Medi-Link (French CRO)

What Medi-Link (French CRO) does

Medi-Link is a French Contract Research Organization (CRO) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Colombes, Île-de-France. The company delivers clinical research services — including clinical study coordination, monitoring, and on-site personnel deployment — to hospitals, pharmaceutical laboratories, medical device manufacturers, and other CROs operating in France.

The company operates a decentralized model, leveraging a local personnel network of study coordinators, CRAs, and clinical staff embedded at investigator sites across France. Its therapeutic and product mix is weighted toward medications (68%), followed by medical devices (28%) and other health products (4%). It employs standardized e-clinical tooling (eCRF, ePRO, eConsent) for data capture and trial management. Industry positioning is reinforced through memberships in AFCROS, Association ANAT, and DM-Experts.

Medi-Link's business model is project-based professional services, with revenue generated through contracts for clinical study execution and resourcing. Its customer mix by project source is approximately 49% other CROs, 27% institutional sponsors, and 24% industrial clients (pharma and medical device manufacturers). Operations remain confined to the French market, supported by a lean team of 12 employees. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, and revenue figures are not publicly available.

Name

Medi-Link (French CRO)

Legal name

MEDI-LINK

Website

https://medi-link.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medi-Link is a French CRO founded in 2016 providing clinical study coordination, monitoring, and on-site research personnel to hospitals, pharma labs, medical device makers, and other CROs across France with a 12-person team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Services (Contract Research Organization)

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical CROs (Phase I–IV) (HLAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs (HLAGAAAI), Medical Writing & Regulatory Submission Support CROs (HLAGAAAG), Clinical Trial Monitoring Support (On-site/Remote) (HLAGACAG), Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming CROs (HLAGAAAF)

Keywords

• Clinical research services
• Contract research organization
• Clinical trial management
• Site monitoring services
• Regulatory submission support

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombes

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Research Services: Full-service CRO services including methodological expertise, project management, data management and statistics, document design and writing, site qualification, site management, electronic data collection tools, financial convention negotiation, and regulatory submissions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Medi-Link is a French Contract Research Organization (CRO) that delivers full-service clinical trial support to pharmaceutical laboratories, medical device manufacturers, hospitals (CHU), and other CROs. Operating as a hub of recognized experts with local qualified personnel across France, the company provides methodological expertise, project management, data management and statistics, site qualification and monitoring, electronic data collection tools configuration (eCRF, ePRO, eConsent), and regulatory submission management to French authorities (ANSM, CPP, CNIL, ARS, CNOM/IDAHE2) and international registries (ClinicalTrials.gov, CTIS).

Product overview

Medi-Link is a French CRO operating since 2016 that functions as a unified 'hub' of recognized experts providing flexible, customized clinical trial support services. The company's core offering is a Full-Service CRO platform that integrates multiple service modules including site qualification and management, data management and statistics, electronic data collection tools configuration (eCRF, ePRO, eConsent), and regulatory submission services (ANSM, CPP, CNIL, ClinicalTrials.gov, CTIS). Their approach focuses on local qualified personnel and dedicated local teams to provide adaptive support to investigators. The company aims to become a leader in hospital center support for pharmaceutical laboratories, medical device manufacturers, and hospitals by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medi-Link Full-Service CRO Services
• Site Qualification and Management Services
• Data Management and Statistics Services
• Electronic Data Collection Tools Configuration
• Regulatory Submission Services

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AFCROScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of AFCROS (Association Française des CROs), the French association of clinical research organizations. Provides networking, industry representation, and visibility within the French CRO ecosystem.
• Association ANATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Association ANAT, an association related to technical evaluation in health.
• DM-ExpertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of DM-Experts, an association for medical device compliance. Provides expertise and representation in the medical device clinical evaluation sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• BioClin (now part of Pharmalex): European clinical research and regulatory services provider (now part of PharmaLex). Comparable mid-sized CRO with regulatory, clinical operations, and pharmacovigilance offerings similar to Medi-Link's full-service stack.

Direct peers

• Axonal Biostatem: French clinical research and biostatistics service provider supporting clinical trials and epidemiological studies. Directly comparable in data management, statistics, and methodology services, and listed among Medi-Link's customer base.
• CEMKA: French clinical research and health economics consultancy offering real-world evidence, epidemiology, and clinical study services. Comparable mid-sized French player serving pharma and medtech with overlapping methodology, data, and regulatory capabilities.
• Inferential: French CRO providing biostatistics, data management, and clinical study support to pharma and academic sponsors. Directly comparable in service mix (statistics, data management, methodology) and French market focus.
• RCTs: French CRO providing clinical trial management, monitoring, data management, and regulatory services to pharmaceutical and medical device sponsors. Direct domestic peer with overlapping full-service CRO model targeting the same French hospital and pharma client base.

Broad incumbents

• Charles River Laboratories: Global CRO with European presence providing clinical trial services, biostatistics, and regulatory support. Overlaps with Medi-Link in clinical monitoring, data management, and regulatory submission offerings.
• Keyrus Biopharma: French-headquartered CRO and life sciences consulting arm of Keyrus Group, offering clinical operations, data management, and biostatistics. Larger French incumbent with broader European footprint and overlapping service portfolio.
• Eurofins Scientific: France-headquartered global laboratory services and CRO group with clinical trial support, central lab, and bioanalytical capabilities. Broader incumbent in French clinical research services with significantly larger scale.
• IQVIA: Global full-service CRO and clinical research leader with substantial operations in France. Competes with Medi-Link for large pharma and medtech sponsor business but at significantly greater scale, technology depth, and geographic reach.

Regional players

• GORTEC: French-headquartered cooperative oncology research group coordinating multi-center clinical trials in France. Comparable in French clinical trial execution focus and listed as a Medi-Link customer; competing for the same investigator network in oncology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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