What Visual Science does

Visual Science is a privately held, PhD-led medical animation and digital scientific communications company founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York (legal entity VS Global Inc). It produces scientifically rigorous Mechanism of Action (MoA) and Mechanism of Disease (MoD) animations, medical device animations, scientific illustrations, Corporate and Medical Affairs websites and portals, and investor/partner decks for global pharmaceutical companies and biotech startups. Its technology stack centers on a proprietary molecular dynamics simulation pipeline that generates complete, defensible molecular structures (including flexible loops, transmembrane domains, and post-translational modifications missing from ~90% of public database entries), backed by an engineering-driven production workflow in which roughly 75% of routine production steps are automated via machine-learning tooling.

The company's commercial model is professional services sold through direct enterprise sales, with quote-based project pricing across 10 main animation formats and 20+ subtypes, multi-year contracts with major pharma, and an event-driven go-to-market supported by congress activity. It claims delivery in 2–8 weeks versus a 12+ week industry benchmark, requiring only 3–5 hours of client team time per 2-minute animation, with a stated 98.3% satisfaction rate (clients rating 9 or 10). It holds two awards from Science Magazine and the U.S. National Science Foundation — reportedly the only animation company to do so — and counts Pfizer, J&J, Novartis, Roche, Takeda, Gilead, and AbbVie among named enterprise clients, alongside 100+ biotech companies including Revolution Medicines, ROME Therapeutics, Scorpion Therapeutics, Dewpoint Therapeutics, and Apogee Therapeutics.

In 2024 the company expanded beyond production into delivery and analytics, launching PosterAR (augmented-reality scientific content delivery at medical congresses) and HCP AI with advanced engagement analytics. Its staff composition — 28% PhD/MD and 25% software engineers — and 17 years of continuous operation with top pharma are the structural anchors of its positioning, while the absence of disclosed funding, M&A, or revenue figures leaves financial scale unverified.

Name

Visual Science

Legal name

VS Global Inc

Website

https://visual-science.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Visual Science is a PhD-led medical animation and digital scientific communications company that produces scientifically rigorous MoA/MoD animations, websites, and investor decks for global pharmaceutical companies and biotech startups using proprietary molecular modeling and ML-automated production workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Animation and Scientific Communications

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

3D/CGI Animation Production (MPADACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

3D Product/Explainer Animation (MPAHACAD), CG Asset Creation (Modeling, Texturing, Lookdev, Rigging) (MPAHABAE)

Keywords

• Medical animation services
• Scientific visualization
• Mechanism of action animations
• Pharmaceutical communications
• Biotech digital content

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Animation Production: Project-based professional services for creating scientific animations including MoA/MoD animations, medical device animations, and scientific visualization content. Pricing varies by animation type (High-End 3D, Main 3D, Deck 3D, Pathway 3D, 2D animation), complexity, and timeline requirements. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Corporate and Medical Affairs Websites: Design and build services for corporate and Medical Affairs websites, portals, and digital experiences.
3. Presentation and Deck Creation: Corporate, investor, partner, and Medical Affairs deck creation services including scientific storytelling, message architecture, and narrative flow support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Visual Science produces scientifically rigorous medical animations—including Mechanism of Action (MoA), Mechanism of Disease (MoD), and medical device animations—along with scientific presentation decks and Medical Affairs websites/portals for biotech and pharmaceutical clients. Offerings are powered by a proprietary molecular dynamics-based modeling pipeline and an engineering-driven production workflow that automates roughly 75% of routine steps.

