MICOF

What MICOF does

MICOF (Muy Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Valencia) is the legally mandated professional association for pharmacists in the Valencia region of Spain, founded on March 20, 1441, by Doña María de Aragón y Sicilia — making it the oldest pharmacy college in the world. The organization regulates professional licensing, delivers continuing education, advocates for pharmacists' interests before government bodies, and provides legal, ethical, and professional-development support to members. Its primary customer base is licensed pharmacists in the Valencia region, including pharmacy owners, employed pharmacists, substitutes, and pharmacists working in hospital, clinical, public-health, industry, and distribution roles; a secondary audience is the general public, served via pharmacy-locator tools, medication-storage guidance, and public-health campaigns such as #Farmaverano2026.

MICOF's core platform is a professional association stack comprising a public website, a member mobile application, a monthly digital magazine ('La Rebotica'), and a hospital medication distribution platform serving hospital pharmacies, distributor warehouses, community pharmacies, and the college itself. The organization distributes content and campaigns across Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Pinterest, runs email newsletters, and convenes events, committee meetings, and educational courses. It coordinates with the Consell Valencià de Col·legis de Farmacèutics (integrating Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia) on regional public-health initiatives.

The revenue model is subscription-based, generated almost entirely from mandatory membership dues: €24.17/month for practicing pharmacists, with discounted tiers of €4.85/month for unemployed recent graduates (<4 years since finishing studies) and €10.87/month for long-term unemployed members, plus a €50 one-time enrollment fee waived for transfers with a certificate of good standing. Complementary income derives from continuing-education courses, the hospital medication distribution platform, partner co-funded activities, and ancillary services such as the micofplus.es merchandise shop and member discounts (e.g., with IVI Clinics). MICOF is a non-profit operating under the Spanish professional-body framework with no parent company, no external investors, and a headcount of 51-100.

Name

MICOF

Legal name

Muy Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Valencia

Website

https://micof.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MICOF is the oldest pharmacy college in the world (founded 1441), serving as the mandatory professional association for licensed pharmacists in Spain's Valencia region, providing licensing, continuing education, advocacy, and member services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Pharmacy Association Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

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PRIMARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Professional pharmacy association
• Pharmaceutical continuing education
• Pharmacy licensing services
• Hospital medication distribution
• Pharmacist member benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The organization generates revenue through mandatory membership fees from pharmacists in the Valencia region, including practicing members and unemployed members with various discount structures.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

