activ france

What activ france does

ACTIV France (Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne) is a French non-profit medical research association (Loi 1901) founded in February 1988 and headquartered in Créteil. It conducts clinical and epidemiological research in pediatric infectious diseases, coordinating studies across a national network of approximately 100 core ambulatory pediatric investigators expandable to 1,000 for specific protocols, and a hospital network of 250 pediatric services and 170 microbiology services. The organization operates six national surveillance networks covering nasopharyngeal carriage, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, invasive pneumococcal disease, varicella, and ESBL E. coli, alongside dedicated study networks PARI, CAPRICE, and VIGIL, and is designated a Specialty Group of the French Society of Pediatrics with Crédit Impôt Recherche approval.

Its core deliverables include end-to-end research coordination (protocol conception, data capture, statistical analysis, and national/international publication), the monthly EPU (Enseignements Post-Universitaire) post-graduate teaching program delivered since January 2021 via an e-learning platform with replay videos, an online member portal, and electronic data capture through the Axisante Infansoft platform integrated with CompuGroupMedical. Training content covers pediatric pathologies including otoscopy, angina, streptococcal infections, enterovirus, and antibiotic treatment. Studies originate from ACTIV France itself, field pediatricians, universities, official agencies, and pharmaceutical industry sponsors.

Revenue mechanics derive primarily from pharmaceutical industry-sponsored research partnerships (named partners include GSK, MSD, Pfizer, and Sanofi), research grants, and the French research tax credit scheme rather than direct fees for service. Distribution is community-led through professional bodies (SFP, AFPA, GPIP, Infovac France), the ambulatory pediatrician network, and hospital pediatric and microbiology services, with a ~10-person core staff of physicians, biostatisticians, research assistants, lab technicians, and data managers.

Name

activ france

Legal name

Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne

Website

https://activ-france.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ACTIV France is a French non-profit clinical research association founded in 1988 that coordinates pediatric infectious disease studies and post-graduate medical education through a national network of ~100 ambulatory investigators and 250+ hospital pediatric services.

Ownership category

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Product category

Pediatric Clinical Research Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Infectious Disease (HLAKAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF), Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

Keywords

• Pediatric clinical research
• Infectious disease surveillance
• Post-graduate medical education
• Clinical study coordination
• Epidemiological research

Headquarters

HQ city

Créteil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Research Services: ACTIV conducts clinical studies initiated by pharmaceutical industry, pediatricians, universities, and official agencies. Studies are performed partially or completely by ACTIV, covering infectious diseases, dietetics, physiology, and physiopathology research.
2. Post-Graduate Teaching: Monthly post-graduate teaching sessions (EPU) for pediatricians, with replay videos available since January 2021. Annual conferences on ambulatory pediatric infectious diseases.

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Core offering

ACTIV France is a non-profit association that coordinates clinical and epidemiological studies in pediatric infectious diseases from protocol conception through national and international publication, supported by a national investigator network of 100 to 1,000 pediatricians and a hospital network of 250 pediatric services and 170 microbiology services. The organization also delivers monthly post-graduate teaching sessions (EPU), an annual ambulatory pediatric infectious disease conference, and an e-learning platform offering training modules on otoscopy, angina, streptococcal infections, enterovirus infections, and antibiotic treatment duration.

Product overview

ACTIV France operates as a non-profit medical research association organized around two main pillars: Research Coordination Services and Post-Graduate Teaching (EPU). The research arm encompasses national surveillance networks for pediatric infectious diseases (pneumococcal carriage, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, invasive pneumococcal disease, varicella), the PARI network for ambulatory pediatric infectiology research, the CAPRICE study for severe community-acquired bacterial infections, and the VIGIL study for rapid diagnostic tests. The teaching arm includes monthly EPU sessions (October replaced by the Ambulatory Pediatric Infectious Diseases Day) and a dedicated e-learning platform offering courses on pediatric pathologies including otitis, angina, SGA infections, enterovirus infections, and antibiotic treatment duration. An online member portal provides access to sessions, replays, and account management. The organization coordinates a network of approximately 100 ambulatory pediatricians (expandable to 1,000 for specific studies) and partnerships with 250 hospital pediatric services and 170 microbiology laboratories.

