What HCI Solutions does

HCI Solutions AG, headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Galenica Group and the dominant provider of curated pharmaceutical and healthcare master data for the Swiss market. Founded in 1976 as Documed and rebranded to HCI Solutions, the company operates the Documedis platform — a Digital Health suite covering Clinical Decision Support (CDS.CE, certified as a Class IIa medical device under Swiss ODim and EU MDR), electronic prescriptions (eRezept), electronic medication plans (eMediplan), and vaccination documentation — backed by 45+ years of specialist-editorial-curated pharmaceutical data covering all medications authorized in Switzerland, updated daily. Complementary Index products (PharmIndex, MedIndex, HospIndex, CareIndex, DrogIndex, LogIndex, InsureIndex) deliver sector-specific structured article master data for pharmacies, hospitals, physicians, care homes, insurers, and logistics providers, while the Applications layer (Compendium, PharmaVista, MyProducts, ProductPlus, HCI Insights, MyCatalog) provides user-facing web platforms primarily for the pharmaceutical industry.

The platform is supported by a Documedis API enabling third-party healthcare software vendors to embed medication data, clinical decision support, e-prescription (via HIN-Sign), and eMediplan into their own products. The company's commercial model is built on subscription-based data licensing and API access, multi-year enterprise agreements with software vendors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance carriers, and self-service portals for mid-market customers. Distribution is overwhelmingly B2B and direct (enterprise field sales with named Key Account Managers and a Head of Marketing & Sales) complemented by embedded OEM/API integrations into 350+ system provider partners, channel partnerships with HIN for electronic prescription signing, and co-development collaborations with industry groups such as IG eMediplan. Customer events (HCI Connect, attracting 400+ participants annually) and an Academy training ecosystem support customer success and expansion. All revenue is generated within Switzerland, with no disclosed international operations or external investors.

Name

HCI Solutions

Legal name

HCI Solutions AG

Website

https://hcisolutions.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HCI Solutions AG is a Bern-based Galenica Group subsidiary that provides curated pharmaceutical master data and the Documedis Digital Health platform — including Class IIa-certified Clinical Decision Support, e-prescription, and eMediplan — to Swiss system providers, pharmacies, hospitals, pharma companies, and insurers via API licensing and subscription products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Data & Digital Health Platforms

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Terminology, Ontology & Code Set Management (SNOMED/LOINC/ICD/RxNorm) (HLACAIAF)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical data services
• Clinical decision support
• Healthcare data licensing
• Electronic medication plans
• Medical product indexes

Headquarters

HQ city

Berne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Data Licensing & API Access: HCI Solutions licenses pharmaceutical and healthcare data to software vendors, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and other healthcare stakeholders. Access is provided via APIs (Documedis API Platform) and structured data feeds (Index products). This is the core revenue driver.
2. Software Subscriptions (Compendium, PharmaVista, MyProducts): Subscription-based access to Compendium (Swiss drug compendium online), PharmaVista (pharmaceutical information platform), and MyProducts (product data exchange platform). Users access via web applications and receive regular updates and new features.
3. Enterprise Software Licenses: Enterprise agreements with system providers and pharmaceutical companies for access to Clinical Decision Support, Index data products, and white-label or embedded integrations. Typically multi-year contracts with volume-based pricing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HCI Solutions provides high-quality pharmaceutical and healthcare master data and Digital Health solutions for the Swiss healthcare system, centered on the Documedis platform that delivers Clinical Decision Support (CDS.CE, a Class IIa medical device), electronic prescriptions (eRezept), electronic medication plans (eMediplan), and API services. The offering is complemented by Index products (PharmIndex, MedIndex, HospIndex, CareIndex, InsureIndex, LogIndex, DrogIndex) that supply sector-specific article data, plus applications such as Compendium, PharmaVista, MyProducts, MyCatalog, ProductPlus, and HCI Insights. All data is curated by an interdisciplinary editorial team of pharmacists and physicians and mapped to international standards such as SNOMED CT, EDQM, and CHMed16a.

