Raised $96.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$97M2 mo ago32Regis Nouaille
Co-Founder
WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+24118 patents
Recovery and purification of potassium salts and metabolites from anaerobic fermentation processes
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4Stilla Technologies
Developer of digital PCR solution for research
$53M55 mo ago100Clement Gay
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+25——
5Phagos
Developer of AI-powered bioplatform for targeted bacterial treatments using phages
64Funding top 34%AI top 35%Global top 45%Talent top 45%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 34%
AItop 35%
Globaltop 45%
Talenttop 45%
Techbottom 45%
Funding: Raised $31.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
AI: Product described with: ai-powered, artificial intelligence
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$32M8 mo ago—Adèle James
Co-Founder & CTO
Framer SitesReactMicrosoft Clarity+9—1 award
6Qubit Pharmaceuticals
Developer of drugs for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases
$25M45 mo ago50Jay Ponder
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+1415 patents
Quantum algorithms for molecular simulation and optimized quantum circuit design for chemistry
1 partnership
7Metafora Biosystems
Provider of diagnostic tests and reagents for research
$23M41 mo ago32Luc Dauriol
Co-Founder & Chairman
—37 patents
Diagnostic biomarkers and computational tools for single‑cell analysis in hematology
—
8Astraveus
Provider of a device for autologous cell and gene therapies
$18M18 mo ago29Jeremie Laurent
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+2551 patents
Parallel microfluidic bioprocessing platforms for high‑throughput cell and particle handling
—
9Core Biogenesis
Provider of UBaaS platform for recombinant protein bioproduction
$14M50 mo ago39Chouaib Meziadi
CSO
—9 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
—
10Meiogenix
Developer of novel breeding technologies for crop plants
$13M54 mo ago7Luc Mathis
CEO
WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+1039 patents
CRISPR‑based tools for engineered meiotic recombination and genome editing
—
11Okomera
Developer of a device for in vitro cancer testing using a microfluidic chip
$11M30 mo ago15Aimee Wessel
Co-Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowPlausible+72 patents
Microfluidic droplet generation and collection devices for precise fluid handling
—
12Aenitis
Developer of acoustic based tools for cell sorting
$10M60 mo ago13Emmanuel VINCENT
Co-Founder & CEO
———
13Spore Biotechnologies
Developer of microbial detection technology for life science industries
53AI top 15%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%
All 10 signals ▾
AItop 15%
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 42%
Moattop 42%
Techtop 43%
Patentstop 46%
Innovationbottom 47%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 23%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$9M5 mo ago5Amine Raji
Co-Founder & CEO
RubyAnimate.cssVarnish+127 patents
Rapid optical detection of bacteria in samples using spectroscopic sensor technology
1 job opening · 1 award
14Scipio Bioscience
Develops sample preparation solutions
$8M36 mo ago44Pierre Walrafen
Co-Founder & CEO
—19 patents
Hydrogel-based spatial omics platforms for single-cell capture and barcoding
—
15One Biosciences
Developer of single-cell therapeutics solutions to treat multiple health disorders
$5M11 mo ago—Celine Vallot
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+7—1 partnership · 2 awards
16Novacyt
A molecular diagnostics company specializing in genomic medicine solutions
$4M96 mo ago222—WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+25133 patents
Automated sample prep and digital cytology/histology analysis for cellular diagnostics
—
17Elveflow
Developer of flow control systems
$4M55 mo ago45Eric Farin
CEO
WordPressMySQLRedis+31——
18Inorevia
Developer of microfluidics platform
$3M48 mo ago16Laurent Malaquin
Co-Founder
—8 patents
Microfluidic droplet manipulation, sorting, and individual droplet extraction technologies.
—
19ScreenCell
Developer of circulating tumor cells
$3M113 mo ago11——32 patents
Microfluidic biomarker assays for circulating tumor cell detection and sickle‑cell diagnostics
—
20Eden Tech
