IMeBIO
IMeBIO designs and manufactures containerized BSL-1 to BSL-3 biosafety laboratories, cGMP cleanrooms, and industrial modular facilities from its Fontaine (France) plant, selling and renting them to ministries of health, UN agencies, biopharma firms, defense, and industrial customers across more than a dozen countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2008
- HeadquartersFontaine, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What IMeBIO does
IMeBIO is a French industrial engineering firm founded in 2008 in Fontaine (Grenoble) that designs, manufactures, and commissions mobile and modular biosafety and biocontainment environments built into ISO maritime containers. Its core product lines span BSL-1 to BSL-3 containerized laboratories compliant with WHO and CDC-NIH BMBL guidelines, cGMP Grade B cleanrooms for biopharma (CAR-T, CGT, mRNA, vaccines), animal biosafety (ABSL) and arthropod containment (ACL) facilities, mobile analytical and healthcare units, and — via the IMeFAB division — industrial container-integrated factories serving defense, food processing, and additive-manufacturing customers. The technical stack combines factory-pre-assembled containment architecture, hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination, plug-and-play utility hookup (operational within 5 hours on-site), BMS-enabled 24/7 remote monitoring, and standard-automotive-battery UPS systems delivering 10–15 minutes of autonomy. Annual production capacity exceeds 40 containers on a <120-day lead-time basis at the 6,000 m² in-house manufacturing facility.
The business operates a hybrid model: direct enterprise sales and public-tender participation for ministries of health and large institutions, complemented by channel partnerships (notably BioSafe Brasil for South America), a UN-registered supplier status that unlocks UNOPS and WHO procurement, and a growing rental/leasing arm for time-bound deployments. Revenue is generated through hardware sales (custom BSL/cleanroom units), recurring maintenance and BMS-driven remote monitoring services, regulatory qualification (FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ), and biosafety training. The company is part of the CLENTGROUP holding alongside Climatic Entreprise (HVAC/air treatment) and WeContrL (BMS/remote monitoring), creating a vertically integrated offering from design through commissioning. End markets span government health agencies, IGO procurement, public hospitals, biopharma manufacturers, research institutes, defense and CBRNe responders, and industrial customers in more than a dozen countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South America, and Oceania.
IMeBIO firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- IMeBIO
- Legal name
- IMeBIO
- Website
- https://imebio.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2008
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- IMeBIO designs and manufactures containerized BSL-1 to BSL-3 biosafety laboratories, cGMP cleanrooms, and industrial modular facilities from its Fontaine (France) plant, selling and renting them to ministries of health, UN agencies, biopharma firms, defense, and industrial customers across more than a dozen countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where IMeBIO is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Fontaine
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
IMeBIO business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Laboratory Sales: Sale of mobile/modular biosafety laboratories (BSL-1 to BSL-3) and cGMP cleanrooms in various container configurations (20', 40', 40' HC, 40' HC Extra Wide). Solutions are custom-built and priced via quotation.
- Laboratory Rental/Leasing: Rental solutions for laboratories for limited time periods. Includes transport, positioning, installation, commissioning, qualification, and maintenance services.
- Maintenance and Remote Monitoring Services: Preventive/corrective maintenance services for laboratory equipment including HVAC, autoclave, UPS, fire detection, and water treatment systems. Includes 24/7 remote monitoring via BMS and hot line support.
- Laboratory Qualification Services: Regulatory qualification services including Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), IQ/OQ testing for ISO 14644 classification compliance.
- Training Services: On-site biosafety and biocontainment training for laboratory personnel, including theoretical and practical sessions, with certification upon completion.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom laboratory solutions with quotation-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
IMeBIO product offering
Product offeringCore offering
IMeBIO designs, manufactures, and deploys mobile and modular containment environments built within ISO maritime containers. Its core offerings include biosafety laboratories (BSL-1 to BSL-3), cGMP cleanrooms for biopharma production, animal biosafety facilities (ABSL), arthropod containment insectariums (ACL), mobile analytical laboratories, and the IMeFAB division delivering container-integrated industrial production facilities. The company also provides rental/leasing, maintenance with remote BMS monitoring, qualification services, and on-site biosafety training.
