CPias Pays de la Loire

What CPias Pays de la Loire does

CPias Pays de la Loire (Centre d'appui pour la prévention des infections associées aux soins) is a regional public health support center headquartered at CHU de Nantes in France, mandated by Décret n°2017-129 of February 3, 2017 to provide infection prevention and control expertise across the Pays de la Loire region. It serves three categories of stakeholders: sanitary establishments (hospitals and clinics), medico-social establishments (EHPAD/EMS for elderly and disabled care), and community/ambulatory healthcare professionals (independent nurses, physicians, physiotherapists, home care providers). The organization operates as one of 17 regional CPias bodies in France, coordinated nationally through RéPIA and Santé publique France, and is regionally overseen by ARS Pays de la Loire.

The organization's core outputs are practical guides, flyers, audit tools, clinical protocols, training programs, and event-based knowledge transfer — not commercial products. It coordinates 10 Territorial Hygiene Relay networks (RTH) across the 5 departments of the region, manages six thematic working groups (invasive procedures, chemical-free cleaning, operating rooms, EHPAD, endoscopy, simulation), and participates in 5 national surveillance missions (Primo, Matis, Spiadi, Spares, Spicmi). A research project (ARIBO²) evaluates behavioral interventions in orthopedic surgery operating rooms, and an external self-assessment tool (DAMRI) is promoted to medico-social establishments. The organization has no proprietary technology product; its intellectual assets are content and field-distributed expertise.

The business model is purely institutional: CPias PdL is publicly funded through ARS Pays de la Loire and does not generate commercial revenue. Most resources, guidance, and training are provided free of charge to healthcare professionals; occasional paid training events (e.g., €110 for the 2026 Endoscopy Day) are distributed via CHU de Nantes Formation Permanente. The core team comprises approximately 7 staff (1 lead physician, 2 physicians, 1 health coordinator, 2 hygiene nurses, 1 secretary), and the organization extends its reach through partner hospital clinicians and RTH network members. Strategic partners include CRATB (antibiotic stewardship), QualiREL Santé (quality and safety), Omedit (medication observatory), MAPES (environmental health), and SRAE Nutrition.

Name

CPias Pays de la Loire

Legal name

Centre d'appui pour la prévention des infections associées aux soins (CPias) Pays de la Loire

Website

https://cpias-pdl.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPias Pays de la Loire is a publicly funded regional center mandated by French law to provide infection prevention and control expertise, training, and guidance to hospitals, nursing homes, and community healthcare professionals across the Pays de la Loire region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Infection Prevention Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN)

Keywords

• Infection prevention services
• Healthcare hygiene support
• Antimicrobial stewardship guidance
• Public health surveillance
• Clinical training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: As a public health body attached to CHU de Nantes and operating under the regulatory framework of Décret n°2017-129 du 3 février 2017, CPias PdL is funded through institutional public health channels (ARS Pays de la Loire). It does not generate commercial revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPias Pays de la Loire is a regional public health support center mandated to prevent healthcare-associated infections (IAS) across the Pays de la Loire region. It delivers infection prevention expertise, practical guidelines, training programs, audits, and outbreak investigation support to hospitals, medico-social establishments, and community healthcare professionals. The organization coordinates 10 Territorial Hygiene Relay (RTH) networks across the 5 departments of the region and participates in 5 national surveillance missions (Primo, Matis, Spiadi, Spares, Spicmi).

Product overview

CPias Pays de la Loire operates as a regional support center for infection prevention in healthcare settings, providing expertise, coordination, training, and guidance resources rather than a traditional product portfolio. The organization offers educational materials (guides, flyers, checklists), organizes training sessions and regional days, manages working groups on specialized topics (invasive procedures, bionettoyage without chemicals, operating rooms, EHPAD, endoscopy, simulation), and coordinates with territorial hygiene relay networks (RTH) across the 5 departments of the Pays de la Loire region. Their resources cover topics including blood exposure accidents, antibiotic stewardship, waste management, invasive devices, acute respiratory and gastroenteritis infections, resistant microorganisms, vaccination, and standard/complementary precautions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Working Groups (Groupes de travail) Regional expert groups (Actes invasifs, Bionettoyage sans chimie, Bloc opératoire, EHPAD, Endoscopie, Simulation) that produce practical guides, flyers, protocols, and training materials for healthcare professionals across the region.
• Formation par la Simulation en Santé Simulation-based training programs for infection risk management in healthcare facilities and medical-social establishments (EMS), including crisis management training for hygienists and infectious risk management for EMS resident care staff.
• Guides et outils thématiques Educational and reference materials covering infection prevention topics including blood exposure accidents, antibiotic stewardship (BUA), waste management, invasive devices, respiratory and digestive infections (IRA/GEA), resistant microorganisms (BMR, BHRe, C. auris), hygiene standards, and vaccination.
• Relais Territoriaux en Hygiène (RTH) Territorial Hygiene Networks (10 RTHs across 5 departments: COLINES, CORHYLIN, ELEPH-AN, ANJELIN, CHOLETAIS, SAUMUROIS, RTH53, LUTIN72, UAPI, ECLIN) providing mobile hygiene team support to healthcare facilities and medical-social establishments for infection risk analysis, good practice promotion, training, and outbreak investigation.
• Journées de formation et colloques régionaux

