MADOPA

What MADOPA does

MADoPA (Centre Expert), a French association Loi 1901 founded in 2008 and headquartered in Rosières (Technopôle de l'Aube en Champagne) with offices in Paris, operates as a Living Lab and Centre Expert on the theme of frailty in elderly people. The organization provides three complementary service tiers to its members and partners: (1) access to the needs, situations, and demands of elderly people, their caregivers, and care/service professionals; (2) real-situation experimentation and evaluation of technologies and services for health and autonomy; and (3) deployment of validated and innovative products through its network of partner mutuals, public communities, and care/service providers.

Core activity is a proprietary socio-ethnographic evaluation methodology applied to assist the co-design, real-world testing, and ethical assessment of technologies including IoT smart-living platforms (ACTIVAGE/H2020), telepresence robots (TERESA, Care-O-Bot/ACCOMPANY), companion robots (PARO), GPS tracking devices (Bluegard), smart scales (PREDIÇA), rehabilitation systems (Domo-Grip), social TV (Fosible), and frailty-detection kits (ARPEGE). The organization is CNR-Santé-certified as a National Expert Center on fragility (since July 2, 2012) and an EIT Health Living Lab (since December 2014, associated partner since 2016), and holds the Europe Vice-presidency of the Forum LLSA.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based funding from European programs (FP7, H2020, EIT Health), national and regional projects, and commissioned studies from industrial partners (EDF, Sanofi, Essilor, Medtronic), mutual insurance companies (MACIF, Mutualité Française de la Loire, AG2R la Mondiale), and public institutions (CNSA, ARS Île-de-France, ARS Grand Est, CARSAT Nord-Est, regional councils). The entity does not sell commercial products and does not publicly disclose pricing.

Name

MADOPA

Legal name

MADoPA

Website

https://madopa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MADoPA is a French non-profit Living Lab founded in 2008 that co-constructs, evaluates, and validates health and autonomy technologies for elderly people through real-world socio-ethnographic studies, serving industrial partners, mutual insurers, and public health agencies across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly Care Research and Living Lab Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Social Assistance (624), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Health Remote Patient Monitoring & Virtual Nursing Providers (HLAFAEAN), Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA), Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH)

Keywords

• Living lab services
• Elderly care research
• Frailty detection evaluation
• Ambient assisted living
• Socio-ethnographic assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based research and consulting: MADoPA's activity and financing repose on the expertise it brings in the framework of European projects (FP7, H2020, EIT Health), national projects, regional projects, and at the request of industrials, Mutuals, and public communities. The organization operates as a non-profit association (Loi 1901) relying on project funding rather than commercial product revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MADoPA is a French non-profit Living Lab association (Loi 1901) that co-constructs, experiments, and evaluates technologies and services supporting the health and autonomy of elderly people at home. It offers three complementary service tiers: access to the needs and situations of elderly people, their caregivers and professionals; real-life experimentation and evaluation of health/autonomy technologies; and deployment of validated innovations through its network of partner mutuals, public communities, and care/service providers.

