Institut Rafaël

What Institut Rafaël does

Institut Rafaël is a French nonprofit organization founded in 2018 and headquartered at 3 Boulevard Bineau, Levallois-Perret, operating as the first European center dedicated to integrative medicine for cancer patients and their caregivers. The institute delivers a transdisciplinary care platform organized around four interconnected poles — Nutrition, Physical Activity, Emotion, and Well-being — encompassing more than 50 therapeutic disciplines (e.g., adapted physical activity, yoga, sophrology, art therapy, acupuncture, auriculotherapy, naturopathy, osteopathy). Supporting infrastructure includes a Center for Predictive and Personalized Medicine, a dedicated Research Center, a Formation (training) division for healthcare professionals, a Teleconsultation platform, and a Secure Digital Patient File, enabling coordinated follow-up across in-person and remote care.

The institute serves two primary customer segments: cancer patients during and after treatment, and their caregivers and family members. All services are provided completely free of charge, funded through donations, patronage (mécénat), and charitable support, with a direct-to-consumer go-to-market motion and in-person delivery at the Levallois-Perret facility supplemented by teleconsultation. In its first year of operation (2019), Institut Rafaël delivered over 11,000 care sessions to approximately 1,300 patients and caregivers using a team of 70 medical and paramedical caregivers. The model is anchored by the clinical leadership of Professor Alain Toledano, who concurrently serves as Director of the Institut de Radiochirurgie de Paris (Centre Hartmann) and President of the medical council at the Institut d'Oncologie des Hauts de Seine, embedding the institute into a broader regional oncology referral ecosystem alongside partnerships with SFO Paris and the Institut de Cancérologie des Hauts de Seine.

Name

Institut Rafaël

Legal name

Institut Rafaël

Website

https://institut-rafael.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Institut Rafaël is a French nonprofit operating the first European integrative medicine center for cancer patients and caregivers, delivering free transdisciplinary care across nutrition, physical activity, emotion, and well-being pillars, supported by research, training, and teleconsultation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrative Oncology / Cancer Supportive Care

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Oncology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAH), Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Integrative medicine
• Cancer supportive care
• Oncology rehabilitation
• Complementary therapies
• Patient wellness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Levallois-perret

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donation-based Healthcare Services: All services are provided free of charge to patients and caregivers. The institute operates on donations and charitable support from individuals and organizations.
2. Formation and Training: Educational programs and training services for healthcare professionals in integrative medicine approaches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Institut Rafaël operates the first European center for integrative medicine, delivering free complementary care to cancer patients and caregivers through four interconnected poles — Nutrition, Physical Activity, Emotion, and Well-being — combining biomedical, nutritional, physical, emotional, and well-being therapies. It also runs a Center for Predictive and Personalized Medicine, a prevention program, a research division, teleconsultation, and professional training in integrative medicine.

Product overview

Institut Rafaël is the first European center for integrative medicine offering free support to patients and caregivers during and after cancer treatment. The center operates a platform-plus-services model organized around four interconnected care poles: Nutrition (nutrition, cooking, naturopathy), Physical Activity (adapted physical activity, Pilates, yoga, ergotherapy, physiotherapy, osteopathy), Emotion (psychology, art therapy, music therapy, sophrology, hypnosis, sexology), and Well-being (acupuncture, auriculotherapy, homeopathy, reflexology, massage). Supporting infrastructure includes a Center for Predictive and Personalized Medicine, Rafael Prevention Health, Research Center, Training division, Teleconsultation Services, and a Secure Digital Patient File system. The transdisciplinary approach coordinates care across all dimensions—physical, emotional, mental, energetic, and spiritual—with all services provided free of charge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nutrition Pole

Quantifiable outcome

• 43% decrease in anxiety via auriculotherapy
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institut de radiothérapie HartmanncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Co-located cancer care facility where Dr. Alain Toledano serves as Director medical of the radio surgery center. Integration of radiotherapy with integrative medicine services.
• Institut de Cancérologie des Hauts de SeinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated oncology institute where Dr. Alain Toledano serves as President of the medical council.
• SFO ParisminorOthersPartnership with French oncology society for professional development and research collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Gustave Roussy / Integrative Oncology Programs in France: Several French hospital-based integrative oncology initiatives that overlap with Institut Rafaël's clinical offerings — emerging programs within larger hospital systems targeting similar cancer supportive care needs.

Broad incumbents

• MD Anderson Cancer Center: Leading US cancer center with a long-standing Integrative Medicine Program offering complementary therapies, physician consultations, and research integrated into cancer treatment pathways, similar in transdisciplinary concept.
• Mayo Clinic Integrative Medicine & Health: Mayo Clinic's integrative medicine program coordinates physician-led care, acupuncture, massage, mind-body therapies, and research, providing a parallel established model of evidence-based integrative oncology.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Major US academic cancer center operating the Integrative Medicine Service, combining oncology supportive care, nutrition, mind-body therapies, and research — directly analogous in mission and service mix to Institut Rafaël.
• Cleveland Clinic Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine: Major health system's integrative medicine institute offering physician consultations, acupuncture, holistic psychotherapy, and lifestyle programs within a hospital-anchored delivery model.

Direct peers

• Osher Center for Integrative Medicine (UCSF): Academic integrative medicine center combining clinical care, research, and education across complementary therapies — closest structural analog to Institut Rafaël's four-pole clinical/research/training design.

Regional players

• Centre Léon Bérard: CLB is a major Lyon-based French cancer treatment center offering supportive and integrative care alongside conventional oncology, comparable as a regional hospital-integrated oncology program.
• Institut Gustave Roussy: Leading French comprehensive cancer center that integrates supportive and complementary care into oncology treatment — a national peer with overlapping scope and similar patient population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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