AAEPL

What AAEPL does

AAEPL (Association Amicale des Étudiants en Pharmacie de Lille) is a French non-profit student association constituted under the loi 1901 legal framework, headquartered within the Pharmacy Faculty at the Université de Lille in Hauts-de-France. Formally founded on March 7, 1902 — with origins traceable to informal pharmacy student organizations as early as 1878 — the association serves as the recognized representative body for pharmacy students enrolled at the Lille faculty. Governance is collegial: an annually elected bureau, chosen by class delegates at the September Ordinary General Assembly, oversees multiple thematic commissions responsible for executing projects across advocacy, events, and communications. Membership is offered free of charge to pharmacy students at Lille.

The association's primary deliverables include institutional student representation in university and national councils, organization of events, advocacy on professional and academic matters (including gender equality, the unity of the pharmacy diploma, and military legislation), and publication of two periodic student journals — LSD (Le Sons de la Pharma) and Pharmascope — distributed digitally as PDFs. AAEPL is structurally embedded within three federations: ANEPF (Association Nationale des Étudiants en Pharmacie de France, representing 33,000 students across 24 French faculties), AIPBL (Association des Internes en Pharmacie et Biologie de Lille, supporting internship preparation), and GALILLE (Groupement des Associations LILLoises Étudiantes, the Lille territorial federation). The association maintains a diversified sponsor portfolio including two flagship partners — Pierre Fabre (the world's second-largest dermo-cosmetic company) and Phoenix OCP (leader in pharmaceutical distribution in France with 57 establishments) — alongside major sponsors Giphar, MACSF, Groupe Pasteur Mutualité, and La Médicale, plus several minor partners spanning publishing, services, auditing, and hospitality.

AAEPL does not generate commercial revenue and has no equity structure, subsidiaries, investors, or M&A activity. The operating budget is funded entirely through sponsorship and partnership relationships. The organization operates an on-campus office staffed daily between 12h15 and 14h and communicates through its website (pharmalille.net), email ([email protected]), events, and the two journals. There is no proprietary technology platform beyond a WordPress-based website with standard content publishing; no software products, APIs, applications, or AI capabilities are disclosed. AAEPL is positioned as a student advocacy and services body rather than a commercial enterprise, and traditional investment-grade metrics (revenue, headcount productivity, growth rate, TAM/SAM) do not apply.

Name

AAEPL

Legal name

Association Amicale des Etudiants en Pharmacie de Lille

Website

https://pharmalille.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AAEPL is a French non-profit student association founded in 1902 that represents pharmacy students at the Lille University Pharmacy Faculty, providing advocacy, event coordination, and two periodic journals (LSD and Pharmascope), funded entirely through pharmaceutical and healthcare industry sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAE

Schools of Pharmacy

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

Keywords

• Student association services
• Pharmacy student representation
• Student advocacy organization
• Academic council representation
• Student publication journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AAEPL (Association Amicale des Etudiants en Pharmacie de Lille) is a non-profit student association under French law 1901 that represents pharmacy students enrolled at the Lille University Pharmacy faculty. It provides student representation in university and national councils, organizes events and activities, publishes student journals (LSD newspaper and Pharmascope), supports professional development, and advocates on topics including gender equality, pharmacy diploma unity, and military laws at both local and national levels.

Product overview

AAEPL is a student pharmacy association (Association Amicale des Etudiants en Pharmacie de Lille) that serves as a representative body for pharmacy students at Lille University. Founded in 1902, the association operates through a bureau and multiple commissions to organize events, support students, and publish news. The organization's primary offerings include the LSD newspaper and Pharmascope journal, which are published periodically and distributed to students in PDF format. AAEPL also maintains partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and organizations, and provides various student services including announcements, networking opportunities, and event coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LSD (Le Sons de la Pharma)
• Pharmascope

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• ANEPF (Association Nationale des Etudiants en Pharmacie de France)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANEPF is AAEPL's national federation of pharmacy students. It defends the interests of 33,000 students across 24 pharmacy faculties in France. AAEPL participates in this federation for national representation and advocacy.
• AIPBL (Association des Internes en Pharmacie et Biologie de Lille)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIPBL represents pharmacy interns in Lille and helps students prepare for the residency competition (Internat). This association enables AAEPL to support students at all stages of their career.
• GALILLE (Groupement des Associations LILLoises Etudiantes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGALILLE is the territorial federation of student associations in Lille. It represents AAEPL at central university councils and CROUS councils, providing broader institutional representation.
• Pierre FabreflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPierre Fabre is the 2nd largest dermo-cosmetic company in the world and one of the leading European pharmaceutical laboratories. The partnership provides sponsorship and support for AAEPL activities and events.
• Phoenix OCPflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPhoenix OCP is the leader in pharmaceutical distribution in France with 57 establishments. They support ANEPF for over 20 years and master Distribution Pharmaceutique of Limoges since 1987. They provide blouses for 2nd year students and educational workshops.
• GipharmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGiphar is a pharmacy network partner supporting AAEPL through sponsorship and collaboration.
• MACSFmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMACSF is a mutual insurance company for healthcare professionals, providing partnership support to AAEPL.
• Groupe Pasteur MutualitémajorGTM or Marketing PartnerGroupe Pasteur Mutualité is a mutual insurance group providing partnership support to AAEPL.
• La MédicalemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLa Médicale is a mutual insurance company, partner of AAEPL.
• Editions Med-lineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEditions Med-line is a publisher partner of AAEPL.
• EvolupharmminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvolupharm is a pharmacy-related partner of AAEPL.
• 24/7 servicesminorGTM or Marketing Partner24/7 services is a services partner of AAEPL.
• Conseils Auditeurs Associés (CAAG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCAAG is an auditing firm partner of AAEPL.
• Flam'sminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFlam's is a restaurant/business partner of AAEPL.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• AIPBL (Association des Internes en Pharmacie et Biologie de Lille): Represents pharmacy interns in Lille and helps students prepare for the residency competition (Internat). It is a directly comparable Lille-based pharmacy student/professional association that AAEPL partners with to span students' full academic-to-internship journey.
• ANEPF (Association Nationale des Étudiants en Pharmacie de France): The national federation of French pharmacy student associations, of which AAEPL is a member. ANEPF defends the interests of 33,000 students across 24 pharmacy faculties in France—the direct national-level peer and AAEPL's umbrella body.
• EPSA (European Pharmaceutical Students' Association): European-level umbrella organization for pharmacy students, directly comparable to ANEPF at the European level. Represents pharmacy students across Europe and provides advocacy, events, and exchanges analogous to what AAEPL delivers locally.
• IPSF (International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation): The global federation of pharmacy students, the international-level peer to AAEPL. Operates with the same fundamental model of student representation, advocacy, and professional development support that AAEPL delivers at Lille.

Others

• GALILLE (Groupement des Associations LILloises Etudiantes): The territorial federation of student associations in Lille that AAEPL belongs to. While broader in scope (non-pharmacy), it is structurally comparable as a student-association federation providing representation at central university and CROUS councils.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pharma-lile

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M&A

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