Product overview

Visual Science is a medical animation and digital scientific communications company offering a unified portfolio centered on scientifically rigorous visual content production for biotech and pharma. The core offering consists of 10 medical animation types and 20+ subtypes (Main 3D, High-End 3D Molecular, Deck 3D, Pathway 3D/2D, Pure 2D, Character 2D, Guided Illustration, Data Visualization Animation) that can be mixed and matched across programs. Complementing animation services are Corporate/Medical Affairs Websites and Portals, and Corporate/Investor/Medical Affairs Decks. The company also offers proprietary digital delivery technologies including PosterAR and HCP AI with advanced analytics for real-time engagement measurement. All offerings are powered by a technology-driven, engineering-driven production pipeline that automates ~75% of routine production steps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MoA/MoD Medical Animation Services Scientifically rigorous 3D and 2D Mechanism of Action (MoA), Mechanism of Disease (MoD), and medical device animation videos produced for biotech and pharmaceutical teams. Available in multiple configurable formats ranging from research-grade molecular dynamics-based High-End 3D animations (9-10 week timeline) to fast Pathway 2D and Data Visualization animations (1-2 week timeline), all MLR-ready and built for HCP engagement, investor communication, and lifecycle campaigns.
• Corporate and Medical Affairs Websites and Portals Design and build of corporate websites and Medical Affairs portals that translate complex science into structured digital experiences with modular design systems and deep Veeva/CMS integrations, enabling deployment in days rather than months for biotech and pharma clients.
• Corporate, Investor, Partner and Medical Affairs Decks Science-grade corporate, investor, partner, and Medical Affairs presentation decks combining scientific storytelling, message architecture, and narrative flow with proprietary visual assets, used by biotech and pharma teams for fundraising, analyst communication, and partnership meetings.
• PosterAR Proprietary presentation and delivery technology for scientific posters and content at medical congresses, enabling interactive engagement and measurement of how scientific content is consumed by HCPs and other audiences.
• HCP AI with Advanced Analytics HCP-facing AI tools with advanced analytics for real-time engagement measurement and optimization of how healthcare professionals consume and interact with scientific content, enabling data-driven optimization of scientific communications programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 470+ high-science projects delivered since 2007
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AXS Studio: AXS Studio (a Fishawack Health company) produces medical animations, illustrations, and interactive experiences for pharmaceutical clients, competing head-to-head with Visual Science in 3D mechanism storytelling.
• Random42 Scientific Communication: Random42 is one of the most established medical and scientific animation studios, producing MoA/MoD animations for pharma and biotech with a similar service portfolio and customer base. It is the most direct competitor to Visual Science in scientific 3D animation.
• XVIVO Scientific Animation: XVIVO is a leading scientific animation studio producing 3D medical animations and illustrations for pharma, biotech, and academia. It competes directly with Visual Science across MoA, MoD, and educational animation formats.
• Hybrid Medical Animation: Hybrid produces medical animations and interactive media for healthcare, pharma, and medical device clients with a similar MoA/MoD and HCP-engagement focus. It is a direct competitor in medical animation production.
• Blausen Medical: Blausen Medical operates a large library of medical animations and 3D medical imagery used across pharma, medical education, and patient engagement, competing with Visual Science in 3D medical content production.
• Invivo Communications: Invivo is a medical animation and interactive media agency producing mechanism-of-action, mechanism-of-disease, and medical device content for pharma clients, comparable in offering and target customers.

Emerging players

• BioDigital: BioDigital provides a 3D human anatomy and disease-modeling platform for pharma and medical education, overlapping with Visual Science's scientific visualization but delivered as an interactive SaaS product rather than bespoke animations.
• Anatomage: Anatomage builds 3D anatomy visualization and digital anatomy table products used in medical education and clinical communication; it overlaps with Visual Science's 3D medical visualization mission in adjacent end markets.

Broad incumbents

• IPG Health: IPG Health is a large healthcare communications network offering medical communications, animation, and digital engagement services across pharma. It competes with Visual Science at the broad portfolio level rather than as a specialty scientific-animation specialist.
• Ogilvy Health: Ogilvy Health is a global health and wellness communications network including medical animation, branding, and HCP engagement services. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Visual Science across pharma communications, although not as a specialized scientific-animation boutique.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/visualscience
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/visual-science-studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/visualscience/?_gl=1*fee9a*_gcl_au*MjE2NTY0ODY3LjE3MDk0NDY0Njg.
• Xx.com/visualscience

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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