edenceHealth

What edenceHealth does

edenceHealth NV is a Belgian health-data specialist founded in 2019 and headquartered in Kontich, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cronos Group. The company transforms heterogeneous healthcare data — electronic health records, disease registries, and clinical trial datasets — into the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) and the broader OHDSI open-source ecosystem, enabling standardized observational research and federated analytics across institutions and borders. Its technology stack combines custom ETL pipelines (Python, SQL, Docker), OHDSI tooling (Atlas, HADES, Achilles, DQD, ARES, WhiteRabbit), the Vantage6 federated-learning infrastructure, and a set of proprietary tools: edenceMapper (an LSH- and NLP-based mapping suggestion engine that is roughly 10x faster than OHDSI's Usagi with comparable accuracy), edenceReviewer (a collaborative web application for expert mapping review), LabMapper (LOINC measurement mapping), the edenceHealth RxNorm Builder (drug-code mapping), and the HEARTwise ML Framework for clinical deterioration prediction.

edenceHealth generates revenue primarily through professional-services engagements — consultancy, end-to-end data harmonization, federated analytics design and operation, data science and ML services, infrastructure deployment, data entry solutions, and training workshops — sold on a quote-based, project-by-project basis to governments, research institutions, hospitals, disease registries, and life-science organizations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customers are concentrated in Europe (Belgium, the UK, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden via CRNS Nordics, Ireland, Czech Republic) and Africa (Rwanda via the LAISDAR, BRIDGE, and DRIVE projects). Marquee engagements include the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre (NHS England Secure Data Environment), the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), the European Rare Kidney Disease Registry (ERKReg, 17,000+ patients), IQVIA, and the LAISDAR federated network of 14 Rwandan hospitals (~3.5M patients). Marketing and demand generation are anchored in OHDSI symposium presence, peer-reviewed publications, GitHub and LinkedIn activity, and referral flow from the EHDEN certified-SME network.

The company employs 11–50 people across data science, software engineering, DevOps, and quality analysis, led by founder and Managing Partner Lars Halvorsen and Managing Partner Freija Descamps. edenceHealth is one of the first certified SMEs of the European Health Data and Evidence Network (EHDEN), a member of the European Institute for Innovation Through Health Data (i~HD), and positions itself for the upcoming European Health Data Space (EHDS2) regulatory environment. To date, the firm reports having delivered 30+ projects and mapped 70M+ patient records across 10+ European countries.

Name

edenceHealth

Legal name

edenceHealth NV

Website

https://edence.health

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

edenceHealth is a Belgian health-data consultancy that transforms EHR, registry, and clinical trial data into the OMOP CDM standard using OHDSI tooling and proprietary mapping software, serving hospitals, research institutions, governments, and life-science clients across Europe and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Data Interoperability and Analytics

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Site Data Management Support (EDC/Source/SDV Readiness) (HLAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

EHR Implementation, Optimization, Training & Managed Services (HLACAAAL), Bioinformatics, Multi-Omics Data Analysis & Interpretation Services (HLAGANAI)

Keywords

• Health data harmonization
• OMOP CDM services
• Federated analytics
• Healthcare ETL pipelines
• Real world evidence

Headquarters

HQ city

Kontich

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Health Data Consultancy Services: Specialized consultancy combining deep expertise in OMOP CDM with customized solutions to optimize health data management. Consultants work closely with client teams to overcome unique challenges and enhance data management processes.
2. Data Harmonization Services: End-to-end transformation of health data from EHR systems, registries or other sources into standardized platforms like OMOP CDM. Includes ETL pipeline development, quality assurance, and iterative validation.
3. Federated Analytics Solutions: Design, implementation and management of federated networks for healthcare. Includes infrastructure setup, algorithm deployment, and ongoing operational support.
4. Data Science & Machine Learning Services: Data science solutions applying latest techniques for extracting knowledge from health data, including prediction models and clinical decision-making tools.
5. Training Workshops: Interactive workshops on OMOP CDM, OHDSI tooling, advanced analytics and data governance, delivered on-site, virtually or in hybrid format.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

edenceHealth transforms diverse healthcare data from EHR systems, clinical trials, and registries into the standardized OMOP Common Data Model (CDM) format, and designs, implements, and operates federated analytics networks for privacy-preserving multi-institution research. The company delivers end-to-end professional services — from consultancy and ETL pipeline development to deployment of proprietary tools (edenceMapper, edenceReviewer, HEARTwise, LabMapper, RxNorm Builder) — for governments, research institutions, hospitals, and disease registries.

