What EXCELLENCE IMAGERIE does

Excellence Imagerie is a privately held French radiology group headquartered in Paris that aggregates four primary imaging centers (Institut de Radiologie de Paris, CSE Imagerie Médicale Numérique, IMFM Imagerie Médicale Faidherbe Montlouis, and Centre Mac-Mahon) under a single "Label Excellence Imagerie" certified by Bureau Veritas. The group employs 66 organ-specialized radiologists (2025, up from 60 in 2023) and 250 staff in total, delivers 400,000 imaging acts to 300,000 patients annually, and operates a multi-modality platform spanning MRI (including France's first Siemens MAGNETOM Flow.Elite), CT, mammography (including 3D tomosynthesis), ultrasound (world-premiere Samsung R20 fleet at IRP), X-ray, and EOS imaging. Approximately 80% of capital is held by the associated radiologists, with strategic and medical committees composed exclusively of group practitioners. The group adopted Entreprise à Mission (Mission-Driven Company) status in 2023.

The business model is predominantly fee-for-service medical imaging billed through the French social-security system and complementary insurance, with pricing regulated by national conventions rather than publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition combines a physician-referral network of prescribers with consumer-facing demand generated through digital channels (TikTok awareness campaigns, 26,000+ Google reviews averaging 4.6–4.8/5), a dedicated Université Excellence Imagerie education platform that trains referring physicians, and clinical-case publications in professional and mainstream media. Roughly €5M was invested in equipment renewal in 2025, signaling active capacity and capability expansion.

Technology differentiation centers on an AI portfolio of over 15 solutions deployed in routine clinical practice across senology (iCAD ProFound AI, Screenpoint Transpara, Therapixel, DataOfficer), neuroimaging (Qynapse QyScore, MILVUE), thoracic, vascular, osteoarticular, and digestive imaging, with workflow AI (Callia, Vocca) for appointment management. The internal X-Lab Innovation cell identifies, evaluates, and supports startup solutions, and an April 2024 partnership with Incepto provides the secure integration backbone. Eco-responsibility infrastructure includes the Fraîcheur de Paris urban cooling network (35% electricity and 50% CO2 reduction at IRP MRI) and the helium-lean Siemens Flow.Elite, marketed as differentiators alongside organ-specialized clinical expertise and structured reporting aligned with international guidelines.

Name

EXCELLENCE IMAGERIE

Legal name

EXCELLENCE IMAGERIE

Website

https://excellence-imagerie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Excellence Imagerie is a privately held, radiologist-owned French medical imaging group operating four Paris-area centers, employing 66 organ-specialized radiologists and 250 total staff to deliver 400,000 imaging acts per year to 300,000 patients, differentiated by a Bureau Veritas-certified excellence label and an AI-augmented, organ-specialized diagnostic platform.

Ownership category

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Product category

Diagnostic Imaging Services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiology Imaging Centers (X-ray/CT/MRI/Ultrasound) (HLAFAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Orchestration & Imaging Analytics Platforms (Model Management/Triage) (HLACALAG), Imaging & Diagnostic Interoperability (DICOM exchange, image sharing, VNA connectivity) (HLACABAM), Teleradiology Platforms & Reading Workflow (HLACALAK)

Keywords

• Diagnostic imaging services
• Medical radiology centers
• Organ-specialized radiology
• Mammography screening services
• AI-augmented imaging diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Imaging Services: Fee-for-service medical imaging examinations including MRI, CT, mammography, ultrasound, X-ray, and specialized procedures. Revenue is generated per act/procedure performed on patients referred by physicians or self-referred, with billing through the French social security system and complementary insurance.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Excellence Imagerie operates a group of medical imaging centers delivering organ-specialized diagnostic imaging services (MRI, CT, mammography, ultrasound, EOS, X-ray) performed by radiologists dedicated to one or two organ specialties. The group integrates more than 15 AI diagnostic solutions across senology, neuroimaging, thoracic, vascular, osteoarticular, and digestive imaging, and operates under a Bureau Veritas-certified Label Excellence Imagerie covering ten quality commitments.

Product overview

Excellence Imagerie is a French medical imaging group operating radiology centers under a certified excellence label. The group comprises three main centers (IRP, CSE, IMFM) plus Mac-Mahon center, with 66 specialized radiologists performing 400,000 acts annually across Paris. The core offering is organ-specific diagnostic imaging services including mammography, ultrasound, MRI, CT, and EOS imaging. X-Lab Innovation unit develops and integrates AI solutions into clinical workflow, deploying over 15 AI solutions in routine practice for senology, neuroimaging, thoracic, vascular, osteoarticular, and digestive imaging. The company also operates Excellence Imagerie Université for clinical education, case sharing, and professional training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• X-Lab: Innovation unit within Excellence Imagerie focused on detecting startups and projects in medical imaging to optimize organization and patient care pathways, with financial and expertise support.
• Université Excellence Imagerie

