CoPhaClean

What CoPhaClean does

CoPhaClean is a privately held French consulting and technical-assistance firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Chambray-lès-Tours. It specializes in cleaning validation and contamination control for regulated health industries — pharmaceutical, biotechnology, veterinary, medical devices, fine chemistry, and cosmetics/dermo-cosmetics — with cleaning validation described as the core competency since inception. The service portfolio is organized around two pillars: strategic expertise (audit, consulting, laboratory analysis, testing, Qualiopi-certified training, equipment rental) and technical assistance (qualification/validation, computerized systems compliance, contamination control, quality assurance, analytical services, and metrology). Delivery is anchored by an in-house analytical laboratory equipped with HPLC-DAD, COT-meters, and conductimeters, a metrology function using COFRAC-traceable instruments and the proprietary OPTIMU software, and a Qualiopi-certified training center reporting 96% trainee satisfaction.

The firm operates a direct enterprise sales motion through regional account managers covering seven French territories (Centre-Tours, Est-Lyon, Grand Est-Strasbourg, Grand Ouest-Nantes, Nord-Evreux, Sud-Est-Nice, Sud-Ouest-Toulouse) and is gradually extending into Switzerland and North Africa via A3P and POLEPHARMA industry events. Revenue is generated almost entirely through professional-services engagements (consulting, validation, qualification, analytical testing, metrology, and training), with disclosed unit pricing only for training (€750-€1,350 HT per person for inter-company; €1,550-€3,100 HT per session for intra-company). The company is structured as an SAS with €200,000 of share capital, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent or private equity backing, and no named customer logos in public materials. Its competitive positioning rests on deep regulatory expertise (GMP, FDA, ICH Q7/Q9/Q10, Annex 1, 21 CFR Part 210/211, ISO 14644, ISO 22716, NF EN 17141), a senior bench of consultants and pharmacists, and integrated laboratory-plus-training capabilities.

Name

CoPhaClean

Legal name

COPHACLEAN

Website

https://cophaclean.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CoPhaClean is a privately held French consulting firm, founded in 2009, that provides cleaning validation, contamination control, qualification, metrology, and Qualiopi-certified training to pharmaceutical, biotech, veterinary, medical device, fine chemistry, and cosmetic manufacturers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chambray-lès-tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Technical Assistance: Expert consulting services providing strategic and operational support for process mastery, qualification/validation, contamination control, quality assurance, analytics, and metrology for health industries
2. Laboratory Analytical Services: Analytical testing services including method development, validation, sample analysis, and physico-chemical characterization performed in their equipped laboratory
3. Metrology Services: Measurement calibration and verification services with COFRAC-traceable instrumentation for temperature, pressure, conductivity, humidity, flow, and time parameters
4. Training Services: Professional training programs certified Qualiopi covering cleaning validation, qualification, contamination control, and regulatory compliance. Both inter-company and intra-company formats available
5. Equipment Rental: Rental of specialized equipment for qualification, validation, metrology, and control activities with result-based service obligations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CoPhaClean provides consulting, technical assistance, qualification/validation, contamination control, quality assurance, analytical laboratory, and metrology services to health-industry manufacturers. It also runs Qualiopi-certified training programs and rents specialized equipment. Services are delivered by field consultants across seven French regional offices and supported by an in-house analytical laboratory and COFRAC-traceable metrology capabilities.

