Fondation de Recherche sur l'HTA (FRHTA)

What Fondation de Recherche sur l'HTA (FRHTA) does

The Fondation de Recherche sur l'Hypertension Artérielle (FRHTA), founded in 2005 and recognized as a French public utility foundation in August 2006, is the only French non-profit foundation dedicated to hypertension research. Created jointly by the Société Française d'Hypertension Artérielle (SFHTA) and the Comité Français de Lutte contre l'Hypertension Artérielle (CFLHTA), the foundation finances medical research projects through competitive calls for proposals, having allocated over €4M to research programs between 2015 and 2025. It also designs and operates digital health tools — most notably the suiviHTA application for 3-day ambulatory blood pressure self-measurement (220,000+ downloads by end-2025), the depistHTA self-screening app, the EvalObs adherence tool, the INOHTA telemedicine platform for general practitioners, and the OPERA, BRIOCH, and PREDICHTA use-case-specific applications. The foundation's portfolio extends into content distribution via the Hypertension France YouTube channel, the Les Voix de l'Hypertension podcast, the infos@tension newsletter, and the Fil Expert HTA professional channel.

The foundation's beneficiary base spans the estimated 10 million French adults followed for hypertension (5 million of whom remain undiagnosed), general practitioners and cardiologists who use its clinical tools, pharmacies (via GIPHAR and 'Know Your Numbers' / 'Connaître ses Chiffres de Tension' campaigns), employers that sponsor workplace screening programs across sectors including bakeries, pharmaceutical labs, and hospitality, and academic researchers funded through its grants. Its proprietary technology includes the IA Centaure methodology (synergy between human expert hypothesis-making and AI computation), agentic AI for healthcare professional training, digital twins for hypertension expertise, and a correction index for cuffless PPG-based devices (HILO) protected via an envelope Soleau. The foundation's content was integrated into Google Gemini generative AI responses in January 2026 for French-language hypertension queries.

FRHTA operates as a non-profit; all digital tools and public information are provided free of charge. Revenue is generated through individual donations (processed via HelloAsso with French tax-reduction benefits), corporate sponsorship (mécénat) from private partners that receive access to bulk workplace screening tools, and research grants from industrial partners, SFHTA, and CFLHTA. The foundation is governed by a Scientific Council and Board of Directors, has been led by three successive presidents (Pr Jean-Michel Mallion 2005-2015, Pr Xavier Girerd 2015-2025, Pr Atul Pathak from January 14, 2026), and operates from a single headquarters in Paris with a staff of 5 employees.

Name

Fondation de Recherche sur l'HTA (FRHTA)

Legal name

Fondation de Recherche sur l'Hypertension Artérielle

Website

https://frhta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Fondation de Recherche sur l'HTA is a French public-utility foundation (founded 2006) dedicated to hypertension research, offering free digital self-screening and monitoring apps, screening campaigns, and research grants to patients, healthcare professionals, employers, and academic researchers in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Health Foundation — Hypertension Research, Education, and Digital Health

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiometabolic RPM & Chronic Disease Management (diabetes, hypertension, CHF, obesity) (HLALAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF), Chronic Condition Management & Remote Monitoring (e.g., diabetes, HTN) (HLALADAD)

Keywords

• Hypertension research foundation
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Cardiovascular health education
• Digital health tools
• Nonprofit medical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The foundation raises funds from individual donors through its 'Faire un don' (make a donation) platform, offering tax reductions under French law. Donations are a primary source of revenue for a non-profit public utility foundation.
2. Corporate Sponsorship (Mécénat): The foundation receives financial support from private companies as 'mécènes' (sponsors). Sponsors receive access to bulk self-screening campaign tools for their employees in return. Sponsorship revenue funds research programs and e-health tool development.
3. Research Project Financing: The foundation issues calls for proposals (appels à projets) and funds medical research projects on hypertension. Over 4 million euros have been allocated to research programs in the last decade. Funding comes from industrial partners, government support, and the foundation's own fundraising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FRHTA funds independent hypertension research, runs public-awareness and healthcare-professional education programmes, and develops free digital health tools — most notably the suiviHTA mobile application (with 220,000+ downloads) for 3-day home blood pressure self-measurement — alongside complementary apps for screening, medication adherence, occupational risk detection, salt-intake tracking, tele-consultation, and medical records.

