What Pharmanager Development does

Pharmanager Development SAS is a French private scientific and regulatory consulting firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Angers, operating under holding company PHARMANAGER GROUP SARL. The firm serves manufacturers, brands, and ingredient suppliers across six regulated verticals: food and dietary supplements, pharmaceutical specialties (herbal medicines and medical devices), cosmetics, animal nutrition, biocides, and animal hygiene products. Its services span product development, scientific justification, regulatory procedures and audits, and certified training programs, with stated reach across more than 40 European and third countries and operational presence in France, Canada, and China.

The company's core technology asset consists of two proprietary cloud-based regulatory and scientific databases: Phinn® for food supplements (conceptualized in 2004, launched as an application in 2008, migrated online in 2016, and extended with Raw Materials and My Formulas modules in 2020 and 2023) and Pheed® for animal nutrition (launched in 2025). Phinn® integrates over 5,000 positive clinical studies, serves more than 230 daily active users, and is updated weekly with regulatory intelligence. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (since 2017) and Qualiopi certification (renewed 2024, valid through 2027), and maintains active relationships with EU and French regulatory authorities including DGAL, DGCCRF, EFSA, and ANSM.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: recurring annual subscriptions to the Phinn® and Pheed® databases, project-based scientific and regulatory consulting engagements, and certified training programs (e-learning at €140 per module and open sessions at €805 HT per 2-afternoon session). The Phinn® database achieves a 97% annual subscription renewal rate across its user base of more than 1,500 cumulative clients. Leadership transitioned in October 2023 when Lise Dupin succeeded founder Jean-Christophe Mano as Directrice Générale.

Name

Pharmanager Development

Legal name

PHARMANAGER DEVELOPMENT SAS

Website

https://pharmanager-development.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pharmanager Development is a French scientific and regulatory consulting firm serving manufacturers and brands in food supplements, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal nutrition, and biocides, anchored by its proprietary Phinn® and Pheed® regulatory databases.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Phinn® Database Subscriptions: Annual subscription model for access to the Phinn® regulatory and scientific database for food supplements. Includes weekly updates, personalized alerts, and access to over 5,000 clinical studies. 97% of users renew their annual subscription.
2. Scientific and Regulatory Consulting Services: B2B consulting engagements for product development, scientific justification, regulatory procedures, and compliance audits across food supplements, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal nutrition, and biocides sectors.
3. Training Services: Certified training programs (Qualiopi certified) including webinars, e-learning modules, and customized on-site training. Pricing at 805€ HT per session for open enrollment training; e-learning modules at 140€ per course.
4. Pheed® Database Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to the Pheed® regulatory database for animal nutrition professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pharmanager Development provides scientific and regulatory consulting services that help manufacturers and brands achieve product compliance and market entry across food supplements, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal nutrition, and biocides. The firm operates two proprietary subscription databases — Phinn® (food supplements) and Pheed® (animal nutrition) — and delivers Qualiopi-certified training programs in multiple formats.

Product overview

Pharmanager Development offers a portfolio of scientific and regulatory consulting services for the nutrition-health, beauty, and animal nutrition sectors, centered around two main database platforms: Phinn® and Pheed®. Phinn® is a comprehensive regulatory and scientific database for food supplements with modular add-ons including My Formulas, Raw Materials, and specialized support for regulatory, scientific, marketing, and R&D functions. Pheed® is a dedicated database for animal nutrition professionals. The company also provides consulting services (product development, scientific justification, regulatory audits), certified training programs (in-person, webinar, and e-learning formats), all supporting clients in ensuring product compliance and market success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Phinn®: Scientific and regulatory database for food supplements, providing regulatory support, scientific support, marketing support, and R&D support for nutrition and health professionals
• Pheed®

Products and services

• Phinn® Database for Food Supplements Subscription-based scientific and regulatory database for nutrition-health professionals, providing regulatory support, scientific support, marketing support, and R&D support. Includes ingredient compliance verification, claim substantiation access to over 5,000 integrated positive clinical studies, weekly regulatory updates, personalized alerts, and the My Formulas module for formulation development. Reported 97% annual subscription renewal rate and more than 230 daily active users.
• Pheed® Database for Animal Nutrition Subscription-based scientific and regulatory database for animal nutrition professionals, offering rapid access to in-force regulations, real-time scientific monitoring, and an intuitive interface supporting regulatory, scientific, R&D, and personalized assistance for decision-making on animal feed products and additives.
• Scientific and Regulatory Consulting Services B2B professional consulting engagements covering product development, scientific justification, regulatory procedures, and compliance audits for manufacturers, brands, and ingredient suppliers in food supplements, pharmaceuticals (herbal medicines and medical devices), cosmetics, animal nutrition, and biocides.
• Qualiopi-Certified Training Programs Certified training programs (Qualiopi) in scientific and regulatory matters for the nutrition-health, beauty, pharmaceuticals, animal nutrition, and biocides sectors, delivered as in-person sessions, webinars, and customized on-site training. Open-enrollment sessions priced at 805€ HT per 2-afternoon session with reported 2025 satisfaction index of 9.53/10.
• Pharmanager Development E-Learning Platform (SpotLMS) Self-paced e-learning modules hosted on the SpotLMS platform covering regulatory topics across the firm's five practice sectors, available in French and English with 6-month access per enrollment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of Phinn® users renew their annual subscription
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pharmanager IngredientscoreOthersSister company specializing in nutraceutical ingredients since over 20 years. Provides plant-based ingredients (120 references), plant extracts (200+ references), and purified substances for dietary supplement manufacturers. Also offers premium ingredients with guaranteed active content and clinical studies supporting health claims.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GreenLight Regulatory: Ireland-based regulatory affairs consultancy providing product compliance, scientific justification, and dossier services for medical devices, pharma, and food supplements in the EU — directly comparable services and customer base to Pharmanager Development.
• Freyr Solutions: Regulatory consulting and software services firm for life sciences, with EU/US/Asia footprint — comparable regulatory affairs, dossier preparation, and labeling services for pharma and consumer health clients.
• Brandwood CKC: Australia-headquartered regulatory consulting firm specialized in complementary medicines, supplements, and listed medicines — overlapping service offering and similar mid-sized consultancy profile to Pharmanager.
• PharmaCircle: Commercial and regulatory intelligence platform for the pharma and supplements industries — directly comparable database-plus-intelligence model to Phinn® and Pheed®.
• Arriello: Belgian regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance consultancy for life sciences, with strong EU regulatory expertise and similar product compliance, market entry, and scientific justification services.
• PQE Group: Italy-based regulatory and quality compliance consultancy for pharma, medical devices, and life sciences — overlapping consulting offering and similar mid-sized European firm profile.

Broad incumbents

• ProPharma Group: Global compliance, regulatory, and quality consulting firm serving pharma, biotech, and medical device manufacturers — much larger scale but provides overlapping regulatory affairs services to the same enterprise client base.
• PharmaLex: Large, multi-national regulatory and compliance services provider for pharma and biotech (now encompassing former peer NDA Group) — broader portfolio and global footprint but overlapping EU regulatory consulting capability.
• Citeline (Clarivate): Major regulatory intelligence, clinical trial, and drug development data platform from Clarivate — incumbent in regulatory data services with broader scope than Pharmanager but adjacent content offering.

Emerging players

• RegDesk: SaaS regulatory intelligence platform focused on medical devices, IVDs, and pharma — emerging digital-first competitor that pressures traditional database and consulting models like Phinn®.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Pharmanager_dev

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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