Fase 20

What Fase 20 does

Fase 20 (legal entity: FASE 20 S.L., CIF B18093591) is a Spain-based professional congress and event management company operating in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) sector, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Granada. The company delivers end-to-end congress organization services — including technical secretariat, scientific program management, online registration, hotel reservation, abstract submission and peer review, accreditation, on-site access control, digital signage, Full HD live TV production, webcast/streaming, and virtual poster presentation — primarily for medical and scientific societies, with additional work for pharmaceutical sponsors (AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, Almirall) and academic institutions. Its core differentiator is a proprietary in-house web platform comprising more than twelve integrated modules that share attendee data, branding, and access permissions across the full congress lifecycle, maintained by an internal R&D department. The company operates from offices in Granada, Madrid, Las Palmas, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, and London, and is part of Grupo Star, a Spanish conglomerate of more than 240 travel agencies that provides nationwide travel and accommodation infrastructure for its events.

Fase 20 generates revenue through professional service fees charged to congress organizers (medical societies, associations, and institutional clients) on a quote-based B2B model, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting society presidents, scientific committees, and healthcare industry partners, supported by the company website, OPC Spain membership, and ongoing media coverage in Spanish outlets. The company holds GDPR compliance, has 51–100 employees organized into specialized departments (Registrations, R&D, Scientific, Protocol, Logistics, Accounting, Commercial Expo, Permanent Secretariats, Congress Coordination, and Travel Agency), and was recognized with the OPC Madrid 2025 Innovation Award for its congress technology platform.

Name

Fase 20

Legal name

FASE 20 S.L.

Website

https://fase20.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fase 20 is a Spanish MICE-sector firm specializing in end-to-end medical and scientific congress organization, using a proprietary integrated technology platform to deliver registration, hotel booking, abstract submission, access control, and live streaming services to medical societies, pharmaceutical sponsors, and academic clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Congress Organization Services: End-to-end congress and event organization services including technical secretariat, scientific program management, registration handling, hotel coordination, access control, and on-site logistics. Revenue is generated through service fees charged to congress organizers (societies and associations).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fase 20 provides end-to-end congress and conference organization services for medical and scientific societies, acting as the technical secretariat for national and international events. Its offering spans web development, online registration, hotel reservations, abstract submission and evaluation, CME accreditation, on-site access control, digital signage, Full HD live video production, webcasting, and virtual poster presentation. Delivery combines proprietary technology modules with on-the-ground logistics, financial management, and travel coordination through the Grupo Star network.

Product overview

Fase 20 is a congress and conference management company operating in the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) sector that offers a comprehensive platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of a unified congress management ecosystem that includes web services, online registration, hotel booking, abstract submission, accreditation, access control, virtual poster rooms, table reservations, workshop registration, digital signage, TV studio production, and webcast/streaming capabilities. The platform is designed as an integrated suite where all modules share data (attendee databases, access permissions, branding) and can be deployed together or independently based on client needs. Key technological capabilities include Full HD video production, real-time streaming, interactive touch screens, and proprietary software for congress operations management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Services for Congresses

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 98% reduction in paper usage through digital tools
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grupo StarcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFase 20 is part of Grupo Star, a network of more than 240 travel agencies operating throughout Spain. This partnership enables Fase 20 to offer comprehensive travel and accommodation services for congress attendees, including hotel reservations, transportation, and group travel logistics. The network provides national coverage for all congress-related travel needs.
• OPC Spain (Asociación de Organizadores Profesionales de Congresos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership and participation in OPC Spain, the professional association of congress organizers in Spain. Participates in national congresses and industry events organized by OPC Spain.
• ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association)minorOthersAffiliation with ICCA, the international association for the meetings industry, demonstrating international standards and access to global congress market intelligence.
• IATA (International Air Transport Association)minorOthersPartnership with IATA for airline ticketing and international travel management services for congress attendees and speakers.
• Spanish Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the UK supporting international business development and congress services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cvent: US-based event management technology platform powering registration, venue sourcing, and virtual/hybrid events. Adjacent competitor whose SaaS event-tech stack overlaps with Fase 20's proprietary platform modules.

Direct peers

• AIM Group International: Italy-headquartered PCO and event management company with strong presence in European medical and scientific congresses. Comparable end-to-end congress services and continental footprint overlapping with Fase 20's markets.
• C-IN: Czech Republic-based European congress organizer focused on association meetings in life sciences and healthcare. Provides full-service PCO support with a similar buyer profile of medical and scientific societies.
• Congrex: Basel-based association management and conference organizer serving European medical and scientific societies. Operates a comparable end-to-end PCO offering and is a direct competitor for medical society clients.
• Kenes Group: Israel/Switzerland-headquartered Professional Conference Organizer specializing in medical and scientific association congresses. Operates the same association-led, full-service PCO model with proprietary event technology, making it the closest functional analog to Fase 20.
• MCI Group: Switzerland-based global associations, meetings, and events group with deep medical congress practice. Competes directly with Fase 20 for medical society mandates and runs a proprietary technology platform across the meeting lifecycle.
• Conventus Congressmanagement & Marketing: Germany-based PCO operating across medical, scientific, and academic congresses for European associations. Direct comparable in service model and target customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Maritz Global Events: US-based global meeting, event, and incentive travel company serving enterprise and association clients. Competes for large association congress programs but at substantially broader portfolio scale than Fase 20.
• BCD Meetings & Events: Large global corporate and association meeting management agency (part of BCD). Overlaps with Fase 20 in association congress delivery but operates at much greater scale across all event types and geographies.

Regional players

• Viajes El Corte Inglés - División Congresos: Spain-based corporate travel and congress division of El Corte Inglés that organizes meetings and incentive travel across Iberia. Direct regional overlap with Fase 20's Spanish PCO offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Fase20Congresos

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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