INFERENTIAL

What INFERENTIAL does

Inferential is a Paris-based B2B professional services firm founded in 2010 that delivers biometrics and clinical data management services to pharmaceutical companies, healthcare product manufacturers, and medical device makers across approximately 12 countries. Its portfolio is organized into four integrated service lines — Biostatistics, Data Management, Expertise (methodology and technical support including epidemiology, real-world data, pharmacoeconomics, CDISC SDTM/ADaM mapping, WHODrug/MedDRA coding, and risk-based monitoring), and Medical Writing — designed to function either as a client's outsourced biometrics department or as a complement to existing teams. The firm has completed roughly 350 projects, produces 50,000+ tables/figures/listings, and runs about 30-40 projects annually across 30 therapeutic areas with a team of approximately 25 collaborators led by co-founders Anne Hummler (business strategy) and Sylvie di Nicola (biostatistics, 30+ years), with Grégoire Fesneau (data management, 20+ years) heading the Data Management department since 2015.

The underlying delivery stack is anchored by the Viedoc™ 4 electronic data capture platform, in which Inferential was an early adopter in 2016 and maintains a privileged technical and commercial relationship, providing a modular EDC, ePRO/eCOA, randomization, and eTMF workflow with regulatory compliance built in. Services are priced via bespoke project engagements tailored to study-specific needs, with revenue generated through consulting engagements in biostatistics, data management, and medical writing rather than through any software licensing or subscription model. Customer acquisition relies on direct enterprise relationships, professional network participation, and industry conference presence (e.g., AFCRO Clinical Research Day), supplemented by a bilingual French/English website and organic social media.

Name

INFERENTIAL

Legal name

Inferential

Website

https://inferential.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inferential is a Paris-based clinical biometrics services firm founded in 2010 that delivers biostatistics, data management, methodology, and medical writing support to pharmaceutical and medical device clients across 12 countries, using the Viedoc EDC platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Biometrics Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming FSP (HLAGAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Writing & Clinical Documentation FSP (HLAGAOAC), Regulatory Strategy & Global Submissions (IND/CTA/NDA/BLA/MAA) (HLAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Clinical biostatistics services
• Clinical data management
• Medical writing services
• CDISC SDTM ADaM
• Clinical trial biometrics

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

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. Professional Services - Biostatistics: Provides biostatistics services including study design, statistical analyses, data monitoring, and regulatory submissions for clinical studies across various phases and therapeutic areas. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements with pharmaceutical companies and healthcare product manufacturers.
2. Professional Services - Data Management: End-to-end data management solutions including eCRF design, data cleaning, medical coding, regulatory submissions, and database production. Services are tailored to study-specific needs and delivered throughout all phases of clinical studies.
3. Medical Writing Services: Preparation of clinical study documents including protocols, informed consent forms, clinical study reports, regulatory documents, and manuscripts for publication.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inferential is a B2B professional services firm delivering biometric services for clinical research. Its portfolio covers biostatistics, end-to-end clinical data management, specialized methodology and technical support (including CDISC SDTM/ADaM mapping, medical coding, and risk-based monitoring), and medical writing for regulatory and publication documents. Services are provided to pharmaceutical companies and healthcare product manufacturers across all study phases and therapeutic areas, leveraging the Viedoc™ Electronic Data Capture (EDC) platform as its primary clinical trial technology.

Product overview

Inferential offers a unified portfolio of four integrated service lines — Biostatistics, Data Management, Expertise (Methodology & Technical Support), and Medical Writing — delivered as a full-service biometrics partnership. The Biostatistics and Data Management services are the core pillars, designed to be used together to control data end-to-end and maximize result reliability and quality. The Expertise offering adds specialized methodology and technical capabilities (including CDISC SDTM/ADaM standards, medical coding, and risk-based approaches), while Medical Writing provides regulatory and publication documentation. All studies are managed via Viedoc™, Inferential's primary EDC platform partner, enabling a modular and integrated workflow across study design, data capture, statistical analysis, and regulatory submission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biostatistics

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ tables, figures and listings produced
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ViedoccoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Inferential was among the early adopters of Viedoc™ 4 in 2016 and maintains privileged relationships with Viedoc technical and commercial teams. They utilize Viedoc as their primary Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system, offering clients optimized setup time, modern streamlined interface, and complete modular solutions including EDC, ePRO/eCOA, randomization and trial supply management, reporting tools, and eTMF with full regulatory compliance.
• Lazare (association)minorOthersInferential became a sponsor of the Lazare sailboat, skippered by Tanguy le Turquais, participating in the Vendée Globe Challenge. Lazare is an association that creates flat-sharing arrangements between former homeless people and young workers to combat exclusion and isolation. This partnership reflects the company's values of commitment, excellence, and mutual support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Clinipace Worldwide: Mid-sized full-service CRO offering biometrics alongside clinical operations. Comparable to Inferential in biometrics service offering but with broader operational scope and geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Cytel: Global biometrics specialist offering biostatistics, statistical programming, CDISC SDTM/ADaM data services, and clinical data management. Comparable to Inferential in core service mix, though significantly larger and more geographically distributed.
• Rho (Rho, Inc.): US-based CRO specializing in biostatistics, clinical data management, and regulatory affairs for clinical research. Comparable to Inferential in biometrics expertise, CDISC capabilities, and end-to-end clinical research services.
• Keyrus Biopharma (formerly Keyrus Life Science): European CRO providing biostatistics, data management, and clinical research services to pharma and biotech. Comparable to Inferential as a French/European biometrics CRO with overlapping methodology, CDISC, and regulatory submission offerings.
• Lambda Plus: Specialist statistical programming and biostatistics services provider for clinical trials. Comparable to Inferential's statistical programming and CDISC ADaM/SDTM data services, particularly for sponsors seeking focused biometrics support.
• IDDI (International Drug Development Institute): Specialist biometrics CRO focused on biostatistics and data management for clinical trials. Highly comparable to Inferential as a similarly sized, expert-led European biometrics firm serving pharmaceutical sponsors with biostatistics, CDISC-compliant data, and regulatory submission support.
• Stematos: Specialist biostatistics and CDISC data services provider serving clinical trial sponsors. Directly comparable to Inferential's Biostatistics, Data Management, and CDISC SDTM/ADaM service lines for pharma clients.

Broad incumbents

• IQVIA: World's largest CRO and biometrics services provider, offering biostatistics, data management, and EDC at massive scale. Comparable as a competitor for the same sponsor biometrics budgets Inferential targets, though operating at fundamentally different scale and breadth.
• ICON plc: Global full-service CRO with a strong biometrics practice including biostatistics, CDISC programming, and clinical data management. Comparable to Inferential in service mix but competing at far greater scale and with bundled offerings.

Regional players

• Linear Clinical Research: Australian clinical research services provider. While more early-phase focused, it competes in adjacent biometrics and data management services for sponsors and offers a useful reference for boutique CRO operating models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inferential

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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