Product overview

The Fondation de Recherche sur l'HTA operates as a non-profit foundation recognized as a public utility, offering a suite of digital health tools and educational programs for hypertension management. The core portfolio centers on mobile applications (suiviHTA for 3-day self-measurement tracking, depistHTA for screening) complemented by specialized tools (EvalObs for medication adherence, OPERA for occupational risk, BRIOCH for dietary salt detection, PREDICHTA for population screening) and the INOHTA telemedicine platform. Content services include the Hypertension France YouTube channel, Les Voix de l'Hypertension podcast series, and infos@tension newsletter. The Foundation also develops AI capabilities including generative AI for hypertension information, agentic AI for healthcare training, and digital twins for clinical decision support. Educational programs like AGIR pour sa tension and the 3-day self-measurement protocol support patient self-management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SuiviHTA: Free mobile application for patient self-monitoring of blood pressure over 3 days, calculating averages and providing personalized advice
• depistHTA
• INOHTA
• EvalObs
• AGIR pour sa tension
• Know Your Numbers - Connaître ses Chiffres de Tension
• FLAHS (French League Against Hypertension Survey)
• SYSTOLIK
• Les Voix de l'Hypertension
• Hypertension France

Products and services

• suiviHTA Mobile application guiding individual users through a 3-day home blood pressure self-monitoring protocol and producing a shareable report for their physician; intended for hypertensive patients and at-risk adults in France.
• depistHTA Mobile self-screening application that helps individual users determine whether they may have hypertension and prompts appropriate follow-up; aimed at undiagnosed or at-risk adults.
• EvalObs Application supporting healthcare professionals in assessing and monitoring patient medication adherence in hypertension treatment.
• OPERA Tool designed to detect cardiovascular risk in occupational settings, used by occupational physicians, employers, and HR/wellness teams in workplace screening campaigns.
• BRIOCH Mobile application that helps individual users identify foods with high salt content and supports dietary management relevant to blood pressure control.
• PREDICHTA Population-level hypertension screening programme and tool used to detect hypertension across broader groups, supporting public-health screening initiatives.
• INOHTA Tele-consultation platform enabling general practitioners to conduct remote consultations with hypertensive patients as part of structured care pathways.
• PRODOC Structured medical record application dedicated to documenting and tracking hypertensive patient care for healthcare professionals.
• AGIR pour sa tension Educational programme teaching the general public how to take action on their blood pressure through the 3-day self-measurement protocol and lifestyle guidance.
• Automesure 3 jours Standardised 3-day home blood pressure self-measurement protocol forming the clinical backbone of the foundation's patient education and digital tools.
• FLAHS surveys Recurring national epidemiological surveys on hypertension in France that produce reference data used by clinicians, researchers, and public-health stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 220,000+ downloads of suiviHTA app
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

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

• Google (Gemini AI)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Foundation content has been integrated into Google Gemini generative AI responses. When users ask hypertension-related questions in French, the AI prioritizes information sourced from the foundation's validated content, providing unprecedented reach and credibility.
• Constance Medvedeff (Director)coreOthers · 1 January 2020Constance Medvedeff has been the director of the foundation since 2020, responsible for communication, partnerships, and organization of corporate actions. She is the key operational leader managing the foundation's day-to-day activities.
• Société Française d'Hypertension Artérielle (SFHTA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005SFHTA was one of the founding partners that initiated the creation of FRHTA in response to the French Ministry of Research's call for new research foundations. SFHTA continues to collaborate on scientific programs, research proposals, and expert consensus guidelines.
• Comité Français de Lutte contre l'Hypertension Artérielle (CFLHTA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005CFLHTA co-founded FRHTA alongside SFHTA. The two organizations collaborate on national screening campaigns (Know Your Numbers), FLAHS surveys, and the SYSTOLIK bulletin. CFLHTA provides professional expertise and network access for joint HTA awareness initiatives.
• Robert Boualit / Solutions Santé DigitalecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2005Longstanding collaboration since 2005 with Robert Boualit (founder and CEO of ENORA Technologie, now Solutions Santé Digitale). Co-developed the PRODOC electronic medical record, INOHTA platform, and multiple hypertension management applications (EvalObs, depistHTA, suiviHTA, OPERA, BRIOCH).
• GIPHAR Pharmacy GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with GIPHAR pharmacy group for '6 jours du cœur' screening campaigns, enabling member pharmacies to conduct blood pressure screening using foundation protocols and tools.
• Fédération Française de CardiologieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative partner in 'Septembre de la Tension' screening campaign, combining forces to raise public awareness about hypertension and promote self-screening.
• Fédération des DiabétiquesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborative partner in 'Septembre de la Tension' screening campaign, reaching patients with metabolic conditions who are at elevated cardiovascular risk.
• European Society of Hypertension (ESH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hypertension Excellence Center at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (coordinated by Pr Girerd) is labeled by ESH. The foundation aligns its guidelines and protocols with ESH recommendations and presents research at ESH congresses.
• Cerner Enviza (FLAHS Surveys)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFLAHS (French League Against Hypertension Survey) national health surveys are conducted in partnership with Cerner Enviza, which provides survey methodology and population sampling infrastructure (Métascope database).
• HelloAsso (Donation Platform)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe foundation uses HelloAsso to process individual donations, offering tax reduction benefits under French law for charitable giving to public utility foundations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCRf6Snv8_NidTAsf_Z8eMXw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-de-recherche-sur-l-hypertension-art%C3%A9rielle

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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