Provider of microfabrication solutions for bioinspired microfluidics technologies
$2M54 mo ago—Emmanuel Roy
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+31—1 launch
21Abbelight
Provider of solutions for microscopes, reagents, and software for image analysis
57AI top 15%Product top 30%Moat top 32%Innovation top 40%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 15%
Producttop 30%
Moattop 32%
Innovationtop 40%
Patentstop 40%
Fundingtop 42%
Techbottom 48%
Marketbottom 42%
Globalbottom 36%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$2M5 mo ago42—WordPressMySQLPHP+1924 patents
Super-resolution single-molecule fluorescence microscopy hardware and image‑saving methods
2 awards
22Omini
Developer of point-of-care lab-on-chip devices for immediate blood tests
$2M64 mo ago29———1 internship · 1 award
23CryoCap cells
Manufactures sample preparation systems for electron microscope
$2M112 mo ago8————
24Minos Biosciences
Developer of a sequencing-based multi-omic analysis device
$2M62 mo ago11Hubert Geisler
Co-founder & Head of Microfluidics
———
25GreenTropism
Provider of software components for mainstream and industrial spectroscopy
$1M106 mo ago13Anthony Boulanger
Founder & CEO
—31 patents
Rapid pathogen detection in biological fluids using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
—
26EVerZom
Developer of a technology platform for the production of extracellular vesicles
$1M12 mo ago17Max Piffoux
Co-Founder & CTO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18——
27Alveole
Developer of device for in vitro cell microenvironment model
$1M92 mo ago20Romuald Vally
CEO
—46 patents
Biofabrication of patterned hydrogels and proteins with large-field 3D spectral microscopy
—
28Millidrop
Provider of cell culture machines based on milli fluidics technology for bacteriological research
$1M93 mo ago5————
29Phenocell
Provider of cell-based assays for drug discovery
$942K125 mo ago———2 patents
Deriving human sebocyte precursor cells from iPSCs for dermatological cell therapy
—
30Xentech
Patient-Derived tumor Xenograft patform offering preclinical cancer models and services for translational…
$765K125 mo ago31——10 patents
Predictive cancer biomarker diagnostics for chemotherapy and PARP inhibitor response
—
31Glowee
Provider of bioluminescent lighting solutions
$678K36 mo ago25Sandra Rey
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+1710 patents
Engineered bioluminescent proteins and bacterial systems for sustainable lighting of façades and decorative panels.
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32Elvesys Microfluidics
Manufacturer of microfluidic instruments for flow control, measurement, and detection
$638K113 mo ago15———1 job opening · 1 partnership
33Primadiag
Robotics platforms for rapid automation of biology protocols
$518K204 mo ago21Gregory Meunier
CEO
—5 patents
Magnetic bead handling modules for robotic automation in bio‑lab assays
—
34Biospace Lab
Develops and markets ex-vivo and in-vivo molecular imaging systems
$283K93 mo ago11Lise Laumonier
CEO and Board Member
—26 patents
Optical luminescence imaging systems for biomedical diagnostics and PET imaging
—
35Kolibri
Developer of acoustic wave-based bioreactors to handle mammalian cells
$250K33 mo ago11Gabriel dumy
Co-Founder
—3 patents
Acoustic microfluidic cell culture platforms for compartmentalized tissue engineering
—
36Anova Plus
Developd diagnostic and decision support tools for agro-industry
$223K77 mo ago—Marc Masson
Founder
—11 patents
Field diagnostic assays for multi‑resistant fungal pathogens in cereals and human/animal health
—
37Microfactory
Microfluidic devices for research
$121K100 mo ago—Fabrice Monti
Co-Founder
—30 patents
Hydrogel-based 3D cell/organelles analysis and skin-mimetic testing platforms
—
38Photeomix
Detection of differentially active components of the proteome
$53K126 mo ago—Iain Pemberton
Founder & Executive Director
———
39Cyprio
Developer of liver mimicking speriodal cell culture for in-vivo studies
$50K80 mo ago—Noushin Dianat
Co-Founder & CEO
———
40Sebia
Developer of electrophoresis-based in vitro diagnostics products
—41 mo ago87—WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+24106 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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Top 12 Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France

