BE YS RESEARCH FRANCE

Their core work

BE YS Research France (formerly operating as MAAT France/MAAT G based on their web domain) is a French technology SME specializing in data management platforms, analytics frameworks, and visualization tools. They build software components for large-scale data integration projects — from health big data analytics to biodiversity research infrastructures to European data spaces. Their core competence is making complex, multi-source datasets accessible and usable through advanced visualization and secure data processing pipelines. They contribute technical development work as a specialist partner within large EU consortia across health, environment, and digital infrastructure domains.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015-2018), BE YS Research focused heavily on health big data analytics, integrated care services, and advanced visualization — essentially building tools to make medical and scientific data usable. From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward data governance and trusted data ecosystems, with REACH (2020-2024) placing them squarely in the European Data Space movement. This evolution tracks the broader EU policy shift from domain-specific data projects toward cross-sector data sharing infrastructure and data sovereignty.

They are repositioning from domain-specific data tools toward horizontal data governance and trusted data infrastructure — a strategic bet on the EU's growing investment in common European data spaces.

How they like to work

BE YS Research operates exclusively as a participant, never leading consortia — consistent with a specialist SME contributing technical components rather than driving project vision. With 110 unique partners across 28 countries from just 5 projects, they embed themselves in very large consortia (averaging 22+ partners per project). This broad network suggests they are valued as a reliable technical contributor that integrates well into complex, multi-partner environments.

Remarkably wide network for a small company: 110 unique partners across 28 countries from only 5 projects, indicating participation in large-scale infrastructure and innovation actions. Their reach spans nearly all EU member states and likely includes associated countries.

What sets them apart

BE YS Research bridges the gap between raw research data and usable data products — they are not a research lab and not a pure IT services firm, but a specialist in making complex datasets accessible, visual, and interoperable. Their cross-domain experience (health, biodiversity, open science, data markets) means they understand data infrastructure challenges that transcend any single sector. For consortium builders, they offer a proven SME partner that handles data platform development without needing hand-holding in large EU project environments.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MH-MD
  Their largest single project (EUR 468K, nearly half their total H2020 funding), focused on personal health data ownership — a topic with growing commercial and regulatory relevance.
• REACH
  Their most recent project (2020-2024) and a strategic pivot into trusted data value chains and the Common European Data Space, signaling their future direction.
• AEGLE
  Combined health big data with advanced visualization techniques and business innovation — showcasing their core technical DNA of turning complex data into actionable insights.