Hc3

What Hc3 does

Hc3 is a privately held medical communications agency founded in 1998, headquartered in Boucherville/Montreal, Canada, that designs and delivers continuing healthcare education (CHE) programs for pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, medical societies, patient associations, and accrediting bodies. The company operates with a team of 11-50 employees led by President and owner Anik Sicotte, leveraging her 25+ years of industry relationships and bilingual (English/French) capabilities to serve both Canadian and international clients.

The company's service portfolio spans educational programs (symposia, personal practice assessments, micro-learning capsules, multidisciplinary education), technology solutions (e-learning platforms, augmented/virtual reality tools, clinical apps, webinars, podcasts), clinical tools (assessment/diagnostic tools, drug comparators, treatment algorithms), advisory boards using a proprietary DPCIPNSE facilitation framework, international congress coverage, speaker tours, and publications. Its flagship proprietary asset is the International Literature Search (ILS), a curated publication launched in 2004 that synthesizes significant study data from medical congresses with clinical insights from Canadian experts. A proprietary KPI Dashboard provides real-time business intelligence tracking educational activities, program impact, speaker ratings, and healthcare provider learning needs.

Hc3 generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, with pricing determined per project scope and tailored to individual client requirements. The go-to-market model is entirely relationship-driven, with the President handling business development directly through personal network outreach—primarily via phone (514.773.2645) and website contact forms. No self-serve, product-led, or channel-partner distribution exists. Marketing relies on the company website, direct outreach, and professional testimonials. Several of Hc3's programs have been adapted worldwide across therapeutic areas, indicating international service delivery capability despite a Canadian operational base.

Name

Hc3

Legal name

Hc3

Website

https://hc3.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hc3 is a Canadian medical communications agency that designs and delivers continuing healthcare education programs—including symposia, e-learning, AR/VR tools, advisory boards, and its proprietary ILS publication—for pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and medical societies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Communications and Continuing Healthcare Education

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Medical communications agency
• Continuing healthcare education
• Clinical tools development
• Medical congress coverage
• Healthcare education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boucherville

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Educational Programs: Project-based professional services revenue from designing and delivering continuing healthcare education (CHE) programs for pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, medical societies, and patient associations. Programs include symposia, personal practice assessments, multidisciplinary education, and micro-learning capsules delivered in-person and online.
2. Advisory Board & Consultative Meetings: Revenue from organizing and facilitating advisory boards and consultative meetings using the D-P-C-I-N-S-E framework (Data, Perception, Comparison, Comfort, Issues, Needs, Solutions, Engagement) to stimulate meaningful conversation and generate strategic insights for clients.
3. Speaker Tours: Planning and organizing speaker tours within guidelines, maximizing knowledge transfer from key opinion leaders worldwide.
4. Publications & Content Services: Revenue from creating and publishing review articles, consensus recommendations, white papers, and expert discussion forum content. Includes International Literature Search (ILS) Updates and Opinions publications serving Canadian healthcare practitioners.
5. International Congress Coverage: Coverage services for international medical congresses including learning sessions, post-congress reports, live coverage, ambassador programs, and resource centers. Delivers congress findings rapidly to healthcare professionals.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hc3 is a medical communications agency that designs, develops, and delivers continuing healthcare education programs for pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, medical societies, and patient associations. Its portfolio spans educational programs, clinical tools, advisory board facilitation, international congress coverage, the proprietary International Literature Search (ILS) publication, a KPI dashboard, speaker tours, and peer-reviewed publications, delivered across in-person, digital, AR/VR, and e-learning formats.