Products and services

• Centre Mac-Mahon Dedicated MRI and CT center in Paris 17th arrondissement featuring a 3T MRI rare in Paris for neurology, osteoarticular, and urology; organ-specialized radiologists with dedicated sessions; virtual colonoscopy; and a cardiac imaging unit (CT and MRI). Awarded the Label Excellence Imagerie by Bureau Veritas in 2025.
• Institut de Radiologie de Paris (IRP) Breast Imaging Center Hyperspecialized women's imaging center near Place de l'Étoile in Paris 8th arrondissement. Equipment includes GE Pristina mammographs with stereotactic macrobiopsy, Samsung R20 ultrasounds, 1.5T GE and Siemens MRI, and a Philips 3T MRI. One of France's most complete senological imaging facilities, handling breast imaging consultations within the group's 150,000+ annual breast imaging volume.
• CSE Imagerie Médicale Numérique General radiology center in Paris deploying iCAD ProFound AI for mammography, MILVUE for chest imaging, and Qynapse QyScore for brain volumetry. President: Patrick Toubiana. Holds the renewed Label Excellence Imagerie (Bureau Veritas, 2025).
• IMFM Imagerie Médicale Faidherbe Montlouis Radiology center in Paris 11th arrondissement specializing in obstetrical imaging and general radiology, with Therapixel AI deployed for mammography analysis (around 10,000 mammographies analyzed annually). Also testing Vocca AI for appointment management.
• Cardiac MRI Service Cardiac MRI service launched in June 2026, shared between Excellence Imagerie centers and operated at the Centre Mac-Mahon site. Uses Circle Cardiovascular Imaging software for finer and faster cardiac image analysis. Complements the group's existing echocardiography Doppler and cardiac CT offerings and is supported by Prof. Jean-Michel Serfaty (CHU Nantes) and GE HealthCare.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% cure rate for breast cancer when detected early
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability14 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Samsung Healthcare FrancecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Samsung Healthcare France supplied IRP with 17 R20 echographs in a world premiere. The partnership enables mutual benefit: Samsung accesses highly specialized radiologists for fine evaluation of the R20's performance while IRP gains state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment.
• Siemens HealthineerscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Siemens Healthineers installed France's first MAGNETOM Flow.Elite MRI at IRP. The system requires only 0.7 liters of helium and features Eco Power mode with up to 56% energy savings. AI is integrated for automated, personalized examinations.
• Circle Cardiovascular ImagingcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Circle CVI provides cardiac imaging AI software for use with cardiac MRI, enabling finer and faster image analysis in Excellence Imagerie's cardiac MRI program.
• GE HealthCarecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026GE HealthCare provides imaging equipment (including mammography consoles with SenoIris) and technological partnership for Excellence Imagerie's cardiac and breast imaging programs. Partner in cardiac MRI launch.
• InceptocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Incepto provides AI integration services enabling the secure and routine deployment of artificial intelligence tools across Excellence Imagerie's centers. A partnership announced in April 2024 focused on integrating AI tools into daily clinical workflows.
• QynapsecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Qynapse's QyScore AI solution for brain volumetry and neurodegenerative disease assessment has been deployed at CSE for over 5 years in co-development and is now used routinely. A new version is under evaluation.
• iCADcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025iCAD's ProFound AI is deployed at CSE for analyzing all mammographies, detecting and scoring malignancy risk. AI solutions are being adapted for new Pristina Via equipment with a release planned for 2026.
• DataOfficer.aicoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025DataOfficer.ai's BAC Risk AI is integrated on GE SenoIris consoles for cardiovascular risk quantification from mammographies. Infra Risk AI is deployed at CSE for interval cancer detection on mammography. Supported by Bpifrance via France-Relance 2030 program and Region Centre-Val de Loire.
• TherapixelcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Therapixel provides mammography AI deployed at IMFM for analyzing 10,000 mammographies annually, providing diagnostic consistency. Partnership has been active for 8 years.
• Screenpoint MedicalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Screenpoint's Transpara AI is deployed at IRP for double-reading 30,000 annual mammographies, flagging regions with probability-based risk scores to support radiologist decision-making.
• Fraîcheur de PariscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Fraîcheur de Paris provides the largest urban cooling network in Europe, supplying IRP's MRI cooling system. Reduces electricity consumption by 35% and CO₂ emissions by 50% for the center's MRI operations.
• CHU OrléansminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CHU Orléans is leading a clinical study for DataOfficer.ai's cardiovascular risk assessment solution, as part of the broader HUGO (Grand Ouest) university hospital network.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Guerbet: French global leader in contrast media and medical imaging solutions. Comparable as a France-headquartered imaging-adjacent player serving the same radiology ecosystem.
• RadNet: Largest US outpatient imaging provider operating hundreds of centers. Comparable as a multi-modality, AI-forward imaging network, though at much larger scale and US market.
• Alliance Medical: UK-headquartered imaging services provider with European operations including diagnostic centers and teleradiology. Comparable as an established multi-country imaging operator.
• Vivalto Santé: Major French private hospital and imaging group operating a broad network of clinics and imaging centers. Comparable as a large, multi-site French imaging competitor with broader hospital portfolio.
• Elsan: Major French private hospital group with significant diagnostic imaging operations. Comparable as a French private healthcare consolidator competing in imaging.

Direct peers

• Inovie Group: One of France's largest private medical biology and imaging groups operating diagnostic centers across multiple regions. Directly comparable as a French diagnostic imaging network competing for radiologist talent, referring physicians, and patients.
• Affidea Group: Pan-European outpatient imaging and diagnostic operator with centers across multiple countries. Comparable as a multi-modality imaging network pursuing AI integration and standardized quality across sites.

Emerging players

• Median Technologies: French AI-imaging company focused on oncology imaging analysis and clinical trial services. Comparable as a France-based AI-imaging player that intersects with Excellence Imagerie's AI deployment strategy.
• Incepto: French AI integration platform for medical imaging, partner of Excellence Imagerie. Comparable as a directly-related AI imaging ecosystem player.
• Qynapse: French AI vendor providing QyScore brain volumetry deployed at Excellence Imagerie. Comparable as a startup AI partner embedded in the same clinical workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/excellence-imagerie
• TikTokvm.tiktok.com/ZGeKy7yge

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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