Strengthening Industry-Hospital Collaborations in France: Insights from Spain’s Clinical Research System

March 5, 2025

Analysis Group Manager and former hospital CFO Maryaline Catillon participated in a delegation to major hospital centers in Spain alongside clinical research directors and hospital executives from France. The mission aimed to evaluate whether research models used by Spanish hospitals could be leveraged in France to accelerate research and innovation, mobilize research funding, and strengthen collaborations with industry and pharmaceutical companies.

During this mission, Dr. Catillon presented the potential benefits of collaboration between hospitals and international research organizations and engaged in discussions with hospital executives and directors from France and Spain. These discussions focused on strategies to enhance hospital participation in international research collaborations and drive healthcare innovation through industry partnerships.

Hospital executives shared insights from their collaborative research with pharmaceutical companies and research foundations, exchanged ideas on leveraging new technologies and digital tools, and explored lessons from Spain’s industry-integrated clinical research system to help French hospitals secure greater funding for research and innovation through strengthened hospital-industry partnerships.