What wikonect does

wikonect GmbH is a privately held, Wiesbaden-based full-service congress agency founded in 2009, specialized exclusively in the healthcare sector. The company organizes scientific and medical congresses — both live and hybrid — for German and European medical societies (including DGP, DGCH, DGT, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin, E-AHPBA, Euro CTO Club, German Allergy Congress), as well as corporate events for pharmaceutical and medtech clients (Abbott, AbbVie, Alfasigma). Its operational scale spans 1,200-participant international congresses (E-AHPBA, 60+ nations) to its flagship German Pneumology Congress with 4,000 participants, 600 speakers, 400+ abstracts, and 3,500 sqm of exhibition, alongside recurring formats such as med update seminars (52 events/year, 25,000+ participants) and the hybrid German Surgical Congress (3,500 on-site + 1,500 livestream).

The company's core offering is structured around two integrated service lines: (1) Congress and Conference Management — covering conception, financial management, speaker and abstract management, exhibition/sponsorship handling, technical streaming, and on-site execution; and (2) Healthcare Communication — delivered through its med publico division, providing strategic consulting, social media campaigns, medical writing, PR, and omnichannel content. Technology is not proprietary; wikonect relies on a stack of third-party tools including WordPress/Elementor (web), Zoom and Microsoft Teams (video), VRtual X (virtual congresses), Slido (audience interaction), Sendinblue (email), Concardis/Ingenico (payments), and OneDrive (file exchange). No public APIs, SDKs, or developer integrations are disclosed.

Commercially, wikonect is a B2B professional services firm with quote-based, project-priced engagements rather than disclosed standard pricing. Revenue is generated through service fees from congress mandates, sponsorship and exhibition optimization, and healthcare communication retainers. The company is founder/management-owned (no external funding or parent company identified), led by CEO Daniel M. Metzler, Managing Partner Anette Hindermann, and Head of Business Development Stephan Pachner. It operates from headquarters in Wiesbaden and a second office in Selm, with educational partnerships with DHBW Mannheim, DHBW Ravensburg, and IHK Wiesbaden feeding its talent pipeline. An EcoVadis sustainability certification has been awarded, although the specific rating level is not disclosed.

Name

wikonect

Legal name

wikonect GmbH

Website

https://wikonect.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

wikonect is a German full-service congress agency (Wiesbaden, est. 2009) that organizes live and hybrid medical conferences for healthcare professional societies, pharmaceutical companies, and medtech firms, complemented by its med publico healthcare communication division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Congress and Event Management Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA), Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare congress management
• Medical event organization
• Healthcare communication services
• Professional congress organizer
• Scientific conference management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Congress and Conference Management Services: Full-service congress organization including project and financial management, exhibition handling, participant and speaker management, abstract management, technical/streaming services for medical and scientific conferences. Services provided to professional societies, clinics, institutes, and associations.
2. Healthcare Communication Services: Strategic content consultation, social media campaigns, media creation (analog and digital), public relations, press conferences, expert and lay communication for healthcare clients. Includes omnichannel communication and medical writing services.
3. Exhibition and Sponsorship Management: Management of exhibition spaces, sponsor acquisition, industry symposia coordination, and sponsorship revenue optimization for congresses.
4. Conference and Event Support: Support services for pharma and medtech companies including congress participation as sponsor/exhibitor, KOL (Key Opinion Leader) recruitment, speaker coordination, hotel and travel management, and CME certification services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

wikonect is a full-service healthcare congress agency that organizes scientific and medical conferences end-to-end for professional medical societies, clinics, institutes, and pharmaceutical/medtech companies. Its service portfolio spans congress and conference management (project and financial management, exhibition and sponsorship, speaker/participant/abstract handling, streaming) and healthcare communication through its 'med publico' division (strategic consulting, social media campaigns, medical writing, PR, and omnichannel media production).

Product overview

wikonect is a full-service congress agency specializing in the healthcare sector, offering two core service lines: (1) Congress and Conference Management for professional societies, clinics, institutes and associations, including conception, planning, financial management, speaker coordination, marketing, virtual platforms, abstract management, and exhibition organization; and (2) Healthcare Communication services through its specialized division 'med publico' for both associations and healthcare industry clients. The company organizes numerous named event formats including Reprofacts (reproductive medicine), WorkshopWeek (hands-on courses), med update Seminare (journal club format), Hamburg Cardiology congresses, E-AHPBA (international liver surgery), Euro CTO Club (cardiology), German Pneumology Congress, German Surgical Congress (DCK), German Allergy Congress, and Der Mittelrheiner regional surgery conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• med публично: Healthcare communication division of wikonect offering comprehensive professional communication support with a full-service approach.

