Transmedica

What Transmedica does

Transmedica is a Scandinavian healthcare staffing agency specialising in placing temporary doctors and nurses (vikariater/locums) at hospitals and clinics across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Copenhagen, the company acts as an employer of record for medical contractors, managing payroll, taxes, housing, and cross-border medical authorisation on their behalf. The company employs approximately 35 staff across offices in Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm, and is led by CEO Mikael Palm (a medical doctor) with working Chairman Stig Løkke Pedersen (former Lundbeck executive).

Transmedica's product surface comprises two core services — Lægevikar (doctor temporary staffing) and Sygeplejerske Vikarer (nurse temporary staffing) — augmented by add-on modules including cross-border authorisation assistance, housing/relocation support, and a proprietary Kompetenceprogram (competence development programme featuring annual congress participation). Go-to-market is sales-led, with regional and country managers maintaining direct relationships with public-sector buyers: all five Danish regions (Nordjylland, Sjælland, Syddanmark, Hovedstaden, Midtjylland), all four Norwegian regional health authorities (Helse Nord, Helse Midt-Norge, Helse Vest, Helse Sør-Øst), and approval as one of 80 suppliers under the Swedish national framework agreement. Marketing channels are limited to the corporate website, organic social (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), Trustpilot reviews, and PR-driven news. No proprietary technology platform is described; contractor access runs on Recman third-party SaaS.

The business model is professional services: Transmedica earns the spread between contractor compensation and client billing rates on placements lasting from weeks to years. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company markets 'market-leading salaries' to contractors while billing healthcare buyers on a rate-card basis. In 2024 the company underwent an ownership transition to a 50/50 structure between Palm and Pedersen with growth capital injected, appointed a new CFO to implement a new ERP system, secured renewed placement on the Norwegian national framework (effective 1 October 2024), and consolidated Nordvik (Norwegian GP locum business) into the group. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications are held at all three offices.

Name

Transmedica

Legal name

Transmedica A/S

Website

https://transmedica.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Transmedica is a Scandinavian healthcare staffing agency that places temporary doctors and nurses at hospitals and clinics across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, serving all regional public health authorities under sales-led framework agreements since 1990.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Köpenhamn

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare staffing placement fees: Transmedica generates revenue by placing doctors and nurses in temporary staffing assignments (vikariater) at hospitals and clinics across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The company acts as the employer of record for placed contractors, handling payroll, and earns revenue from the margin between contractor compensation and client billing rates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transmedica is a Scandinavian healthcare staffing agency that places specialist doctors, general practitioners, and nurses in temporary assignments at hospitals and clinics across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The company operates as the legal employer of record for placed contractors, handling payroll, taxes, authorisation, and housing, and matches qualified medical professionals to short- and long-term locum positions (vikariater) with public regional health authorities and private healthcare providers under national framework agreements.

Product overview

Transmedica operates as a unified staffing platform offering temporary placement services for medical professionals across Scandinavia. The core offerings consist of doctor temporary staffing (Lægevikar) and nurse temporary staffing (Sygeplejerske Vikarer), supported by add-on services including authorization assistance, housing support, and a competence development program. The company matches qualified healthcare professionals with temporary positions at hospitals and clinics throughout Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lægevikar (Doctor Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service placing specialist doctors and general practitioners in hospitals and clinics across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Customers are public regional health authorities and private healthcare providers operating under multi-year framework agreements.
• Sygeplejerske Vikarer (Nurse Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service placing nurses and specialist nurses in healthcare facilities across Scandinavia. Customers are public regional health authorities and private hospitals/clinics requiring flexible nursing coverage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contractor doctors report high satisfaction; multiple testimonials cite tailored placements, reliable payroll, and responsive support.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• All Danish Regions (Region Nordjylland, Region Sjælland, Region Syddanmark, Region Hovedstaden, Region Midtjylland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransmedica partners with all five Danish healthcare regions to supply specialist doctors, general practitioners, and nurses for temporary staffing at hospitals and clinics across Denmark. The company has maintained these relationships for over 30 years.
• Norwegian Regional Health Authorities (Helse Nord, Helse Midt-Norge, Helse Vest, Helse Sør-Øst)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransmedica collaborates with all Norwegian regional health authorities, supplying specialist doctors across Norway. The company was selected as a supplier on the Norwegian national framework agreement for specialist doctors from 1 October 2024, covering psychiatry, radiology, anaesthesiology, and other somatic specialties.
• Swedish National Healthcare System (Swedish Framework Agreement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransmedica is one of 80 approved suppliers in the Swedish national framework agreement for healthcare staffing, enabling the company to place doctors and nurses at hospitals and clinics throughout Sweden.
• Nordvik (Nord-Vik Nordiske lægevikarer ApS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNordvik, which arranges locum positions in Norway for general practice, continues as an independent part of the Transmedica Group under the leadership of Andre Jensvoll. Nordvik was founded by Mikael Palm before he co-founded Transmedica.
• Danske Hospitalsklovne (Danish Hospital Clowns)minorOthersTransmedica sponsors Danske Hospitalsklovne, a charity that uses play and humour to help hospitalised children and their families through illness.
• Psykiatrifonden (Danish Psychiatry Foundation)minorOthersTransmedica sponsors Psykiatrifonden, a private organisation that provides counselling and advocates for better psychiatric care, more prevention, and greater understanding of mental illness.
• Sykehusklovnene (Hospital Clowns Norway)minorOthersTransmedica sponsors Sykehusklovnene, a Norwegian non-profit foundation that supports young patients and gives them moments of laughter, play, and imagination.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dedicare Group AB: Dedicare Group is the closest listed Swedish healthcare-staffing peer, placing doctors and nurses across the Nordics and competing head-on with Transmedica for the same public framework agreements in Sweden and Norway.
• Humana Omsorg AB: Humana is a Swedish/Nordic staffing and care-services provider with a healthcare-staffing arm that competes for the same regional framework contracts and shares Transmedica's focus on placing medical personnel into public healthcare settings.
• Poolia AB: Poolia is a Swedish white-collar staffing firm with a meaningful healthcare segment that competes for physician and nurse placements with public hospitals and regions alongside Transmedica.
• Centric AB: Centric is a Nordic staffing group (including Temp-Team) with a healthcare vertical active on the same Swedish and Danish framework agreements where Transmedica competes.
• Uniflex AB: Uniflex is a Nordic staffing agency with dedicated healthcare and medical placement offerings, competing with Transmedica for nurse and doctor staffing engagements across Scandinavia.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad NV (Nordics): Randstad is one of the world's largest staffing groups with a dedicated healthcare practice across Sweden and Norway, competing on the same public frameworks with broader scale and resources than Transmedica.
• Adecco Group (Nordics): Adecco is a global staffing leader whose Nordics units (including Adecco Sweden/Norway) place medical professionals alongside general staffing, competing with Transmedica on healthcare framework agreements.
• ManpowerGroup (Nordics): ManpowerGroup is a global workforce-solutions firm with healthcare staffing in the Nordics, serving the same regional health authorities as Transmedica under a broader portfolio of services.
• AMN Healthcare: AMN Healthcare is the largest US healthcare-staffing firm and serves as a relevant global comparable for revenue scale, gross margin profile, and digital displacement risk in the locum-tenens category Transmedica operates in.
• CHG Healthcare: CHG Healthcare is a leading US healthcare-staffing platform (locum tenens and permanent placement), useful as a strategic comparable for understanding how scale, technology, and client diversification play out in physician staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Transmedica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transmedica-as
• Instagraminstagram.com/transmedica.dk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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