List of Medical Device Companies in France

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 8,545 medical device companies in France, one in every 1,682 French companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 169 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine medical device makers is based in Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice and Lyon. Below you find the largest medical device makers in France, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our French company database or through the SIRENE API.

8,545 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies8,5451 in1,682 French companiesCities3,007Largest cityParis 500Sole traders24%Employees1-4 (79%)Revenue< $100K (58%)Email23%Phone61%Website38%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Essilor International	France	Charenton-le-pont	147 Rue de Paris	Val-de-marne	94220	*****.com	2001	$2,193,070,176	2,976	Corporation	9051	43976965400054
2	Ge Medical Systems	France	Buc	283 Rue de la Miniere	Yvelines	78530	*****.fr	1979	$2,181,299,843	2	Partnership of unknown type	789	31501335900155
3	Becton Dickinson France	France	Le Pont-de-claix	11 Rue Aristide Berges	Isère	38800	*****.com	1956	$1,795,020,156	2,344	Corporation	582	05650171100115
4	B.braun Medical	France	Saint-cloud	26 Rue Armengaud	Hauts-de-seine	92210	*****.fr	1981	$498,283,254	1,256	Corporation	535	56205085600235
5	Fresenius Medical Care - Smad	France	Savigny	Z.i. de la Pontchonniere	Rhône	69210	*****.com	1967	$302,878,238	730	Corporation	49	96750168500028
6	Bb GR	France	Poigny	Route de Bray-sur-seine	Seine-et-marne	77160	N/A	1974	$292,443,015	582	Corporation	9051	30260795700149
7	Carl Zeiss Vision France	France	Fougères	7 Rue Augustin Fresnel	Ille-et-vilaine	35300	*****.fr	1961	$187,996,089	396	Corporation	592	61920085000060
8	Fresenius Vial	France	Brézins	Le Grand Chemin	Isère	38590	*****.com	1996	$164,165,450	457	Corporation	1070	40872028200016
9	Novacel Ophtalmique SAS	France	Château-thierry	La Moiserie	Aisne	02400	*****.com	1994	$160,976,086	544	Corporation	9051	39462029800031
10	Sorin Crm SAS	France	Clamart	4 Avenue Reaumur	Hauts-de-seine	92140	*****.com	1980	$152,420,415	293	Corporation	8	30978648100171
11	Trixell	France	Moirans	Zi Centre Alp	Isère	38430	*****.com	1997	$148,106,284	389	Corporation	605	41119504300012
12	Hill-Rom SAS	France	Pluvigner	Zi de Talhouet	Morbihan	56330	*****.com	1965	$142,156,619	526	Corporation	37	77734641200052
13	Gambro Industries	France	Meyzieu	7 Av Lionel Terray	Rhône	69330	*****.com	1986	$141,604,315	547	Corporation	2	33948877700048
14	Tornier	France	Montbonnot-saint-martin	161 Rue Lavoisier	Isère	38330	*****.com	1970	$139,689,679	159	Corporation	64	07050127500021
15	Balt Extrusion	France	Montmorency	10 Rue de la Croix Vigneron	Val-d'oise	95160	*****.com	1979	$123,957,165	181	Corporation	21	31563308100023
16	Maco Productions	France	Tourcoing	200 Chs Fernand Forest	Nord	59200	*****.com	1978	$118,382,418	694	Corporation	16	31377799700039
17	Amplitude SAS	France	Valence	11 Crs Jacques Offenbach	Drôme	26000	*****.com	1997	$114,467,223	320	Corporation	350	41444846400050
18	Sofradim Production	France	Trévoux	116 Avenue de Formans	Ain	01600	*****.com	1992	$108,098,243	353	Corporation	658	38892485400028
19	Winncare France	France	Palluau	Le Pas Du Chateau	Vendée	85670	*****.com	1980	$93,298,980	301	Corporation	20	95002018000010
20	L P G Systems	France	Valence	30 Rue Du Docteur Abel	Drôme	26000	*****.com	1986	$89,540,584	250	Corporation	15	33518383600022
21	Intervascular SAS	France	La Ciotat	Zi Athelia I	Bouches-du-rhône	13600	*****.com	1990	$88,932,663	250	Corporation	841	35330557600012
22	Stryker Spine	France	Cestas	Zi de Marticot	Gironde	33610	*****.com	1977	$86,797,979	323	Corporation	64	31096730200038
23	Soc Etudes Recherches Fabrication	France	Décines-charpieu	85 Avenue Des Bruyeres	Rhône	69150	*****.fr	1973	$86,014,794	141	Corporation	401	97350450900033
24	Echosens	France	Paris	6 Rue Ferrus	Paris	75014	*****.com	2001	$85,820,675	170	Corporation	15	43820915700090
25	Coloplast Manufacturing France SAS	France	Sarlat-la-canéda	9 Av Edmond Rostand	Dordogne	24200	*****.com	1986	$83,067,979	250	Corporation	115	33886477000049

