What co me te does

Comète France is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Lorient, France. Its mission is to support hospitalized patients whose health conditions may threaten their employment by initiating professional insertion planning during the active phase of medical rehabilitation, rather than after discharge. The association operates through Unités d'Insertion Socioprofessionnelle (UISP) — multidisciplinary teams of rehabilitation physicians, ergonomists, occupational therapists, work psychologists, and social workers — embedded inside approximately 60 member SMR (Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation) establishments and 40 partner facilities across 13 regions of metropolitan France and overseas territories, employing roughly 500 professionals network-wide.

The association's core asset is its proprietary DPI (Démarche Précoces d'Insertion) methodology, a structured early-intervention framework codified across four principles — precocity, interdisciplinary, globality, and personalization — and recognized with a Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) clinical practice label in July 2011. Comète co-promoted a second HAS-labeled recommendation on driving resumption after acquired brain injury in 2016. There are no software products, APIs, or proprietary technology platforms; the offering is a human-delivered clinical and social service, not a technology product.

Comète is funded almost entirely by three institutional partners under a national framework agreement renewed every three years: Assurance Maladie (>56%), AGEFIPH (35%), and FIPHFP (9%). The 2025 reference budget is €258,504 per standard team of 2.70 FTE, with quantified delivery targets (100 Phase 1 evaluations, 50 Phase 2 construction projects, 20 Phase 3 implementations). Patients are referred through the SMR network and receive services at no direct cost. In 2024 the network accompanied more than 10,500 patients, developed over 5,700 insertion projects, and reported an 84.5% ordinary-work insertion rate and an 86% two-year retention rate. There are no commercial customers, no pricing tiers, and no fundraising or M&A activity. Governance is exercised through a Conseil d'administration, Bureau, and General Assembly; the presidency transitioned to Xavier de Boissezon in June 2026.

Name

co me te

Legal name

Comète France

Website

https://cometefrance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Comète France is a French non-profit association that helps hospitalized rehabilitation patients build professional insertion projects compatible with their health status, using a HAS-labeled methodology delivered through multidisciplinary teams embedded in roughly 100 healthcare establishments nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Professional reintegration programs
• Return-to-work support
• Disability employment services
• Multidisciplinary care teams

Headquarters

HQ city

Lorient

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Comète France is a non-profit association (loi 1901) funded primarily through institutional partnerships. Funding is provided by three main financial partners: Assurance Maladie (over 56%), AGEFIPH (35%), and FIPHFP (9%). A national framework agreement defines the conditions of action with quantified objectives, including 258,504€ reference budget for 2025 for a standard team of 2.70 full-time equivalents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Comète France is a French non-profit association that delivers the Démarche Précoce d'Insertion socioprofessionnelle (DPI) methodology, an early professional insertion approach initiated during patient hospitalization in specialized rehabilitation facilities (Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation). Multidisciplinary teams — including rehabilitation physicians, ergonomists, occupational therapists, work psychologists, and social workers — embedded in approximately 100 member and partner healthcare establishments help patients construct realistic, health-compatible professional projects (employment maintenance, vocational retraining, or resumed studies). The program covers evaluation, project construction, workplace assessment, adaptations, and up to two years of follow-up, with services provided at no cost to patients under institutional funding arrangements.

