MDforLives

What MDforLives does

MDforLives is a global healthcare market research platform owned and operated by Borderless Access Private Limited, an India-headquartered insights and research solutions company. The platform connects pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare research organizations with a verified panel of 1.2 million+ healthcare professionals, allied healthcare professionals, and patients across 40+ countries and 150+ specialties, enabling clients to gather authenticated insights on treatments, devices, drug development, and care delivery through paid online surveys, interviews, and discussion forums.

The platform is delivered through a web application (mdforlives.com) and dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications. Underlying technology includes an automated credential verification system covering medical licenses, prescriptions, and LinkedIn profiles, combined with a fraud-detection layer using digital fingerprinting, device identification, behavioral analytics, and IP monitoring. Data is stored on servers in India and the United States. The core survey product is supplemented by community-engagement modules including the HealthSpeak Podcast, MD Insights articles and case studies, and Victory Voices patient testimonials, plus a knowledge center hosting webinars and blog content on oncology, dermatomyositis, colorectal cancer, and other medical topics.

MDForLives monetizes by charging healthcare industry clients for access to matched panelists and aggregated insights; panelists themselves participate free of charge and receive honoraria of $10 to $200+ per completed survey depending on specialty, length, and complexity, redeemable via e-gift cards. The company operates a community-led go-to-market model, acquiring members through website registration, app store presence, content marketing, webinars, and professional referrals, with survey participation invitation-based. Borderless Access is ISO 27001 certified, and the platform is documented as compliant with GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA. No external institutional investors or venture capital backers are disclosed.

Name

MDforLives

Legal name

MDforLives (owned and operated by Borderless Access Private Limited)

Website

https://mdforlives.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MDforLives, owned by Borderless Access Private Limited, operates a global verified panel of 1.2M+ healthcare professionals, allied health professionals, and patients across 40+ countries, connecting them with pharmaceutical and medical device clients for paid market research surveys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Market Research Survey Services: MDForLives connects pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare research firms with verified healthcare professionals and patients for paid survey participation. The company aggregates panelist insights and provides market research data to healthcare organizations. Clients include medical/pharmaceutical companies seeking authentic opinions on treatments, devices, and care delivery.
2. Healthcare Professional Panel Services: Provides access to a global panel of 1.2 million+ healthcare professionals across 40+ specialties for clinical and market research studies, generating revenue through survey-based research engagements with healthcare industry clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MDforLives is a global healthcare market research platform that connects verified healthcare professionals, allied health professionals, and patients with pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and research organizations through paid online surveys, interviews, and discussion forums. The platform aggregates panelist insights and provides market research data to healthcare organizations seeking authentic clinical and patient opinions on treatments, devices, and care delivery.

Product overview

MDForLives is a global healthcare intelligence platform operated by Borderless Access Private Limited that connects healthcare professionals, allied health professionals, and patients with pharmaceutical companies and research organizations through paid online medical surveys. The platform offers a unified ecosystem comprising the core MDForLives Survey Platform for market research participation, supplemented by content modules including HealthSpeak Podcast, MD Insights articles & case studies, Victory Voices patient testimonials, and the MDForLives Knowledge Center. The platform segments its offerings into three core survey categories: Healthcare Professionals Surveys (covering 40+ medical specialties), Allied Healthcare Professionals Surveys (nurses, pharmacists, lab professionals), and Patient Surveys (covering chronic conditions including diabetes, cancer, migraine, and asthma). Healthcare professionals and patients earn honoraria ranging from $10 to $100+ per completed survey, redeemable through e-gift cards from brand partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HealthSpeak: Podcast offering physicians a platform to share their insights, fostering collaborative learning and knowledge exchange
• MD Insights
• Victory Voices

Products and services

• MDForLives Survey Platform A digital platform through which pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare research organizations commission paid online surveys, interviews, and discussion forums with verified healthcare professionals, allied health professionals, and patients to gather real-world clinical and patient insights.
• Healthcare Professionals Surveys Paid online survey offering for licensed physicians across 40+ medical specialties, enabling them to contribute clinical expertise to medical research and earn honoraria.
• Allied Healthcare Professionals Surveys Paid survey offering for allied health professionals such as nurses, pharmacists, radiologists, physiotherapists, dietitians, and lab professionals to contribute insights on patient care and clinical operations for honoraria.
• Patient Surveys Paid survey offering for patients managing chronic conditions including diabetes, cancer, migraine, and asthma, enabling them to share real-world experiences that influence healthcare product development in exchange for honoraria.
• Veterinary Surveys Paid survey offering for veterinarians covering small and large animal medicine, preventive care, zoonotic diseases, livestock management, and surgical advancements, with honoraria of $100+ per survey.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Borderless Access Private LimitedcoreOthersBorderless Access Private Limited is the parent company and operator of MDForLives. It is described as an award-winning insights and research solutions company recognized for its digital-first products and agile research capabilities. MDForLives is one of several platforms owned and operated by Borderless Access, alongside The Panel Station. Borderless Access establishes the structure of honoraria and incentive payments for survey participation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ZoomRx: ZoomRx is a healthcare-focused market research firm using panels of physicians and patients to deliver insights to pharma clients, with comparable specialty coverage and survey-based delivery, though with a smaller global footprint than MDforLives.

Direct peers

• Sermo: Sermo runs a global physician community and paid survey platform that connects verified doctors with healthcare market research, with a similar honoraria-based engagement model and pharma client base as MDforLives.
• Schlesinger Group: Schlesinger Group operates a global healthcare market research panel and recruits physicians, patients, and caregivers for quantitative and qualitative studies — directly comparable to MDforLives across respondent types and enterprise clients.
• M3 Global Research: M3 Global Research operates one of the largest verified panels of physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, running paid online surveys and market research studies for pharma and healthcare clients — directly comparable to MDforLives' core HCP survey panel across similar specialty coverage and global footprint.
• InCrowd: InCrowd provides on-demand market research from a verified panel of healthcare professionals using micro-surveys for pharma and biotech clients — a directly overlapping model in HCP insights and survey-based delivery.
• MedPanel: MedPanel operates a global panel of physicians, allied health professionals, and patients for market research and clinical insights — closely comparable to MDforLives in respondent mix and pharmaceutical client base.
• The Panel Station: The Panel Station is a sister consumer research panel platform also operated by Borderless Access; it uses the same parent-company technology and incentive model for a general consumer panel, making it a directly comparable operational peer within the same corporate parent.

Broad incumbents

• Dynata: Dynata is a large global data and insights platform operating consumer and B2B panels including healthcare respondents; though broader than MDforLives, it competes for the same pharma market research budgets and offers overlapping HCP and patient survey capabilities.
• Kantar (Health division): Kantar's health practice runs large-scale global healthcare market research using proprietary panels and syndicated studies, competing with MDforLives for pharma insights spend with a broader portfolio of brand tracking and advisory services.
• Medscape / WebMD (Market Research): Medscape (part of WebMD) reaches a large verified global physician audience and offers market research services to pharma clients — comparable to MDforLives in HCP reach though typically larger and broader in commercial offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MDforLives

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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