#1
Public · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2012 · 32 employees
$96.9Mraised
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Provider of analytical services for microbiology, chemistry, and bioprocesses industries. It has developed its product known as Afynerie, technology, which directly valorizes non-food biomass (wastes) into biomolecules of high energetical and chemical interest. The company offers services including the measurement of methane volume (or more generally biogas) produced by degradation of organic substrates by anaerobic microorganisms, & organic substrates physicochemical characterization.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%
Talent
top 28%
Moat
top 35%
Patents
top 37%
Tech
top 43%
Innovation
top 48%
Funding: Raised $96.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2026)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 118 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers — 8.8% of this cohort's audience · 57 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$3.5M
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$8.2M
  • Nov 2025Post IPO$26.6M
  • Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$4.7M
Founders & team
Regis NouailleCo-FounderNicolas SordetFounder & CEOJeremy PessiotCEO
Investors
JEREMIE AUVERGNE, Valquest Capital Management, Sofinnova Partners, Bpifrance, Kemin, Odyssee Venture
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerComplianzContact Form 7Core-JsDropzoneFormidable Form
#2
Series A · Suresnes, Ile de France · founded 2021
$31.6Mraised
▾

Developer of AI-powered bioplatform for targeted bacterial treatments using phages. The platform combines microbiology and artificial intelligence to design treatments using phages. Treatments are continuously updated to ensure subjects stay healthy. The solution is being deployed across chicken, cattle, swine, and shrimp sectors.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%
AI
top 35%
Global
top 45%
Talent
top 45%
Tech
bottom 45%
Funding: Raised $31.6M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2025)
AI: Product described with: ai-powered, artificial intelligence
Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond France
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$29.2M
  • Sep 2025Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Adèle JamesCo-Founder & CTOAlexandros PantalisCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Capagro, Hoxton Ventures, Demeter, Caphorn, Acurio Ventures, Entrepreneur First
Tech stack
Core-JsFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#3
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2022 · 5 employees
$8.6Mraised
▾

Developer of microbial detection technology for life science industries. The company is developing innovative technologies to detect bacterial and microbial risk for various industries food&beverage, cosmetics, and pharmaceutics manufacturers.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 42%
Moat
top 42%
Tech
top 43%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Computer Vision Data Scientist
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Grant (prize money)—
  • Feb 2025Series A$23M
  • Dec 2023Seed$8.6M
Founders & team
Amine RajiCo-Founder & CEOMaxime MistrettaCo-founder & CTO
Investors
LocalGlobe, EmergingTech Ventures, No Label Ventures, Family C Venture, Better Angle, Singular
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareFont AwesomeGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Workspace
#4
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2015 · 42 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Abbelight provides microscopes, reagents, and software for image analysis. Their 3D fluorescence nanoscopy products include Single Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM), high-throughput 2D single-molecule and TIRF imaging, and 3D single-molecule and multi-color imaging. The company also offers smart kits and reagents (dyes) for research use and software that allows the production and manipulation of 3D quantitative data.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Product
top 30%
Moat
top 32%
Innovation
top 40%
Patents
top 40%
Funding
top 42%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 24 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series B—
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$600.7K
  • Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$52.7K
  • May 2020Grant (prize money)$1.3M
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, AVANT BIO, Pleiade Venture
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHttp/3
#5
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 29 employees
$18Mraised
▾

Provider of a device for autologous cell and gene therapies. The company focuses on building high-tech equipment to manufacture autologous cell and gene therapies which include CAR-T or stem cell treatments. The company has developed Lakhesys a microfluidic technology to develop cellular therapies for various disease conditions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$7.4M
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$1.1M
  • Jun 2023Seed$18M
  • Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$56.3K
Founders & team
Jeremie LaurentFounder & CEO
Investors
Government of France, EIC Fund, Europa, AdBio partners, M Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBabelCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzCore-Js
#6
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020
$5Mraised
▾

Developer of single-cell therapeutics solutions to treat multiple health disorders. The company's proprietary platform uses single-cell RNA and DNA sequencing that helps to analyze disease-causing agents and provides treatment solutions. The company has developed single-cell computational software for the analysis of genomic data.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 2 awards · 1 expansions (incl. Guddine Roussy) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$17.4M
  • Sep 2022Series A$5M
Founders & team
Celine VallotCo-FounderDavid SchilanskyCo-FounderMagali RichardCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Galion.exe, Invus, Adamed, Sofinnova Investments, Polytechnique Ventures, Kima Ventures
Tech stack
FlywheelGsapMicrosoft 365MysqlOpen GraphOvhcloud
#7
Series C · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 202 employees
$315Mraised
▾