Product overview

Hc3 is a leading medical communications agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of continuing healthcare education services. The core offering includes Educational Programs, Technology solutions (e-learning, videos, AR/VR, apps, webinars), Clinical Tools, Advisory Boards/Consultative Meetings, International Congress Coverage, International Literature Search (ILS) - the company's proprietary publication since 2004, KPI Dashboard, Speaker Tours, and Publications & Review Articles. These services work together to deliver impactful medical education that drives behaviour change and improves patient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educational Programs Innovative continuing healthcare education programs delivered for healthcare providers across all therapeutic areas, including Personal Practice Assessments, multidisciplinary programs, symposia, micro-learning capsules, and gamification elements. Targeted at pharmaceutical companies, medical societies, and healthcare organizations seeking accredited CHE programs.
• Technology Solutions Technology-enabled learning solutions including e-learning modules, whiteboard videos, webinars, podcasts, augmented/virtual reality experiences, custom apps, electronic brochures, and web platforms designed for medical education delivery.
• Clinical Tools Custom clinical tools including assessment and diagnostic tools, drug and trial comparators, treatment algorithms, clinical apps, whiteboard videos, brochures, discussion guides, and medical slide banks developed for pharmaceutical clients and healthcare practitioners.
• Advisory Boards and Consultative Meetings Meeting design and facilitation services using the proprietary D-P-C-I-N-S-E framework (Data, Perception, Comparison, Comfort, Issues, Needs, Solutions, Engagement) to stimulate meaningful dialogue and generate strategic insights for clients.
• International Congress Coverage Comprehensive coverage of international medical congresses including learning sessions, post-congress reports, ambassador programs, live coverage, multi-country coverage, and resource centres to rapidly disseminate congress findings to healthcare professionals.
• International Literature Search (ILS) Proprietary publication curating significant study data from medical congresses with clinical insights from Canadian experts, including consensus recommendations, peer-reviewed articles, expert discussion forums, and white papers serving Canadian healthcare practitioners.
• KPI Dashboard Business intelligence dashboard providing real-time metrics tracking educational activities, program impact, speaker ratings, and HCP challenges, learning needs, and topics of interest.
• Speaker Tours Planning and organization of speaker tours conducted within compliance guidelines, maximizing knowledge transfer from worldwide key opinion leaders.
• Publications and Review Articles Medical content communication services including peer-reviewed articles, consensus recommendations, expert discussion forums, and white papers, keeping professionals informed for over 20 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• Healthcare practitioners appreciate the time-saving value of ILS Updates & Opinions year after year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Medscape Education (WebMD): One of the largest digital CME/CE providers globally, delivering accredited medical education to HCPs. Comparable in the CME/CHE delivery function, though a digital-platform incumbent rather than a services agency.
• Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott): Global medical publisher and continuing education provider with deep HCP relationships and accredited content. Broad incumbent with overlapping CME/publications/advisory capabilities to Hc3.
• IQVIA (Medical Communications): Large CRO and healthcare data/communications provider with a medical communications arm serving pharma. Significantly broader scope, but a key competitor for outsourced medcomms and CME programs.

Direct peers

• Envision Pharma Group: Medical communications and publications agency serving pharma clients with scientific content, publications, and medical affairs support. Direct overlap with Hc3's publications, advisory boards, and CME delivery.
• MedThink Communications: Boutique medical communications agency delivering peer-to-peer programming, KOL engagement, and educational content. Closest size-comparable peer to Hc3's 11–50 employee profile.
• OPEN Health Group: Global medical communications and healthcare consulting group combining medcomms, market access, and HEOR. Closest scale-comparable peer to Hc3's CME/medical communications offering, though much larger and broader in scope.
• CME Outfitters: Independent accredited CME/CE provider focused on live, online, and enduring educational activities for HCPs. Closest US-direct peer in pure CME/CE delivery model.
• Fishawack Health (Avalere): Global medical communications agency delivering scientific content, medical affairs, and commercial services to pharma. Directly comparable to Hc3 in offering type, with significantly larger global scale.
• PRECISIONscientia: Medical communications and scientific services firm specializing in publications, medical affairs, and educational programming for pharma. Directly comparable service mix to Hc3's publications and CME portfolio.
• Ashfield Health (part of Inizio): Healthcare communications and consulting network offering medical affairs, medcomms, and patient engagement services. Directly comparable to Hc3 in the agency model and pharma customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hc3-communications-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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