What Protisvalor does

Protisvalor is the dedicated research valorization subsidiary of Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), operating since 2002 from Marseille, France under the legal form SAS Protisvalor with a share capital of €3,915,590. The company exists to bridge AMU's academic research output and the industrial/socio-economic world by managing the full lifecycle of public-private research collaborations — contract negotiation and drafting, intellectual property administration, financial engineering, European (Horizon Europe) project management, and administrative, accounting, and HR support. In 2023 its teams managed €21 million of contracts across more than 700 negotiated agreements, employing 140 staff dedicated to research valorization services.

The core digital product is MyProtisvalor, a web portal (protisvalor.plugdev.com) that provides researchers and industrial partners with account management, subscriptions, and secure access to the company's service portfolio. The broader service offering is organized around five functional pillars: research contract management, European project management, intellectual property contract services, financial engineering, and administrative/financial/HR management. Eric Berton serves as President (in his capacity as President of AMU), and Bruno MARRONI as Director, with department heads covering legal, European contracts, partnership contracts, HR, accounting, purchasing, and communications.

Protisvalor generates revenue through managed-services fees on the research contracts it administers, derived from a small percentage of contract value and fixed project fees across its service lines. It operates as an enterprise field-sales organization with direct engagement to AMU researchers and industrial partners, and is a core member of the RENAFI and CURIE networks — the national consortia of French university technology-transfer subsidiaries. No funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investment are recorded; the entity is wholly owned by AMU and operates within the French public higher-education and research ecosystem.

Name

Protisvalor

Legal name

SAS Protisvalor

Website

https://protisvalor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Technology Transfer Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Research valorization services
• Technology transfer services
• Contract management services
• Intellectual property services
• Public-private partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Contract Management Services: Protisvalor generates revenue by managing funded research contracts between AMU laboratories and industrial partners. Services include financial engineering, project setup, contract negotiation, intellectual property management, and administrative/HR management. The company manages €21 million in contracts annually.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Protisvalor operates as the research valorization subsidiary of Aix-Marseille Université (AMU), providing legal, administrative, financial, and intellectual property services to facilitate public-private research collaborations. The company manages the full lifecycle of funded research contracts between AMU laboratories and industrial partners, including contract negotiation, intellectual property drafting, financial engineering, European Horizon Europe project management, and HR/administrative support. It manages €21 million in research contracts annually across more than 700 negotiated agreements.

Product overview

Protisvalor offers a unified service portfolio centered around its MyProtisvalor web portal platform, which provides account management and service access for researchers and industrial partners. The company delivers comprehensive research valorization services including research contract negotiation and management, European project management (Horizon Europe), intellectual property contract services, financial engineering, and administrative/HR management. The MyProtisvalor portal serves as the primary digital access point for stakeholders, while the broader service offerings cover the full lifecycle of public-private research collaborations from project conception through completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyProtisvalor Web Portal A web portal platform enabling AMU researchers and industrial partners to create accounts, manage subscriptions, and access Protisvalor services. Provides secure login functionality for managing research contracts and partnerships.
• Research Contract Management Services Comprehensive support for research collaboration including negotiation, drafting, and management of research contracts between AMU laboratories and socio-economic partners. Covers the full lifecycle of public-private research contracts.
• European Project Management Services Management of European research projects under the Horizon Europe framework programme, including project engineering, financial setup, and administrative management for AMU research laboratories.
• Intellectual Property Contract Services Negotiation and drafting of intellectual property contracts, providing legal expertise in property rights management for research outcomes between AMU laboratories and industrial partners.
• Administrative & Financial Management Services Accounting management, administrative and financial management, and human resources management for funded research contracts managed by Protisvalor.
• Financial Engineering Services Financial engineering services including project setup, monitoring, and detection to optimize funding opportunities for research collaborations between AMU and industrial partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• €21M in contracts managed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RENAFIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Network of Research Development Subsidiaries - Protisvalor is a member of this network connecting France's university technology transfer organizations.
• CURIE NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtisvalor is a member of the CURIE network, connecting research valorization subsidiaries across France for shared best practices and collaboration.
• Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution - Protisvalor was created in 2002 by AMU to provide laboratories and researchers with necessary support for valorizing their skills and research results.
• ADER AminorOthersListed as a partner organization in the Protisvalor network ecosystem.
• FloralisminorOthersListed as a partner organization in the Protisvalor network ecosystem.
• INSAVALORminorOthersListed as a partner organization in the Protisvalor network ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Floralis: Research valorization subsidiary associated with Université Grenoble Alpes, providing IP management, technology transfer, and contract support for industrial partnerships. Floralis is a named partner of Protisvalor in the same French valorization network and operates an analogous business model for its host university.
• INSAVALOR: Research valorization subsidiary of INSA Lyon, offering comparable contract negotiation, IP management, and project administration services for public-private research partnerships. INSAVALOR is explicitly listed as a partner in the same French research valorization ecosystem as Protisvalor and serves as a direct peer in the RENAFI/CURIE networks.
• Centrale Innovation: Valorization entity for the École Centrale group of engineering schools, providing industry-sponsored research contract management and IP services. Centrale Innovation parallels Protisvalor's model of running research partnerships between academic laboratories and industrial funders.
• AVRUL: Research valorization subsidiary serving Lille-area universities, offering technology transfer, IP, and research contract management. AVRUL is a direct functional peer within the same French public-university valorization ecosystem, operating under a comparable SAS-like institutional structure.
• ADER A: Research valorization subsidiary affiliated with universities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, providing technology transfer and research contract services. ADER A is explicitly listed as a partner in Protisvalor's network and operates the same institutional research-valorization model.
• ARMINES: Research valorization arm of Mines ParisTech and other engineering schools under the Mines-Télécom group. ARMINES negotiates research contracts, manages IP, and supports industry partnerships, making it a direct functional peer within the same French ecosystem and RENAFI/CURIE networks as Protisvalor.
• Ezus (Université de Lyon valorization): Research valorization entity serving Université de Lyon institutions, providing contract management, IP support, and industrial partnership services. Ezus is a direct functional peer, operating within the same French research-valorization ecosystem and listed as a network partner of Protisvalor.
• CapacitéS: Research valorization subsidiary affiliated with Université Paris Sciences et Lettres and other French academic institutions, providing contract negotiation, IP, and project management services. CapacitéS is a comparable peer in the RENAFI network and operates with the same institutional model as Protisvalor.

Emerging players

• SATT Sud-Est: Société d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologies covering southeastern France, focused on maturing and licensing early-stage public research. Although SATTs operate a slightly different funding/investment model, they overlap with Protisvalor in IP and technology transfer services in the same regional market.

Regional players

• FCS Campus Condorcet - Valorisation: Valorization services for humanities and social science research institutions in the Campus Condorcet cluster in the Paris region. While geographically distinct from Protisvalor, it operates the same institutional research valorization model for public-private partnerships in French higher education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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