DNA script is a developer of a benchtop DNA printer powered by enzymatic technology for nucleic acid syntheis. It is offering a benchtop DNA printer that provides outsourced chemical-based DNA synthesis through enzymatic synthesis technology to synthesize DNA.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers — 10.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$4.3M
  • Jan 2022Series C$35M
  • Oct 2021Series C$165M
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$280K
Founders & team
Xavier GodronCo-founder & CTO
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund, DARPA, eureKARE, T. Rowe Price, Baillie Gifford
Tech stack
AosBootstrapBugherdCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFancybox
#8
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2018 · 17 employees
$1.3Mraised
▾

EVerZom develops a technology platform for the production of extracellular vesicles. The extracellular vesicles are generated by Mesenchymal stem cells having regenerative properties. This method can be used to apply turbulence stimulation to cells.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. GENFIT) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$3.5M
  • Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$118.7K
  • May 2022Grant (prize money)$1.8M
  • Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$3.4M
Founders & team
Max PiffouxCo-Founder & CTOJeanne VolatronCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Bpifrance, Erganeo
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzGoogle Font ApiHstsHttp/3
#9
Series D · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2013 · 75 employees
$179.5Mraised
▾

Provider of a technology platform for the discovery of antibody-based drugs. The platform combines high throughput, single-cell, functional-based screening of entire B cell (Ab producing cells) populations with next-generation sequencing and rapid DNA synthesis for rare antibody drugs.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Series D$75M
  • Aug 2019Series C$67M
  • May 2018Series B$37.5M
  • Series A—
Founders & team
Liang SchweizerFounder
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Sherpa Healthcare Partners, Maison Capital, Grand Mount Capital, HKSTP, TIF
Tech stack
Master SliderWordpressMysqlPhpZurb FoundationGravity Forms
#10
Acquired · Villejuif, Ile de France · founded 2013 · 100 employees
$53.1Mraised
▾

Developer of digital PCR solution for research. The system works on the principle of Crystal Digital PCR in a compact and reliable digital PCR solution with a single consumable. The device is assisted by Crystal Miner software for analyzing the generated data and identifying positive and negative droplets for all 3 fluorescence channels.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 6.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Conventional Debt$22.5M
  • Nov 2021Series B$12.7M
  • Feb 2020Series B$22.1M
  • Nov 2018Series A$18.3M
Founders & team
Clement GayCo-FounderRemi DanglaCo-Founder & CEOPhilippe MCEO
Investors
Illumina Ventures, Kurma Partners, LBO France, Paris Saclay Seed Fund, BNP Paribas Developpement, Enlighten Holdings
#11
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2011 · 32 employees
$22.7Mraised
▾

Metafora biosystems offers diagnostic tests and research reagents (IVD platform for drug discovery, development). They have developed few probes called RBDs which attaches to the transporters to analyze their quantity. Using the technology they have developed METAglut1 blood test to diagnose the GLUT1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1 DS) which happens because of impairment of the major glucose transporter 1. It has an ability to target nutrient transporters at the cell surface.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$2.7M
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$8.5M
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$3.6M
  • Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$3.8M
Founders & team
Luc DauriolCo-Founder & ChairmanVincent PetitCo-Founder & CEOMarc SitbonCo-Founder & President
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, BigBooster
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGoogle MapsWpbakeryApache Http Server
#12
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 15 employees
$11.2Mraised
▾

Developer of a device for in vitro cancer testing using a microfluidic chip. The company's proprietary technology can be used for personalised treatment and testing of cancer cells in 3D spheroids. It is used for the study of tumour biopsy.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Seed$11.2M
Founders & team
Aimee WesselCo-Founder & CEOSandra JernströmCo-founder & CSORaphael TomasiCo-Founder
Investors
Polytechnique Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, Resonance, Otium Capital, Berkeley SkyDeck, Village Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$843.6Mtotal disclosed funding
39companies funded
130disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa20 rounds
EIC Fund14 rounds
Bpifrance6 rounds
Entrepreneur First5 rounds
Casdin Capital3 rounds
EIT Health3 rounds
Kurma Partners3 rounds
M Ventures3 rounds
Seventure Partners3 rounds
Sofinnova Partners3 rounds