Product overview
IMeBIO is a French company (since 2008) specializing in mobile and modular containment environments. The product portfolio centers on containerized laboratory solutions including Mobile BSL-1/BSL-2/BSL-3 Laboratories (core biosafety products), the IMeFAB Division (industrial manufacturing solutions), HOPLITE (deployable modular hospitalization), cGMP Clean Rooms (biopharma production), and Mobile Analytical Laboratories. Additional offerings include ABSL animal facilities, ACL insectariums, mobile healthcare units, rental/leasing services, maintenance (including BMS remote monitoring), and on-site training. All solutions are manufactured at a 6000m² factory in France with >40 container annual production capacity.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- IMeFAB: Business division of IMeBIO focused on container-integrated factories for industrial production processes and technological equipment integration. Serves defense, manufacturing, and industrial sectors.
Products and services
- Mobile BSL-1/BSL-2/BSL-3 Laboratories Containerized biosafety laboratories compliant with WHO guidelines for handling and containing dangerous pathogens. Available in 20-foot, 40-foot, and 40-foot extra-wide ISO container formats with optional trailer/truck configurations. Sold to governments, research institutes, hospitals, and defense organizations worldwide.
- IMeFAB Industrial Container Solutions Industrial division offering containerized solutions for integrating production processes or technological equipment. Serves defense, industrial manufacturing, food processing, and other sectors requiring modular, mobile infrastructure (e.g., drone command & control, mini factories, additive manufacturing).
- cGMP Clean Rooms
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduce pathogen detection time from 20 hours to 6 hours in food industry applications
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use IMeBIO
Customer profileNamed customers26 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
IMeBIO technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
IMeBIO partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- GESPPAIR Consortium Partners (VirexpR, CONIDIA CONIPHY, VirPath, Virnext, Lyon Ingénierie Projet)coreGESPPAIR is a collaborative public-private R&D program focused on management and prevention of microbiological and virological contamination risks for improved air quality in confined spaces. IMeBIO is part of the consortium with VirexpR, CONIDIA CONIPHY, academic research laboratory VirPath, and technological research platform Virnext. The program is a winner of the regionalized France 2030 plan with a budget of 3.5 million euros and 2.24 million euros in subsidies.
- HOPLITE Consortium (Groupe-6, Aspida, Institut Mérieux, ERINHA, Life Ingénierie, GL EVENTS)flagshipHOPLITE is a modular facility for bio-contained intensive care developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The consortium includes Groupe-6 (architecture), Aspida, Institut Mérieux, ERINHA (European biosafety infrastructure), Life Ingénierie, and GL EVENTS. IMeBIO contributed container solutions for this 15-30 bed deployable hospitalization complex deployable in 20 days.
- CIRADcoreCIRAD (International Cooperation Centre for Agricultural Research for Development) collaborated with IMeBIO (via IMeFAB) and AS FOOD INTERNATIONAL on the Mobile Mini Factory for Côte d'Ivoire project for agricultural product transformation.
- SpygencoreSpygen partnered with IMeBIO to deploy the first environmental DNA (eDNA) laboratory in Colombia for biodiversity analysis and conservation. Spygen provides eDNA technology expertise while IMeBIO provides the containerized laboratory infrastructure.
- Direct AnalysiscoreDirect Analysis partnered with IMeBIO for a BSL-2 laboratory at Y.SPOT in France, integrating their innovative microfluidic DNA/RNA extraction technology for accelerated pathogen detection in the food industry (reducing detection time from 20 hours to 6 hours).
- BEHM SASminorBEHM SAS worked with IMeBIO and Marseille's Navy Firefighters Battalion (BMPM) on the first BSL-3 Biological and Chemical Mobile Laboratory in France for civil security.
- BioSafe BrasilcoreBioSafe Brasil serves as IMeBIO's local partner in Brazil and South America. Based in Sao Paulo and present throughout Brazil since 2005, BioSafe Brasil is specialized in consultancy, design, construction, maintenance, bio-decontamination, and certification of NB3-type environments (biosafety level 3). The partnership combines French excellence in biosafety with Brazilian market expertise for South American customer coverage.
- CLENTGROUP (Parent Holding)coreIMeBIO is part of CLENTGROUP holding, which brings together three independent companies operating in complementary sectors: IMeBIO (biosafety solutions), Climatic Entreprise (HVAC and air treatment), and WeContrL (remote monitoring and BMS systems). CLENTGROUP provides a 360-degree solution from conception to construction, including qualification and maintenance. In 2024, CLENTGROUP joined Bpifrance's SME Accelerator program.
