GIRCI SOHO

Name

GIRCI SOHO

Legal name

Groupement Interrégional de Recherche Clinique et d'Innovation Sud-Ouest Outre-Mer Hospitalier

Website

https://girci-soho.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Coordination

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Research Funding Agencies (Public/Quasi-Public) (HLAJALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Clinical research coordination
• Hospital research funding
• Inter-regional health consortium
• Paramedical research support
• Health data warehouse

Headquarters

HQ city

Talence

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

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding (DGOS): Annual budget allocation from the French Ministry of Health (DGOS) for the Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique Interrégional (PHRCI). The 2025 allocation for GIRCI SOHO is 4,300,000 €.
2. APITHEM Thematic Research Grants: 1,000,000 € envelope for thematic research projects addressing populations with healthcare access difficulties, with maximum 100,000 € per project
3. APIRES Paramedical Research Grants: 245,000 € total envelope for paramedical research studies, with 25,000 € max for monocentric and 40,000 € for multicentric studies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GIRCI SOHO is a French public consortium that coordinates and funds clinical research and innovation across 13 hospital establishments in 7 southern French regions and overseas territories. It administers inter-regional research funding programs (PHRCI, APITHEM, APIRES, APIDOM, APIK, RESPIR), provides methodology, biostatistics, quality, and regulatory support, and operates digital platforms (SO BPC e-learning, e-CARES community, EDS health data warehouse, SmartReg) for clinical researchers.

Product overview

GIRCI SOHO is an inter-regional clinical research and innovation consortium covering Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and overseas French territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Guyane). The organization operates as a coordination and support structure for 13 member establishments (10 CHU and 3 cancer centers). Its portfolio consists of research funding programs (APITHEM, PHRCI, APIRES, APIDOM, APIK, RESPIR), an e-learning platform (SO BPC), a digital community for paramedical research (e-CARES), and a health data warehouse infrastructure (EDS). The organization also provides quality management tools, document templates, regulatory classification tools (SmartReg), and organizes training events and hackathons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PHRCI Inter-regional hospital clinical research (Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique Interrégional) funding program awarding competitive grants to clinical research projects across the consortium's 13 member establishments.
• APITHEM Thematic clinical research funding program administered by GIRCI SOHO with €1,000,000 in 2025 grants, supporting research projects within defined thematic priorities.
• APIRES Clinical research funding program supporting research projects, with €245,000 in 2025 grants.
• APIDOM Clinical research funding program dedicated to supporting research projects in French overseas territories covered by GIRCI SOHO's geographic mandate.
• APIK Clinical research funding program administered by GIRCI SOHO as part of its inter-regional funding portfolio.
• RESPIR Clinical research funding program administered by GIRCI SOHO as part of its inter-regional funding portfolio.
• SO BPC E-learning platform operated by GIRCI SOHO providing online training in clinical research best practices (Bonnes Pratiques Cliniques) to clinical research professionals across the consortium's member hospitals.
• e-CARES Digital community platform operated by GIRCI SOHO to connect clinical research professionals across the consortium's 13 member establishments for knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• EDS (Entrepôt de Données de Santé) Health data warehouse (Entrepôt de Données de Santé) operated by GIRCI SOHO, providing clinical research data infrastructure for projects across the consortium.
• SmartReg Regulatory classification tool used by GIRCI SOHO to classify clinical studies according to the applicable regulatory framework (Jardé law, EU CTR).

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,300,000 € distributed to clinical research projects in 2025 through PHRCI
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DGOS (Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry of Health body that delegates PHRCI management to the 7 GIRCI networks and provides annual budget allocations for clinical research programs.
• CeNGEPScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational healthcare industry clinical research network that evaluates inter-regions and allocates budget envelopes based on clinical trial indicators. Coordinates with GIRCI through a point-of-contact in Bordeaux.
• ANRS-MIEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national agency for research on AIDS and emerging infectious diseases managing dedicated research calls for projects on HIV, VHB, VHC, and emerging diseases.
• GIRCI Grand OuestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiating partner for e-CARES digital community for paramedical research professionals across all 7 GIRCI networks.
• GIRCI Grand EstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on shared tools including project follow-up Excel templates.
• GIRCI NordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on shared tools including project follow-up Excel templates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• F-CRIN (French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network): National clinical research infrastructure network coordinating multi-center clinical trials and research platforms across France. Comparable mission in clinical research coordination and a partner/adjacent entity to GIRCI SOHO.
• CeNGEPS: National French clinical research network that evaluates inter-regions and allocates industrial clinical trial budget envelopes. Already a strategic partner of GIRCI SOHO and a directly comparable national-level coordinator.
• GIRCI Grand Est: Sister GIRCI network covering eastern France. Collaborates with GIRCI SOHO on shared tools and templates; operates the same inter-regional clinical research coordination model under DGOS.
• GIRCI Île-de-France: Sister GIRCI network covering the Île-de-France region under the same DGOS mandate. Operates the same PHRCI/APITHEM/APIRES grant model and shares tools like SmartReg, making it the most directly comparable peer to GIRCI SOHO.
• GIRCI Grand Ouest: Sister GIRCI network covering western France. Initiating partner of the e-CARES digital community alongside GIRCI SOHO, with identical mandate structure and funding programs under DGOS.
• GIRCI Nord: Sister GIRCI network covering northern France. Collaborates with GIRCI SOHO on shared project follow-up templates and operates the same DGOS-delegated mandate.
• ANRS-MIE (Agence nationale de recherche sur le sida et les hépatites virales - Maladies Infectieuses Émergentes): French national agency for research on AIDS and emerging infectious diseases that manages dedicated research calls for projects. Already a partner of GIRCI SOHO for themed research calls.

Broad incumbents

• ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network): Pan-European clinical research infrastructure network providing coordination for multinational trials. GIRCI SOHO trains its members on European H2020 project development, suggesting ECRIN as a broader incumbent GIRCI SOHO engages with.
• INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale): France's national institute for health and medical research, funding and conducting biomedical research at scale. Operates as a broader incumbent in the French health research ecosystem where GIRCI SOHO plays a hospital-coordination role.

Others

• DGOS (Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins): The French Ministry of Health directorate that allocates annual PHRCI budgets to the 7 GIRCI networks and supervises GIRCI SOHO. Functions as both the consortium's parent and primary funding body.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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