INSTITUT POUR LA SANTE DE L'OUEST

What INSTITUT POUR LA SANTE DE L'OUEST does

Institut pour la Santé de l'Ouest (ISO), operating as ISO Prévention, is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) that runs a single-site medical biology laboratory in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique. Founded in 1974 and renamed ISO in 1987, the organization is governed by administrators drawn from the affiliated Caisses de Mutualité Sociale Agricole (CMSA) and operates under laboratory authorization number 44-53 issued by the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) de Loire-Atlantique. Its activities are exclusively dedicated to medical biology examinations carried out as part of MSA-organized preventive health actions, with no services offered to the general public.

ISO delivers the "Instants Santé" preventive health program on behalf of the MSA social protection system, serving roughly 18 CMSA funds across 49 French departments. The service pathway combines direct mail invitations (averaging 64,500 annually), inbound/outbound call-center operations (Numéro Vert 0 800 844 553, handling ~70,000 calls and recontacting 37,000 members), postal reminders (~20,000), SMS appointment confirmations (~14,000), and on-site delivery by itinerant nurses conducting blood draws and biometric measurements between 7h30 and 11h30. Laboratory analyses include glycemia, creatinine, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides, and complete blood count. A specialized sub-program, "Instants Santé Jeunes 16-24 ans," targets young MSA members through an online questionnaire portal (isjeunes.msa.fr) and a €30 cheque-book incentive upon completion of a treating-physician consultation.

The organization is funded through service contracts with CMSA member funds under statutory preventive medicine obligations; all services are provided free of charge to MSA members. Revenue is not directly collected from end users, and ISO does not advertise pricing tiers or paid plans. Members access results via the isoprevention.mesresultats.fr portal or receive physical copies with their medical file. The headcount band of 11-50 employees and the laboratory-only operating footprint underscore ISO's positioning as a focused operational service provider rather than a scalable commercial entity.

Name

INSTITUT POUR LA SANTE DE L'OUEST

Legal name

Institut pour la Santé de l'Ouest

Website

https://isoprevention.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISO Prévention is a French non-profit medical biology laboratory that delivers the MSA "Instants Santé" preventive health screening program — including blood tests, biometric measurements, and physician consultations — exclusively to agricultural social security members across 49 French departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Preventive Health Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Preventive Cardiology & Lipidology (HLAKABAF)

Keywords

• Preventive health screenings
• Medical biology laboratory
• Agricultural social health
• MSA member services
• Chronic disease detection

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-luce-sur-loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. MSA Preventive Health Service Provision: ISO operates as a non-profit association (loi 1901) funded by CMSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole) member organizations. Revenue is derived from service contracts with agricultural social mutual funds for the delivery of 'Instants Santé' preventive health examinations. The service is provided free of charge to MSA members, with costs borne by the MSA system as part of social protection obligations. No direct revenue from members is collected.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ISO Prévention is a non-profit medical biology laboratory that delivers the MSA "Instants Santé" preventive health examination program free of charge to agricultural social security members. The offer covers the full preventive pathway: personalized nurse interview, biometric measurements, blood draw, biological analyses (glycemia, cholesterol panel, complete blood count), delivery of results to members and their treating physicians, and a dedicated variant for young members aged 16-24 ("Instants Santé Jeunes") that includes a €30 cheque book incentive.

