What INNOZH does

INNOZH is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Ploufragan, Brittany, operating as a dual-labeled structure combining a Centre de Ressources Technologiques (CRT, accredited by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research) and a Technopole (RETIS-certified). Founded in 1994 and co-located within the ZOOPOLE science park alongside ANSES and over 50 companies, INNOZH delivers specialized R&D, training, and innovation accompaniment across two main verticals: animal health and livestock production, and composite/polymer materials.

Its core technical platform functions as a Contract Research Organization (CRO) for animal health, with validated multi-species infectious challenge models (swine, poultry, cattle, and companion animals), at-home pet palatability and functional studies, regulatory-grade zootechnical trials, and turnkey statistical analysis. The materials platform (until January 1, 2026) provided life cycle assessment (LCA/ACV), mechanical/thermal/spectroscopic characterization, eco-design, and prototyping using natural fiber and recycled polymer composites. The training division operates under Qualiopi and CNOV certifications with 34 trainers and reported throughput of 765 trainees. CRT accreditation makes client R&D spending eligible for France's Crédit Impôt Recherche (CIR).

Revenue is generated through five streams: tiered annual membership dues (small/medium/large organizations with a 10% service discount capped at €1,000 HT and two free Scientific & Technical Meeting entries); CRO and R&D project contracts; training fees (inter-company open enrollment and customized intra-company programs); fee-for-service composite and materials technical assistance (closing); and subsidized innovation accompaniment via the Technopole's Yestoucan pre-incubation and incubation programs. The Composite division was discontinued on January 1, 2026, and Vincent Alleno was appointed president on July 8, 2026, signaling an active restructuring phase focused on animal health, training, and European consortium work (notably the €3.7M EU-funded OMELETTE project, 2024–2028).

Name

INNOZH

Legal name

INNOZH

Website

https://innozh.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INNOZH is a French non-profit association in Ploufragan, Brittany, combining a CRT-accredited Technological Resource Center and a RETIS-certified Technopole to deliver animal health CRO services, materials testing, professional training, and startup incubation. It serves pharmaceutical, livestock, companion animal, composites, and entrepreneur clients across France and selected European consortium projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Research Organization (CRO) and Innovation Support Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical CROs (Phase I–IV) (HLAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics & Statistical Programming CROs (HLAGAAAF), Patient Recruitment, Site Feasibility & Trial Enablement CROs (HLAGAAAI)

Keywords

• Contract research services
• Animal health trials
• Composite materials testing
• Life cycle assessment
• Professional training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ploufragan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues (Adhésion): INNOZH is an association loi 1901 that generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by companies and organizations. Membership tiers are scaled by company/organization size and type, granting access to advisory services, a 10% discount on paid services (up to 1,000€ HT), and 2 free entries to Scientific & Technical Meetings.
2. Training Services (Formation): INNOZH offers expert training across multiple themes: animal health & production, laboratory techniques & standards, food safety (feed & food), R&D methodologies, management, and abattoir-specific topics. Training is delivered as intra-company (customized for single company) or inter-company (open to multiple companies) sessions. Training revenue comes from participant fees, seminar organization, and sale of educational tools (pedagogical games).
3. CRO & R&D Services: Contract research services for animal health companies including zootechnical trials, functional & clinical studies, regulatory studies, infectious challenge models, and companion animal studies. Revenue is project-based, driven by client-specific protocols and contract agreements. Services are eligible for Research Tax Credit (CIR) as INNOZH is a CRT-accredited organization.
4. Composite & Materials Technical Services: Fee-for-service technical assistance covering life cycle assessment, material characterization, product/process development, prototyping, and environmental transition support. Clients include manufacturers in composites, automotive, aeronautics, and nautical sectors. Services include analysis, testing, technical consulting, and feasibility studies.
5. Innovation Accompaniment (Technopole): The Technopole branch provides entrepreneurship support including pre-incubation (Yestoucan), incubation, and business development services. Advisory services for innovation strategy, financing support, business model construction, testing, and market validation are provided. As an association service, these may be bundled with membership or provided at subsidized rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

INNOZH is a French non-profit association combining a Technopole and Centre de Ressources Technologiques (CRT) that delivers multi-species animal health CRO services, composite and polymer materials testing/LCA/eco-design, professional training, and entrepreneurship incubation. Its two main operational arms are Santé & Productions Animales (CRO trials, infectious challenge models, companion animal studies) and Formation (Qualiopi-certified training across animal health, food safety, and laboratory techniques). Membership-based engagement provides recurring revenue, advisory services, and preferential access to R&D expertise, while CRT accreditation enables client companies to claim the French Research Tax Credit (CIR).

