French Healthcare Events Pose Opportunity to Boost Mexican Ties

The French Healthcare Business Forum (FHBF) is a major international B2B and B2G event dedicated to showcasing the excellence, innovation, and global ambitions of the French healthcare ecosystem. Organized by the French Healthcare Association with the support of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Forum has established itself as a strategic meeting point connecting French healthcare stakeholders with high-level decision-makers from key foreign markets. The latest edition was held in Paris on Jan. 19–20, 2026. 

The FHBF is designed to accelerate business opportunities by facilitating targeted interactions between manufacturers, health institutions, research centers, universities, and startups on the French side, and healthcare ministries, care networks, distributors, investors, and institutional leaders on the international side. As health challenges intensify and global cooperation evolves, the event plays a key role in highlighting France’s sovereign, innovative, and competitive healthcare offer. 

Over two intensive days, the Forum offers a rich program combining tailor-made B2B/B2G meetings, thematic conferences, expert workshops, and high-level networking sessions designed to foster partnerships and drive concrete international projects. Participants benefit from priority-matching based on their geographical and sectoral interests, making the Forum an efficient catalyst for impactful collaborations. 

The 2026 edition brought together more than 80 French organizations, including industrial leaders, healthcare providers, research centers, professional associations, consultancy firms, and medical technology innovators. Among the French companies were representatives from medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, hospital infrastructure, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical innovation — an ecosystem recognized for its capacity to combine clinical excellence with cutting-edge research. 

International participation was equally strong, with over 170 foreign decision-makers from strategic high-growth markets across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. These delegates were carefully selected for their influence, their interest in French capabilities, and their potential to initiate sustainable partnerships. The Forum’s format is designed to ensure maximum return on investment by focusing on qualified meetings, curated networking, and concrete business leads. 

Beyond its economic impact, the FHBF reinforces France’s position as a global healthcare leader by promoting collective expertise, encouraging cross-border collaborations, and supporting the global deployment of innovative solutions. Participants leave the event with new strategic contacts, actionable business opportunities, and a stronger understanding of market needs and international health dynamics. 

The French Healthcare Business Forum remains a unique platform for showcasing the best of French healthcare, where medical excellence meets innovative technologies, and where partnerships born in Paris help shape the future of global health.

Among the international delegations, two Mexican buyers made the journey to Paris, invited and accompanied by Business France Mexico, demonstrating the growing interest of Mexican institutions and companies in French medical technologies, hospital infrastructure solutions, and digital health innovations. Their participation offered a valuable opportunity to explore concrete collaborations, meet French suppliers, and access cutting-edge solutions tailored to the needs of the Mexican healthcare system.

Coming Up: Paris-Saclay Summit – Choose Science

The Paris-Saclay Summit – Choose Science is an international event dedicated to showcasing the central role of science, research, and innovation in addressing the major challenges of the 21st century. Created in 2024 and co-organized by the Paris-Saclay urban community, Le Point, the Île-de-France region and the Essonne Department, the Summit brings together leading researchers, academics, policymakers, entrepreneurs, students, and citizens for two days of high-level conferences, debates, and exchanges. Held at the heart of one of Europe’s most dynamic scientific and technological hubs, the event explores key themes such as health, climate, energy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, agriculture, space exploration, and more. Each edition features dozens of conferences and roundtables led by distinguished experts, including Nobel laureates and internationally recognized scientists, offering a rich and accessible program that highlights the excellence and global reach of French and international research. Open to all and free upon registration, the Paris-Saclay Summit affirms its ambition to place science at the center of public dialogue and to inspire new forms of cooperation between academia, industry and society.

Business France Mexico: A Key Partner 

Business France plays a central role in supporting French companies in their international development and facilitating cross-border business opportunities. In Mexico, the team is particularly active in the healthcare sector, where demand for high-quality equipment, innovative devices, and proven digital tools continues to grow.

By coordinating the Mexican buyers’ visit to the French Healthcare Forum, Business France Mexico reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to building strong and sustainable ties between the two countries’ healthcare ecosystems. The organization provides a wide range of services, from market intelligence and regulatory insights to matchmaking with Mexican partners, ensuring that French companies are ideally positioned to succeed in this dynamic market.