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Products and services

• ACTIV Research Coordination Services ACTIV coordinates clinical and epidemiological studies in pediatric infectious diseases, from protocol conception to national and international publication. Studies cover infectious diseases (observatories, epidemiology, diagnostic methods, therapeutics, vaccinology) and adjacent areas (dietetics, physiology, physiopathology). Studies are initiated by ACTIV, field pediatricians, universities, official agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Post-Graduate Teaching (EPU) Monthly post-graduate teaching sessions for pediatricians (typically held on the last Thursday of each month) covering pediatric infectious disease topics, with replay videos available since January 2021. The October session is replaced by the annual Journée de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique Ambulatoire conference.
• ACTIV E-learning Platform Online training modules on pediatric pathologies including otoscopy, angina in children, extra-pharyngeal streptococcal infections, enterovirus infections, and antibiotic treatment duration, delivered to connected healthcare professionals.
• ACTIV National Surveillance Networks ACTIV coordinates multiple national surveillance networks including nasopharyngeal carriage studies, bacterial meningitis observatory, pneumonia observatory, invasive pneumococcal disease observatory, varicella surveillance, and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase E. coli studies.

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AFPA (Association Française de Pédiatrie Ambulatoire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACTIV collaborates with AFPA at national level. Originally local (Ile-de-France), the collaboration expanded nationally. AFPA is a key partner for ambulatory pediatric research and training.
• GPIP (Groupe de Pathologie Infectieuse Pédiatrique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACTIV activities are closely linked to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Group of the French Society of Pediatrics. Joint publications and research coordination.
• Infovac FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACTIV/AFPA dedicated to training in pediatric pathologies. Infovac provides direct information and consultation on vaccinations.
• Centre de Recherche Clinique du CHI Créteil (CRC)coreTechnology or IntegrationClinical Research Centre of CHI Créteil - partner for hospital-based research and centralized laboratory processing.
• GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)minorOthersPharmaceutical company partner for clinical studies and research collaboration.
• MSDminorOthersPharmaceutical company partner for clinical studies and research collaboration.
• PfizerminorOthersPharmaceutical company partner for clinical studies and research collaboration.
• SanofiminorOthersPharmaceutical company partner for clinical studies and research collaboration.

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Broad incumbents

• Parexel International: Global CRO with significant pediatric and infectious disease clinical trial capability; competes for the same pharma-sponsored pediatric study contracts ACTIV performs.
• IQVIA: Global contract research organization running pediatric and infectious disease clinical trials for pharma — a broad incumbent that competes for the same pharma-sponsored pediatric infectious disease study budgets ACTIV targets.
• INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale): French national public research institute for health and medicine — broad incumbent in the same French medical research ecosystem in which ACTIV operates; much larger scale but overlapping in pediatric infection research and clinical study sponsorship.
• ICON plc: Global CRO providing pediatric clinical research services for pharma and biotech; comparable to ACTIV at the study delivery and biostatistics layer though broader and for-profit.
• ANRS-MIE (Agence nationale de recherche sur le SIDA et les maladies infectieuses émergentes): French national agency funding and coordinating research on HIV/AIDS and emerging infectious diseases — overlaps with ACTIV's infectious-disease clinical research scope at a national-program level.
• Santé Publique France: France's national public health agency which itself runs national surveillance networks on infectious diseases — a broader institutional incumbent whose surveillance remit overlaps with ACTIV's pneumococcal, meningitis and varicella observatories.

Direct peers

• Penta Foundation: Italy-based non-profit foundation dedicated to pediatric infectious disease clinical trials and research across Europe — directly comparable to ACTIV in mission (childhood infection research, network-driven trials, post-graduate capacity building) and non-profit structure.
• Réseau Sentinelles: France-wide ambulatory physician surveillance network for infectious diseases coordinated by INSERM/Sorbonne — directly comparable community-pediatrician-driven surveillance model to ACTIV's PARI network.

Emerging players

• Fondation Institut Pasteur: Paris-based non-profit research foundation focused on infectious diseases, including pediatrics — adjacent player that runs pediatric infectious-disease research studies and could partner with or compete for ACTIV's surveillance and vaccine-study mandates.

Others

• European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID): European professional association advancing pediatric infectious-disease research, training and meetings — adjacent ecosystem participant comparable to ACTIV's EPU teaching and conference work.

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