CCM

What CCM does

CCM Group is a privately held healthcare communications, medical publishing, and education consultancy founded in 1979 in Beirut, Lebanon and headquartered operationally in Athens, Greece. The company operates through seven regional offices (Athens, Beirut, Dubai, Cairo, Riyadh, Casablanca, New York) and serves more than 80 pharmaceutical companies — including Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, AbbVie, GSK, Sanofi, and Johnson & Johnson — alongside 30+ leading international medical societies such as ASCO, ESMO, ESC, AHA, and ASHP. CCM's offerings span three integrated pillars: Healthcare Communications (branding, integrated campaigns, medical communications, HCP engagement strategy, omnichannel planning, analytics, CRM); Medical Publishing & Education (CME-accredited programs, eJournals, eBooks, webinars, BMJ-distributed content, congress reports, consensus meetings, drug reference indices); and People Development (HCP upskilling, leadership and sales training delivered via CCM Consultancy).

Underlying the service portfolio is a proprietary technology stack that includes the Global Medical Clusters platform (program-based algorithms and deep-learning processes for curated medical content delivery), Progressive Web Applications (Doctor Support, Drug Interaction, Patient Journey, Booklet Maker, Mini Atlas), AI-powered chatbots for medical documentation and differential diagnosis, and predictive/behavioral analytics for HCP audience targeting. The company monetizes exclusively through professional services and project-based engagements — pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed — with revenue derived from pharma brand campaigns, CME program delivery, medical society partnerships, and corporate training engagements. Geographic reach spans North America, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, with CCM possessing exclusive regional publishing rights for BMJ Middle East (since 1993) and BMJ Greek Edition (since 1998), AACME accreditation for continuing medical education, and GDPR-compliant data handling. The company is independently owned with no disclosed external funding, institutional investors, or parent company.

Name

CCM

Legal name

CCM Group

Website

https://groupccm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CCM Group is a privately held healthcare communications, medical publishing, and education consultancy founded in 1979, serving 80+ pharmaceutical companies and 30+ medical societies across MENA, Europe, and North America through seven regional offices offering CME-accredited education, brand campaigns, and proprietary digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maroúli

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Publishing & Education Services: Professional education advancement programs, CME programs, eJournals, eBooks, eNewsletters, webinars, workshops, and BMJ Learning partnership delivering continuing medical education to healthcare professionals
2. Healthcare Communications: Full-service communications agency providing branded campaigns, medical communications, HCP engagement strategy, omnichannel planning, analytics, and CRM services to pharmaceutical companies
3. People Development & Training: Upskilling programs for healthcare professionals and corporate talent including coaching, leadership development, sales skills training, and virtual effectiveness training
4. Medical Congress & Events: Annual meeting sessions, international congress reports, theatrical engagements, and advisory board initiatives bringing medical education to HCPs

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CCM is a healthcare-focused consultancy and communications agency delivering end-to-end medical communications, medical publishing and education, and people development solutions to pharmaceutical companies, medical societies, and healthcare professionals. Its services span branded campaigns, CME programs, eJournals and eNewsletters, BMJ Learning content, congress reports, theatrical engagements, AI-powered clinical keynotes, drug reference tools, and progressive web applications, supported by proprietary deep-learning content algorithms.

