TAKEPART Media + Science

What TAKEPART Media + Science does

TAKEPART Media + Science GmbH is a Cologne-based healthcare communication agency that develops digital health products, multimedia content, and web/app platforms for patient organizations, statutory and private health insurers, university hospitals, and medical research institutions in Germany. Its core products include SHARE TO CARE, a shared decision-making program with nearly 100 IPDAS-compliant multimedia decision aids; eliPfad, a digital smart assistant for elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions that integrates with Germany's cross-sector electronic patient health record (e-ePA) and operates across six study centers in North Rhine-Westphalia; FOrMe, a modular multi-center registry platform for nephrotic syndrome research at University Hospital Cologne with bidirectional hospital IT interfaces; medtoday, a multilingual virtual congress reporting platform; FOrUs, an information platform for rare kidney diseases; and the Neo-MILK web application supporting parents of premature infants and human milk donors. Supporting services encompass video production, medical writing, UI/UX design, SEO/SEA, and ongoing maintenance, delivered through a project-based professional services model with custom, multi-year contract pricing. The technology stack comprises Laravel, React, Statamic, Tailwind CSS, MySQL, HL7 FHIR, Docker, and Hetzner infrastructure, with GDPR compliance and a designated data protection officer. The company positions itself as a partner to German healthcare stakeholders, with strategic partnerships including the long-standing design collaboration with art tempi communications and academic consortium roles at University Hospital Cologne.

Name

TAKEPART Media + Science

Legal name

TAKEPART Media + Science GmbH

Website

https://takepart-media.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TAKEPART Media + Science is a Cologne-based healthcare communication agency building evidence-based digital health platforms, decision aids, medical registries, and multimedia content for German patient organizations, statutory health insurers, and university hospital research projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Communications and Digital Health Platforms

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Media Representatives (541840)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (BPAFADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Affairs Scientific Communications (MSL Support/Scientific Response) (HLAGALAF), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Health Sciences & Nursing (EDAGABAF)

Keywords

• Healthcare communications
• Digital health platforms
• Patient decision aids
• Medical video production
• Healthcare web development

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Communications Services: Project-based healthcare communications agency providing services including video production, medical writing, web/app development, and congress reporting. Services are tailored to healthcare organizations, patient groups, and medical research institutions.
2. Digital Health Solutions: Development and maintenance of digital platforms and applications for healthcare communication, including decision aids, patient portals, and medical registries. Revenue generated through project development and ongoing platform maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TAKEPART Media + Science is a Cologne-based healthcare communications agency that develops digital health formats, video and multimedia content, and custom web and app solutions to strengthen health literacy. Its work spans project-based services such as video production, medical writing, UI/UX design, end-to-end web/app development, and medical congress reporting, alongside owned digital products including the SHARE TO CARE shared decision-making program (with nearly 100 evidence-based decision aids), the eliPfad smart assistant for elderly multi-morbid patients, the FOrMe research registry platform, and the medtoday congress education platform. Clients include patient organizations, German statutory and private health insurers, and university hospital research consortia.

Product overview

TAKEPART Media + Science is a healthcare communication agency based in Cologne, Germany, offering a portfolio of digital health products and professional services. Its core products include SHARE TO CARE (a shared decision-making platform with nearly 100 evidence-based digital decision aids), eliPfad (a digital smart assistant for older patients with multiple chronic conditions, connecting to Germany's e-PA electronic health record), the FOrMe multi-center registry platform for nephrotic syndrome research at University Hospital Cologne, FOrUs (an information platform for rare kidney diseases), medtoday (a medical education and virtual congress reporting platform), and Neo-MILK (a web app for parents of premature infants and milk donors). These products are supported by professional services including multimedia healthcare content creation (video, medical writing, needs assessments), web and app development (UI/UX, SEO, E-Learning platforms), and medical congress reporting — all united by the mission of strengthening health literacy and empowering patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SHARE TO CARE: A program that supports patients, doctors, and nurses in shared decision making (SDM), providing evidence-based digital decision aids following IPDAS standards. Nearly 100 decision aids have been developed.
• FOrMe
• eliPfad
• medtoday
• Neo-MILK
• FOrUs
• medtoday.de
• patientstoday.de

