European Association of Urology

What European Association of Urology does

The European Association of Urology (EAU) is a Netherlands-based professional medical association founded in 1975 that serves as the primary representative body for urology professionals in Europe. It operates a comprehensive platform spanning clinical guidelines (the EAU Guidelines App and Pocket Guidelines), four peer-reviewed scientific journals led by European Urology (impact factor 29.1), Europe's largest annual urology congress (EAU26 in London, EAU27 in Amsterdam), and 15+ subspecialty sections covering oncology, endourology, robotic surgery, paediatric urology, infections, transplantation, imaging, and related fields. Its member portal MyEAU, scientific content platform UROsource, European School of Urology (ESU), nursing arm (EAUN), Patient Information portal, and EAU Policy Office together form an integrated professional-services ecosystem.

EAU's revenue model combines recurring membership subscriptions, congress and event registrations, journal subscriptions and publication sales, one-time sales of Pocket Guidelines (€25 for members, €50 for non-members), a freemium-to-paid tier on the Guidelines App, educational programme fees, and modest transactional income from shipping. Customers are individual practicing urologists, residents and fellows, urology nurses, researchers, and — via the Patient Information portal — patients. Distribution is primarily digital through uroweb.org and mobile app stores, supplemented by direct mail for physical guideline copies and large in-person congresses. The organization is governed by its Board, with Prof. Arnulf Stenzl serving as Secretary General, and is independently funded without a parent entity.

Name

European Association of Urology

Legal name

European Association of Urology

Website

https://uroweb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The European Association of Urology (EAU), founded 1975 and headquartered in the Netherlands, is Europe's leading professional medical association for urology, providing clinical guidelines, four peer-reviewed journals, Europe's largest urology congress, and 15+ subspecialty sections to practicing urologists, residents, nurses, and researchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

General Urology (HLAKAOAA)

Keywords

• Urology clinical guidelines
• Medical professional association
• Continuing medical education
• Urology scientific publishing
• Urology congress services

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnhem

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees providing access to EAU services, guidelines, journals, and member benefits including early access to congress accommodations.
2. Congress and Event Registrations: Delegate fees for the Annual EAU Congress and section meetings including ERUS26, UROonco, and other educational events.
3. Guidelines Sales: Sales of EAU Pocket Guidelines (€25 for members, €50 for non-members) and premium app access with unlimited capabilities for members and 30-day free trial for non-members.
4. Scientific Publications: Peer-reviewed journals including European Urology publishing research across urological conditions.
5. Educational Programs: Revenue from scholarships, surgical training, exchange programmes, and ESU courses.
6. Postage and Shipping: Shipping fees for physical guideline copies: €15 within Europe, €25 outside Europe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The European Association of Urology is a professional membership association that provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for urology, peer-reviewed scientific journals, an annual congress (Europe's largest urology conference), and continuing medical education programs. It sells physical and digital Pocket Guidelines and operates a mobile application with clinical decision-support tools, serving urologists, residents, nurses, and researchers primarily across Europe.

Product overview

The European Association of Urology (EAU) operates a comprehensive platform ecosystem for urology professionals. The core offerings include the EAU Guidelines App and EAU Pocket Guidelines for clinical decision support, alongside four peer-reviewed scientific journals (European Urology, European Urology Focus, European Urology Oncology, and European Urology Open Science). Additional digital services include MyEAU member portal, UROsource scientific content platform, and the EAU Annual Congress as Europe's largest urology conference. Specialized sections address specific domains including robotic urology (ERUS), nursing (EAUN), patient advocacy, and 12 clinical subspecialties from andrology to uropathology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• European School of Urology (ESU): Educational arm of EAU providing training courses, webinars, and educational programs for urologists.
• European Urology
• European Urology Focus
• European Urology Oncology
• European Urology Open Science
• European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN)
• ERUS - EAU Robotic Urology Section
• EAU Policy Office
• Patient Information

