Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives UMR7199 CNRS/Universite Strasbourg

What Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives UMR7199 CNRS/Universite Strasbourg does

The entity named in the query, 'Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives UMR7199 CNRS/Universite Strasbourg', is formally a CNRS-affiliated academic research laboratory at the University of Strasbourg focused on the design and application of bioactive molecules. However, the source material provided describes a different and unrelated entity: 'Ernest', the University of Strasbourg's internal digital workplace platform. The remainder of this description reflects what the source data actually documents.

Ernest is the University of Strasbourg's digital social working environment (Environnement numérique et social de travail). It is a secure, web- and mobile-accessible portal that uses SAML-based single sign-on authentication to give each user access to a suite of institutional applications and services tailored to their profile and role. The platform is operated as an internal IT utility rather than a commercial product, with no pricing, public marketing, or external distribution. The footer of the platform carries a 2019 copyright notice.

Ernest supports three interface languages — French, English, and German — and exposes dedicated login pathways for standard community members, guests, and high-school visitors. Account activation is procedurally tied to administrative enrollment for students (who must hold a campus pass) and to access-code issuance for staff, with password recovery and identity support routed through the institution's support portal (support.unistra.fr). No revenue model, customer logos, funding, partnerships, M&A activity, leadership changes, or AI/ML capabilities are documented in the source material. The lab's stated headcount of 5 and its biochemistry website (bioorga.u-strasbg.fr) do not appear connected to the Ernest platform described in the aggregated data.

Name

Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives UMR7199 CNRS/Universite Strasbourg

Website

https://bioorga.u-strasbg.fr

Company type

Private

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ernest is the University of Strasbourg's internal digital workplace platform providing SAML-based single sign-on access to role-tailored applications and services for students, faculty, staff, and guests via web and mobile, in French, English, and German.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Digital Workplace

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAFALAI

Identity & Access Management (SSO/MFA) for Education

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Academic Integrity, Online Safety, Privacy & Compliance Tools

SECONDARYHDADAAAG

Federation & Identity Standards (SAML/OIDC/OAuth, Federation Hubs)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cybersecurity/Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Keywords

• Digital workplace platform
• Single sign-on services
• University portal software
• Campus authentication system
• Academic identity management

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Ernest is a digital social working environment (Environnement numérique et social de travail) developed for the University of Strasbourg community. It is a secure web- and mobile-accessible portal that uses SAML single sign-on authentication to open a personalized set of applications and services tailored to each user's profile and role, including account activation, password recovery, and access to institutional tools.

Product overview

Ernest is a unified digital workplace platform for the University of Strasbourg. It serves as the primary single sign-on gateway (using SAML authentication) for students, staff, and faculty, providing access to a suite of institutional applications and services tailored to each user's profile and functions. The platform includes account management features such as activation and password recovery, and supports multilingual access in French, English, and German.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ernest Ernest is a digital social working environment (Environnement numérique et social de travail) for the University of Strasbourg community. It provides a secure, web- and mobile-accessible portal that uses SAML single sign-on authentication to deliver a personalized set of applications and services tailored to each user's profile and role, including account activation and password recovery.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Apereo Foundation (CAS): Apereo maintains open-source Central Authentication Service (CAS) and other higher-ed platforms widely used by universities for SSO, comparable in purpose to Ernest's SAML authentication gateway.
• Jalios (platform vendor): Jalios is the underlying enterprise collaboration/digital workplace platform on which Ernest appears to be deployed, making it the closest technology peer for the digital workplace layer behind the SSO.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD for Education): Microsoft Entra ID provides SSO and identity for higher-education tenants worldwide and is a credible replacement or alternative to Ernest's SAML-based authentication layer.
• Okta for Education: Okta provides enterprise-grade SSO and identity for universities as part of its broader workforce/education portfolio, offering overlapping SSO capabilities to Ernest but as part of a much wider platform.
• Google Workspace for Education: Google Workspace for Education delivers an integrated identity, collaboration, and productivity suite used by universities, overlapping with Ernest's digital workplace positioning but at much broader scope.

Direct peers

• Clever: Clever offers education-focused single sign-on and rostering used by schools and edtech applications, overlapping with Ernest's function as a unified authentication gateway tailored to an academic audience.
• ClassLink: ClassLink provides SSO and identity/access management purpose-built for K-12 and education, directly comparable to Ernest's role-based authentication and application launching for a school community.
• Shibboleth Consortium (Internet2 / InCommon): Shibboleth is the canonical SAML-based federation software used by universities worldwide; Ernest's SAML login aligns it with this open-source identity federation ecosystem serving higher education.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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