Products and services

• Congress and Conference Management Full-service congress organization including conception, planning, financial management, speaker and participant management, marketing, abstract management, virtual platforms, exhibition and sponsorship handling, and on-site execution for professional societies, clinics, institutes, and associations.
• Conference and Event Support (Healthcare Industry) Event organization support for pharmaceutical, medtech, and healthcare companies, covering congress participation as sponsor/exhibitor, industry symposia organization, KOL recruitment and management, speaker coordination, hotel and travel management, registration, and compliance services.
• Specialized Communication (med publico) for Associations Healthcare communication services for professional societies, clinics, institutes and associations, including strategic consulting, social media campaigns, analog and digital media creation, public relations, press conferences, expert and lay communication, and scientific communication.
• Healthcare Communication for Industry Omnichannel communication services for pharma, medtech and healthcare companies, including medical consulting, medical writing, medical training, medical relations, media production, digital media creation, and professional/audience communication.
• German Pneumology Congress (DGP) Annual congress of the German Respiratory Society managed end-to-end by wikonect as Professional Congress Organizer, including scientific program, exhibition, sponsorship, and hybrid delivery.
• German Surgical Congress (DCK) Annual congress of the German Society for Surgery (DGCH) organized in hybrid format, alternating between Leipzig and Munich since 2022, with approximately 3,500 on-site and 1,500 livestream participants across 90+ sessions.
• E-AHPBA Congress Biennial international liver surgery congress of the European-African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, organized by wikonect and bringing together 1,200 participants from over 60 nations.
• Euro CTO Club Workshop International workshop on coronary chronic total occlusion organized at various European locations since 2011, with up to 500 experts, live cases from catheterization laboratories, and live webcasting.
• med update Seminare Comprehensive journal club format summarizing the most important publications across over 30 specialist areas, running 52 events per year with more than 25,000 participants and 500+ KOL speakers.
• WorkshopWeek Three-day intensive hands-on course format with small groups, international experts for 1:1 training, live demonstrations, and industry parkour, particularly for endoscopy skills.
• ReproFacts Meeting Innovative one-day hybrid event format that condenses essential aspects from approximately 1,500 studies and abstracts from the annual ESHRE European Congress of Reproductive Medicine into a compact, neutral knowledge transfer event.
• Hamburg Cardiology Congresses (Hamburger Kongresse) Regional cardiology and vascular medicine congress series in Hamburg including Hamburg Heart Days, Hamburg Beats, Hamburger Gefäßtag, Hamburger Herzkreislauftag, Hamburg Interventions, and Hamburg Pumps.
• WIN – Women in Inflammatory Disease Network Annual networking event for women in the inflammatory disease field, organized in Munich as part of the Alfasigma partnership.
• German Allergy Congress Annual congress organized in cooperation with three medical societies, featuring innovative sponsoring formats, a large industry exhibition, and a sustainability strategy.
• Der Mittelrheiner (Middle Rhine Surgical Conference) Regional surgical conference with annually changing venues, approximately 350 participants, a practice-oriented lecture program, and programming designed for the next generation of surgeons.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully organized E-AHPBA 2017 with 1,200 participants from 60+ nations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• mainzplus CITYMARKETING GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Strategic partnership for organizing international meetings in Mainz, Germany. Together with mainzplus, wikonect organized the E-AHPBA Congress 2017 hosting 1,200 participants from 60+ nations. mainzplus provides venue coordination and city marketing support while wikonect handles congress management and healthcare communication.
• med-publicocoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerwikonect's healthcare communication division operates as 'med publico' - an interdisciplinary team of scientists, medical doctors, creatives, and digital experts specializing in medical communication. The division provides comprehensive communication services bridging science, medicine, and the public.
• DHBW Mannheim (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorOthersDual study program partnership for BWL Kongress, Messe, Event management degree. wikonect takes over tuition fees for the dual study program.
• DHBW Ravensburg (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorOthersDual study program partnership for Eventmanagement dual study program. wikonect supports tuition fees for dual students.
• IHK Wiesbaden (Industrie- und Handelskammer)minorOthersPartnership with IHK Wiesbaden for apprenticeship coordination in event management (Veranstaltungskaufleute). Apprentices receive IHK-certified training.
• Leading German Reproductive Medicine SpecialistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with leading German reproductive medicine specialists to develop the ReproFacts innovative event format. This format condenses essential aspects from around 1,500 studies and abstracts from the ESHRE Annual Congress into a single-day hybrid event.
• ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology)minorOthersReproFacts extracts highlights from ESHRE Annual Congress content, reviewing approximately 1,500 studies and abstracts to provide compact, neutral information for medical professionals.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• C-IN: Prague-based European Professional Conference Organizer with a medical and scientific association portfolio, offering end-to-end congress services that overlap with wikonect's value proposition.
• Conventus Congressmanagement & Marketing GmbH: German PCO headquartered in Jena that is one of the most direct competitors to wikonect, specializing in congress and conference management for medical societies and associations across Germany.
• K.I.T. Group GmbH: Berlin-headquartered association management and congress organizer serving international professional and medical associations; comparable to wikonect in PCO scope and association-client base.
• International Conference Services (ICS): International PCO delivering association and medical congress management services, including abstract handling, exhibition and sponsorship, with overlap to wikonect's full-service model.
• Congrex Switzerland: Swiss-headquartered PCO providing association and congress management for medical and scientific clients across Europe, directly comparable in service mix and target clients.
• Symposion Congress Service: German-based congress organizer focused on medical and scientific associations in the DACH region, competing head-to-head with wikonect for society and pharma-sponsored events.
• Interplan AG: Munich-based Professional Congress Organizer with a strong focus on medical and scientific associations, offering full-service congress management closely overlapping wikonect's core offering.

Broad incumbents

• MCI Group: Global meetings, events and association management group with significant medical and scientific association PCO business; operates at much larger scale than wikonect but competes for the same society contracts.
• AIM Group International: European meetings and congress management company with PCO and association management services for healthcare and life sciences clients, broader portfolio but directly comparable core offering.

Emerging players

• Serviceplan Health: German healthcare-focused communication and PR agency that intersects with wikonect's 'med publico' division on medical communication, content strategy and omnichannel campaigns for pharma and medtech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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