CIRSE

What CIRSE does

CIRSE — the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe — is a Vienna-headquartered non-profit professional medical society founded in 1985 that serves as the principal European body for cardiovascular and interventional radiology (IR). It supports interventional radiologists, trainees, medical students, hospitals and IR departments, and medical device companies through an integrated portfolio of education, certification, research, and standards-of-practice programs. Its core product surface includes the CIRSE Academy (an LMS delivering CME-accredited courses accredited by EACCME), the CIRSE Library (digital repository of congress recordings, webinars, and educational content), the CIRSE App, a remote examination infrastructure for certification, and a suite of specialized events: the CIRSE Annual Congress, ECIO (Interventional Oncology), ET (Embolotherapy), ECIP (Pain Management), ICCIR (Complications), and the ESIR hands-on training course series. Certification is anchored by the EBIR (European Board of Interventional Radiology) examination, available in German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese with remote delivery, plus advanced European Certifications for Endovascular and Interventional Oncology Specialists; the European Curriculum and Syllabus for IR is now in its third edition. The society publishes three peer-reviewed journals — CVIR, CVIR Endovascular, and the newly launched CVIR Oncology — and runs standards-of-practice documents, fellowship grants, a trainee forum (ETF), and a medical-student pipeline program (Be inspIRed). It also operates Next Research as an in-house contract research organization, running clinical studies such as ORACLE, RESCUE, BRIGHT, BOREALIS, CALCIO, RESPECT, CIEMAR, CIREL, CIRT, and CIRT-FR, and participates in EU-funded research projects including INTERACT-EUROPE 100, PreciseOnco, and SHERPA. CIRSE monetizes through individual and group membership dues, tiered event registration, an annual All-Access Pass subscription for online content, certification fees, corporate membership and sponsorship (BD, Boston Scientific, Siemens Healthineers, Terumo Interventional Systems, Histosonics, Varian), EU research grants, and CRO revenue via Next Research.

Name

CIRSE

Legal name

Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe

Website

https://cirse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIRSE is a Vienna-based non-profit professional medical society founded in 1985 that delivers education, certification, peer-reviewed publishing, congresses, and research programs for interventional radiologists, trainees, and medical device companies across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDADACAF

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

Keywords

• Interventional radiology education
• Medical society certification
• CME accredited courses
• Peer reviewed journals
• Clinical research organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

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: Annual membership fees with multiple categories including individual, junior/trainee, student, group, and corporate membership tiers with varying benefit levels.
2. Event Registration: Revenue from CIRSE Annual Congress, ECIO (European Conference on Interventional Oncology), ET (Embolotherapy), ICCIR (Complications), and ESIR courses with tiered pricing for early bird and regular registration.
3. All-Access Pass: Annual subscription providing access to all online educational content including CIRSE Academy courses, Library, and webinars with reduced rates for CIRSE members and EBIR candidates.
4. Corporate Membership and Sponsorship: Corporate membership program with tiered sponsorship levels including BD, Boston Scientific, Histosonics, Siemens Healthineers, Terumo Interventional Systems, and Varian as corporate members.
5. Certification Fees: EBIR examination fees and Endovascular/IO Specialist Certification fees for candidates seeking professional credentials.
6. Fellowship Grants: Endovascular Fellowship Grants and training center partnerships providing funding for professional development in IR.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels15 records

Core offering

CIRSE is a non-profit professional medical society that delivers a comprehensive ecosystem of education, certification, research, and professional community services for interventional radiology across Europe. Its core offerings include the CIRSE Academy online LMS with CME-accredited courses, the CIRSE Library digital repository, EBIR and specialty certification examinations, the All-Access Pass annual subscription, major annual congresses and ESIR clinical training courses, three peer-reviewed journals, and the Next Research contract research organization.

