What Fondation Bergonié does

Fondation Bergonié is a non-profit corporate foundation (Fondation d'Entreprises), established in 2011 and headquartered in Bordeaux, France. It serves as the dedicated philanthropic vehicle for Institut Bergonié, a Regional Cancer Center (Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer) operating in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The foundation channels corporate donations, event proceeds, and individual gifts into oncology research projects, scientific prizes, and patient-facing programs at Institut Bergonié.

The foundation's core activities encompass funding 10-11 active research projects annually, with a deliberate and growing emphasis on AI-enabled oncology programs. Named AI/ML-funded initiatives include DeepSarcCare (sarcoma AI), MAESTRO (multi-modal oncology AI), LearnCHIP (machine learning in translational research), BRI / Bergo-Radio-Intervention (AI in interventional radiology), and POL3RG. Non-AI programs include PHARE and the Prix Josy Reiffers, a regional cancer research prize. The foundation also runs flagship fundraising events such as October Rose / Odysséa.

Its business model is pass-through philanthropy: annual fundraising inflows are deployed directly into research grants, equipment, and program operations at Institut Bergonié. The foundation operates with a lean team of 5 employees and raises approximately €1.7M annually, with cumulative inflows exceeding €10M since 2011. Revenue is highly dependent on a small set of repeat corporate sponsors (notably Bernard Magrez and regional banking partners), supplemented by event-based giving and individual donors. The organization has no commercial revenue model; its "growth" is measured in fundraising volume and number of active research projects funded.

Name

Fondation Bergonié

Legal name

Fondation Bergonié

Website

https://fondationbergonie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondation Bergonié is a Bordeaux-based corporate foundation that raises philanthropic funds for Institut Bergonié, a regional cancer center in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It funds 10-11 oncology research projects annually, with a growing emphasis on AI-enabled cancer research programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cancer Research Foundation / Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Cancer research funding
• Corporate philanthropy
• Healthcare donations
• Medical research grants
• Nonprofit foundation services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fondation Bergonié is a French corporate foundation that raises funds from enterprises and individuals to finance cancer research projects, patient support programs, and the acquisition of advanced medical equipment at Institut Bergonié in Bordeaux. It supports translational oncology initiatives including AI-assisted diagnostics, radiomics, interventional radiology, and radiotherapy research, while also funding patient well-being programs such as music therapy, meditation, hypnosis, and adapted physical activity for young adult cancer patients (AJA).

Product overview

Fondation Bergonié operates as a charitable foundation established in 2011 to support Institut Bergonié, the Regional Cancer Center in Bordeaux for the grand Sud-Ouest region. The foundation does not offer a traditional product but rather a portfolio of research programs and patient support initiatives. Key offerings include the Cancer Innovation Aquitaine (CIA) flagship program for early-phase clinical trials, the PHARE professional reintegration program, and multiple AI-enabled research projects including LearnCHIP (liquid biopsy AI analysis), BRI (AI-enhanced interventional radiology), and DeepSarcCare (AI-powered sarcoma diagnosis). The foundation also distributes annual research funding totaling approximately 1.7 million euros to around 10-11 research projects annually, manages the Josy Reiffers prize (200,000 euros) for outstanding oncologists, and coordinates corporate philanthropy campaigns including the annual Nuit des étoiles charitable gala.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cancer Innovation Aquitaine (CIA)
• DeepSarcCare
• DisparAGE
• Enovapath
• POL3RG
• APA-AJA (Adapted Physical Activity for Adolescents and Young Adults)
• MAESTRO
• L'APPUI (Patient Support Program)
• Musicothérapie (Music therapy)
• Hypnose / Hypno-AJA (Clinical hypnosis)
• Méditation (Meditation program)
• Biographie hospitalière (Hospital biography)
• Rose base (data platform)
• ALIENOR cohort study

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2026, €1,693,305 raised and donated to cancer research at Institut Bergonié, funding 10 research projects and 1 Prix Josy Reiffers
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation de France: France's largest philanthropic network, hosting and supporting multiple cause-specific funds including health and research. Comparable as a French grantmaking vehicle that mobilizes corporate and individual donations, though diversified across many causes beyond cancer.
• American Cancer Society: Large US voluntary health organization funding cancer research, patient support, and advocacy. Comparable as a major grantmaking cancer nonprofit, though at a fundamentally different scale and geographic footprint than a regional French foundation.
• Cancer Research UK: The largest cancer research charity in the UK, funding research, advocacy, and patient information globally. Comparable in mission and broad-based research grantmaking but operates at much greater scale and geographic scope than Fondation Bergonié.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — Fundraising: Major US cancer center with a large-scale philanthropy operation funding oncology research, technology, and patient care. Comparable in model — hospital-affiliated philanthropy driving research and equipment investment — but operating at a dramatically larger scale and national footprint.

Direct peers

• Fondation Gustave Roussy: Foundation supporting France's leading cancer center, Gustave Roussy. Closely comparable as a hospital-affiliated fundraising foundation that channels philanthropic capital into oncology research, equipment, and patient programs at a single beneficiary institution.
• Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer: France's leading cancer-specific research grantmaking foundation, funding basic, translational, and clinical oncology research nationwide. Directly comparable as a French grantmaking nonprofit raising donations to fund cancer research at academic and clinical institutions.
• Ligue contre le cancer: National French cancer charity funding research and providing patient support. Comparable as a grantmaking and patient-support organization operating in the same French cancer philanthropy space as Fondation Bergonié.
• Fondation du Centre Léon Bérard: Foundation supporting the Centre Léon Bérard, the CLCC (cancer center) in Lyon. Comparable as another regional French cancer-center foundation that funds research projects, equipment, and patient support in a defined geographic catchment.
• Fondation Institut Curie: Fundraising arm of Institut Curie, a major French cancer research and treatment center. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and model: mobilizing private philanthropy to fund cancer research, advanced technology acquisition, and patient support at an affiliated cancer center.
• Institut Paoli-Calmettes — Fondation: Cancer center in Marseille affiliated with a fundraising structure supporting oncology research and patient care. Comparable as a CLCC-based fundraising foundation operating under similar French regional cancer-center model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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