Product overview

INNOZH is a dual-structure organization combining a Centre de Ressources Technologiques (CRT) and a Technopole, offering specialized services across three main divisions: Santé & Productions Animales (animal health and livestock production), Composite (materials and polymers), and Formation (professional training). The animal health division operates as a Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing multi-species clinical trials, field studies, and regulatory compliance testing for livestock and companion animals. The composite materials division offers life cycle assessment, materials characterization, prototyping, and environmental transition services. Training services cover animal health, laboratory techniques, food safety, and R&D methodologies, all certified Qualiopi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Yestoucan: Incubation program for entrepreneurs under INNOZH Technopole
• ZOOPOLE
• INNOZH Santé & Productions Animales
• INNOZH Composite

Products and services

• CRO Services for Animal Health Multi-species contract research organization services for pharmaceutical, feed additive, and animal health companies, including clinical trials, zootechnical studies, infectious disease challenge models, and turnkey data analysis across livestock and companion animal species.
• Petcare CRO Services CRO services tailored to pet food, pet nutrition, and pet care companies, including at-home palatability panels (70+ dogs/cats, 2-12 day protocols), functional health studies, and digestibility/microbiota analyses combining owner-reported outcomes with objective biomarkers.
• INNOZH Formation (Professional Training) Qualiopi-certified professional training services across animal health, laboratory techniques, food safety (feed and food), R&D methodologies, management, and abattoir operations, with CNOV approval for European veterinary continuing education credits and OPA-RPA habilitation from the Ministry of Agriculture.
• Technopole Innovation Accompaniment (Yestoucan) Entrepreneurship support service offering pre-incubation (Yestoucan), incubation, business development, innovation strategy, and market validation for innovative projects across multiple sectors, operated as a RETIS-certified Technopole and bundled with association membership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% of INNOZH purchases made in Brittany, 98% in France (IBAL 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025ANSES co-exhibited with INNOZH at SPACE 2025 (Hall 3, Stand C18). As France's national reference for risk assessment and public health, ANSES is a key ecosystem partner within the ZOOPOLE. The collaboration positions INNOZH within the highest levels of scientific and regulatory credibility in animal health.
• LABOCEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025LABOCEA, a leading public laboratory in Brittany specializing in veterinary, food, and environmental analysis, co-exhibited with INNOZH at SPACE 2025. As a regional laboratory with complementary analytical capabilities, LABOCEA is a natural ecosystem partner for shared client projects and ZOOPOLE collaborative initiatives.
• ACT Food BretagneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025Regional innovation hub supporting food and agri-food businesses through collaborative R&D. Co-exhibited with INNOZH at SPACE 2025. Supports INNOZH's mission to accelerate innovation in the agri-food sector in Brittany through shared project development and network access.
• OMEMELETTE Consortium (Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024INNOZH is a partner in the OMELETTE (Optimise and Extend hen Longevity to Expedite the Transition to sustainable Eggs) project, a transnational EU-funded initiative (€3.7M EU funding, €6.3M total, 2024–2028). Five countries collaborate to improve laying hen longevity for sustainable egg production using AI, behavioral monitoring, and co-designed action plans. INNOZH contributes clinical research expertise and farm pilot activities.
• RETIS (Réseau National des Structures de l'Innovation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINNOZH holds the RETIS Technopole label and is part of the national RETIS network. Carine Moulia, RETIS Déléguée générale, visited INNOZH in May 2026, illustrating the network's engagement with INNOZH as a flagship member. RETIS connects INNOZH to other technopoles and innovation structures across France, providing national visibility and best-practice exchange.
• Carnot Agrifood TransitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINNOZH is a component of Carnot Agrifood Transition, a national research network dedicated to sustainable innovation in agriculture and food systems. This network supports partnership-based research (recherche partenariale) and enterprise innovation. Carnot status enhances INNOZH's credibility and funding access for collaborative R&D projects.
• CDCQ (Centre de Développement des Composites du Québec)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINNOZH Composite collaborated with CDCQ on a Life Cycle Assessment project comparing fire-resistant SMC (Sheet Molding Compound) materials using recycled carbon fiber/phenolic resin vs. conventional glass/polyester. CDCQ coordinated the international project with partners ALSTOM Canada and Bakelite Canada. INNOZH contributed ACV analysis and technical expertise.
• ALSTOMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerALSTOM Canada participated as an industry partner in the CDCQ-led collaborative project on fire-resistant SMC composite materials for railway applications. INNOZH conducted LCA comparing the innovative composite solution against conventional materials. ALSTOM's involvement ensures industry relevance and real-world application context.
• IUT de Saint-Brieuc / Université de RennescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINNOZH works in close collaboration with the Materials Science and Engineering department of IUT de Saint-Brieuc / Université de Rennes. The partnership provides access to the MATRIX platform (Multifunctional Materials for Communicating Devices), shared technical equipment, and joint expertise in material characterization. Enables INNOZH to process complex technical challenges in composites and technical polymers. Alternant student programs are jointly operated, with IUT providing students and INNOZH providing technical supervision.
• Conseil Départemental des Côtes d'ArmorminorOthersThe Department of Côtes-d'Armor supports ZOOPOLE events and activities through funding. INNOZH, as animator of the ZOOPOLE, receives departmental support for events, conferences, and park promotion. The Department also organizes the Assises Départementales de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, at which INNOZH presented the OMELETTE project.
• ZOOPOLE Ecosystem (50+ companies and research organizations)coreOthersINNOZH animates the ZOOPOLE science and technology park in Ploufragan, which hosts over 50 companies and research organizations specializing in animal health, biotechnology, food safety, nutrition, and environment. The ecosystem includes ANSES, training institutions (ISPAIA, Avipôle Formation), and numerous private companies. INNOZH organizes ZOOPOLE Tours, conferences, and manages the park directory.
• B4C (Bioeconomy for Circularity)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINNOZH joined the B4C network to contribute to a circular and responsible bioeconomy. The partnership positions INNOZH's clinical studies and animal health expertise within a broader circular economy framework, serving industrial clients and environmental goals simultaneously.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing services giant with substantial animal health, food safety, and life sciences operations through its Eurofins Animal Health division. A broad incumbent whose scale and service breadth contrast sharply with INNOZH's regional niche focus.
• ICON plc: One of the world's largest clinical research organizations serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. Tangentially comparable as a CRO peer with similar clinical study execution capabilities, though primarily focused on human therapeutics.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences tools and contract research services provider with extensive CRO operations including PPD. Broad incumbent competitor across R&D and clinical services with overlapping reach into animal health and biotech research.
• Charles River Laboratories: Global contract research organization with a dedicated Research Models & Services and Preclinical CRO business serving animal health and pharmaceutical sponsors. Comparable end-market client base with significantly broader scale, geographic reach, and capabilities than INNOZH.
• IDEXX Laboratories: Global leader in veterinary diagnostics and reference laboratory services, serving companion animal practices and livestock producers. Adjacent in providing animal-health R&D and testing services but at materially larger global scale than INNOZH.

Direct peers

• Labogena: French animal genetics, parentage testing, and genomics services provider serving livestock breeders and the agri-food sector. Comparable as a French-headquartered animal-focused testing and research services provider with a similar institutional positioning.
• GD Animal Health: Dutch multi-species animal health laboratory and research services organization providing diagnostics, herd health programs, and applied research across livestock species. Closely comparable to INNOZH in combining a multi-species CRO model with veterinary expertise in Europe.
• Biofortis: French contract research organization within Mérieux NutriSciences, specializing in nutrition, microbiome, and clinical studies for food, pet food, and nutraceutical companies. Highly comparable to INNOZH's pet and livestock nutrition CRO service offering.

Emerging players

• Inotiv: US-based contract research organization focused on preclinical research and animal models for pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Closely comparable to INNOZH in offering animal-trial CRO services, albeit at larger US-focused scale and with broader preclinical depth.

Others

• CETIM: French Centre Technique Industriel providing technical support, materials testing, and R&D services to mechanical and industrial manufacturers. Comparable as a French government-accredited technical resource center serving industrial clients — a structurally similar institutional model to INNOZH's CRT, though focused on materials rather than animal health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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