Réseau Francophone de Métabolomique et Fluxomique (RFMF)

What Réseau Francophone de Métabolomique et Fluxomique (RFMF) does

Réseau Francophone de Métabolomique et Fluxomique (RFMF) is a French non-profit scientific association (loi 1901) founded in 2005 and headquartered at Inserm U1297 in Toulouse, with a registered office in Villenave d'Ornon. It is the principal coordinating network for metabolomics and fluxomics research across the francophone scientific community, serving academic researchers, technical platform staff, and PhD students in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and other francophone jurisdictions. The network operated by RFMF spans a portfolio of services that include annual scientific days, seasonal training schools for young researchers, regular webinars (recordings available on a dedicated YouTube channel), travel grants (up to €1,000 for international conferences), training grants (up to €500), an annual thesis prize (Prix Rolin-Portais), a year-long mentorship program (currently in its 5th edition), and a public competence map cataloguing research teams and platforms. A dedicated sub-brand, RFMF Junior (created in 2013), supports members under 33 years old through reduced memberships (€15/year vs. €30/year) and targeted programming.

RFMF operates an association-led business model funded primarily through individual memberships priced on a sliding scale by age, with additional revenue from corporate event sponsorship and government/institutional subsidies. The association is governed by an 11-member elected Board of Directors serving 4-year terms, with a Bureau comprising President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Scientific Communication Officer. Membership is sold directly via the website on a self-serve annual basis, with no employer-side procurement. Since 2013, RFMF has held affiliation with the international Metabolomics Society, and since 2015 the network has operated under its francophone scope following a name change from the original 'Réseau Français de Métabolomique et Fluxomique.'

The organization has 14 employees, no outside investors, and operates as a membership-based scientific society rather than a software or product platform. Distribution is digital (website, mailing list via RENATER, newsletters, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky, Vimeo) supplemented by in-person events held across French cities, with the 18th Scientific Days scheduled for May 2026 in Lille. No patents, equity funding, or commercial AI/ML product lines are disclosed.

Name

Réseau Francophone de Métabolomique et Fluxomique (RFMF)

Legal name

Réseau Français de Métabolomique-Fluxomique

Website

https://rfmf.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RFMF is a French non-profit scientific association founded in 2005 that coordinates the francophone metabolomics and fluxomics research community through memberships, annual scientific days, training schools, grants, awards, webinars, and a mentorship program serving academic researchers across France and other francophone countries.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Annual membership fees are the primary revenue source. Fees are differentiated by age: €30 per year for members over 33 years old, €15 per year for members 33 years or younger (2026 rates).
2. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors support scientific events, travel grants, and training programs in exchange for visibility at events and in communications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

RFMF is a non-profit scientific association that coordinates and supports the francophone metabolomics and fluxomics research community through annual membership subscriptions. Its offering centers on organizing scientific conferences (Journées Scientifiques), seasonal training schools, webinars, mentorship programs, travel and training grants, thesis and poster awards, and maintaining a community competence map and mailing list. Members gain access to networking, training, funding opportunities, and visibility for their research teams and platforms.

Product overview

RFMF is a scientific association/network (association loi 1901) that serves as a coordination and support structure for the francophone metabolomics and fluxomics community. The organization offers a portfolio of membership services centered around scientific events (Journées Scientifiques conferences), training (Ecole Automnale schools, MOOC), grants (travel and training bursaries), awards (Prix Rolin-Portais thesis prize, Prix Poster & Flash), mentorship program, webinars, and a competence map of research sites. RFMF Junior is a sub-brand dedicated to members under 33 years old. The offering is structured as a membership-based association model rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• RFMF Junior: Youth division of RFMF for members under 33 years old, created in 2013 to foster exchanges between young researchers.

