Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université

What Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université does

Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université is a public French pharmacy school, founded in 1961 and housed since 2011 on the Nantes Université campus. It delivers the full national pharmacy curriculum — DFGSP and DFASP tracks leading to the French state diploma (diplôme d'État de docteur en pharmacie), the third-cycle short cycle, several Masters programs and PhD supervision — and serves approximately 700 students. Teaching is organized across six academic departments covering analytical chemistry, biophysics, biology, biochemistry, galenic pharmacy, and pharmacognosy, with practical training delivered through the CHU de Nantes hospital network and 250+ university hospital tutors.

The faculty's research portfolio concentrates on radiopharmaceutical chemistry, marine natural products, and drug design, and benefits from shared access to specialized platforms including the Arronax cyclotron and the Corsaire-ThalassOMICs marine chemistry platform. It has moved PCT-stage patents on novel antifungal and antiparasitic compounds through international maturation. Recent program additions include the One Health Emerge Master co-developed with Oniris and a co-habilitated Master 2 MPCE with Université de Rennes, signaling an intent to broaden the academic footprint into transversal and computational areas.

The economic model is that of a French public university faculty: a primary block grant from the Ministry of Higher Education routed through Nantes Université, supplemented by taxe d'apprentissage (0.09% of regional payroll) collected from hiring companies, a digital continuing education offering for pharmacist internship supervisors, and competitive research funding. As a non-commercial public entity, it does not pursue profit but is exposed to state budget cycles, national enrollment caps, and regional industrial health.

Name

Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université

Legal name

Université de Nantes

Website

https://pharmacie.univ-nantes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université is a public French pharmacy school within Nantes Université, educating approximately 700 students in pharmaceutical sciences and conducting research in radiopharmaceuticals, marine natural products, and drug design.

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Product category

Higher Education (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Schools of Pharmacy (EDAHAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI), Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology (EDABALAU), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical education
• Pharmacy degree programs
• Pharmaceutical sciences research
• Continuing professional education
• Clinical pharmacy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes, Pays de la Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: Government funding from French Ministry of Higher Education and Research for public university operations and education.
2. Taxe d'Apprentissage: Learning tax collected from companies (0.09% of gross payroll) used to finance equipment, field visits, and external professional speakers. UAI code 0441512E for directing funds.
3. Formation Continue (Continuing Education): Professional development and continuing education programs for healthcare sector workers including pharmacists, biologists, researchers, and industry professionals.

Pricing tiers

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Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université delivers university-level pharmaceutical education through the integrated DFGSP/DFASP cycle and doctoral programs, awarding the Diplôme d'État de Docteur en Pharmacie. It also operates continuing professional education (Formation Continue Santé) for pharmacists and health professionals, and runs specialized research platforms (Plateforme Corsaire - ThalassOMICs and Plateforme Analytique) supporting pharmaceutical and biomedical research projects.

Product overview

Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes Université is a higher education institution within Nantes Université offering pharmaceutical and biological sciences education across six academic departments. The institution provides a comprehensive portfolio of educational programs including initial pharmacy training (DFGSP and DFASP degrees spanning 6 years), continuing education for healthcare professionals, and research-focused Master's programs. The faculty is organized into six specialized departments covering biophysics and galenic pharmacy, biological sciences, biodiversity and natural products, drug elaboration and evaluation, clinical pharmacy and public health, and pharmaceutical sciences. Research infrastructure includes analytical platforms and the Corsaire-ThalassOMICs marine metabolomics platform. The institution also offers training facilities including simulation pharmacies and access to clinical training sites through hospital partnerships.

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Quantifiable outcome

• Tutorat success: percentage of primants among admitted students increased from 10% to 40% with tutoring program

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• CHU de Nantes (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hospital partnership for clinical pharmacy training, hospital internships for DFASP students, and DES Pharmacie Hospitalière residency programs. Hospital pharmacists serve as maitres de stage for student supervision.
• Ordre National des PharmacienscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational pharmacy council partnership for regulating pharmacist certification, thesis authorization, and professional practice standards. Issues replacement authorization valid for 4 months for validated 6th year students.
• Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRegional health agency that reviews and approves pharmacy internship placement applications through the commission pharmaceutique officinale.
• Erasmus Partner UniversitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational exchange partnerships for student mobility during DFGSP3 year. Includes hospitals for international clinical internships and industry/research labs for international professional placements.
• Association des Maitres de Stage de Loire-Atlantique-VendéecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint financing of online training platform for internship supervisors. Pre-requisite for new and renewal internship supervisor applications starting September 2025.
• Nantes MétropolesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal metropolitan area that provides financial support for digital infrastructure under the Schéma directeur du numérique.
• Université de RennesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-habilitation of Master 2 MPCE (Méthodes en Pharmacologie Clinique, Biostatistique et Epidémiologie) between Nantes and Rennes universities.
• Oniris (Veterinary School)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for One Health Emerge Master program combining veterinary and pharmaceutical sciences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Institut des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques: Major French pharmacy faculty with overlapping departmental structure (biophysics, biological sciences, drug design), CHU hospital integration, and significant research output in medicinal chemistry and pharmacology.
• Université de Strasbourg - Faculté de Pharmacie: French public pharmacy school offering the same national diploma tracks and operating six comparable research departments. Directly comparable on academic mission, hospital training integration, and continuing education offerings.
• Université de Bordeaux - Collège Sciences de la Santé / Pharmacie: Public French pharmacy faculty with comparable six-year pharmacy curriculum, hospital integration, and research in drug development and natural products. Directly competes for students through the national PASS/L.AS pathway and for research funding at the national level.
• Université de Montpellier - Faculté de Pharmacie: Public French pharmacy school delivering the same state-recognized pharmacy diploma with strong research in chemistry, pharmacology, and natural substances. Comparable in scope, scale (~700-1,000 students), and dual education/research mission.
• Sorbonne Université - Faculté de Pharmacie: Paris-based public pharmacy faculty with shared French regulatory framework (Ordre des Pharmaciens), similar six-year DFGSP/DFASP structure, and parallel AP-HP hospital training pathways. A direct competitor for top-tier students and faculty talent.
• Université Paris Cité - Faculté de Pharmacie: Paris public university faculty of pharmacy formed from the merger of Paris Descartes and Paris Diderot, delivering identical French pharmacy diplomas with strong hospital integration and biomedical research. Direct peer for student recruitment and research collaboration.
• Université de Lille - Faculté de Pharmacie: Public French pharmacy faculty with similar six-year curriculum, hospital internships via CHU de Lille, and research focus on pharmaceutical sciences. Comparable scale and structural positioning in the national pharmacy education landscape.
• Aix-Marseille Université - Faculté de Pharmacie: Large French public pharmacy faculty with the same DFGSP/DFASP curriculum, hospital partnerships via AP-HM, and active pharmaceutical sciences research. Comparable on program scope, scale, and continuing education offerings.
• Université Paris-Saclay - Faculté de Pharmacie: Public French university faculty of pharmacy offering the same DFGSP/DFASP pharmacy degree tracks plus Master's and doctoral research. Most direct national peer given identical French state-diploma framework, CHU hospital partnerships, and research-intensive positioning.

Broad incumbents

• UCL School of Pharmacy (London): Established European pharmacy school with research strengths in drug delivery, medicinal chemistry, and clinical pharmacy. Comparable on the education-plus-research mission though operating under UK regulatory and funding frameworks.

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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