Join us in revisiting the 2023 edition of the French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum!

A look back at the French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum 2023, an exceptional event that accelerates the internationalization of French healthcare companies, and promotes healthcare cooperation between France and other countries.

The French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum is a must-attend international event devoted entirely to promoting French expertise in the healthcare sector.

Its main goal is to connect various French players in the healthcare sector – be they companies, professional associations, universities, research centers and healthcare establishments – with a wide range of foreign decision-makers. These meetings offer French companies the opportunity to showcase their latest innovations and services, strenghtening France’s reputation as a leader in healthcare innovation. 

With this forum, the attendees can expand their partners network, develop new collaborations and identify new markets. Accessing these strategic markets, can seem complex at first, thus making this event the perfect chance for the french healthcare ecosystem to create new business development and export opportunities. 

This event, organized by the French Healthcare Association, stands out for its unique format, which focuses on setting up high-level B2B (business to business) and B2G (business to governments) meetings, as well as networking sessions to establish contacts with partners from the public and private sectors. 

Thanks to this exceptional format, the first forum in 2022 was a major turning point in the consecration of the international scope of our network. 

This second edition further reinforced our network’s international reputation and marked a significant milestone in accelerating the development of our members. 

Retrospective review of the French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum 2023, a major international event that stood out as this year’s major business platform, catalyzing business growth in the healthcare sector while strengthening France’s international healthcare partnerships.   

The 2023 edition of our Business and Innovation Forum was held on September 18 and 19 at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris, followed by a cocktail reception at the Quai d’Orsay to end this event on a high note. 

The French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum, a true showcase for French excellence in healthcare, brilliantly fulfilled its primary mission by facilitating interactions between various French entities in the healthcare field – be they companies, professional associations, universities, research centers or healthcare establishments – and a wide range of foreign decision-makers. This strategic networking event enabled French companies to showcase their latest breakthroughs and services, propelling France to the forefront of international healthcare innovation.  

This year, our Business and Innovation Forum was the scene of major exchanges and partnerships between key players in the French healthcare sector and strategic partners from all over the world. The event was an exceptional opportunity, bringing together over 170 international decision-makers from the five continents with 60 French healthcare companies. These companies had the opportunity to discuss their activities, and internatinal specific healthcare needs with the foreign delegations, and more broadly to promote our French expertise abroad. These exchanges paved the way for new collaborations and fruitful partnerships.  

2 guests of honor also punctuated the event with their speeches: 

• Mr. Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and Foreign Nationals Abroad, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs  
• Mrs. Hélène Dantoine, Head of Economic Diplomacy at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, also took part in the event with her closing speech.  

Numerous themed conferences on highly innovative topics, as well as detailed market presentations from five countries, were also held and helped provide an insight into the diversity of international issues in these critical fields. 

These discussions also answered crucial questions such as: 

• What are the latest breakthroughs in healthcare innovation? 
• What are the main geopolitical challenges decision-makers have to face in these markets? 
• How can we adapt the export of our French expertise in order to meet these challenges? 

These objectives were largely achieved, as the Forum was the scene of over 800 meetings between these exporters and the foreign delegations who had travelled to Paris.  

Less formal networking events, such as breakfasts, lunches and cocktails, also enabled these conversations to continue in a convivial atmosphere. The event ended with a cocktail reception at the Quai d’Orsay, where participants were joined by a delegation from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

That way, the 60 French companies who attended were able to sound out decision-makers from 27 different countries on the state of healthcare and healthcare innovation in their countries, and present them with tailor-made opportunities and solutions.  

The Forum in pictures

French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum 2023’s key numbers

Our forum’s success stories : our companies tell it best!   

As the number of participants was limited to facilitate networking, the participating French organizations were carefully selected according to the needs and current projects of the foreign delegations. This enabled the French healthcare experts who attended to strengthen their positions on the global market. 

One of the objectives of the FHIBF is to promote the excellence of the French healthcare offering. The event also provided an opportunity for several French companies and institutions to share their expertises and to host conferences and workshops on different topics related to the international influence of French healthcare, health trends and innovations. 