Product overview

CCM is a comprehensive healthcare communications, medical publishing, and education company offering a unified portfolio of solutions. The core offerings include Healthcare Communications (branding, campaigns, digital/multimedia, CRM), Medical Publishing & Education (CME programs, congress reports, journals, webinars, drug references, AI keynotes, patient support materials), and People Development (HCP upskilling, talent development, coaching). These are supported by specialized products including Global Medical Clusters (deep-learning content platform), BMJ Learning (900+ CME modules), Theatrical Engagements (live medical theater), Progressive Web Applications (Doctor Support, Drug Interaction, Patient Journey PWAs), ASHP Webinars, International Congress Reports, PRO-PAYBACK Selling® training, Medical Consensus Meetings, Systematic Literature Reviews, and Doctor to Patient Tools (Poster Maker, Booklet Maker). The company operates across North America, Europe, Middle East, and North Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Communications Full-service communications agency combining creativity and real-world technology with efficient, cost-effective solutions, offering tailored communication strategies including corporate and brand communications, disease awareness, integrated campaigns, medical communications, HCP engagement strategy, branded meetings, web/digital/multimedia, omnichannel planning, analytics, and CRM for pharmaceutical companies.
• Medical Publishing and Education Comprehensive HCP education and publishing solutions for specialists, surgeons, GPs, internists, pharmacists, and nurses across all therapy areas, providing evidence-based, unbiased medical education with no sponsor or manufacturer interference in content development. Includes CME programs, eJournals, eBooks, eNewsletters, webinars, workshops, drug reference indexes, and medical writing.
• People Development End-to-end solutions focusing on people development, culture transformation, and patient experiences delivered through live or virtual learning journeys. Includes upskilling programs for healthcare professionals (therapeutic alliance, stress management, virtual presentations, emotional intelligence) and corporate talent (coaching skills, virtual sales, crisis leadership, change management).
• Global Medical Clusters Proprietary platform that selects and organizes the most significant content from global medical sources, creating concise summarized reviews delivered via newsletters with a tailor-made deep learning process supporting local clinical decision-making, including CME with local accreditation.
• BMJ Learning Online CME learning platform delivered through BMJ partnership with 900+ modules in over 70 clinical and non-clinical specialty topics, featuring pre-evaluation algorithms, advanced case interactions, and certificates of completion from BMJ with local accreditation.
• Theatrical Engagements Unique engagement format featuring live meetings with 120-150 HCPs, theatrical case presentations with AI-projected discussions, augmented reality audience interactions, real-time voting, and CME certificates from the Royal College of Physicians.
• Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) High-end blend of web and app experiences providing cross-platform functionality including Doctor Support, Drug Interaction, Patient Journey, Patient Experience, Patient Centricity, Booklet Maker, and Mini Atlas PWAs with push notifications and real-time updates for HCPs and patients.
• Doctor to Patient Tools Suite of digital tools including Booklet Maker PWA, Poster Maker App, Flip Chart App, and Progressive Web Applications designed for doctor-patient communication, patient education, and engagement maximization.
• ASHP Webinars Educational webinar programming for pharmacists in partnership with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, covering AI in pharmacy practice, medication safety, drug shortage management, diabetes management, biosimilar adoption, and other clinical topics.
• International Congress Reports Service that brings international medical congress content directly to HCPs across cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, oncology, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology therapy areas through engaging meeting reports and congress summaries.
• PRO-PAYBACK Selling Sales Skills Training Course Flagship sales skills training course exploring each stage of the sales process with proven track record, featuring Tack TMI's Offer Analysis technique and YOU Appeal concept, delivered face-to-face or online for pharma sales teams and corporate clients.
• Medical Consensus Meetings Evidence-based consensus meetings engaging up to 20 KOLs in collaboration with international medical societies, with resulting consensus statements submitted to international and local journals for publication.
• Rapid Systematic Literature Review Comprehensive systematic literature review service that identifies objectives, scope, and gaps, followed by open expert meetings and submission/publication of findings in international journals.
• AI in Clinical Practice Keynotes One-hour keynote sessions introducing HCPs to AI in clinical practice, covering Big Data, Machine Learning, Robotics, AI technologies, challenges, ethical issues, and applications in medicine for diagnosis, clinical decision-making, disease prediction, prevention, and precision medicine.