Product overview

MADoPA is a Living Lab association (created 2008) that serves as a coordination and evaluation platform for technologies and services supporting health and autonomy of elderly people. The organization offers Living Lab evaluation services as its core offering, coordinating EU research projects (H2020, FP7, EIT Health) and national programs. MADoPA's portfolio includes technology evaluation services (PARO therapeutic robot, telepresence robots, IoT smart living solutions, GPS tracking devices), diagnostic tools (frailty detection kits, smart scales), rehabilitation systems (grip strength monitors), and social technology solutions (interactive TV systems). The organization also provides publications (L'Avenir des Silver Tech) and seminars/training programs. Their services enable industry partners, mutuelles, and public communities to deploy reliable and innovative products through their network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Living Lab Evaluation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Evaluation of technologies with elderly users in real home environments through Living Lab approach
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MEDTRONIC SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017MEDTRONIC Spain coordinates the H2020 ACTIVAGE project in which MADoPA participates as a French pilot site partner, focusing on IoT solutions for smart living environments for ageing well.
• EIT HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2014MADoPA is a Living Lab of EIT Health since December 2014 and associated partner since 2016. EIT Health is a European consortium focused on healthy living and active ageing, providing funding and network access for innovation projects.
• University of AmsterdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2013Coordinates the TERESA EU project (FP7) developing a telepresence robot with social intelligence. MADoPA coordinates evaluation of the telepresence robot in France.
• Forum des Living Labs Santé et Autonomie (LLSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMADoPA is a member of the Forum LLSA and ensures the Europe Vice-presidency of the Forum, representing French Living Labs in European health and autonomy initiatives.
• CNR-SantécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMADoPA is labeled by CNR-Santé as National Expert Center on the theme of 'detection of frailty of elderly people and their needs through mastery of innovative investigation methods and tools'.
• EDFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDF, as one of MADoPA's founding members, collaborates on research regarding products and services for elderly population using a 'Design for all' approach.
• SANOFIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research projects on health and autonomy technologies with pharmaceutical company Sanofi.
• ESSILORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research projects on health and autonomy technologies with optical company Essilor.
• Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT)coreTechnology or IntegrationAcademic partner collaborating on multiple projects including ARPEGE (frailty detection pack), ISOTECA, and various technology evaluation initiatives.
• MACIF MutualitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual insurance company partner supporting MADoPA's research and serving as potential deployment channel for validated technologies.
• Mutualité Française de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual insurance company partner, including through Mutualité Française Champagne Ardenne SSAM, collaborating on projects like HADex.
• AG2R la Mondiale Champagne ArdenneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual insurance company partner that became a member of MADoPA following the EDF frailty and energy poverty study.
• Reims Teaching Hospital (CHU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in multiple projects including ARPEGE and EDF energy poverty study, providing clinical expertise and evaluation capabilities.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational authority funding projects related to loss of autonomy prevention, collaborating on CNSA/UTT project.
• ARS Île-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Health Agency (Ile-de-France) that commissioned MADoPA for telemedicine and disability study.
• ARS Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Health Agency (formerly Champagne-Ardenne) funding various MADoPA projects.
• Technical University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads the Living Labs and Test Beds project under EIT Health, in association with IMEC, University of Delft, Erasmus MC and MADoPA.
• Conference des financeurs de la prevention de la perte d'autonomie de l'AubecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference coordinating expenditure on measures to prevent loss of independence in Aube department, commissioning basket of technologies and prevention projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Giraff Technologies: Sweden-based telepresence robot developer and TERESA EU project partner. Comparable as a peer emerging player in elderly-home robotics whose technology MADoPA has evaluated in real-world settings.

Direct peers

• Voluntis: French digital therapeutics company and MADoPA partner on PICADo for automated medical care at home. Comparable as a French peer developing chronic-condition self-management technology validated by MADoPA.
• Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT): Academic partner collaborating with MADoPA on the ARPEGE frailty-detection pack and multiple evaluation projects. Comparable as a French research organization developing and validating elderly-care technologies.
• Institut Mines-Télécom: French public research institute and SYMPAD partner contributing to evaluation of acceptance/use of elderly health systems. Comparable as a peer research organization with applied digital-health evaluation capabilities.
• CEA Leti: French applied research institute and MADoPA partner on the SYMPAD project. Comparable as a research partner that co-develops and evaluates connected-health technologies for elderly/chronic-condition populations.
• Bluelinea: French telehealth and elderly-monitoring company and MADoPA partner on PICADo and ISOTECA (Bluegard GPS wristband). Comparable as a French peer providing elderly-home connected health solutions that MADoPA evaluates and helps deploy.
• Forum des Living Labs Santé et Autonomie (LLSA): The French/European network of Living Labs in health and autonomy of which MADoPA is a member and Vice-president for Europe. Directly comparable as a peer ecosystem of Living Labs pursuing the same elderly-care technology evaluation mission.

Broad incumbents

• INSERM: French national institute for health and medical research and MADoPA partner via INSERM Research Unit 776. Comparable as a broader French research incumbent conducting medical-care-at-home research with overlapping elderly-care scope.
• EIT Health: European knowledge and innovation community (KIC) for healthy living and active ageing. MADoPA is a Living Lab of EIT Health; comparable as a broader institutional counterpart that funds, curates, and certifies Living Labs across Europe.

Regional players

• Tic & Santé: French health-technology competitiveness cluster covering digital health and elderly-care innovation. Comparable as a French regional ecosystem participant that brings together Living Labs, industrials, and care providers in the silver economy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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