Product overview

CIRSE (Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe) operates as a professional medical society offering a comprehensive suite of education, certification, and research services for interventional radiology professionals. The core offerings include the CIRSE Academy online learning platform (providing CME-accredited courses), CIRSE Library (on-demand educational content), and CIRSE Webinars (live educational sessions). The society organizes major conferences including the CIRSE Annual Congress, ECIO (Interventional Oncology), ET (Embolotherapy), ESIR (European School of IR), and ICCIR (Complications). CIRSE publishes three peer-reviewed journals: CVIR, CVIR Endovascular, and CVIR Oncology. Certification programs include EBIR, European Certification for Endovascular Specialists, and Interventional Oncology Specialist Certification. Additional services include fellowship grants, trainee forums, standards of practice documents, and a contract research organization (Next Research). The All-Access Pass provides unified access to online educational content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIRSE Academy: Online learning platform providing comprehensive courses on interventional radiology procedures, CME accredited
• CIRSE Library
• EBIR
• ECIO
• ET - Embolotherapy
• ESIR
• ICCIR
• European Trainee Forum (ETF)
• CVIR
• CVIR Endovascular
• CVIR Oncology
• IASIOS

Products and services

• CIRSE Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• EBIR examination available in multiple languages (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese) with remote examination capability
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate member of CIRSE with sponsorship and exhibition presence at CIRSE events, supporting the IR professional community.
• Boston ScientificcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate member of CIRSE with sponsorship and exhibition presence at CIRSE events, supporting the IR professional community.
• HistosonicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate member of CIRSE with sponsorship and exhibition presence at CIRSE events, supporting the IR professional community.
• Siemens HealthineerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate member of CIRSE with sponsorship and exhibition presence at CIRSE events, supporting the IR professional community.
• Terumo Interventional SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate member of CIRSE with sponsorship and exhibition presence at CIRSE events, supporting the IR professional community.
• VarianminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate member of CIRSE with sponsorship and exhibition presence at CIRSE events, supporting the IR professional community.
• Next ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIRSE's Contract Research Organization (CRO) specializing in peripheral vascular embolization research and other IR clinical studies including ORACLE, RESCUE, BRIGHT, BOREALIS, CALCIO, RESPECT, CIEMAR, CIREL, CIRT, and CIRT-FR.
• European Union (EU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for EU research projects including INTERACT-EUROPE 100, PreciseOnco, and SHERPA focusing on interventional oncology training and research collaboration across Europe.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): Large US-based radiology society with a global annual meeting, extensive CME, and peer-reviewed journals. Comparable to CIRSE as a broader incumbent operating CME, journals, and congresses that overlap with CIRSE's content and certification value proposition.
• European Society of Radiology (ESR): The umbrella European radiology society covering all of radiology, including IR as a subspecialty. Comparable because it offers parallel CME-accredited congresses (ECR), education platforms, and European-level accreditation that intersects with CIRSE's offerings.

Others

• Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS): US-based professional society for vascular surgeons who perform many of the same endovascular procedures as IR physicians. Comparable as an adjacent specialty society whose members compete with CIRSE's membership for procedural scope, fellowships, and corporate sponsorship from the same device OEMs.
• European Board of Medical Specialists / UEMS IR Division: The European Union of Medical Specialists sets pan-European training standards for IR, including the European Training Requirements. Comparable because it overlaps with CIRSE's curriculum and certification authority in Europe, functioning as an adjacent standard-setter rather than a direct educator.
• Springer Nature (publisher of CVIR): Publishes the CVIR journal portfolio that CIRSE owns editorially. Comparable as an enabling ecosystem partner — its distribution, indexing, and subscription infrastructure determine reach and monetization of CIRSE's flagship content asset.

Regional players

• Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APSCVIR): Regional IR society covering Asia-Pacific with its own congress and educational programs. Comparable because it pursues the same specialty-building mission outside Europe and competes for global device OEM sponsorship and physician affiliation.
• British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR): UK national IR society offering its own annual meeting, training, and standards. Comparable as a geographic peer serving interventional radiologists in the UK with overlapping CME and certification content that competes for member attention and corporate sponsorship in one of Europe's largest IR markets.
• German Society of Interventional Radiology (DeGIR): German national IR society organizing its own certification (DeGIR module system) and educational events. Comparable as a national/regional peer that delivers competing certification and CME in one of Europe's largest clinical markets, often running in parallel to CIRSE offerings.
• Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Australia and New Zealand (CIRSR): Australia/New Zealand IR society with annual scientific meetings and CME. Comparable as a regional peer pursuing the same specialty-development mandate across a distinct geography, competing for member mind share and corporate partnership budgets.

Direct peers

• Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR): The US counterpart professional society for interventional radiology, offering overlapping CME, annual meeting, certification pathways, and journal portfolio. Direct peer because both societies serve the same specialty, physicians, and corporate sponsors, competing for global mind share and OEM sponsorship dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cirsesociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cardiovascular-and-interventional-radiological-society-of-europe

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