Testimonies

French organizations that attended the 2023 French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum :

• American Hospital of Paris 
  
• AIA 
  
• Aspida
  
• Ataub 
  
• Axelife
  
• Bakup 
  
• Biosency 
  
• Monaco Cardio-Thoracic Center 
  
• Clerad 
  
• C3 Medical 
  
• Diadeep 
  
• DMS Imaging 
  
• Ellipse Project 
  
• Fabentech 
  
• Famoco 
  
• Fondation Hopale 
  
• FSE 
  
• Gencovery 
  
• GE Healthcare 
  
• Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph & Hôpital Marie Lannelongue 
  
• Gustave Roussy 
  
• Hopi 
  
• Hojo Solutions 
  
• Horiba 
  
• Idetec
  
• Inlog 
  
• Innov Biotech 
  
• Institut Curie 
  
• Institut Mutualiste Montsouris 
  
• Institut Robert Merle d’Aubigne 
  
• ISRP 
  
• Kiro 
  
• La Salle Blanche 
  
• Magia Diagnostics 
  
• Milvue 
  
• Med Evasan 
  
• Med in Touch 
  
• Nutriset 
  
• Sysmed
  
• Rofim 
  
• Parean Biotechnologies 
  
• Preasens Care 
  
• Praticima 
  
• Proparco 
  
• Quantiq 
  
• Remote Medicine France  
  
• Revinax 
  
• Scaleo 
  
• Scope & Go  
  
• Silbo 
  
• Sonoscanner 
  
• Steam France 
  
• Tesalys 
  
• Toutenkamion 
  
• Transfair Groupe 
  
• Trustii.io 
  
• Unicancer 
  
• Vamed 
  
• Vinz Care 
  
• VirtualiSurg 

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Foreign delegations that attended the 2023 French Healthcare Innovation & Business Forum

• Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon  
• Ministry of Health and Prevention of Chad 
• Ministry of Health, Public Hygiene and Universal Health Coverage of Côte d’Ivoire  
• Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt  
• Ministry of Public Health of Iraq   
• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan  
• Ministry of Health – BARMM of the Philippines  
• Ministry of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  
• Ministry of Health of Ukraine  
• Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan 
  
  
  Algeria :
  
• CIDIS 
• VitalCare 
  
  Angola :
  
• CECOMA 
  
  Bahrain :
  
• Bahrain Economic Development Board  
  
  Cameroon :
  
• ACERE 
  
  Canada :
  
• Health Innovation Hub – OROT de l’Hôpital Général Juif de Montréal 
  
  Colombia :
  
• CONALMEDICAS S.A.S 
  
  Congo :
  
• Wagenia RDC 
  
  Côte d’Ivoire :
  
• GET Medical 
• Nouvelle Pharmacie de Santé Publique 
• Ordre de Malte 
• Polyclinique Farah 
  
  Egypt  :
  
• Egypt Healthcare Authority  
• The Egyptian Authority for the Unified Purchase and Medical Supply 
• The Egyptian Defense Office 
• Servomed 
  
  Ethiopia :
  
• HBL Medical Equipment 
  
  Iraq  :
  
• Pharmacie Syndicate 
• Kimadia 
  
  Kazakhstan  :
  
• Akimat région d’Ulyatau 
• Invivo 
• Kazakhmys 
• Kazior 
• Mediker 
• Optimus Medica 
• Pharm Consult 
  
  Kuwait :
  
• Kuwait Embassy in France 
• The Kuwait Embassy’s Military Bureau 
• The Kuwait Health Office 
• Ali Abdulwahab Al-Mutawa Commercial 
  
  Kyrgyzstan :
  
• Development Partner Department, National Investiment Agency 
• Intelmed 
• SE “Kyrgyzpharmacia” 
  
  Mauritius :
  
• Economic Development Board 
  
  Mauritania :
  
• Prophamedis 
  
  Moldolva :
  
• Medical Tourism Association of Moldova 
• Embassy of Moldova in France 
  
  Morocco  :
  
• Fondation Mohammed IV 
• Pharcomedic 
• Promamec 
• Sipromed 
• T2S 
  
  Nigeria :
  
• NOVO Health Africa 
  
  Poland :
  
• Szpitale Pomorskie Sp. z o.o.  
  
  Philippines :
  
• National Development Company 
• Glovax Biotech 
• Onetop Medical Systems Resources 
  
  Rwanda :
  
• Rwanda Biomedical Center 
  
  Roumania  :
  
• ANDIS 
• S&T Medtech 
  
  Saudi Arabia :
  
• Saudi Center for International Strategic Partnership 
• DMSCO – Al Dawaa 
• NUPCO 
• King Faisal Hospital 
• Juffaly Group 
• Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals 
• Dar Bedaya Financial Investment 
• Awwad Albishri Company 
• First National Human Resources Company – FNRCO 
• Ajlan & Bros Medical Company 
• GAZALA GROUP 
• Al’Osrah Medical company 
• The First Group 
  
  Turkey :
  
• American Hospital 
  
  United Arab Emirates :
  
• Medikabazaar 
  
  United States of America :
  
• Northwell Health 
  
  Uzbekistan :
  
• ITMED 
• Medmarketing