Product overview

INSTITUT POUR LA SANTE DE L'OUEST (ISO) is a non-profit association (loi 1901) operating a single-site medical biology laboratory in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique, dedicated exclusively to MSA's preventive health program 'Instants Santé'. The organization offers a unified preventive health checkup service combining nurse consultations, blood tests, biometric measurements, and doctor consultations. Its product portfolio includes the core 'Instants Santé' preventive health program, the specialized 'Instants Santé Jeunes 16-24 ans' for young members, laboratory analysis services, an online results portal, and comprehensive invitation/recall management services serving 18 CMSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole) organizations across 49 departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instants Santé Free preventive health check-up program for MSA members providing personalized nurse consultations, blood tests, biometric measurements (blood pressure, weight, height, waist circumference), and follow-up appointments with the member's chosen general practitioner.
• Laboratory Services (Medical Biology Analyses) Medical biology laboratory services in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique, exclusively for MSA preventive health actions: glycemia, creatinine, total cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C, triglycerides and complete blood count analyses on samples collected during Instants Santé sessions.
• Instants Santé Jeunes 16-24 ans Specialized preventive consultation program for young MSA members aged 16-24, offering a free consultation with their chosen doctor, a €30 cheque-book incentive, and access to an online questionnaire platform at isjeunes.msa.fr.
• Results Portal (mesresultats.fr) Online portal where members access their laboratory analysis results following their first Instants Santé appointment.
• Invitation and Recall Management Services Campaign-management service handling CMSA invitations, appointment scheduling, SMS reminders, telephone relapses (8h-20h, ~70,000 calls and ~37,000 members contacted annually) and postal reminders (~20,000 per year) for MSA preventive health sessions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3,400 cholesterol anomalies detected per year through preventive screenings
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Caisses de Mutualité Sociale Agricole (CMSA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISO was formed and is governed by CMSA member organizations. The CMSA network (18 funds across 49 departments) serves as the exclusive client base and referral channel for ISO's preventive health services. CMSA funds administer MSA membership and send invitations to eligible members for the Instants Santé program. This is the primary and defining partnership of ISO, with CMSA administrators constituting the organization's board of directors.
• Caisse Centrale de la MSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national MSA central fund defines the 'Instants Santé' national protocol that ISO follows. ISO assures the full 'Instants Santé' service in strict compliance with this national protocol, and the partnership with the central fund provides ISO with its mandate and operational framework.
• ARS de Loire-Atlantique (Agence Régionale de Santé)minorOthersThe regional health agency of Loire-Atlantique granted ISO's medical biology laboratory its operating authorization (number 44-53). This regulatory authorization is required for ISO to legally operate its laboratory and conduct biological analyses as part of the preventive health program.
• MSA General Practitioners (Treating Physicians)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFor the Instants Santé program, MSA members visit their chosen treating physician (médecin traitant) for the second stage of the preventive health consultation. Physicians complete the medical file and coupon, which members return to trigger the €30 cheque book payment. Physicians serve as the referral pathway for any medical follow-up identified during screenings.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Inovie: French medical biology laboratory group with a national network of local labs, providing routine and specialized analyses. Comparable through its medical biology laboratory activity and authorization framework, though it serves a much wider commercial client base than ISO's MSA-only mandate.
• Cerba Healthcare: One of France's largest medical biology laboratory networks, offering specialized clinical testing to hospitals and clinics. While it operates at vastly greater scale and serves a broader market, it shares ISO's core activity of medical biology analysis and laboratory authorization framework.
• Eurofins Biomnis: Major French medical biology laboratory providing specialized clinical analyses across hematology, biochemistry, and infectious disease. Comparable to ISO in its medical biology laboratory activity but operates commercially at national scale rather than as a mission-driven non-profit.
• Synlab France: European medical diagnostics provider with significant French operations across clinical biology. Comparable to ISO in laboratory services and analytical capabilities, but operates in a commercial, multi-payor environment rather than a single-mandate non-profit model.
• Biogroup: Large French medical biology laboratory network offering routine and specialized analyses across regional sites. Comparable to ISO in laboratory activities and authorization requirements, but serves the broader French population rather than a specific social security branch.

Others

• Doctolib: France's leading digital health platform for appointment booking and teleconsultation. Adjacent rather than directly comparable, but it represents the direction in which preventive health engagement is shifting and could compete for ISO's member outreach and GP-visit coordination role.
• Lifen: French health data exchange platform serving hospitals, labs, and physicians. Ecosystem-adjacent to ISO's medical biology laboratory activity, offering digital tools that could either complement or replace aspects of ISO's results portal and physician communication workflows.

Direct peers

• Centres d'Examens de Santé (Assurance Maladie): The CPAM-run Centres d'Examens de Santé provide free preventive health screenings (bilans de prévention) to the general French population, paralleling ISO's role for the agricultural population. They share the same preventive exam model, public funding structure, and clinical pathways.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about INSTITUT POUR LA SANTE DE L'OUEST