Auriculothérapie Formation par le GLEM (Groupe Lyonnais d'Etudes Médicales)

Name

Auriculothérapie Formation par le GLEM (Groupe Lyonnais d'Etudes Médicales)

Legal name

GLEM (Groupe Lyonnais d'Études Médicales)

Website

https://auriculoformation.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Auriculotherapy training
• Ear reflexology education
• Posturology certification
• Medical professional courses
• Paramedical continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: The organization generates revenue through professional certification training courses for medical and paramedical professionals in auriculotherapy. Training programs are structured in multiple steps (Etapes 1, 2, 3) with specific durations ranging from 6 to 26 days. Additional revenue comes from themed courses, congress attendance, and membership fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GLEM provides multi-step professional certification training in auriculotherapy (ear reflexology) for medical and paramedical professionals, including physicians, midwives, dentists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, and nurses. Programs span from 2-day themed courses to 26-day comprehensive certifications, delivered in-person in Lyon and online, with the proprietary RAC (Réflexe Autonome Circulatoire) diagnostic technique and Nogier Frequencies as the core methodology. Additional offerings include posturology training, annual congresses, and replay videoconferences.

Product overview

GLEM (Groupe Lyonnais d'Etudes Médicales) is a professional training organization founded in 1965 by Dr. Paul Nogier, the inventor of auriculotherapy. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of training programs and continuing education courses for medical and paramedical professionals. The core offerings include certification programs in Auriculotherapy applied to Medical Practice, Dental Art, Speech Therapy, and Physiotherapy/Osteopathy, each with progressive levels (Step 1 Fundamentals, Step 2 RAC, Step 3 Advanced). Specialized courses cover Posturology, Emotional Disorders Management, and Food Allergies testing. The training methodology centers on the Réflexe Autonome Circulatoire (RAC) or Vascular Autonomic Signal (VAS), a diagnostic and treatment tool discovered by Paul Nogier. Courses are delivered in-person in Lyon and online, with duration ranging from 2 days to 26 days depending on the program. The organization also hosts annual congresses and publishes scientific articles through its Revue du GLEM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auriculothérapie appliquée au Cadre Médical
• Auriculothérapie appliquée à l'Art Dentaire
• Auriculothérapie appliquée à l'Orthophonie
• Auriculothérapie appliquée à la Kinésithérapie, l'Ostéopathie, IDE
• Posturologie – Approche Globale avec le Dr. Alain Lefebvre
• Posturologie – Perfectionnement avec le Dr. Bernard Bricot
• Auriculothérapie dans la prise en charge des troubles émotionnels (cours en ligne)
• Cours à Thème – RAC et Alimentation : Allergies et Intolérances
• Journée-Congrés annuel

Quantifiable outcome

• XI international congresses organized under GLEM auspices
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• INSERMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014INSERM published an evaluation report in 2013 validating the effectiveness of auriculotherapy against pain and anxiety. This scientific validation provides evidence-based credibility for the GLEM training methodology.
• World Health Organization (OMS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990WHO organized the auricular nomenclature standardization meeting in Lyon in 1990, co-organized by GLEM. This international recognition established auriculotherapy as a legitimate medical practice. Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, WHO Director-General, honored Dr. Paul Nogier's work, acknowledging the debt modern medicine owes to him.
• Association Canarienne du Cancer du Sein et Gynécologique (ACCM)minorOthersNon-profit cancer support association where auriculotherapy practitioner Javier Prieto de Maria provides volunteer treatment. Approximately 120 women treated annually with ~900 sessions, focusing on chemotherapy/radiotherapy side effects management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART): ICMART is an international umbrella organization for medical acupuncture societies. It is a thematically related peer because it occupies the same complementary-medicine education ecosystem as GLEM, though it functions as an association of associations rather than a direct training provider.
• European Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ETCMA): ETCMA is a European association representing TCM and acupuncture practitioners, including standards for auricular acupuncture. It is a thematically related peer because it shapes the regulatory and educational landscape for auriculotherapy-adjacent techniques across Europe.

Direct peers

• International Academy of Medical Acupuncture (IAMA): IAMA trains licensed healthcare professionals in medical acupuncture, a discipline closely related to auriculotherapy. It is a direct peer because both organizations target the same buyer (medical professionals seeking complementary technique certifications) with a similar multi-modality curriculum and continuing-education revenue model.
• Auriculotherapy Certification (Terry Oleson): Terry Oleson is a leading American auriculotherapy researcher and offers certification-level training in the same modality. It is a direct peer because Oleson's programs target the same healthcare professionals seeking auriculotherapy credentials, with overlapping curriculum and similar clinical positioning.
• AuriculoMed (Frank Bahr, Germany): Frank Bahr's AuriculoMed program is one of the most recognized European auriculotherapy training lineages, directly competing with GLEM's curriculum. It is a direct peer because it teaches a closely related auricular medicine methodology to medical professionals in Europe, overlapping GLEM's core niche.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA): AAMA is a larger, established U.S. medical society that trains physicians in acupuncture and complementary techniques. It is a broad incumbent serving the same medical-professional continuing education market as GLEM, though broader in scope and geographically focused on the United States.

Emerging players

• European Society of Integrative Medicine (ESIM): ESIM promotes integrative medicine education and research across Europe, including complementary modalities. It is a peer to GLEM because both operate in the European integrative/complementary medicine training space, though ESIM is broader and more academic-conference oriented.
• International College of Integrative Medicine (ICIM): ICIM provides education and certification for integrative and complementary medicine practitioners. It is a peer to GLEM because both organizations sit at the intersection of medical credentialing and complementary methodology, with similar target audiences and continuing-education delivery.

Regional players

• British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS): BMAS trains UK-licensed healthcare professionals in medical acupuncture, an adjacent modality to auriculotherapy. It is a regional peer because it serves an overlapping customer (medical professionals seeking complementary skill certifications) but in the UK rather than France.
• Collège Français d'Acupuncture (CFA): The Collège Français d'Acupuncture trains French healthcare professionals in acupuncture-related techniques. It is a regional peer because it operates in the same French medical continuing-education market with a comparable in-person training model, even though its core focus is acupuncture rather than auriculotherapy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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