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 RTH networks covering all 5 departments of Pays de la Loire
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

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

• ARS Pays de la Loire (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARS Pays de la Loire is the regional health authority that oversees and funds public health initiatives in the region. CPias PdL operates under the regulatory mandate of ARS and collaborates on regional infection prevention policy, surveillance, and outbreak management.
• CRATB Pays de la Loire (Centre Régional en Antibiothérapie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRATB promotes the proper use of antibiotics at the regional level. CPias PdL works in partnership with CRATB to link infection prevention with antibiotic stewardship, as these two domains are closely related in combating antimicrobial resistance.
• QualiREL SantémajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQualiREL Santé is a regional quality and safety in healthcare network. CPias PdL collaborates with QualiREL Santé on joint audits (e.g., endoscopy practices), patient safety initiatives, and co-publishing resources such as the Histoires de Patients comic book series.
• Omedit Pays de la LoiremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOmedit provides a regional medication observatory and resources for healthcare professionals. CPias PdL cross-references Omedit tools in its Bon Usage des Antibiotiques (BUA) section and collaborates on antibiotic stewardship resources.
• Réseau Sécurité NaissanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA regional network for birth safety. A partnership has been established within the Bionettoyage sans chimie working group to improve knowledge and facilitate experience sharing on chemical-free floor cleaning techniques in maternity settings.
• SRAE NutritionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA regional nutrition network. CPias PdL collaborates with SRAE Nutrition on joint training events addressing nutrition and infection risk in elderly care settings.
• MAPES (Mouvement pour l'Action et la Prévention en Environnement Santé)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn environmental health action network. CPias PdL partners with MAPES on ecological transition in healthcare (Transition Écologique en Santé - TES), integrating environmental sustainability into infection prevention practices.
• RéPIA (Réseau de Prévention des Infections et de l'Antibiorésistance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national Prevention of Infections and Antibioresistance Network. CPias PdL participates in the RéPIA as one of the 17 regional CPias organizations, contributing to national surveillance, guidelines, and prevention strategies.
• Santé publique France (SpF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national public health agency. CPias PdL collaborates with SpF on national surveillance missions, signalement systems (via E-sin), and public health campaigns related to infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance.
• National CPias network (cpias.fr)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national coordination body for all 17 regional CPias in France. CPias PdL participates in inter-Cpias working groups covering respiratory precautions, ecological transition in health (TES), EMS technical sheets, and other national initiatives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CPias Bretagne: Sibling regional CPias with statutory role to deliver infection prevention support to healthcare facilities in Brittany under Décret n°2017-129, with comparable regional coordination and RTH networks.
• CPias Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Another regional CPias with the same public-health mandate covering sanitary, medico-social, and community settings. Operates RéPIA-aligned national missions in parallel to CPias PdL.
• CPias Grand Est: Regional CPias with identical statutory mission under Décret n°2017-129. Comparable structure of RTH networks, working groups, and annual regional activity reports.
• CPias Hauts-de-France: Regional CPias also participating in inter-Cpias working groups and national surveillance missions with CPias PdL. Similar institutional positioning and stakeholder ecosystem including ARS, CRATB, and quality networks.
• CPias Île-de-France: Regional CPias serving the largest French region; executes the same infectious-risk support role under the same national framework. Comparable scope of sanitary, medico-social, and community segments with similar working-group and RTH models.
• CPias Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: One of the 17 regional CPias designated under the same Décret n°2017-129 framework. Performs identical mission of infection prevention support, training, and surveillance for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, making it the closest structural counterpart to CPias PdL.
• CPias Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: Regional CPias that developed and hosts the DAMRI self-assessment tool referenced by CPias PdL. Closest peer in terms of cross-organizational tool collaboration and shared working-group methodologies.

Others

• Réseau de Prévention des Infections et de l'Antibiorésistance (RéPIA): National coordination network for the 17 regional CPias of which CPias PdL is a member; functions as the convening body for inter-regional working groups, national guidelines, and harmonized tools.
• Centre Régional en Antibiothérapie Pays de la Loire (CRATB): Sister regional public-health body in Pays de la Loire focused on antibiotic stewardship; CPias PdL partners with CRATB to link infection prevention with antibiotic use. Complementary mission within the same regional public-health architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Santé publique France: France's national public health agency that CPias PdL collaborates with on national surveillance missions (Primo, Matis, Spiadi, Spares, Spicmi) and signalement systems. Operates at the national rather than regional level but defines much of CPias PdL's mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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