Product overview

Comète France operates as a unified national program centered on the Démarche Précoce d'Insertion socioprofessionnelle (DPI), an early professional insertion methodology deployed through Unités d'Insertion Socioprofessionnelle (UISP) embedded within a network of approximately 60 member healthcare establishments and 40 partner establishments. The organization functions as a single integrated service offering rather than a modular platform, with the DPI methodology, multidisciplinary UISP teams, and national network of establishments collectively delivering patient-centered vocational rehabilitation support from hospitalization through two-year follow-up.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Démarche Précoce d'Insertion socioprofessionnelle (DPI) Structured early-insertion methodology initiated during patient hospitalization in specialized Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation (SMR) facilities. The DPI integrates professional, social, ergonomic and psychological dimensions from the first stages of rehabilitation care, prolonging through socioprofessional follow-up to help patients access or maintain employment, enter vocational training, or resume studies compatible with their health status. The methodology was labeled by the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) in July 2011.
• Unités d'Insertion Socioprofessionnelle (UISP) Specialized multidisciplinary teams integrated into member healthcare establishments that accompany patients in building and implementing their professional projects under the DPI methodology. UISP teams include rehabilitation physicians (MPR), ergonomists, occupational therapists, work psychologists, social workers, and administrative staff, and operate within the 60+ member establishments of the network.
• Réseau National Comète France National service network of approximately 100 specialized healthcare establishments (around 60 member-adherents plus 40 partner establishments) and approximately 500 multidisciplinary professionals delivering early professional insertion services to hospitalized patients across metropolitan France and overseas territories, serving approximately 11,000 patients per year with a two-year sustained insertion rate above 86%.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84.5% insertion success rate in ordinary work environment (employment maintenance, training entry, or studies resumption) for 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• PrevLinkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOccupational health service partner in Val-d'Oise (95). Comète France participates in PrevLink's 'Cellule PDP' (Prévention de la Désinsertion Professionnelle), bringing complementary expertise for early intervention in work incapacity situations.
• CARSAT Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial security institution in Sarthe region participating in 'Cellule de Prévention de la Désinsertion Socio-professionnelle (PDP)' since 2014. Coordinates with Comète France UISP Le Mans for complex return-to-work cases.
• MDPH (Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental disability support houses that are part of the coordinated care pathways. MDPH representatives participate in 'Cellule PDP' coordination meetings alongside Comète professionals.
• SOFMER (Société Française de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-promoter of HAS clinical practice recommendations on driving resumption after brain injury (2016). Professional society collaborating with Comète France on scientific guidelines and congress activities.
• IFSTTAR (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute co-promoting HAS recommendations on driving resumption with Comète France. Contributes scientific expertise in transportation and mobility assessment.
• FEDMER / CNP-FEDMER (Fédération Française de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational professional college co-promoting HAS recommendations on driving resumption. Federation of physiatry specialists collaborating on clinical practice development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LADAPT: Major French association operating vocational rehabilitation facilities and employment services for people with disabilities. LADAPT runs its own ESAT/EA adapted enterprises and professional reinsertion programs, making it the closest operational analog to Comète France's healthcare-embedded model.
• Cap Emploi: French national network of specialized employment agencies dedicated exclusively to people with disabilities. Cap Emploi provides vocational guidance, job placement, and employment maintenance services — overlapping directly with Comète's employment outcome mission, though not healthcare-embedded.

Broad incumbents

• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): French public employment service handling job placement for all unemployed citizens, including those with disabilities through dedicated Cap Emploi partnerships. Larger and broader scope than Comète, with overlapping employer and disability employment mandates.
• Groupe UGECAM: French healthcare group operating SMR (Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation) facilities across France under the Assurance Maladie social security umbrella. UGECAM hosts member establishments within Comète's network and operates comparable rehabilitation infrastructure at broader scale.

Others

• AGEFIPH: French fund for professional insertion of people with disabilities in the private sector. AGEFIPH is both a major Comète financial partner (35% of funding) and a parallel system funder of disability employment services, making it an essential ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor.
• FIPHFP: French fund for professional insertion of people with disabilities in the public sector. FIPHFP is a Comète financial partner (9% of funding) and funds complementary disability employment initiatives across French public employers.
• Croix-Rouge française: French Red Cross operates rehabilitation facilities, social reintegration programs, and disability employment initiatives across France. Larger and broader mission than Comète, with overlapping healthcare and social assistance components but a different primary focus.

Regional players

• UNEA (Union Nationale des Entreprises Adaptées): French national union representing adapted enterprises (Entreprises Adaptées) that employ workers with disabilities. Operates in a parallel French ecosystem to Comète, focused on sheltered/adapted employment rather than mainstream workplace reintegration.
• Swiss Paraplegic Association: Swiss organization providing comprehensive rehabilitation and social/professional reintegration services for people with spinal cord injuries. Operates a similar model combining clinical rehabilitation with vocational reintegration, but in the Swiss healthcare/social system.

Emerging players

• Fondation des Apprentis d'Auteuil: French foundation focused on social and professional integration of vulnerable youth, including those with health conditions. Operates training programs and reintegration pathways that partially overlap with Comète's employment insertion mission, though focused on younger populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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