Products and services

• SHARE TO CARE A shared decision-making (SDM) program that provides evidence-based digital decision aids to help patients, physicians, and nurses make personalized health decisions together. Includes nearly 100 multimedia online decision aids with infographics, explainer videos, and patient testimonials, developed to International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS). Built and operated for patient organizations, university hospitals, and medical consortia.
• eliPfad A digital smart assistant for older patients aged 55+ with multiple chronic conditions, delivered for six weeks after hospital discharge to reduce readmissions. Integrates with the cross-institutional electronic health record (e-ePA), delivering personalized physiotherapy videos, medication plans, a symptom diary, and vital sign tracking. Developed as part of a cross-sector care network involving general practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies, and therapists across 6 study centers in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
• FOrMe Register A digital, multi-center registry platform for researching nephrotic syndrome, developed for University Hospital Cologne. Structurally and strictly pseudonymously captures medical, socioeconomic, and geographic data; provides researchers with quality-assured access to pseudonymized data; features bidirectional interfaces to internal hospital IT systems for real-time data exchange, modular architecture, and scalable design.
• FOrUs A platform providing information and resources for patients with rare kidney diseases, developed as part of TAKEPART's rare disease communication portfolio.
• medtoday A medical education platform providing virtual congress reporting and study highlights for physicians worldwide. Features compact, current, and professionally produced State-of-the-Art articles and recordings of lectures from the most important international medical congresses, available in multiple languages on-demand via medtoday.de, with a patient counterpart on patientstoday.de.
• Neo-MILK A web application for parents of premature infants and potential milk donors, developed as part of the Neo-MILK research consortium to establish a nationwide network of human milk banks in Germany. Features monitoring tools, animation videos, specialist texts, and evidence-based content delivered through an intuitive, barrier-free, user-centered interface.
• Web & App Development End-to-end web and mobile development services spanning strategy and concept, UI/UX design, web and app development, SEO/SEA, and ongoing maintenance and support. Specializes in healthcare platforms, awareness campaigns, E-Learning platforms, and user-friendly, accessible (barrierefrei), scalable applications built on Laravel, React, Statamic, Tailwind CSS, MySQL, Docker, and Hetzner infrastructure with HL7 FHIR healthcare data interoperability.
• Healthcare Content Services Multimedia content creation services including video production (patient testimonials, scientific lectures, expert statements, animated explainers, awareness spots), medical writing (content strategy, medical editing, SEO), and needs assessments (qualitative methods, user testing) tailored for healthcare audiences.
• Congress on Demand Virtual and hybrid congress reporting services for the world's leading medical congresses. Physicians can follow congress summaries on medtoday.de, and patient congress formats are available on patientstoday.de. Services include on-site and remote recording, multi-language on-demand summaries with film, presentations, and abstracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 evidence-based decision aids developed according to IPDAS quality standards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• art tempi communicationscoreOthersLong-standing partnership for visual conception, brand development, and design. Art tempi is a strong partner with whom TAKEPART regularly collaborates to ensure the right language and visual approach for client messages.
• Care & Coach AkademiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare & Coach Akademie focuses on professionalizing the nursing profession through sustainable digital continuing education. Their long-standing expertise in healthcare communication and extensive network of interdisciplinary experts make them a trusted partner.
• atp VerlagminorOthersatp Verlag (Adenosintriphosphat - the energy currency of all life) was created in 2010 from the symbiosis of art tempi and TAKEPART. It aims to achieve an informed and active approach to health and illness through personal insights and multifaceted education.
• Deutsche Fatigue Gesellschaft (DFaG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDFaG is a registered association with the goal of researching the causes of cancer-related fatigue. Focus is on developing and evaluating modern treatment concepts, with a special concern to bring fatigue and its consequences closer to the general public.
• KlimaDocs e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlimaDocs e.V. aims to recruit as many physicians as possible to tackle the problem at its root and advocate for more health through climate protection. The man-made climate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century.
• Uniklinik Köln (University Hospital Cologne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTAKEPART developed the FOrMe register platform for the University Hospital Cologne - a digital, multi-center register for researching nephrotic syndrome. The platform captures medical, socioeconomic, and geographic data for medical research with strict pseudonymization.
• Neo-MILK Research Consortium (University of Cologne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeo-MILK is an interdisciplinary research project aiming to establish a nationwide network of human milk banks in Germany. TAKEPART is a consortium partner responsible for content and technical implementation of the Neo-MILK web app for parents of premature infants and potential milk donors.
• Technical Consortium Partners (eliPfad)coreTechnology or IntegrationTwo additional technical consortium partners collaborate with TAKEPART on the eliPfad project for developing the Smart Assistant interface. They work on the interface to the cross-sectoral electronic patient health record (e-ePA) and personalized content communication.
• eliPfad Study Centers (North Rhine-Westphalia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix study centers across North Rhine-Westphalia participate in the eliPfad project, supporting elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions after hospital discharge. The centers include primary care physicians, clinics, pharmacies, and therapists.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MedTriX Group: MedTriX Group is a medical communications and digital health company operating platforms for healthcare professionals and congress reporting. It overlaps directly with TAKEPART's medtoday-style physician education and congress coverage offerings.
• antwerpes ag: antwerpes ag is a Cologne-based full-service healthcare communication agency offering strategy, content, digital, and media services to pharma and healthcare clients. It directly mirrors TAKEPART's German healthcare agency profile and overlapping service lines in medical content and digital platforms.
• Schmittgall Health: Schmittgall Health is a German creative health agency producing campaigns, content, and digital touchpoints for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. It competes with TAKEPART for the same German healthcare communication budgets across video, digital, and medical content.
• JNB McCann Health Germany: JNB McCann Health is a Düsseldorf-based healthcare marketing and communications agency serving pharma, medical devices, and consumer health. It is a direct competitor to TAKEPART in German healthcare creative and digital communication services.
• Shire Health Group (now part of wider networks): Shire Health Group is a Germany-based full-service healthcare agency offering medical marketing, PR, and digital services. It competes with TAKEPART for German pharma, medical device, and patient communications engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Serviceplan Health & Life: Serviceplan Health & Life is the healthcare arm of the Serviceplan Group, Germany's largest independent agency network. It offers healthcare communications at greater scale and cross-border reach than TAKEPART, making it a broader incumbent in the same vertical.
• Real Chemistry: Real Chemistry is a global health-focused communications and data company offering PR, medical communications, and digital health services. It competes with TAKEPART's broader healthcare communications and digital content capabilities, but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Wolters Kluwer Health: Wolters Kluwer Health provides clinical decision support, medical education, and health literacy content globally. Its evidence-based medical content and decision-support tools are adjacent to TAKEPART's SHARE TO CARE and medtoday offerings, serving similar healthcare professional and patient audiences.
• Thieme Healthcare / Thieme Compliance: Thieme Compliance (part of the Thieme medical publishing group) provides patient information, decision aids, and digital health solutions for German healthcare institutions and pharma. It is a strong incumbent in the same German patient-information and shared decision-making category as SHARE TO CARE.

Others

• Brainlab: Brainlab is a Munich-based digital health technology company specializing in medical software, including clinical and patient-facing applications. It is thematically related as a German digital health builder with hospital and physician integrations, though its core focus on surgical/radiotherapy software differs from TAKEPART's communications focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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