Products and services

• EAU Guidelines App A mobile application providing clinical guidelines for urology practice with interactive tools, algorithms, calculators, and cheat sheets for evidence-based decision-making at the point of care. Targets practicing urologists, residents, and other urology professionals; unlimited access included with EAU membership, with a 30-day free trial for non-members.
• MyEAU Member Portal Personalized member portal providing access to EAU services, guidelines, congress registrations, abstract submission, and management of personal information and membership preferences. Targets EAU members.
• EAU Pocket Guidelines Physical and digital pocket-sized summaries of clinical recommendations for urological conditions. Available for purchase through MyEAU at €25 for members and €50 for non-members plus postage (€15 within Europe, €25 outside Europe). Targets practicing urologists and trainees.
• European Urology (Journal) The flagship peer-reviewed journal of the EAU family, published continuously since 1975. Covers review articles to case series across all areas of urology, with a current impact factor of 29.1 — the highest in the field. Targets researchers, clinicians, and academic professionals.
• European Urology Focus Sister journal to European Urology publishing original articles and topical reviews focused on urological issues, with an impact factor of 6.3. Targets researchers and clinicians in urology.
• European Urology Oncology The first EAU publication fully devoted to genitourinary malignancies, covering medical oncology to pathology, with an impact factor of 8.5. Targets oncology researchers and clinicians.
• European Urology Open Science The open access journal of the European Urology family dedicated to high-quality innovative research with unrestricted access, with an impact factor of 4.3. Targets researchers seeking open-access publication.
• UROsource Scientific Content Platform A scientific content platform providing access to urological research publications and resources. Targets researchers and clinicians seeking aggregated urological research content.
• EAU Annual Congress Europe's largest urology conference featuring live surgery, state-of-the-art lectures, case discussions, debates, and abstract presentations covering all urological topics. Targets urologists, researchers, nurses, and industry partners worldwide.
• ERUS (EAU Robotic Urology Section) A section dedicated to robotic urological surgery organizing meetings (such as ERUS26), masterclasses, and providing robotic surgery training programs including the ERUS Robotic Curriculum. Targets urologists specializing in or interested in robotic surgery.
• EAUN (European Association of Urology Nurses) A dedicated platform for urology nurses offering teamwork, training, and resources for optimal patient care. Targets nursing professionals working in urology.
• Patient Information Portal A patient advocacy portal encouraging meaningful dialogues between urologists and their patients, providing accessible information on urological conditions. Targets patients and their families.

Quantifiable outcome

• European Urology impact factor of 29.1, highest in the field
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GPIU Study Collaborating InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003The Global Prevalence Study on Infections in Urology (GPIU-study) has been conducting annual studies since 2003, with over 20,000 patients screened and more than 2,000 patients currently listed in the database. European urologists were the first group of specialists to register hospital-acquired infections on an international level.
• European Society for Paediatric Urology (ESPU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EAU Working Group on Paediatric Urology (EWPU) cooperates with ESPU, with two representatives from ESPU on its board. Joint activities include thematic sessions at the Annual EAU Congress and collaboration on educational courses.
• EAU Young Academic Urologists (YAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple sections have YAU representatives on their boards as ex-officio members, facilitating collaboration between established specialists and young academic urologists.
• European School of Urology (ESU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSections collaborate with ESU on educational programmes, webinars, courses, and hands-on training. ESU provides e-learning activities and course coordination across EAU educational offerings.
• National AssociationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EAU Outpatient section collaborates with national associations and affiliated groups regarding issues affecting office urology across European countries.
• Peter MacCallum Cancer CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian research institution leading the PRIMARY2 trial on PSMA PET/CT scanning for prostate cancer diagnosis, with findings presented at EAU26.
• St Vincent's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leading the PRIMARY2 trial with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on advanced imaging for prostate cancer, with research presented at EAU26.
• Prognoix Health BVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded the CLIMACS study testing the Melonga App for premature ejaculation treatment, with results presented at EAU26.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• British Association of Urological Surgeons: The UK national urology association operating the BJUI journal and BJU International. Directly comparable in business model but primarily serves the UK market, with overlapping European membership.
• Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand: National urology society for Australia and New Zealand with comparable guidelines, congress, and membership model. Strong peer for understanding regional urology society economics outside Europe.

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association: Largest US health-related nonprofit with comparable membership-driven, journal-anchored, congress-monetized model. Useful as a comparable for understanding the upper bound of revenue diversification that a large medical society can achieve.
• European Society of Cardiology: Large European medical society with comparable multi-stream model (membership, congress, journals with high impact factors, clinical guidelines). Operates at much larger scale but with structurally similar revenue and engagement model.
• European Society for Medical Oncology: European medical association in oncology with comparable membership, congress (ESMO Congress), and journal portfolio model. Highly comparable as a European specialty medical society operating across guidelines, publications, and education.

Direct peers

• American Urological Association: The leading US urology professional association, operating the Journal of Urology, AUA Annual Meeting, and AUA Guidelines. Directly comparable to EAU as the dominant national/regional urology society with guidelines, journals, congress, and membership model.
• Société Internationale d'Urologie: International urology society with global scope, publishing urology content and organizing the SIU World Congress. Directly competes with EAU for international urology mindshare and member engagement outside Europe.
• European Association of Nuclear Medicine: European specialty medical association with comparable membership, congress, journal, and guidelines model. Highly comparable in scale and structure to EAU as a European medical specialty society.
• International Society of Nephrology: Global medical society in nephrology with comparable membership, journal (Kidney International), congress, and clinical guidelines model. Comparable in scale and structure as a kidney-related specialty medical society.

Emerging players

• International Continence Society: International medical society focused on continence and pelvic floor disorders, a urology subspecialty. Has comparable membership, journal, and congress model within EAU's Functional Urology section's domain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/eaunl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-association-of-urology
• Xx.com/Uroweb
• Facebookfacebook.com/EAUpage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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