Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé (TLE) (Third-Party Experimental Healthcare Facilities)

Mission

Support

Type of actor

Support player

Fields of intervention

Health / Social care / Medical Device

Intervention zone

Regional / National

What are Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé (TLE)?

The TLEs are consortia, generally led by healthcare structures.

Pushed by the France 2030 program, 37 TLEs are developing a service offering aimed at carriers of innovative digital healthcare solutions.

The TLEs help holders of innovative digital solutions to "de-risk" their project. By securing the use/acceptability of the solution by future users, its technical and regulatory compliance, and its economic model, TLEs maximize the chances of meeting its market.

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I have a project. How can I get in touch with the Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé (TLE)?

The main mission of a TLE is to help you de-risk your project and maximize the chances of your solution meeting its market.


To achieve this, the TLE offers project leaders a range of services, à la carte, enabling you to :

  • Co-design your solution with professionals and users;
  • Test, in real life, your solution and its ability to meet the expectations and usage constraints of professionals and users ;
  • Evaluate the clinical and medico-economic benefits of your solution;
  • Get guidance on the technical or regulatory specifics specific to the healthcare field;
  • Get guidance on financing and market access procedures...


Thanks to the consortium formed by TLE, you will have access to:

  • Your future users and beneficiaries (healthcare professionals, users) ;
  • Your future customers(healthcare facility management) ;
  • Specialized expertise(medical expertise, market expertise, regulatory expertise, technical expertise...) ;
  • A actor recognized for the methodological quality of its experiments and evaluations, which will enable you to make the most of their results.

I have a project. How can I work with a TLE?

Each TLE has its own organization, its own processes but all pursue the same objective: to support you in the design, testing and market access of your solution.

  • You can find out more about each of the TLEs (priority healthcare themes, consortium composition, expertise, service offering...) from G_NIUS ;
  • You can get in touch with the TLE that interest you, still from G_NIUS ;
  • The TLEs will offer you à la carte services, depending on your specific needs and the maturity of your solution;
  • The TLEs' services are generally chargeable.

Are you a healthcare professional or user interested in contributing to a TLE? Don't hesitate to ask them to take part in the experiments run by TLEs!

At what stage of my project should I contact you?

You can request a TLE at any stage of your project, from idea to commercialization, and for example:

  • Ideation phase (TRL 0-1) : in order to innovate and get inspired by being as close as possible to users' needs;
  • Feasibility study (TRL 2-3): in order to master the project's stakes by consulting stakeholders;
  • Advanced development/test and evaluation phase (TRL 4-5): in order to co-design and test the prototype or solution in real-life conditions;
  • Trial phase and proof of concept/experimentation (TRL 6-7): in order to validate the solution's impact and its implementation in real-life situations.
  • Production / commercialization phase (TRL 8-9): to further evaluate the solution and further adapt it to users' contexts of use.

Do they finance projects?

No, but they can help you look for financing.

Accessible resources

Digital health" acceleration strategy Presentation of the Third-Party Experimentation Centres Call for Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé projects

Practical Guide

All the questions you need to ask about Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé (TLE).

Who's the right person to talk to?

Find the Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé in your region and associated contacts here.

Do you have to pay for services?

Yes, Tiers-Lieux d'Expérimentation en santé services can be paid for.

Do TLEs have a physical location?

No, TLEs don't necessarily have a physical space. It's a grouping of players with varied expertise, brought together through a consortium agreement.

Is a TLE equivalent to a startup incubator/accelerator?

No, the primary mission of a TLE is not to incubate/accelerate a startup but to help it design, experiment with and evaluate its solution in real-life, healthcare settings. On the other hand, many TLEs have partnerships with incubators or gas pedals to bring you a more comprehensive range of services.

Does going through a TLE guarantee that my solution will be purchased by the healthcare organization at the end of the trial?

No, the TLE does not replace the purchasing department of healthcare facilities. Thanks to the evaluations carried out by the TLEs, on the other hand, you will have proof of the value of your solution.

Can a TLE grant me CE marking?

No, a TLE is not a notified body and is therefore not authorized to grant a CE mark to a solution. On the other hand, testing and evaluating your solution with a TLE can help you put together your CE marking file.