Product overview

CoPhaClean is a consulting and expertise company founded in 2009, providing specialized services for health industries (pharmaceutical, biotech, veterinary, medical devices, fine chemistry, cosmetic, and dermo-cosmetic) focused on process control and contamination mastery. The portfolio includes core services organized into two main categories: Strategic Expertise (Audit, Consulting, Laboratory Analysis, Controls and Testing, Training, Equipment Rental) and Technical Assistance (Qualification/Validation, Computerized Systems Compliance, Contamination Control, Quality Assurance, Analytics, Metrology). The company operates through 7 regions across France (Centre-Tours, Est-Lyon, Grand Est-Strasbourg, Grand Ouest-Nantes, Nord-Evreux, Sud-Est-Nice, Sud-Ouest-Toulouse) and maintains an analytical laboratory and metrology laboratory, plus a Qualiopi-certified training center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit Compliance audit services evaluating practices, strategies and investigating contamination or non-conformity issues on client sites or remotely; intended for health-industry manufacturers requiring GMP/FDA audit support.
• Conseil (Consulting) Strategic consulting engagements providing specialized resources (consultants, project engineers, pharmacists) for contamination control projects; targeted at health-industry manufacturers.
• Formation (Training) Qualiopi-certified professional training programs on cleaning validation, sterility assurance, GMP, metrology, computerized systems compliance and contamination control; delivered both as inter-company open enrollment and intra-company on-site sessions for health-industry staff.
• Qualification / Validation Qualification and validation services for equipment, cleaning processes, manufacturing and packaging processes, and computerized systems (VSI) to ensure GMP compliance; intended for pharmaceutical and health-industry manufacturers.
• Conformité des Systèmes Informatisés (Computerized Systems Compliance) Audit, strategic consulting, operational support and training for health-industry IT systems, covering CSV/CSA, Annex 11, 21 CFR Part 11 and GAMP V frameworks.
• Maîtrise de la contamination (Contamination Control) Contamination control services including CCS strategy development, aseptic practices evaluation, environmental monitoring, bionettoyage qualification, and decontamination process implementation for health-industry manufacturers.
• Assurance qualité (Quality Assurance) Quality assurance system and operational support covering documentation, change management, CAPA, APR, supplier qualification, and internal/external audits, helping health-industry manufacturers meet regulatory obligations.
• Laboratoire Analytique (Analytical Laboratory) Laboratory analytical services including method development, validation, sample analysis, physico-chemical characterization and cleaning tests; intended for pharmaceutical, biotech and cosmetic manufacturers.
• Métrologie (Metrology) Measurement calibration, verification and instrument fleet management across temperature, pressure, conductivity, humidity, flow and time parameters, delivered using the OPTIMU software platform and yielding COFRAC-traceable certificates.
• Location de matériels (Equipment Rental) Rental of specialized equipment for qualification, validation, metrology and control activities, supplied with user guides and result-based service obligations for health-industry clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% trainee satisfaction rate across all training programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Concept Heidelberg: German organizer of GMP training events and provider of pharma regulatory consulting across Europe. Directly comparable on the GMP/fda training and consulting model that overlaps CoPhaClean's Qualiopi-certified training and contamination control advisory.
• Voisin Consulting Life Sciences: French-headquartered regulatory, quality, and clinical consulting firm serving pharma, biotech, and medical device clients. Closest direct peer given overlapping GxP consulting, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance services delivered in France and Europe.
• PQE Group: Italy-based pharma compliance, validation, and quality consulting firm with strong European footprint. Comparable on the validation/qualification, GMP compliance, and computerized systems compliance services that are central to CoPhaClean's portfolio.
• Pharmalex: European regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance consulting firm with deep pharma industry focus. Comparable on the regulatory consulting, quality, and compliance service lines targeting pharma and biotech manufacturers.

Broad incumbents

• STERIS: Global large-cap provider of sterilization, cleaning, and contamination control products and services for the life sciences industry. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering contamination control solutions (including validation) to the same pharma manufacturing end-market.
• Ecolab Life Sciences: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention with a dedicated Life Sciences division serving pharma manufacturing. Comparable as a scaled incumbent offering cleaning, sanitization, and contamination control programs to the same regulated end-market.
• Contec: Manufacturer of contamination control products, cleanroom consumables, and disinfection solutions for life sciences manufacturers. Adjacent incumbent serving the same pharma contamination-control buying center that CoPhaClean supports through consulting and validation.
• Parexel International: Global biopharmaceutical services firm offering regulatory, clinical, and quality/compliance consulting to pharma clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent with regulatory and quality consulting capabilities that partially overlap CoPhaClean's portfolio.
• Charles River Laboratories: Major pharma services and contract research organization with quality and manufacturing support offerings. Relevant as a broad incumbent serving pharma/biotech manufacturers with overlapping manufacturing-support and compliance services.

Others

• A3P (Association pour les Produits de Santé Propres et Stériles): French industry association organizing A3P congresses (cleaning, disinfection, aseptic processes) that CoPhaClean actively participates in. Not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem and lead-generation channel for the cleaning validation niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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