- Climatic EntreprisecorePart of CLENTGROUP, Climatic Entreprise provides HVAC and air treatment systems. They collaborate with IMeBIO on general contracting services, coordinating all actors involved in laboratory construction from technicians to subcontractors.
- WeContrLcorePart of CLENTGROUP, WeContrL provides remote monitoring and BMS (Building Management System) capabilities for IMeBIO laboratories. They enable 24/7 control of laboratory parameters and issue alerts for emergency situations.
- UNOPScoreUN-registered supplier providing laboratories for UNOPS projects in developing countries, including BSL-3 laboratory on trailer for rapid deployment in Benin.
- Industry Associations (Lyonbiopole, French Healthcare, Business France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, BioValley, Medicalps)minorIMeBIO maintains membership and partnerships with regional industry associations including Lyonbiopole (life sciences cluster), French Healthcare Association, Business France (export support), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, BioValley France, and Medicalps (medical technologies cluster).
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
IMeBIO competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- AES Clean Technology: US cleanroom design-build firm specializing in GMP-compliant cleanrooms for pharma, biotech, and medical device industries. Comparable modular cleanroom expertise and cGMP customer focus.
- Clean Air Products: US manufacturer of modular cleanrooms, laminar flow equipment, and containment solutions. Directly comparable product category (modular cleanrooms) and customer base (labs and pharma).
- Terra Universal: US manufacturer of cleanrooms, glove boxes, and containment enclosures for life sciences, aerospace, and electronics. Comparable modular containment product portfolio serving lab and pharma buyers.
- Bassaire: UK-based cleanroom manufacturer and installer with comparable offerings in modular cleanrooms and laboratory environments for pharma, healthcare, and research customers.
- Pharmadule Morimatsu: Sweden/China-based provider of modular pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and cleanrooms. Comparable in modular cGMP construction for pharma, with a similar project-based sale and lifecycle service model.
- Germfree Laboratories: US-based manufacturer of mobile and modular biocontainment laboratories (BSL-2/BSL-3), cGMP facilities, and compounding pharmacies. The most direct head-to-head competitor in mobile biosafety labs with comparable WHO-aligned regulatory positioning and life-sciences customer base.
- Airtech International: Global cleanroom and contamination control supplier providing cleanroom consumables, equipment, and containment materials. Comparable in serving cleanroom construction and life sciences customers, with overlap on modular cleanroom supply chains.
- Envair: UK manufacturer of cleanrooms, isolators, and containment equipment for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and research applications. Comparable containment and cleanroom manufacturing for similar end-markets and biosafety buyers.
- G-CON Manufacturing (Cytiva): Global manufacturer of prefabricated cleanroom PODs for cell therapy, gene therapy, and biopharma production. Highly comparable modular cGMP offering targeting the same pharma and biotech customer base as IMeBIO's Bio-Pharma product line.
- Bigneat: UK manufacturer of fume cupboards, microbiological safety cabinets, and clean air/containment equipment. Comparable containment product line for biosafety and laboratory applications, including BSL-rated enclosures.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
IMeBIO social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
IMeBIO financial estimates
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IMeBIO leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
IMeBIO subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
IMeBIO funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about IMeBIO
What does IMeBIO do?
IMeBIO designs, manufactures, and deploys mobile and modular containment environments built within ISO maritime containers. Its core offerings include biosafety laboratories (BSL-1 to BSL-3), cGMP cleanrooms for biopharma production, animal biosafety facilities (ABSL), arthropod containment insectariums (ACL), mobile analytical laboratories, and the IMeFAB division delivering container-integrated industrial production facilities. The company also provides rental/leasing, maintenance with remote BMS monitoring, qualification services, and on-site biosafety training.
Is IMeBIO a public or private company?
IMeBIO is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was IMeBIO founded?
IMeBIO was founded in 2008. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is IMeBIO based?
IMeBIO is headquartered in Fontaine, France, in the Europe region.
How does IMeBIO make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Laboratory Sales are the primary driver. The others are laboratory Rental/Leasing, maintenance and Remote Monitoring Services, laboratory Qualification Services and training Services.
Who are IMeBIO's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are AES Clean Technology, Clean Air Products, Terra Universal, Bassaire, Pharmadule Morimatsu, Germfree Laboratories, Airtech International, Envair, G-CON Manufacturing (Cytiva) and Bigneat.
Does IMeBIO have an API?
No public API is recorded for IMeBIO.