CEN

What CEN does

Groupe CEN is a French clinical evaluation services group headquartered in Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, operating through six wholly-owned subsidiaries: CEN Biotech (clinical trials for drugs, medical devices, and connected health objects, founded 1995), CEN Nutriment (clinical studies on dietary supplements, health food, food supplements for medical purposes, and nutricosmetics, founded 2006), CEN Expérimental (an approved clinical investigation center for human studies), CEN Nutrition Animale (companion-animal nutrition trials, founded 2014), CEN Connect (digital health applications and evaluation/training tools, founded 2016), and Apsis (consulting and training in health information systems), together with a regional Maghreb entity. The group serves pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health food and dietary supplement firms, cosmetics manufacturers, animal nutrition companies, and connected health object developers across France and the Maghreb region.

The group's core technology is clinical evaluation infrastructure — comprising an approved clinical investigation center, multi-vertical study design and execution capabilities, and a digital health software arm — supported by a methodological track record of over 1,500 scientific publications and communications, including more than 200 Medline-indexed papers. All group companies hold French Crédit Impôt Recherche (Research Tax Credit) approval, signaling recognized R&D status under French regulatory standards. The legal entity CEN RESEARCH is registered in Dijon with share capital of €822,000.

Groupe CEN operates a B2B professional services model, generating revenue through project-based and contract engagements with enterprise clients in regulated health industries. The group goes to market through direct enterprise sales engagement, supported by a digital presence (LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, newsletter, and a scientific publications portal). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured as quote-based given the specialized, custom nature of each study. The company is privately held with no public listing and no observed external funding activity.

Name

CEN

Legal name

CEN RESEARCH

Website

https://groupecen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Groupe CEN is a French clinical evaluation services group operating six specialized subsidiaries from Dijon, providing clinical trials and observational studies to pharmaceutical, medical device, health food, dietary supplement, cosmetics, and animal nutrition companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Laboratory & Clinical Trial Testing CROs (HLAGAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Writing & Regulatory Submission Support CROs (HLAGAAAG), Clinical Research & Trial Central Laboratories (HLAFAMAL)

Keywords

• Clinical evaluation services
• Clinical trial management
• Pharmaco-epidemiological studies
• Medical device evaluation
• Nutraceutical clinical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Trial Services: Professional services revenue generated from conducting clinical trials, observational studies, pharmaco-epidemiological studies, pharmaco-economic studies, and post-marketing studies for pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, health food companies, and cosmetics companies. Services are likely structured as project-based or contract engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Groupe CEN delivers B2B clinical evaluation services, designing and running clinical trials, observational studies, pharmaco-epidemiological, pharmaco-economic, and post-marketing studies for drugs, medical devices, health food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, connected health objects, and companion animal nutrition. The group operates an approved clinical investigation center and develops digital health applications and training solutions through its specialized subsidiaries.

Product overview

Groupe CEN is a group of 6 companies dedicated to clinical evaluation services for human and animal health. The portfolio includes: CEN Biotech (clinical trials for drugs and medical devices, founded 1995), CEN Nutriment (clinical studies on dietary supplements and health food, founded 2006), CEN Expérimental (clinical investigation center for human evaluation), CEN Nutrition Animale (animal nutrition clinical trials, founded 2014), CEN Connect (digital health solutions and applications, founded 2016), and Apsis (health IT consulting and training). The companies collectively hold over 1500 scientific publications and communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CEN Biotech
• CEN Nutriment
• CEN Expérimental
• CEN Nutrition Animale
• CEN Connect
• Apsis
• CEN Maghreb Regional entity dedicated to clinical evaluation of medications and medical devices, supporting Groupe CEN's Maghreb presence.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OVH SASminorOthersOVH SAS provides web hosting services for the Groupe CEN website. Located at 2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France, OVH is a European cloud infrastructure provider.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biotrial: Biotrial is a French-based CRO conducting clinical trials and early-phase studies, headquartered in Rennes. It is highly comparable to Groupe CEN as a France-headquartered CRO serving pharmaceutical sponsors with clinical evaluation services, though Biotrial is more focused on early-phase CNS research.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Mérieux NutriSciences provides testing, clinical research, and regulatory services for the food, nutrition, and cosmetics industries. Comparable to CEN Nutriment as a provider of clinical evaluation and claims substantiation services for health food, supplements, and cosmetic products.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global leader in bioanalytical testing and contract laboratory services for the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics industries. It is comparable to Groupe CEN as a large incumbent providing clinical and product evaluation services across pharma, nutrition, and cosmetics verticals.
• IQVIA: IQVIA is the world's largest CRO, offering full-service clinical trial execution, real-world evidence, and consulting. It is broadly comparable to Groupe CEN as a clinical evaluation services provider to pharma and medical device companies, though it operates at vastly greater scale.
• ICON plc: ICON plc is a global CRO providing clinical research, consulting, and laboratory services to pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Comparable to Groupe CEN as a clinical evaluation services provider, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River Laboratories is a global CRO providing preclinical and clinical research services, including biomedical research and clinical trial support. Comparable to Groupe CEN as a CRO serving pharma and medical device companies with research and evaluation services.
• SGS Health Sciences: SGS provides clinical research, bioanalytical, and pharmaceutical testing services across multiple verticals including nutrition, cosmetics, and medical devices. Comparable to Groupe CEN as a multi-vertical contract research and testing services provider.
• Syneos Health: Syneos Health is a global biopharmaceutical services organization offering clinical development and commercialization services. Comparable to Groupe CEN as a clinical research services provider to pharmaceutical companies, though operating at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Pharmalex: Pharmalex is a regulatory and medical writing CRO providing submission, scientific writing, and consulting services to pharma and medical device companies. Comparable to part of Groupe CEN's biotech and regulatory scientific publication capabilities, though with a tighter focus on submission support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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