CNCR

Name

CNCR

Legal name

Comité National de Coordination de la Recherche

Website

https://cncr.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Research Coordination Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Strategy & Global Submissions (IND/CTA/NDA/BLA/MAA) (HLAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications & HEOR FSP (HLAGAOAG), Regulatory Affairs & Submissions FSP (HLAGAOAD)

Keywords

• Hospital research coordination
• Clinical research support
• Bibliometric analysis services
• European research funding
• Health research legal affairs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: CNCR operates primarily through membership contributions. The 32 CHU&R are founder members. CH and CHS pay annual dues: 8000€ for establishments registered with MERRI socle fixe, and 3000€ for those not registered.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CNCR is a national coordination body representing French public health establishments (CHU, CH, CHS) involved in research. It delivers four core operational cells — Bibliometrics, Industrial Sector, Legal Affairs, and Europe Mission — providing membership-based services that include bibliometric analysis via SIGAPS/SIGREC, support for industrial clinical research partnerships, legal monitoring of health research regulations, and assistance with European research program funding. Additional services include a national employment platform, a clinical-trial results posting support unit, and working groups coordinating biological resource centers (CRB) and clinical biology research.

Product overview

CNCR (Comité National de Coordination de la Recherche) is a coordination body for French public health establishments (EPS) involved in research. It operates as a platform of interconnected services rather than a single product, offering four core operational cells: the Bibliometrics Cell (Cellule Bibliométrie) providing publication and clinical trial analysis; the Industrial Sector (Filière industrielle) supporting industrial clinical research partnerships; the Legal Affairs unit; and the Europe Mission supporting EU funding access. Additional services include an Employment Platform (Plateforme emploi), a Results Posting Support Unit, working groups for Biology/Pathology research (GT Biologie), and a network of Biological Resource Centers (Réseau CRB). CNCR's members include 32 university hospitals (CHU) and regional hospitals (CH/CHS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cellule Bibliométrie (Bibliometrics Cell) Provides EPS members with bibliometric expertise, indicators related to publications and clinical trials, and positioning analyses. Manages SIGAPS and SIGREC tools for scientific production analysis across the public hospital research community.
• Filière industrielle (Industrial Sector Cell) Improves the attractiveness of French public health establishments (EPS) for industrial clinical investigation (drugs, medical devices) and facilitates cooperation between health operators, industry, and academic partners.
• Cellule Affaires juridiques (Legal Affairs Cell) Provides legal expertise and tools to facilitate the understanding of legal developments in health research for public health establishments, including contract negotiation support and parliamentary monitoring.
• Mission Europe (Europe Mission) Strengthens the presence of France and public health establishments within European research programs, supporting project submissions to Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and other EU funding mechanisms.
• Plateforme emploi (Employment Platform) Employment platform listing research-related job opportunities in public health establishments, including positions for clinical research project managers, research engineers, and clinical study technicians.
• Cellule accompagnement postage des résultats (Results Posting Support Cell) Supports academic promoters in posting results of their clinical studies on registries (ClinicalTrials, EudraCT, CTIS) as part of the National Plan for Open Science.
• GT National Biologie-ACP Recherche Clinique (National Working Group on Biology-Pathology Clinical Research) National working group focused on biology/pathology clinical research, providing expertise in pre-analytical, technical platform organization, logistics, financial evaluation, and regulation for 27 member establishments.
• Réseau national des CRB de CHU (National Network of CHU Biological Resource Centers) National network of Biological Resource Centers in university hospitals, coordinating 30 certified CRBs to harmonize practices, establish national recommendations, and represent CHU CRBs in international groups (BBMRI, ISBER).