Product overview

HCI Solutions, a member of the Galenica Group, provides high-quality pharmaceutical data and innovative Digital Health solutions for the Swiss healthcare system. The product portfolio centers on the Documedis platform, which offers Clinical Decision Support (CDS.CE), electronic prescriptions (eRezept), electronic medication plans (eMediplan), vaccination management, and API services. Supporting the Documedis core are Index products (CareIndex, DrogIndex, HospIndex, InsureIndex, LogIndex, MedIndex, PharmIndex) serving different healthcare sectors with article data for logistics, billing, and medication management. The Applications suite includes Compendium (online medication compendium), PharmaVista (pharmaceutical industry application), MyCatalog, MyProducts (data exchange portal), ProductPlus, and HCI Insights. Services include specialist editorial services (Fachredaktion), SwissDocu, and Fotostudio. The company operates with a modular architecture where the Documedis platform serves as the central hub, with Index products providing sector-specific data, Applications offering user-facing interfaces, and Data Services enabling system integration via APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Documedis: A comprehensive medication management platform providing Clinical Decision Support, eMediplan, eRezept, and vaccination documentation services.
• Compendium
• PharmaVista
• Index Products

Products and services

• Documedis Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• HCI services are accessed tens of thousands of times by Well AG users
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CompassanacoreTechnology or IntegrationHCI Solutions provides Documedis API Services and eMediplan data to Compassana for integration into its patient app and Med Cockpit for healthcare providers. The partnership enables seamless medication plan management for patients and providers on the Compassana platform.
• Health Info Net AG (HIN)coreTechnology or IntegrationHCI Solutions collaborated intensively with HIN to develop Documedis eOrdonnance (e-prescription). HIN Sign provides electronic signing of prescriptions, eliminating manual signatures, preventing falsification, and enabling efficient digital prescription exchange between healthcare professionals and pharmacies.
• VitodatacoreTechnology or IntegrationVitodata integrated HCI Solutions products to optimally support the integration of drug data into their software, increasing process efficiency. Vitodata CTO Levis Pereira cited the professional and partnership-oriented collaboration.
• Well AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationWell AG accesses state-of-the-art medication and drug information via HCI interfaces to power its Well health app. HCI services are called tens of thousands of times by Well users. CEO Mario Bernasconi praised the seamless integration and collaboration.
• TOM MedicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationTOM Medications integrated the Swiss eMedication Plan (eMediplan) into its TOM App using HCI Solutions data. Founder Sven Beichler cited the excellent data quality and comprehensive information as enabling rapid and efficient integration.
• IG eMediplan (Interessengemeinschaft eMediplan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHCI Solutions collaborated with IG eMediplan to create Switzerland's first electronic medication plan integrated into Documedis. The eMediplan serves as the basis for Clinical Decision Support checks, polymedication consultations, and e-prescription data reporting.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health (formerly Cerner): Global EHR leader offering embedded drug data (via Multum) and clinical decision support across its hospital and ambulatory platforms. Broader incumbent with overlapping medication data and CDS capabilities, but focused on EHR systems rather than standalone drug databases.
• Cegedim: French healthcare technology company providing data, software, and services to healthcare professionals and life sciences companies in Europe. Comparable in healthcare data and software business model, with broader physician, pharmacy, and life sciences offerings.
• CompuGroup Medical (CGM): Major European healthcare IT vendor with pharmacy, hospital, and physician software solutions. Overlaps with HCI's customer base in the DACH region and competes in clinical decision support and medication data, though CGM is a much broader software portfolio play.
• Elsevier Clinical Solutions: Provides clinical decision support, drug information (Gold Standard), and clinical pathways as part of a broader clinical content portfolio. Comparable to HCI's Documedis for hospitals and health systems, with broader publishing and analytics adjacencies.

Direct peers

• First Databank (FDB Health): US-headquartered provider of drug databases, clinical decision support, and drug data integration for EHR and pharmacy systems. Closest direct competitor to HCI in pharmaceutical master data and CDS, with comparable offerings embedded in hospital and pharmacy software.
• Wolters Kluwer Health: Global provider of clinical drug information (Medi-Span, Lexicomp, UpToDate Lexi-Drug) and clinical decision support solutions. Directly competes with HCI Solutions' Documedis platform in pharmaceutical master data, drug interaction checking, and CDS for hospitals and pharmacies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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