• Drug Reference Index (eMEMI) Easy-to-access drug reference data including Drug Interaction Apps covering Drug/Drug, Drug/Food, Drug/Vitamins, Drug/Pathogens, and Drug/Solar interactions for HCPs and pharmacists.
• Patient Support Program Full array of customized patient support solutions including Digital Programs, Nurses Training, Equipment, Doctor to Patient Materials, Patient Awareness Tools, and HCP Awareness programs designed to improve patient compliance and outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• +134% increase in page views with Progressive Web Applications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Built By DoctorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Launched Built By Doctors initiative for healthcare professional-led content and solutions.
• Dr. AnytimeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Co-seeded Dr. Anytime platform for telemedicine and doctor availability solutions.
• CCM ConsultancycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Internal collaboration for People Development, Culture Transformation and Patient Experiences solutions. CCM Consultancy DMCC operates in Dubai.
• European and North American Medical SocietiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Partnership with leading European and North American medical societies for medical education solutions, enabling CCM to bring international congress content to regional markets.
• TACK InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1991Strategic partnership for talent development and sales training solutions including PRO-PAYBACK Selling® Sales Skills Training Course and other professional development programs.
• MEMI (Middle East Medical Index)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1985Acquired MEMI (Middle East Medical Index) in 1985, enhancing drug reference and medical index capabilities.
• BMJ (British Medical Journal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for medical publishing including BMJ Middle East (launched 1993) and BMJ Greek Edition (1998). CCM publishes and distributes BMJ content including BMJ Learning platform with 900+ CME modules in over 70 clinical topics.
• ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with American Society of Health-System Pharmacists to deliver high-quality webinars to pharmacy professionals covering topics including AI in pharmacy practice, medication safety, diabetes management, and biosimilar adoption.
• 30+ Medical SocietiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong collaborations with world-leading medical societies including AAD, AAFP, AAN, AAO, AAOS, AAP, ACC, ACP, ACR, ADA, AHA, APA, ASA, ASCO, ASH, ATS, BSR, CHEST, CLCLINIC, Clinic Barcelona, DDW, Decker, Endocrine, ESC, ESHRE, ESMO, IDSA, NAMS, OUP, SCA, SCAI, and Wiley for medical publishing and education solutions.
• Royal College of PhysiciansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCME certificate provision for theatrical engagement participants following live medical education performances.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Publicis Health: Health-focused communications and media agency within the Publicis Groupe, serving pharma clients with brand communications, medical education, and digital health solutions — a direct global competitor to CCM's services.
• Ogilvy Health: WPP-owned healthcare communications agency providing medical education, brand communications, and patient engagement for pharmaceutical companies — overlaps directly with CCM's core offering.
• McCann Health: Global healthcare communications network offering brand communications, medical education, and HCP engagement to pharmaceutical clients — directly comparable to CCM's Healthcare Communications and Medical Publishing & Education lines.
• IPG Health: Interpublic Group's global healthcare communications network combining multiple health-focused agencies serving pharma clients with communications, medical education, and data-driven HCP engagement.
• OPEN Health: Independent global healthcare communications and evidence-based medicine group offering medical communications, HEOR, and patient engagement — comparable service mix to CCM's medical publishing and education portfolio.
• Havas Health Network: Global healthcare communications network offering brand communications, medical education, and health-focused media — comparable business model and pharmaceutical client base to CCM.
• Real Chemistry: Healthcare marketing and communications agency (formerly W2O Group) serving pharma clients with brand communications, analytics, and HCP engagement — comparable agency-style service model.
• Inizio Evoke: Global health communications and commercialization group (formerly Evoke Group) offering medical communications, patient engagement, and medical education to pharma — comparable scope to CCM.

Broad incumbents

• M3 Inc. Global healthcare platform operating medical professional communities (e.g., Doctors.net.uk, M3 Global Research) and digital pharma marketing — comparable in HCP engagement and medical education distribution.
• Medscape (WebMD Health Network): Large global physician digital media and CME platform — overlapping with CCM's BMJ Learning distribution and Global Medical Clusters in providing HCP digital education and clinical content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ccm_group
• Facebookfacebook.com/CCM.Group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccm-group
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccm__group

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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