Products and services

• Adhésion RFMF (Annual Membership) Annual membership subscription to the RFMF association offering access to scientific events, training, travel grants, mentorship programs, and professional networking in the metabolomics and fluxomics community. Differentiated pricing: €30/year for members over 33, €15/year for members 33 and under (2026 rates).
• Journées Scientifiques du RFMF (Annual Scientific Days) Annual multi-day scientific conferences bringing together the francophone metabolomics and fluxomics community to share research, present posters, and participate in flash presentations and awards.
• Ecole Automnale du RFMF (Seasonal Training School) Seasonal training schools for young researchers providing intensive courses and workshops in metabolomics and fluxomics methodologies, held annually in various French locations.
• Bourses de Voyage (Travel Grants) Travel grants (up to €500 for French congresses, €1,000 for international conferences) for young researchers under 33 years old to present their metabolomics/fluxomics work at conferences.
• Bourses de Formation (Training Grants) Training grants (up to €500) for scientists to improve or diversify their skills through short stays in host laboratories or participation in training programs related to metabolomics or fluxomics.
• Programme de Mentorat (Mentorship Program) Year-long mentorship program pairing experienced researchers (mentors) with younger scientists (mentés) to support career development, networking, and knowledge sharing in the metabolomics community.
• Webinaires RFMF (Webinar Series) Regular online webinars covering various metabolomics and fluxomics topics including AI applications, data processing, lipidomics, NMR, and multi-omic integration, with recordings available on YouTube.
• Prix Rolin-Portais (Thesis Prize) Annual thesis award recognizing excellence in metabolomics and fluxomics research, inviting laureates to present their work during the scientific days.
• Prix Poster & Flash (Poster and Flash Presentation Awards) Poster and flash presentation (180 seconds) awards given during scientific days, including a special young researcher category.
• Carte des Sites de Compétences (Competence Map) Interactive map cataloging metabolomics and fluxomics research teams, technical platforms, and private structures across the francophone community.
• MOOC Métabolomique (Massive Open Online Course) Massive Open Online Course for metabolomics training (currently under development as of source date).

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2013, the RFMF has awarded thesis prizes (Prix Rolin-Portais) annually at scientific days
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Metabolomics SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013RFMF has been affiliated with the international Metabolomics Society since 2013, connecting the French-speaking metabolomics community with the global network. This affiliation provides international visibility and collaboration opportunities for RFMF members.
• IBiSA (Infrastructures Biologie Santé et Agronomie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIBiSA is a French infrastructure network supporting biology, health, and agronomy research platforms. Listed as a partner supporting metabolomics and fluxomics technical platforms in the francophone community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS): The dominant global mass spectrometry society, with overlapping scientific constituency (many RFMF members use MS-based metabolomics). ASMS is a larger, broader incumbent running the field's flagship annual conference.
• International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM): A large international scientific society serving the NMR community; NMR is one of RFMF's core analytical technologies (alongside MS), so the membership constituency and conference programming have meaningful overlap.

Direct peers

• European Proteomics Association (EuPA): A European scientific association for proteomics that mirrors RFMF's role for metabolomics: regional scientific society organizing conferences, training schools, and member services for an omics research community.
• MetaboHUB: The French national infrastructure for metabolomics and fluxomics, with which several RFMF board members (e.g., Pierre Petriacq, Justine Bertrand-Michel, Lindsay Peyriga) are directly affiliated. Both serve overlapping French metabolomics platforms and researchers.
• Human Proteome Organization (HUPO): An international scientific organization for proteomics, analogous to Metabolomics Society but for the proteomics '-omics' community. Comparable mission, structure, and member services model.
• Metabolomics Society: The international scientific society for metabolomics, of which RFMF has been an affiliated network since 2013. Both organizations serve the same scientific community with conferences, training, and awards, making this the closest peer.

Others

• Société Chimique de France (SCF): The main French learned society for chemistry. Several RFMF board members are chemistry-trained and contribute to French chemical sciences broadly; SCF shares the membership-association governance model and French academic ecosystem.

Regional players

• Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire (SFBBM): A long-standing French scientific society in biochemistry and molecular biology with a comparable membership-association model, governance structure, and conference programming aimed at French academic researchers.
• International Metabolomics Society-affiliated regional networks (e.g., Australian & New Zealand Metabolomics Network): Regional metabolomics networks affiliated with the international Metabolomics Society that mirror RFMF's role within their own geographies, providing a structural and operational benchmark.
• British Mass Spectrometry Society (BMSS): A UK-based scientific society serving mass spectrometry and metabolomics-adjacent researchers. Comparable operating model (membership, annual conference, awards) but anchored in a different national research community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xbsky.app/profile/rfmfmetabolomics.bsky.social
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RFMF_official
• Facebookfacebook.com/associationrfmf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rfmf
• Instagraminstagram.com/rfmf.junior

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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