Notable founders

Regis Nouaille
Co-Founder · AFYREN
Nicolas Sordet
Founder & CEO · AFYREN
Adèle James
Co-Founder & CTO · Phagos
Alexandros Pantalis
Co-Founder & CEO · Phagos
Amine Raji
Co-Founder & CEO · Spore Biotechnologies
Maxime Mistretta
Co-founder & CTO · Spore Biotechnologies
Jeremie Laurent
Founder & CEO · Astraveus
Celine Vallot
Co-Founder · One Biosciences
David Schilansky
Co-Founder · One Biosciences
Xavier Godron
Co-founder & CTO · DNA Script
Max Piffoux
Co-Founder & CTO · EVerZom
Jeanne Volatron
Co-Founder & CEO · EVerZom
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,902,929 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Life Sciences Platforms and Tools coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · France

How research on Bioinformatics is moving in France

A read on the academic research around Bioinformatics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,937 France-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820162030
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 48% → 44% across 2008–2030.
top research entities
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique581
  • Inserm393
  • Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement130
  • Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris112
  • European Molecular Biology Laboratory87
leading researchers
Engelhorn, Julia · Valentin Sorin · Damian Szklarczyk · Andrew Mc Carthy · Maulana M. Naji · Lars Juhl Jensen · Peer Bork · F. Besnard
▲ Breakthroughs770 · 40%
40%→40% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (40%→40% of field), led by Genome.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Genome15→94
  • Gene20→91
  • Transcriptome2→53
  • Chromatin2→28
  • Identification (biology)2→27
Newly emergingDisease 0→30 · Workflow 0→24 · In silico 0→20
Landmark Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2 · 97,164 cites
◆ Advancements532 · 27%
▲ 19%→28% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (19%→28% of field), led by Gene.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Gene4→56
  • Transcriptome3→39
  • Genome5→24
  • Biomarker1→17
  • In silico1→16
Newly emergingDisease 0→39 · Immune system 0→23 · Cancer 0→19
Landmark Differential expression analysis for sequence count data · 16,273 cites
▼ Concerns285 · 15%
▼ 21%→14% share
▼0.7× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (21%→14% of field), led by Disease.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Disease3→34
  • Gene1→19
  • Cancer2→17
  • Clinical trial2→16
  • Immune system2→14
Newly emergingTranscriptome 0→12 · Adverse effect 0→10 · MEDLINE 0→9
Landmark A standardised staticin vitrodigestion method suitable for food – an international consensus · 5,317 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France

Where bioinformatics is researched across France

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Paris554 · +0.49
Hot · GeneAdvancing · TranscriptomeOpportunity · MutationConcern · Innate immune system
Marseille75 · +0.51
Hot · InteractomeAdvancing · Computational biologyOpportunity · Disease
Lyon69 · +0.49
Hot · BacteriaAdvancing · WorkflowOpportunity · Genome
Grenoble50 · +0.48
Hot · Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB)Advancing · DatabaseOpportunity · Structural biology
Toulouse45 · +0.41
Hot · Genetic diversityAdvancing · DNA replicationOpportunity · Gene
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PATENT SIGNAL · France

Who's filing bioinformatics patents in France

France bioinformatics patent filing is steady — 2 filings from 4 assignees (2024–2025), led by UNIV Paris CITE, Centre NAT RECH Scient, Ecole NAT Superieure DE Chimie P; annual filings 1→1.

2 filings4 assigneespeak 1/yr2024–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2024–2025)
top patent filers
  • UNIV Paris CITE2
  • Centre NAT RECH Scient2
  • Ecole NAT Superieure DE Chimie P1
  • Ecole NAT Superieure DE Chimie D1

Common questions

How many Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies are there in Ile de France, France?
Radar tracks 74 indexable Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies headquartered in Ile de France, France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France, France?
The Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France, France on this list have raised a combined $843.6M in disclosed equity funding across 39 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Life Sciences Platforms and Tools company in Ile de France, France?
DNA Script is the highest-funded Life Sciences Platforms and Tools company in Ile de France, France, with $315M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France, France are funded?
39 of the 74 Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France, France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Life Sciences Platforms and Tools unicorns are there in Ile de France, France?
None of the Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies in Ile de France, France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ile de France, France Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies?
The most active investors in Ile de France, France Life Sciences Platforms and Tools companies on this list include Europa, EIC Fund, Bpifrance, Entrepreneur First, Casdin Capital.
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