Excerpta Medica

What Excerpta Medica does

Excerpta Medica is a full-service medical communications agency serving the global pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Founded in the mid-20th century (firmographic data cites 1947; the company history record cites 1954 as the founding event), it has operated for over 70 years and is registered in the Netherlands as Excerpta Medica BV, headquartered at Professor W.H. Keesomlaan 4, 1183 DJ Amstelveen, near Amsterdam. The company is wholly owned by the Adelphi Group, where it operates as one of the Adelphi "Powerhouses" within Healthcare Communications, with seamless connection to the group's Real World, Access, and Research offerings.

The agency's offering comprises seven interconnected service categories: Strategy Services (competitor intelligence, gap analysis, scientific platform development), Thought Leader Engagement (advisory boards, expert identification, online communities), Medical Education (symposia, e-learning, VR/AR, app development, webinars), Patient-Centric Communications, Medical Publications Planning (manuscripts, abstracts, posters, white papers), Value Communication (HEOR, burden-of-illness reviews, core dossier writing), and Medical and Marketing Services. Delivery is anchored in five expertise pillars — Science, Data & Insights, Behavioural Science, Creativity, and Digital — and spans all phases of the pharmaceutical product lifecycle. Technology components are predominantly digital content and delivery tools (e-learning platforms, VR/AR, applications, interactive documents, webinars) rather than a proprietary software platform.

Excerpta Medica generates revenue as a B2B professional services agency through consultative, relationship-based enterprise engagements with pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured as project-based, quote-driven engagements. The go-to-market approach is direct enterprise field sales. The company maintains a global footprint across North America, Europe, and Asia, employs 101–250 staff, and actively recruits via a Greenhouse-hosted job board. No revenue figures, funding events, named customer logos, or leadership team details were disclosed in the source material.

Name

Excerpta Medica

Legal name

Excerpta Medica BV

Website

https://excerptamedica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Excerpta Medica is a full-service medical communications agency serving global pharmaceutical and biotech companies with seven interconnected service categories spanning the product lifecycle, operating as a subsidiary of the Adelphi Group from the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Communications Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (MPAAADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare/Pharma Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAJ)

Keywords

• Medical communications agency
• Pharmaceutical communications services
• Healthcare strategy consultancy
• Medical publications planning
• Medical education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Communications Services: Professional services revenue generated through providing medical communications, healthcare strategy consultancy, and communication programs to pharmaceutical and biotech clients. Services are delivered across all phases of the product lifecycle including strategy, medical education, publications, and marketing support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Excerpta Medica is a full-service medical communications agency serving the global pharmaceutical industry, providing healthcare strategy consultancy and communication programs across all phases of the product lifecycle. Its offering spans seven interconnected service lines: Strategy Services, Thought Leader Engagement, Medical Education, Patient-Centric Communications, Medical Publications Planning, Value Communication, and Medical and Marketing Services. Programs are produced using digital, data, creativity and behavioural science capabilities to help pharmaceutical clients cut through information overload and deliver precise messaging to healthcare professionals, payers, and patients.

Product overview

Excerpta Medica is a full-service medical communications agency serving the global pharmaceutical industry. Rather than a single unified software product, the company offers a portfolio of seven interconnected service offerings: Strategy Services (research, analysis, and strategic planning), Thought Leader Engagement (expert identification and advisory programs), Medical Education (symposia, e-learning, virtual/augmented reality, and digital content), Patient-Centric Communications (patient education and engagement tools), Medical Publications Planning (manuscripts, abstracts, and congress presentations), Value Communication (HEOR and value dossier development), and Medical and Marketing Services. These services are delivered leveraging digital, data, creativity, and behavioral science expertise across all phases of the product lifecycle for pharmaceutical clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategy Services Strategic consulting services for pharmaceutical clients including competitor intelligence and benchmarking, literature analysis, gap analysis, systematic reviews, and the development of medical communication plans, publication plans, patient value planning, expert engagement plans, scientific platforms, and scientific/value statements.
• Thought Leader Engagement Expert engagement programs for pharmaceutical clients covering live and virtual advisory boards, external expert identification, mapping and profiling, expert engagement activities, online communities, and steering committee collaboration.
• Medical Education Comprehensive medical education services for healthcare professionals including symposia, speaker roadshows and training, virtual education events, e-learning platforms and modules, webinars, webcasts, video and animations, app development, virtual and augmented reality, interactive documents, journal resource centres, website development, and congress support.
• Patient-Centric Communications Patient-focused communication services including patient summaries, patient and caregiver engagement in education and advisory initiatives, patient educational content, and HCP-patient communication tools.
• Medical Publications Planning Publication planning and development services for pharmaceutical clients including primary and secondary manuscripts, congress abstracts and posters, publication alerts and highlights, white papers, scientific platform development, vocabulary development, and oral congress presentations.
• Value Communication HEOR-focused services including value statement development, HEOR publications and planning, burden of illness reviews, value slide decks, core dossier writing, and systematic and literature reviews.
• Medical and Marketing Services Promotional and educational support including educational training, resources and materials, promotional materials and campaigns, MSL materials, and medical materials.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Adelphi GroupcoreOthersExcerpta Medica is an integral part of the Adelphi Group, operating as one of the Adelphi Powerhouses. The company is seamlessly connected to the full Adelphi offering in Real World, Access, and Research, enabling deep insights in science, target audiences, and market intelligence, and providing unrivalled services across all phases of the product lifecycle.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Real Chemistry (formerly W2O): Data-driven healthcare marketing and communications firm providing medical communications, PR, and patient engagement services. Comparable in offering data-led health communications to pharma.
• Fishawack Health: Global medical communications and healthcare consulting agency offering medical strategy, publications, and omnichannel engagement for pharma clients. Directly comparable as a mid-sized full-service medcomms peer.
• Havas Health & You: Global health and wellness communications network offering medical affairs, publications, and brand communications. Direct peer serving the same pharmaceutical client base.
• McCann Health: Global healthcare communications network within IPG providing medical communications, advertising, and consulting to pharma. Comparable as a full-service medcomms competitor with similar global reach.
• CMI Media Group (Compas): Healthcare media and communications agency offering strategy, planning, and content for pharma and biotech. Comparable as a full-service pharma communications peer.
• Inizio Medical: Global medical communications and consulting platform formed by combining Ashfield Medcomms, ApotheCom, and others. Direct competitor offering strategy, publications, and medical affairs services.
• Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG): Specialist medical communications consultancy providing publications, medical affairs, and commercial services to pharma. Direct mid-sized medcomms peer with similar therapeutic-area depth.

Broad incumbents

• Omnicom Health Group: Largest global healthcare communications network under Omnicom, housing multiple specialized medcomms and advertising agencies. Broader incumbent competing for the same RFPs.
• Syneos Health Communications: Healthcare communications arm of Syneos Health offering medical affairs, publications, and patient engagement. Comparable medcomms services embedded within a broader CRO/clinical services parent.
• Publicis Health: Global healthcare communications network within Publicis Groupe offering medical communications, advertising, and consulting. Broader incumbent with wider portfolio beyond pure medcomms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ExcerptaMedica
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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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