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Framework agreement signed end of 2025 to strengthen and structure cooperation between CNRS research laboratories and public health establishments. Aims to foster interdisciplinary research projects combining researchers and health professionals, encourage joint identification of priority themes, and facilitate fundamental-translational-clinical research integration. Includes joint exploratory project calls, reciprocal staff hosting, and access to biological samples and health data within FrBioNet framework.
• GIS IBiSA (Infrastructures Biologie Santé et Agronomie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024GIS IBiSA labeled the CRB network in 2024, recognizing its structuring efforts in biological resource center activities. This label validates the network's visibility and positioning vis-à-vis national authorities and partners.
• FHF (Fédération Hospitalière de France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWith the support of the French Hospital Federation, CNCR brings together representatives of hospital director conferences, CME presidents, and medical faculty deans. FHF provides institutional backing and represents over 1,000 hospitals and 3,800 medico-social establishments.
• Leem (Les Entreprises du Médicament)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR collaborates with Leem on industrial clinical research matters, particularly through the GT RCI working group. Leem represents pharmaceutical companies in France and participates in discussions on research practices evolution.
• SNITEM (Syndicat National de l'Industrie des Technologies Médicales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR works with SNITEM on medical device research matters, participating in joint working groups and commissions to improve EPS attractiveness for industrial clinical investigation.
• AFCROs (Association Française des CROs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR collaborates with AFCROs on clinical research matters, including organizing joint webinars on Convention Unique procedures and facilitating dialogue between hospitals and clinical research organizations.
• F-CRIN (French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR collaborates with F-CRIN for coordination of clinical research. F-CRIN units provide infrastructure support and CNCR promotes these resources to member establishments through its network.
• Alliance AviesancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in April 2009, Aviesan brings together major French life and health science actors. CNCR participates in this alliance to position public hospitals within national research coordination.
• France Universités (formerly CPU)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of university leaders that CNCR collaborates with for joint positioning on research matters affecting both hospitals and universities.
• HCERES (Haut Conseil de l'Évaluation de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR maintains collaborative relations with HCERES for research evaluation matters affecting public health establishments.
• Institut PasteursecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated member of CNCR, bringing expertise in infectious disease research and public health missions.
• France 2030 / FrBioNetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CRB network is a partner in the FrBioNet (France Biobank Network) project under France 2030, representing CHU Biological Resource Centers in this major national initiative.
• DGOS (Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR represents EPS in negotiations concerning evolution of health research practices and participates in DGOS-organized working groups on clinical research.
• AIS (Agence de l'Innovation en Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR participates in working groups organized by the Health Innovation Agency, contributing expertise on EPS needs and French clinical research attractiveness.
• UnicancercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR collaborates with Unicancer on clinical research matters, including joint webinars on Convention Unique procedures and operational clarifications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• F-CRIN (French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network): F-CRIN coordinates clinical research infrastructure across French university hospitals, with overlapping mandate to CNCR in supporting hospital-based clinical research. The two organizations explicitly collaborate on promotion of clinical research resources to member establishments.
• BBMRI-ERIC: European biobanking research infrastructure with which CNCR's CRB network (FrBioNet) is integrated. BBMRI-ERIC represents the European-level equivalent of the biological resource center network CNCR coordinates at the national level.
• ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network): ECRIN is the European-level coordinator for multinational clinical research, providing infrastructure and support for clinical trials across member countries. Comparable to CNCR's Mission Europe cell but operating at the pan-European level with similar representation and coordination functions.

Emerging players

• Unicancer: Federation of French Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CLCCs) that collaborates with CNCR on clinical research matters, including joint webinars on Convention Unique procedures. Comparable coordinating body for a specific hospital subset focused on oncology.

Broad incumbents

• INSERM: France's national institute for health and medical research, a much larger institutional player with which CNCR coordinates hospital research positioning. INSERM operates at a broader scale across all research domains, while CNCR focuses specifically on hospital research coordination.

Others

• HCERES (Haut Conseil de l'Évaluation de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur): French national authority for evaluating research and higher education institutions. CNCR maintains collaborative relations with HCERES for research evaluation matters affecting public health establishments, making it an institutional counterpart rather than a direct competitor.
• FHF (Fédération Hospitalière de France): French hospital federation representing over 1,000 hospitals and 3,800 medico-social establishments. CNCR operates with FHF's institutional backing, and the two have complementary mandates in representing the French hospital ecosystem.

Regional players

• KKS Network (Coordination Centres for Clinical Trials, Germany): German network of academic clinical trial coordination centers that provides infrastructure support for clinical research at university hospitals. Comparable to CNCR's industrial liaison and clinical research coordination functions but operating in Germany.
• ZonMw: Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development, a national funding and coordination body for health research. Comparable to CNCR's European mission and research coordination role but operating in the Netherlands with broader funding mandate.
• NCRI (National Cancer Research Institute): UK-based partnership of cancer research funders with comparable coordination and representation role to CNCR but focused on oncology and operating in the UK healthcare ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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