France-BioImaging

Name

France-BioImaging

Legal name

France-BioImaging

Website

https://france-bioimaging.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biological Imaging Research Infrastructure

NAICS

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Microscopy, Imaging & Flow Cytometry Instruments (HLAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Biological imaging services
• Microscopy technology access
• Bioimage analysis support
• Research infrastructure services
• Advanced imaging facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: France-BioImaging is a national research infrastructure (ANR-24-INBS-0005 FBI BIOGEN) funded by French public sources including CNRS, INSERM, and partner universities. The infrastructure provides access to imaging facilities and user support grants rather than generating commercial revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

France-BioImaging is a national research infrastructure that coordinates access to advanced biological imaging technologies across 30+ imaging core facilities and associated R&D teams throughout France. It provides external academic users with state-of-the-art microscopy equipment, cutting-edge expertise, training programs, and financial support for accessing specialized imaging services as the French Node of Euro-BioImaging.

Product overview

France-BioImaging is a national research infrastructure that operates as a platform network providing access to cutting-edge biological imaging technologies across France. The core offering consists of 30 high-level imaging core facilities organized into regional nodes (including Montpellier, Normandie, Rhône-Alpes, Toulouse, Alsace, Bretagne-Loire, and Île de France Sud). The infrastructure offers two main categories of technologies: Advanced Light Microscopy Imaging Systems (widefield, confocal, spinning disk) and Sophisticated Innovative Imaging Systems (super-resolution, electron microscopy, intravital imaging). Additional services include FBI.data for data management, F-BIAS for bioimage analysis support, FBI-AT for training, and the User Access Support scheme for funding assistance. FBI serves as the French Node of Euro BioImaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Imaging Services National infrastructure providing external users access to state-of-the-art microscopy equipment and cutting-edge expertise across 30 imaging core facilities in France, organized into regional nodes (Montpellier, Normandie, Rhône-Alpes, Toulouse, Alsace, Bretagne-Loire, and Île de France Sud).
• User Access Support Rolling support scheme that partially covers platform usage costs (up to €2,500 per project) for external users accessing FBI facilities, with €50,000 annual budget for 2026. Access requests must be completed within six months of submission.
• FBI.data Data services platform offering bioimage data management and analysis support for researchers using France-BioImaging facilities.
• F-BIAS (BioImage Analysis Support) BioImage Analysis Support service providing open desks and image analysis assistance to researchers using FBI facilities.
• FBI-AT (Advanced Training) Training program offering workshops and educational opportunities in biological imaging technologies for researchers.
• PRIMACEN AI Image Analysis AI-powered bioimage analysis solutions using Jupyter notebooks, visualization and deep learning libraries (StarDist, CellPose) for image segmentation and quantitative analysis, offered at the PRIMACEN facility.
• QuESt Bioimage Analysis Support Dedicated bioimage analysis service with access to powerful workstations, storage server, and high-performance computing cluster with OnDemand for tailored analysis pipelines.
• Advanced Light Microscopy Imaging Provides regular and automated wide field microscopy, Laser Scanning confocal microscopes, Spinning Disk confocal microscopes across FBI facilities for biological imaging research.
• Sophisticated and Innovative Imaging Provides high-resolution and single molecule tracking (PALM, STORM, STED, SIM), Electron Microscopy and Multimodal Imaging (cryo-EM, CLEM), fluorescence spectroscopy (FLIM, FCS, FRET-FLIM), and intravital imaging technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 921 hosted projects in 2021 (Montpellier)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Euro-BioImagingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance-BioImaging is the French Node of Euro-BioImaging, the European research infrastructure for biological imaging. This is the entry point for accessing biological imaging services in France. FBI facilities are accessible through the Euro-BioImaging Web Portal for monitoring, reporting, and unified access.
• Global-BioImagingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for global coordination of biological imaging research infrastructures, enabling knowledge sharing and collaboration across the global bioimaging community.
• CNRS IRN BioImage with ChinamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Research Network (IRN) partnership between CNRS and Chinese institutions for biological imaging research collaboration and exchange.
• FBI Africa-France InitiativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative for biological imaging between France and African countries, promoting access and collaboration in bioimaging for African researchers.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BioImaging North America (BINA): North American bioimaging consortium that coordinates imaging centers across the US and Canada. Comparable as a regional multi-node infrastructure providing access, training, and image-analysis services to academic users.
• Euro-BioImaging ERIC: The European research infrastructure for biological imaging of which France-BioImaging is the French Node. Operates a shared access portal and governance model across national nodes, making it the closest organizational peer.
• German BioImaging: Germany's national bioimaging infrastructure coordinating advanced light and electron microscopy core facilities across German universities. Directly comparable in mission, node structure, and academic user base.
• UK BioImaging: The UK national bioimaging network coordinating imaging core facilities and training across British institutions. Closely comparable to FBI in scope (light/electron microscopy, training, open access) and in being a Euro-BioImaging node.

Broad incumbents

• Nikon Instruments: Major microscopy manufacturer with strong presence in academic research. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose instruments underpin many FBI workflows.
• Leica Microsystems: Danaher-owned manufacturer of advanced light and electron microscopes (STED, confocal, sample preparation). A broad incumbent supplying much of the imaging hardware deployed by FBI nodes.
• Carl Zeiss Microscopy: Global manufacturer of advanced microscopy systems (confocal, super-resolution, electron, light-sheet) used across FBI facilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent setting the technology baseline for high-end bioimaging.

Emerging players

• Janelia Research Campus (HHMI): HHMI research campus operating open imaging facilities and developing cutting-edge microscopy methods (lattice light sheet, adaptive optics). Comparable as a non-academic hub pushing the frontier of advanced bioimaging.
• Indica Labs: Provider of AI-based image analysis software (HALO) for pathology and microscopy workflows. Comparable as an emerging player intersecting with FBI's AI image analysis offering (StarDist/CellPose-based pipelines).

Regional players

• Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) - Light Microscopy Facility: Operates one of the most advanced open-access light microscopy facilities in Europe, serving international academic users with super-resolution and high-throughput imaging. Comparable as a single-site regional bioimaging hub.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Fr_BioImaging
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/france-bioimaging

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Funding overview

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Investors

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