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Largest medical device makers in France

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Paris, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Essilor International is the largest medical device maker in France by headcount. 169 firms employ 50 people or more; 87 employ 100 or more.

1Charenton-le-Pont2,976 staff
2Le Pont-de-Claix2,344 staff
3Saint-Cloud1,256 staff
4Savigny730 staff
5Tourcoing694 staff
6Poigny582 staff
7Meyzieu547 staff
8Château-Thierry544 staff
9Saint537 staff
10Rang-du-Fliers537 staff

By employee size · 8,035 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	6,373	79%
5-9	721	9%
10-19	524	7%
20-49	248	3%
50-99	82	1%
100-199	42	0.5%
200-499	37	0.5%
500-999	7	<0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

79% have 1 to 4 people; 248 have 20 to 49; 169 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	4,187	58%
$100K-$500K	1,218	17%
$500K-$1M	700	10%
$1M-$5M	839	12%
$5M-$10M	70	1.0%
$10M-$50M	116	2%
$50M-$100M	28	0.4%
$100M-$500M	15	0.2%
$500M+	3	<0.1%

58% under $100,000; 839 between $1M and $5M; 232 above $5M.

How many medical device companies are there in France?

Medical device companies and medical device makers in France

8,545

21 October 2026

There are 8,545 medical device companies and medical device makers in France in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 1,682 French companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (234 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,387 75%
Head offices: 784
Branch offices: 1,374

Classification

NAF codes 2660 and 3250, identical to NACE Rev. 2 2660 and 3250. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 2660, 3250.

5,091 of the 8,545 are SAS, SARL and SA (60%); 2,013 are sole traders. They come from the SIRENE register (INSEE) and our French register data, through the SIRENE API.

Firm sizes in France

Of the 8,035 French medical device makers with a known headcount, 6,373 (79%) have one to four people, 721 have five to nine, 772 have ten to 49 and 169 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (4,187, 58%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all French companies

Micro under 107,094 88%
Small 10 to 49772 10%
Medium 50 to 249161 2%
Large 250+8 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all French companies (97% have under ten staff).

232

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 162 more than $10 million.

234

firms were entered in 2026.

Where in France?

Paris has the most medical device companies in France (500), ahead of Marseille (199), Toulouse (101), Nice (99) and Lyon (75). Together the five hold one in nine of them.

Cities by number of firms

3,007 French cities have at least one medical device maker; 116 have ten or more; 1,751 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

All companies by région: Alsace · Aquitaine · Auvergne · Brittany · Burgundy · Centre-Val de Loire · Champagne-Ardenne · Corsica · Franche-Comté · French overseas departments · Île-de-France · Languedoc-Roussillon · Limousin · Lorraine · Lower Normandy · Midi-Pyrénées · Nord-Pas-de-Calais · Pays de la Loire · Picardy · Poitou-Charentes · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · Rhône-Alpes · Upper Normandy

By département 111 départements

Département	Firms	%
Paris	500	6%
Bouches-du-Rhône	439	5%
Rhône	298	3%
Alpes-Maritimes	289	3%
Haute-Garonne	253	3%
Gironde	229	3%
Hérault	220	3%
Var	203	2%
Nord	193	2%
Isère	177	2%

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Medical device makers in Paris

