Antares Consulting

What Antares Consulting does

Antares Consulting is an international professional services firm specializing exclusively in healthcare, life sciences, and social/healthcare advisory work. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Barcelona, the firm serves seven primary client archetypes: health-policy and insurance bodies, healthcare provider organizations, long-term care operators, the medical-technology and pharmaceutical industry, research and innovation entities, healthcare investors, and patient/professional associations. Operating as a Spanish private limited company (ANTARES CONSULTING S.L.), the firm runs project-based consulting engagements on a quote-based, scope-defined pricing model with no disclosed productized software offering.

The firm delivers its value through senior-consultant-led engagements rather than a packaged technology platform, with a codified methodology called Translational Knowledge in Healthcare that bundles research, evidence, and strategy. Methodologies such as the Smart Hospital Framework integrate IoT, advanced analytics, and AI in advisory recommendations to hospitals and industry clients. The firm also operates a digital subsidiary (ccyc) producing multimedia platforms for health-sector professionals and patients, and as of 2026 has launched Antares Evidenze Health Consulting as an expanded international consulting brand.

Revenue mechanics are classic professional services: time-and-material or fixed-fee project engagements sourced through direct sales by senior consultants and directors, complemented by thought-leadership marketing via an annual industry event, multilingual web presence (six languages), white papers, and recurring partnerships with industry associations and pharma manufacturers. The firm maintains offices in Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, La Paz, Lisbon, and Paris, with new locations in Milan, Düsseldorf, Luxembourg, and Berna under the 2026 Antares Evidenze relaunch.

Name

Antares Consulting

Legal name

ANTARES CONSULTING S.L.

Website

https://antares-consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting services
• Life sciences consulting
• Health policy advisory
• Hospital management consulting
• Medical technology strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing strategic advice, organizational management expertise, and transformation support to healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies, medical technology firms, government health departments, and professional/patient associations across the entire healthcare value chain

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Antares Consulting is an international healthcare consulting firm that provides specialized advisory services across the entire health sector value chain. The company delivers strategic consulting, organizational management expertise, and transformation support to healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies, medical technology firms, government health departments, insurers, research institutions, and patient/professional associations. Services span health policy development, hospital management, social/long-term care, pharma/medtech strategy, and healthcare innovation.

Product overview

Antares Consulting is an international healthcare consulting company offering specialized advisory services across the entire health sector value chain. The company provides strategic consulting to health policies, healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical and medical technology industries, research institutions, and patient associations. They do not offer a software product platform; rather, they deliver consulting engagements, research reports, white papers, and industry benchmarking studies as their primary service offerings. The company also operates ccyc, a digital platform subsidiary creating multimedia platforms for health and social sector professionals and patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality system rated highest in 2023 for expert knowledge, international perspective, and commitment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Test Bed for Medical Devices (TBMED) ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Commission-funded innovation project for medical device testing, in which Antares Consulting participates alongside 12 other European partners. The platform aims to shorten medical device development timelines by 20-30% through a combined service platform with a single entry point.
• Instituto para el Desarrollo e Integración de la Sanidad (IDIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Spain's leading private healthcare institute for annual RESA (Health Outcomes Indicators) studies. Antares Consulting has produced 8 editions of the RESA report tracking quality indicators across 525+ private hospitals and healthcare centers in Spain.
• ING BelgiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for annual Health ProspectING reports analyzing hospital management, care integration, and healthcare system performance. Reports have been produced for three consecutive years (2018, 2019) examining Belgian healthcare system and comparisons with European systems.
• AbbViemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for IMID (Inflammatory Diseases) care model development. Antares Consulting developed recommendations for implementing integrated care models for patients with inflammatory diseases, providing support for managers and healthcare professionals.
• Vifor PharmamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for SimbioTIC project on pharmacy care continuity. Collaboration with Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria (SEFH) and Sociedad Española de Farmacia Familiar y Comunitaria (SEFAC) to develop guidelines for cooperation between hospital and community pharmacies.
• FENINmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for In Vitro Diagnostics research and analysis. Antares Consulting produced a comprehensive report on IVD market impact and paradigm shift in patient care and healthcare quality.
• ServiermajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for oncology treatment management guidelines. Development of practical guide for managing late-line oncology patients, focusing on collaborative work between healthcare professionals and addressing challenges in treatment pathways.
• Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid (COIIM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for Smart Hospital White Paper development. Collaboration with Air Liquide and Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES) on a comprehensive framework for smart hospital transformation using IoT, AI, and advanced analytics.
• Departament de Salut de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Catalan Health Department for semi-critical units planning project. Collaboration with various healthcare sector professionals and stakeholders to establish planning criteria for hospital semi-critical care units in the Catalonia health system.
• Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria (SEFH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on SimbioTIC project for pharmacy care continuity between hospital and community pharmacy settings.
• Sociedad Española de Farmacia Familiar y Comunitaria (SEFAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on SimbioTIC project for pharmacy care continuity between hospital and community pharmacy settings.
• Air LiquidemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on Smart Hospital Think Tank project, contributing to the white paper on smart hospital transformation technologies.
• Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner on Smart Hospital project, providing clinical expertise on emergency medicine for the white paper development.
• Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid (COIIM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on electromedical equipment management and maintenance study, providing best practices for healthcare technology infrastructure management.
• ANAP (France)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership for reception-invoicing-collection chain management project, resulting in 23 evaluation indicators and practical implementation guidance for French healthcare facilities.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding body for TBMED innovation project in which Antares Consulting participates. The project supports medical device development through a combined service platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• KPMG (Healthcare Practice): Big Four consultancy with a dedicated global Healthcare practice covering strategy, transformation, and compliance — competing head-to-head with Antares on hospital-system and pharma advisory mandates in Iberia and Europe.
• Bain & Company (Healthcare Practice): Top-tier strategy consultancy with a Healthcare practice that competes on hospital performance and pharma commercial excellence across the same European geographies Antares serves.
• PwC (Healthcare Practice): Big Four firm with a strong healthcare strategy and operations practice, frequently competing for the same hospital transformation and health-system advisory work that anchors Antares' book.
• Deloitte (Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice): Big Four firm running a global Healthcare practice delivering strategy, operations, and technology consulting to hospitals, payers, and pharma — a direct competitor for Antares' Spanish and European hospital clients.
• McKinsey & Company (Healthcare Practice): Global strategy consulting leader with a dedicated Healthcare Systems & Services practice competing directly with Antares on hospital transformation, payer strategy, and pharma access mandates across Europe.
• Boston Consulting Group (Healthcare Practice): Top-tier strategy consultancy with deep healthcare and life sciences practices, regularly competing with healthcare specialists like Antares on transformation and value-based-care engagements across European hospital systems.
• Optum (UnitedHealth Group) Consulting: Healthcare-dedicated advisory arm of UnitedHealth Group, serving payers, providers, and pharma with strategy and analytics consulting — an emerging scale competitor in healthcare transformation advisory.

Direct peers

• IQVIA: Healthcare-specialist consulting and data company providing strategy, advanced analytics, and technology services to pharma and health systems — a more scaled, US-rooted analogue of Antares' healthcare-exclusive value proposition.
• Roland Berger: European-origin management consultancy with a strong healthcare practice — the closest size-stage and geography analogue to Antares among strategy consulting peers.
• ZS Associates: Global consulting firm specializing in healthcare and life sciences (sales, marketing, and strategy) — directly comparable to Antares in domain focus on pharma and providers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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