Cesim Santé

What Cesim Santé does

Cesim Santé is a healthcare simulation center established in 2009 and based at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) in Brest, France. Operating as a public academic unit within the French university and hospital system, it employs 12 staff and functions as both a professional training facility and a research platform integrated with the LATIM laboratory (INSERM UMR 1101). The center develops and delivers simulation-based training programs built on high-fidelity mannequins, a proprietary catalog of serious games covering clinical, home-care, emergency, and prevention scenarios (VENTISIM, DOMISECURE, URGSIM, SIMUREA, 146, and ZERO ACCIDENT), and a maritime simulation platform positioned as the first of its kind in Europe.

Its customer base consists of healthcare institutions and public-sector bodies, including the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Brest, UBO itself, SOFRASIMS, INC, and the Direction Générale de la Santé. Revenue is generated through participant course fees ranging from €90 to €1,800 per course, supplemented by institutional funding from UBO and CHU de Brest, research grants channeled through the LATIM/INSERM partnership, and certification-related activities. The facility holds SOFRASIMS Type 3 certification — the highest level of accreditation available to French simulation centers — awarded in October 2021.

The business model combines fee-for-service training delivery with publicly funded research activity, anchoring a regional footprint centered on Brest while targeting a broader European addressable market through its maritime platform and distributed serious games. Customer concentration is high, with revenue and operational activity heavily dependent on a small set of French public institutions, and growth is incremental, driven primarily by product expansion (new serious games, maritime platform) and credentialing rather than commercial scale.

Name

Cesim Santé

Legal name

Cesim Santé

Website

https://cesim-sante.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cesim Santé is a public healthcare simulation center founded in 2009 at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, France. It delivers training through serious games, high-fidelity mannequins, and a maritime simulation platform, serving hospitals, universities, and public health authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Simulation Training

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Simulation (Surgery, Nursing, EMT, Patient Interaction) (EDAFAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

EMS Education, Training & Simulation Centers (HLAFANAL), Simulation-Based Learning & Virtual Labs (EDAGAEAG), Safety, Compliance & Risk Training Simulations (EHS, OSHA, Hazard Response) (EDAFAJAD), Serious Games & Simulation Studios (Training, Defense, Enterprise) (MPAFAAAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare simulation training
• Medical simulation center
• Serious games healthcare
• Clinical skills training
• Simulation-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

Brest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Formation continue et initiale: Revenue from continuing education and initial training programs for healthcare professionals. Programs include short courses, DU (Diplôme Universitaire) modules, and specialized certifications. Pricing varies by program length and specialization.
2. Location de facilities: Rental of simulation facilities and equipment to external organizations for their own training purposes
3. Conseil et expertise: Consulting and expertise services for designing and deploying in-situ training programs
4. Tests et expérimentations: Testing and experimentation services for medical technology and pedagogical innovation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cesim Santé operates a healthcare simulation center providing continuing education, initial training, and pedagogical research services to health professionals using high-fidelity mannequins, procedural simulators, 3D digital simulators, serious games, and a maritime simulation platform. The center designs and delivers training programs (including the DU FMPI university diploma), develops 3D serious games for clinical and rehabilitation use, and runs in-situ simulation training directly at client facilities.

Product overview

Cesim Santé operates as a comprehensive health simulation center at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in Brest, France. The center provides simulation-based training and education services for healthcare professionals through a portfolio of technology-enabled training tools including high-fidelity patient mannequins, high-technology simulators, 3D procedural simulators, and maritime simulation platforms. The core educational offerings include serious games (VENTISIM, DOMISECURE, URGSIM, SIMUREA, 146, ZERO ACCIDENT) developed for healthcare training using 3D video game technologies, alongside structured training programs such as the DU FMPI for innovative pedagogical methods and specialized courses in echography, emergency care, and team crisis management. The center integrates virtual reality, 360° video simulation, and traditional simulation techniques to deliver training across initial education, continuing professional development, and trainer certification programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LATIM: Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale – INSERM UMR 1101, the research laboratory integrated with Cesim Santé

Products and services

• High-Fidelity Patient Simulators

Named customers5 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

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SOFRASIMScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021SOFRASIMS is the French Society of Simulation in Health. Cesim Santé is labeled Type 3 (highest level) by SOFRASIMS since October 2021, indicating compliance with highest standards for simulation methodology and infrastructure in healthcare education.
• LaerdalmajorTechnology or IntegrationLaerdal is a global leader in simulation-based healthcare training equipment and mannequins. Their products are used at Cesim Santé for high-fidelity patient simulation.
• GE HealthcaremajorTechnology or IntegrationGE Healthcare provides medical technology including monitoring and diagnostic equipment used in simulation training at the center.
• GaumardmajorTechnology or IntegrationGaumard is a manufacturer of high-fidelity patient simulators and obstetrics simulation equipment used at the center.
• Hamilton MedicalmajorTechnology or IntegrationHamilton Medical provides ventilators and respiratory care equipment for simulation training.
• LATIM (INSERM UMR 1101)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe center is integrated within LATIM (Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale), INSERM UMR 1101. Research team specializes in technology development and evaluation. Led by Pr Eric Stindel.
• Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUBO is the host university for Cesim Santé, located at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Provides institutional framework and academic integration.
• CHU de BrestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrest University Hospital provides clinical expertise, medical staff as instructors, and serves as the primary clinical training environment for simulation activities.
• Inc (Institut national du cancer)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench National Cancer Institute promotes the serious game on prevention of domestic accidents in children created at Cesim Santé and available to the public since April 2024.
• Direction Générale de la SantéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench General Directorate of Health supports dissemination of Cesim Santé's child accident prevention serious game through promotional campaigns.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Medical-X: Dutch developer of VR-based medical simulation and training solutions. Comparable as a smaller European player in the VR/serious games training category overlapping with Cesim Santé's digital products.

Broad incumbents

• 3D Systems (Simbionix): Acquired Simbionix to offer a broad portfolio of surgical and procedural VR simulators. Comparable as an established, well-capitalized competitor across the wider medical simulation market.
• HealthStream: US-listed healthcare workforce training and education company. Comparable as an established provider of healthcare professional education, certification, and training solutions at scale.

Direct peers

• VirtaMed: Developer of high-fidelity virtual reality medical training simulators for surgery, endoscopy, and ultrasound. Comparable in the VR/procedural simulation niche that overlaps with Cesim's 3D and procedural simulator offerings.
• Surgical Science: Provider of virtual reality surgical and procedural simulation training. Comparable to Cesim's procedural simulators and 3D/VR serious games portfolio for medical skill training.
• Laerdal Medical: Global leader in healthcare simulation equipment and programs. Directly comparable because Laerdal supplies the high-fidelity mannequins Cesim Santé uses AND operates competing simulation training programs and centers worldwide.
• SimforHealth: France-based digital health simulation company producing virtual reality and 3D serious games for medical training. Highly comparable as a French-headquartered competitor in the medical serious games / VR training category.
• CAE Healthcare: Commercial healthcare simulation division of CAE, offering patient simulators and training services to hospitals and medical schools. Closely comparable as a vertically integrated simulation technology + training provider in the same market.
• Simulab: Manufacturer of task-based and procedural medical simulators (ultrasound, central lines, surgical procedures). Comparable to Cesim's procedural simulator and ultrasound-guided vascular access training programs.
• iLumens (Université Paris-Saclay): University-affiliated French healthcare simulation center focused on digital and immersive training. Directly comparable as a peer French academic simulation center serving similar healthcare professional segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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