Paris has 500 medical device companies and medical device makers, <0.1% of all 1,153,250 Paris companies and 27% below the national share. Four in five Paris firms have fewer than five people; 5 have 50 or more. 21 new firms were entered in 2026, 65 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 391 · 82%
5-9: 42 · 9%
10-19: 27 · 6%
20-49: 9 · 2%
50+: 5 · 1%

Legal form

Sole traders: 113 · 23%
Partnerships: 2 · 0.4%
SAS, SARL and SA: 307 · 61%
Other or none: 78 · 16%

Of the French total: 5.9%
Of all Paris companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 0.7×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 21
Entered 2025: 38
Of France's 2026 entries: 9.0%

Old

Before 1990: 65 · 13%
1990 or later: 435 · 87%
Of France's pre-1990 firms: 8.5%

Reachable

Email: 97 · 19%
Phone: 250 · 50%
Website: 163 · 33%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 193 · 45%
$100K-$500K: 137 · 32%
$500K-$1M: 35 · 8%
$1M and more: 63 · 15%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 57 doctors for every medical device maker in France.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Doctors	490,388	26%	95%
Chemists	24,399	78%	60%
Hospitals	19,087	55%	41%
Medical Device Companies	8,545	38%	75%
Midwives	2,871	34%	98%
Pharmaceutical Companies	703	64%	28%

In other countries

Only India, Brazil and the USA have more medical device makers than France.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	68,490	1.8
Brazil	17,202	0.6
The USA	16,875	0.3
France	8,545	0.6
Germany	4,524	0.7

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Newcomers in France in 2026

234 medical device makers were entered in the French register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 491 in 2025. France as a whole saw 583,881 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

3892022
3872023
4282024
4912025
2342026 so far

151 of this year's 234 are SAS, SARL and SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Rodez11 staff
2Saint-Paul11 staff
3Mazan10 staff
4Montreuil10 staff
5Cayenne10 staff

The oldest firms in France

Our data holds 0 French medical device makers from before 1900, 7 from before 1950 and 769 from before 1990.

1900
1. Nogent-le-Rotrou
1900
1. Sézanne
1900
1. Toulouse
1900
1. Roques-sur-Garonne
1900
1. Paris
1900
1. Rueil-Malmaison

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1990

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French medical device makers date from before 1990

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Sole traders or SAS: how they are organised

One in four French medical device makers work as sole traders, against 37% of all French companies. Three in five are SAS, SARL and SA.

Sole traders (entreprise individuelle, including micro-entrepreneurs)2,01324%
Partnerships (SNC)330.4%
SAS, SARL and SA5,09160%
No form on record or other1,40816%

Single-site: 75%
Head offices: 784
Branches: 1,374

All French companies: 37% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 38% SAS, SARL and SA.

How reachable are they?

Medical device makers are easier to reach than the average French company: 61% list a phone number and 38% a website.

Email2,003 23%
Phone5,218 61%
Website3,220 38%

Grey line: all French companies (email 11%, phone 28%, website 18%).

The full list with these fields is in our French company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many medical device companies are there in France?

There are 8,545 medical device companies and medical device makers in France in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 1,682 French companies.

Which is the largest medical device maker in France?

Essilor International in Charenton-le-Pont, with 2,976 staff.

Which French city has the most medical device companies?

Paris, with 500, ahead of Marseille (199), Toulouse (101), Nice (99) and Lyon (75).

How many medical device makers are there in Paris?

500, which is <0.1% of all 1,153,250 Paris companies and 27% below the national share.

How big is a typical medical device maker?

Small. 79% of the 8,035 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 169 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are French medical device companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (2,013) are sole traders, 0.4% are partnerships and 60% (5,091) are SAS, SARL and SA.

How many medical device makers started in 2026?

234 were entered in the French register so far in 2026, after 491 in 2025. 151 of them are SAS, SARL and SA.

What is the oldest medical device maker in France?

B.braun Medical in Nogent-le-Rotrou, 1900, followed by BB GR in Sézanne (1900) and BB GR in Toulouse (1900). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers medical device companies?

French medical device companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 2660 and 3250. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 2660 and 3250.

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