Noalys

What Noalys does

Noalys is a French private healthcare group (SAS) founded in 2006 through the merger of several Lyon-area clinics. The company operates a network of six healthcare establishments across the Rhône, Isère, Gard, and Doubs departments, anchored by Hôpital Privé Natecia, a Level 2B private maternity hospital in Lyon that is the third-largest private maternity in France and the first in the Rhône-Alpes region. Service lines span maternity and neonatal care, fertility treatment (PMA/AMP center ranked tenth nationally with ~32% IVF success vs. 27.2% national average), multi-specialty surgery (including pediatric and ambulatory), gastroenterology/endoscopy, post-acute rehabilitation (SSR), and 24/7 emergency services, supported by 380 beds and chairs, 500 salaried staff, and 250 affiliated physicians who treat roughly 55,000 patients annually and deliver 3,800 births per year.

Revenue is generated principally through fee-for-service healthcare delivery billed via the French social security system and complementary insurers, augmented by premium hospitality upgrades (Privilège Suites, Premium Rooms) at Natecia. The group has deployed advanced clinical equipment (Embryoscope time-lapse incubators, 3D surgical cameras, fluoroluminescence imaging, Samsung ultrasound platforms, Olympus endoscopy storage) and operates a teleconsultation channel via the third-party e-Consult Sara platform, plus the AlloAvis Médical phone routing service. Adjacent business lines include NateSpa aquatic wellness, the Kinesia in-house physiotherapy team, the Académie de la Santé Publique training and conference program, and the LUCINE childhood-protection endowment fund. The group is privately held by founder Jean-Loup Durousset (President-Director General since founding) with no identified institutional investors, headquartered at 22 Avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, with €35M in annual revenue (FY2020) and €15M in owned real estate.

Name

Noalys

Legal name

Noalys

Website

https://noalys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Noalys is a French private healthcare group operating six hospitals and clinics across the Rhône, Isère, Gard, and Doubs departments, anchored by Hôpital Privé Natecia and serving 55,000 patients annually across maternity, surgery, fertility, endoscopy, and rehabilitation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKAJAG

Family Planning & Contraception (Including Abortion Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN)

Keywords

• Private healthcare services
• Maternity and perinatal care
• Ambulatory surgery centers
• Assisted reproduction treatments
• Medical rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-priest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare service fees: Noalys generates revenue by providing medical services through its network of 6 private healthcare establishments. Revenue is derived from consultations, surgeries, hospitalizations, maternity services, rehabilitation, and outpatient procedures, billed through the French social security system and complementary health insurance framework.
2. Hotel/hospitality services: Premium accommodation services (Privilège Suites, Premium Rooms) at Natecia maternity ward generate additional revenue from upgraded hotel-like amenities for patients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Noalys operates a network of 6 private healthcare establishments across France providing hospital care, maternity services, surgery (general, pediatric, orthopedic, urological, ophthalmological, maxillofacial), endoscopy, fertility treatment (IVF/ICSI/IMSI), rehabilitation, and emergency care. The group serves approximately 55,000 patients annually through flagship Hôpital Privé Natecia and four subsidiary clinics, with complementary teleconsultation and premium hospitality services.

Product overview

Noalys is a French healthcare group operating 6 health establishments across the Rhone, Isere, Gard, and Doubs departments. The group's offerings span a unified hospital network centered on Hopital Prive Natecia (the flagship facility) plus subsidiary clinics. Core services include maternity and neonatal care (Level 2B), comprehensive surgery (ambulatory and traditional), fertility treatment (AMP/PMA center ranked 10th in France), pediatric care, endoscopy, and rehabilitation. The group operates a teleconsultation platform for remote care, maintains an academic training arm (Academie de la Sante Publique), and offers hospitality-style patient accommodations. The Ambulatory Care model serves as the dominant care approach across all facilities, with same-day treatment minimizing overnight stays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Académie de la Santé Publique: Training academy offering conference cycles and e-learning programs for healthcare professionals and public education
• eConsult SARA

Products and services

• Hôpital Privé Natecia (Lyon & Rillieux-la-Pape) Multi-specialty private hospital offering maternity (Level 2B), surgery, neonatology, fertility treatment (AMP/PMA), pediatric care, and outpatient consultations. The 3rd largest private maternity in France with nearly 32% PMA/FIV success rate (10th nationally). Provides premium hospitality amenities including Privilège Suites and Premium Rooms.
• Clinique des Côtes du Rhône (Roussillon) Multi-disciplinary proximity healthcare clinic with 24/7 emergency services, radiography, perinatal center, surgery, and medicine. Located 30km from nearest other healthcare facility, serving an underserved Isère territory. Achieves 99% patient satisfaction in ambulatory surgery and handles 15,894 emergency visits annually.
• Clinique du Grand Avignon (Les Angles) Pioneering ambulatory surgery center specializing in pediatric surgery (over 1,000 children treated annually), gastroenterology, gynecology, ophthalmology, ENT, vascular, and cosmetic surgeries. Same-day discharge model dominant across services.
• Centre d'Endoscopie du Nord Isère (CENI) Specialized outpatient endoscopy center performing digestive endoscopy procedures with or without anesthesia in ambulatory setting. Serves patients requiring colonoscopy, gastroscopy, and gastroenterology consultations.
• Clinique du Pays de Montbéliard Soins de Suite et de Réadaptation (SSR) rehabilitation clinic with inpatient and day hospitalization services. Provides post-operative rehabilitation, medical rehabilitation, palliative care, chronic disease management, and therapeutic education for approximately 100 patients per day.
• Teleconsultation Service (e-Consult Sara) Remote medical consultation service allowing patients to consult Noalys healthcare professionals from home via smartphone, tablet, or computer. Same reimbursement conditions as classic consultations. Uses e-Consult Sara mobile application (Android/iOS) with secure data hosting.
• Centre d'Assistance Médicale à la Procréation (AMP/PMA) Fertility treatment center offering comprehensive infertility services including In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF), ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection), and IMSI (Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection) techniques, with Embryoscope time-lapse technology for continuous embryo monitoring. Operated in partnership with Cerballiance laboratory.
• NateSpa Aquatic Center Aquatic wellness center offering baby swimming sessions, children's swimming lessons, and rehabilitation services including balneotherapy. Located adjacent to Natecia hospital for patient and community access.
• Académie de la Santé Publique Training and conference center offering professional development programs, video and e-learning courses for healthcare professionals, and public conferences on health-related topics (PMA, bioethics, obstetrics).