MICOF is a non-profit professional association (pharmacy college) that provides mandatory professional licensing, regulation, and representation for pharmacists in the Valencia region of Spain. It offers continuing education and pharmaceutical training courses, member services including job boards and legal/ethical guidance, and a hospital medication distribution platform. The organization also serves the general public with health information, a pharmacy locator for emergency and open pharmacies, and public health campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SFC-SQM Valencia - Síndrome de Fatiga CrónicaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome of the Valencian Community, working to improve quality of life for affected persons in the Valencian Community. Convention signed in 2025.
• AAEV - Asociación de Afectadas de Endometriosis de ValenciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Reference association for endometriosis in the Valencian Community, established in 2018 with members in Castellón, Valencia, and Alicante. Part of ENDOSPAIN Federation.
• Fibro RibarrojaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Meeting place for people with Fibromyalgia in Riba-Roja de Turia. Convention signed in 2025.
• Hospital Arnau de Vilanova - LlíriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborates with MICOF on Xarxa Pacients patient education programs, including renal disease self-care training sessions. The hospital hosted the 'Lo que sí que puedes controlar de tu enfermedad renal' training on June 30.
• FarmamundicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Pharmaceutical volunteering initiative launched by MICOF and Farmamundi to channel pharmacists' participation in social and health actions adapted to their availability.
• ALCER TuriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Association for the defense of kidney patients' interests and contribution to social-labor integration of people with disabilities. Partnership established in 2017. Address: Calle de Chelva 7-9 bajos, Valencia.
• AECC - Asociación Española contra el CáncercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Integration of patients, family members, volunteers, and professionals united to prevent, sensitize, accompany people, and finance oncology research projects. Partnership established in 2016. Address: Plaza Polo de Bernabé 9 bajo, Valencia 46010.
• IVI ClinicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2014Medical team specialized in assisted reproduction techniques in Valencia. MICOF has a collaboration agreement with discounts for members.
• AVACOS - Asociación Valenciana contra el SIDAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partnership agreement signed in 2011 for collaboration on HIV/AIDS awareness and support.
• FarmamundicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMICOF has a collaboration agreement with Farmamundi for humanitarian aid actions. Farmamundi works to ensure health is a universal right for vulnerable populations in impoverished countries through cooperation actions, essential medicines access, and distribution of medicines and medical equipment. Address: Parque Tecnológico de Paterna, C/ Johannes Gutenberg, nº 5, 46980 Paterna, Valencia.
• Fundación EsycuminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation focused on creating, promoting, and disseminating cultural, educational, scientific, and healthcare resources for integral human development. Address: C/ Guardia Civil 23 bajo, 46020 Valencia.
• Cruz RojacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization founded in 1863, present in more than 189 countries with 100 million volunteers worldwide. Contact: 902 22 82 82.
• Mano a ManominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO for development cooperation and humanitarian aid founded in 1994, operating in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela.
• Médicos Sin FronterascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational medical-humanitarian organization that assists populations in precarious situations and victims of disasters and armed conflicts. Address: C/Zapatería de los Niños, 4 bajo, CP 46001-Valencia.
• ALCER TuriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the defense of kidney patients' interests and contribution to social-labor integration of people with disabilities. Partnership established in 2017 for collaboration on Xarxa Pacients patient education initiatives.
• Consell Valencià de Col·legis de FarmacèuticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCouncil integrating the Official Colleges of Pharmacists of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. Jointly runs the 'Contra el calor, tu farmacia la mejor aliada' campaign for heat-related health prevention.
• Dragon Boat Marina ValenciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports team of breast cancer and other cancer survivors. Partnership focuses on promoting sport after cancer disease and visibility of benefits.
• Cáritas Diocesana de ValenciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial organization of the Archdiocese of Valencia for charity work. Partnership signed in 2009 to promote dialogue and participation.
• UNICEF Comité EspañolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational committee of UNICEF working to guarantee children's rights to health, education, and protection worldwide. Address: Calle del Doctor Romagosa 5, 46002 Valencia.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP): Global federation of national pharmacy associations, providing representation, education, and policy work — adjacent peer relevant for benchmarking MICOF's international positioning rather than daily service overlap.
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society: UK professional body for pharmacists providing licensing support, education, advocacy, and publications — directly comparable in mission and function to MICOF at national (UK) rather than regional (Valencia) scope.
• Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos de España: National umbrella body coordinating all Spanish "Colegios Oficiales de Farmacéuticos," providing the regulatory and representational framework MICOF operates within — direct peer in mission, differing only by national vs. regional scope.
• Pharmaceutical Society of Australia: Australian peak professional body for pharmacists with continuing education, advocacy, and standards-setting functions — directly comparable in mandate to MICOF.
• Canadian Pharmacists Association: National Canadian pharmacist association providing continuing education, advocacy, and professional resources — comparable role to MICOF but country-wide rather than regional.
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): U.S. national pharmacists' professional society offering advocacy, CE, and member services — comparable function to MICOF at much broader geographic scale.

Direct peers

• Consell Valencià de Col·legis de Farmacèutics: Inter-collegiate council integrating the Official Colleges of Pharmacists of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia — directly comparable as a multi-provincial pharmacist body; MICOF is one of its constituent members and jointly runs campaigns with it.
• Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Barcelona: Catalan regional pharmacy college offering the same mandatory-membership, CE, regulatory, and pharmacy-support services as MICOF in a different Spanish geography.
• Ordre National des Pharmaciens (France): French statutory body for pharmacists with mandatory-registration, ethics oversight, and CE functions; structurally near-identical to MICOF but operating in France and at a national level.
• Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos de Madrid: Another large regional "Colegio Oficial de Farmacéuticos" in Spain with similar licensing, advocacy, continuing education, and member-service functions — closest functional peer in a different region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/micofvlc
• Facebookfacebook.com/micofvlc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/muy-ilustre-colegio-oficial-de-farmaceuticos-de-valencia
• Instagraminstagram.com/micofvlc
• Pinterestpinterest.com/micofvlc

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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