TERANGA GROUPE

What TERANGA GROUPE does

TERANGA GROUPE is an independent French holding company established in 2014 that consolidates three specialized service entities serving the human pharmaceutical, veterinary pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical device, and biotechnology industries. Headquartered in Bellegarde, Centre-Val de Loire, the group operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: ACM Pharma, a microbiology and contamination control laboratory compliant with NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 and cGMP standards; Cebiphar, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) founded in 1979 that provides analytical development, method validation, ICH and VICH stability studies, and preclinical and clinical veterinary studies from sites in Fondettes (near Tours) and Toulouse; and UPS Consultants, a training and qualification organization offering approximately 60 training programs plus consulting on compressed air and gas qualification, facility and equipment validation, cleaning validation, and site audits.

The group's service portfolio covers the full pharmaceutical product lifecycle — from product development and analytical method development through quality control, microbiology testing, stability studies, regulatory and technical consulting, and personnel training. Its core technology is rooted in regulated laboratory testing and consulting under Ph Eur, USP, NF EN ISO, ICH, and VCH reference frameworks, with operational accreditation (NF EN ISO/CEI 17025 and cGMP) serving as a primary technical credential.

The business model is B2B professional services: revenue is generated through project-based laboratory testing engagements, training program fees, and consulting/qualification mandates — all custom-quoted based on project scope. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales executed through subsidiary client relationships, with a stated emphasis on long-term partnerships rather than transactional contracts. Customers are industrial manufacturers in five regulated verticals, and pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

TERANGA GROUPE

Legal name

Teranga Groupe

Website

https://terangagroupe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TERANGA GROUPE is an independent French holding company formed in 2014 that unites three subsidiaries — ACM Pharma (microbiology lab), Cebiphar (CRO), and UPS Consultants (training and qualification) — to deliver integrated laboratory testing, regulatory consulting, and training services to pharmaceutical, veterinary, cosmetic, medical device, and biotechnology manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Contract Research and Laboratory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Management of Companies and Enterprises (551)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacovigilance, Risk Management & Medical Affairs CROs (HLAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Quality Assurance (GCP QA, TMF/QMS oversight) (HLAGAKAI), GMP Scale-Up, Tech Transfer & Process Validation (PPQ) (HLAGAHAL)

Keywords

• Contract research services
• Pharmaceutical laboratory testing
• Microbiology contamination control
• Validation consulting services
• Analytical method development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellegarde

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: ACM Pharma and Cebiphar provide laboratory analysis and testing services including microbiology, quality control, stability studies, and method validation for pharmaceutical, veterinary, and cosmetic products. Services are tailored to client needs and delivered as project-based engagements.
2. Training Programs: UPS Consultants offers approximately 60 training programs for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, medical device, and biotechnology industries, generating revenue through course fees.
3. Consulting & Advisory Services: Technical and regulatory consulting services including site audits, contamination control advisory, risk analysis, and laboratory design and layout services provided across the group's entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

TERANGA GROUPE is a French holding company that consolidates three specialized service subsidiaries serving the life sciences sector. Through ACM Pharma it provides microbiology and contamination control laboratory testing, through Cebiphar it delivers contract research organization (CRO) services covering analytical development, method validation, and stability studies, and through UPS Consultants it offers training, qualification, validation, and audit consulting for regulated industries.

Product overview

TERANGA GROUPE is a holding company formed in 2014 that unites three subsidiaries — ACM Pharma, Cebiphar, and UPS Consultants — to offer comprehensive solutions for human and veterinary pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. ACM Pharma provides microbiology and contamination control laboratory services; Cebiphar operates as a CRO offering analytical development, stability studies, and regulatory consulting; and UPS Consultants delivers training courses and qualification/validation services for pharmaceutical facilities and equipment. The group emphasizes synergies between these entities to provide global, tailored support throughout product development and quality control phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global testing services group with strong pharma, cosmetic, and microbiological testing capabilities across Europe. It is comparable to Teranga as a broader, larger-scale testing-services incumbent operating in many of the same end markets (pharma QC, microbiology, cosmetics).
• Sartorius AG: Sartorius is a leading bioprocessing and laboratory products/services provider for the biopharmaceutical industry. Comparable to Teranga as a broader life-sciences services incumbent whose lab products and services overlap with the analytical and QC capabilities of ACM Pharma and Cebiphar.
• IQVIA: IQVIA is the world's largest CRO and life sciences services firm, offering clinical, laboratory, and regulatory/quality services. Comparable to Teranga as a broad incumbent in the regulated life sciences services space where Teranga operates its CRO and QA consulting activities.
• Recipharm: Recipharm is a European CDMO offering pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and related analytical services. Comparable to Teranga as a European-based life sciences services platform whose analytical development and QC offerings overlap with Cebiphar's CRO activities, though Recipharm's core is manufacturing.
• SGS SA: SGS is a global inspection, verification, testing, and certification company with significant life sciences testing operations. Comparable to Teranga as a diversified testing and certification incumbent serving pharma and cosmetic manufacturers across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• ICON plc: ICON is a global CRO offering a broad range of clinical and laboratory services to pharma and biotech. It is comparable to Teranga as a CRO providing regulated research, laboratory, and consulting services to pharmaceutical sponsors, though at much larger scale.
• Biotrial: Biotrial is a French-based CRO specializing in preclinical and clinical pharmacology research. It is comparable to Teranga/Cebiphar as a France-based CRO serving pharma clients with regulated research and laboratory services, and a direct French-market peer.
• PharmaLex (now part of AmerisourceBergen / Cencora): PharmaLex is a regulatory and quality consulting/services firm for pharma and biotech, providing GxP consulting, regulatory affairs, and quality management. Highly comparable to UPS Consultants' and Cebiphar's technico-regulatory consulting services for pharma clients.
• NAMSA: NAMSA is a global medical device-focused CRO providing testing, regulatory, and quality services. Comparable to Teranga's med-device testing and consulting work and Cebiphar's preclinical/regulatory offering to medical device clients, though NAMSA specializes exclusively in devices.
• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River is a leading CRO providing analytical services, stability, microbiology, and preclinical research for pharma and animal health. It directly competes with Cebiphar and ACM Pharma in analytical development, method validation, stability studies, and veterinary preclinical work.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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