Quantifiable outcome

• Natecia's PMA service achieves a 32% success rate, ranking 10th in France and 1st in Lyon (vs. 27.2% national average).
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and minor.

• Hôpital Edouard Herriot (CHU Lyon)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020A landmark private-public partnership: Hôpital Privé Natecia made its operating theaters and teams available to surgeons from Hôpital Edouard Herriot (a public university hospital) to operate on patients whose procedures had been cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented collaboration aimed to prevent deterioration of patients' conditions and was covered by France 3 Lyon.
• e-Consult Sara (SARA platform)coreTechnology or Integratione-Consult Sara is the telemedicine platform used by Noalys establishments for remote consultations. Patients access teleconsultations via the SARA mobile app (Android/iOS) or web browser, with SMS or email links for appointment access. The platform is approved for health data hosting and enabled relaxed COVID-19 teleconsultation regulations.
• Cerballiance laboratorycoreTechnology or IntegrationCerballiance provides laboratory services for Natecia's AMP (PMA/FIV) center. The laboratory is described as the 'keystone' of the assisted reproduction center, with biologists performing critical biological steps of IVF. The partnership contributes to Natecia's above-average IVF success rates.
• Kinesia (physiotherapy partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKinesia provides an in-house team of 9 physiotherapists at Hôpital Privé Natecia, offering treatments across trauma/sports medicine, pediatrics, perineal rehabilitation, back rehabilitation, post-breast-cancer rehab, and visceral care. Services include balneotherapy, kinesio taping, Pilates, McKenzie, and fascia therapy.
• ARS Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesmajorOthersARS (Agence Régionale de Santé) is the regional health authority overseeing and regulating healthcare services in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Noalys operates under ARS authorization and coordination, particularly for teleconsultation and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
• France RelanceminorOthersFrance Relance is a French government economic recovery program. Noalys appears as a partner/supporter on the group's website, possibly indicating financial support or alignment with government recovery initiatives.
• Natespa (aquatic wellness center)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNatespa operates the swimming pool and aquatic wellness center at Hôpital Privé Natecia (22 avenue Rockefeller, Lyon), offering baby swimming sessions, children's swimming lessons, and aquatics. Located adjacent to the hospital for patient and community access.
• Centrale d'achat Lyon Santé ÉquipementsminorOthersA centralized purchasing organization that manages equipment procurement for Noalys group establishments, optimizing investment and procurement costs across facilities.
• LUCINE (protection of childhood foundation)minorOthersLUCINE is a endowment fund managed by Noalys dedicated to early childhood protection, supporting vulnerable children from a young age.
• France 2minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrance 2 broadcast a report on Natecia's PMA/assisted reproduction journey featuring a same-sex couple's path to parenthood, contributing to national media coverage of the hospital's services.
• OPPBTP (Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics)minorOthersOPPBTP provided COVID-19 safety protocols for the construction of Clinique du Pays de Montbéliard, ensuring compliance with BTP sector health and safety standards during the pandemic.
• EHPAD du Clos Casai (Haute-Savoie)minorOthersNoalys built and retains ownership of the real estate for the EHPAD du Clos Casai in Haute-Savoie (built in 2009), though the facility's operations are managed by an independent operator.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elsan: One of the two largest French private hospital groups, with 120+ clinics and hospitals delivering medicine, surgery, obstetrics and ambulatory care across France. Closely comparable multi-site private hospital network with overlapping service lines (surgery, maternity, ambulatory, oncology) — directly competes for regional tuck-ins, affiliated physicians, and patient share.
• Almaviva Santé: Mid-to-large French private hospital group with a multi-site network of clinics across multiple regions, offering medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. Comparable in scale and network model to Noalys; competes for the same regional acquisition pipeline, affiliated physicians, and managed-care contracts.
• Capio France (now under Ramsay Santé): Was an independent French/Swedish-origin private hospital group operating a multi-site network of clinics and ambulatory surgery centers before being acquired by Ramsay Santé. Closely comparable on the ambulatory-surgery-led care model and the multi-site French network structure that Noalys also operates.
• Vivalto Santé: 3rd largest French private hospital group, operating a multi-site network of clinics and hospitals across France. Directly comparable to Noalys on multi-specialty private hospital network model, regional roll-up strategy, and ownership of multiple maternities — Vivalto has already transacted with Noalys (2017 sale of Polyclinique Lyon Nord's maternity).

Others

• Korian: Listed French healthcare services group focused on long-term care, nursing homes, clinics and home care. Overlaps with Noalys's SSR/rehabilitation activities at Clinique du Pays de Montbéliard and serves a comparable patient base (post-acute, chronic, elderly), but its primary model is residential care rather than hospital/clinic operations.

Broad incumbents

• Ramsay Santé: Largest private hospital operator in France (Euronext-listed), with 140+ facilities across medicine, surgery, obstetrics, mental health and rehab across France and Northern Europe. Overlaps with Noalys across most service lines but operates at materially larger scale and with broader geographic and service-line diversification, including post-acute care and imaging.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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