Presentation

The Clinical Nutrition Center Naturalpha (CNCN) is dedicated to the realization of clinical investigation with healthy volunteers.

The Center is specifically designed to conduct clinical trials for the agro-food industry in nutrition with an optimized cost & efficiency ratio and in respect of timelines.

The Center is located within Saint-Vincent de Paul hospital from the G.H.I.C.L., a major university hospital in Lille Metropole.


The CNCN has access to a broad environment of expertise and facilities:

  • 2 main hospitals, 670 beds, 2500 employees
  • Paediatric, endocrinology, diabetology, maternity services…
  • Important medical and technical infrastructure (imaging, laboratory of medical biology, pharmacy,  dietary service…)
  • Network of retirement homes for dependant elderly people (EHPAD) and other medical establishments.

A place fully designed to meet the needs of a clinical study in nutrition:

  • Reception area for the volunteers and restroom
  • Investigation area, consultation and investigation rooms
  • Preparation and products storage area
  • Administrative and technical rooms

In many different therapeutic areas:

  • Satiety and weight management
  • Menopause
  • Immunity / inflammation
  • Bone and joint health
  • Lipid disorders
  • Cardiovascular diseases / cholesterol
  • Glucose metabolism / diabetes
  • Gut health / transit