Product overview

edenceHealth is a health data harmonization and analytics company offering a portfolio of named software tools and professional services. Their core offering centers on transforming diverse healthcare data into the OMOP CDM standard through ETL pipelines. The product suite includes edenceMapper (NLP-based concept mapping suggestion engine) and edenceReviewer (collaborative mapping review tool), supplemented by specialized tools like HEARTwise ML Framework (predictive analytics), edenceHealth RxNorm Builder (drug code mapping), and LabMapper (LOINC measurement mapping). Services span consultancy, data harmonization, federated analytics, data science & ML, infrastructure deployment, data entry solutions, and training workshops. The company operates as an EHDEN-certified SME delivering solutions across European countries and Africa since 2019.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• edenceMapper: A mapping suggestion framework for non-standard to standard medical vocabularies codes, leveraging NLP and machine learning.
• edenceReviewer
• HEARTwise
• LabMapper
• edenceHealth RxNorm Builder

Products and services

• Consultancy Services Expert guidance in health data management, compliance, data interoperability, and data-driven decision-making for governments, research institutions, and healthcare providers.
• Data Harmonization Services End-to-end transformation of health data from EHR systems, registries, and other sources into the standardized OMOP CDM platform, including ETL pipeline development and quality assurance.
• Federated Analytics Services Design, implementation, and management of federated networks for healthcare using Vantage6 infrastructure for privacy-preserving analysis across distributed data sources.
• Data Science & Machine Learning Services Application of data science techniques and machine learning on health data, including diagnostic risk assessments, clinical decision-making tools, and predictive dashboards.
• Infrastructure Services Scalable infrastructure solutions for cloud-based, on-premise, and hybrid deployments supporting diverse data sources including hospitals, registries, and commercial providers.
• Data Entry Solutions Custom data entry platforms optimized for efficient data capture and seamless integration with analytical workflows, built on OMOP-CDM.
• Training Workshops Interactive workshops on OMOP CDM, OHDSI tooling, advanced analytics, data governance, and EHDS2 regulatory compliance, delivered on-site, virtually, or in hybrid format.
• edenceMapper Proprietary mapping suggestion framework that uses Locality-Sensitive Hashing (LSH) and NLP methods to map non-standard medical vocabularies to standard OMOP codes, achieving nearly 10x faster mapping than Usagi with comparable or better accuracy.
• edenceReviewer
• HEARTwise ML Framework Machine learning framework developed to predict patient deterioration, designed with a three-phase approach for model development and validation for clinical decision-making support.
• edenceHealth RxNorm Builder Framework for international drug mapping in healthcare data using OHDSI's BuildRxE script to standardize medication concept codes.
• LabMapper Tool to automate the mapping of measurement concepts to LOINC codes within the OMOP CDM framework.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70 million+ patient records successfully mapped to standardized data models
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and regional.

• Cronos Group (De Cronos Groep)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019edenceHealth has been a proud Cronos company since 2019. Founded on Lars Halvorsen's vision of harnessing the transformative power of real-world data (RWD) to revolutionize healthcare decision-making, the company bridges the gap in specialized IT services for RWD and real-world evidence (RWE) domains.
• European Health Data and Evidence Network (EHDEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the first certified SMEs for EHDEN. The European Health Data & Evidence Network has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 806968, with support from EU Horizon 2020 and EFPIA.
• LAISDAR Consortium (University of Rwanda, Rwanda Biomedical Center, University of Ghent, Regional Alliance for Sustainable Development)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAISDAR (Leveraging AI in SARS COVID-2/COVID-19 Data in Rwanda) project managed by University of Rwanda alongside Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), University of Ghent, and RASD in Rwanda. Funded by Canada's IDRC and Sida under Global South AI4COVID Program. Created the largest federated health data network in Africa with 14 hospital nodes.
• European Institute for Innovation Through Health Data (i~HD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartneredenceHealth is a member of the European Institute for Innovation Through Health Data, contributing to advancing health data standards and interoperability in Europe.
• OHDSI (Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics)coreTechnology or IntegrationActive contributor to OHDSI community, utilizing open-source tools including Atlas, R/RStudio with HADES, Achilles, DQD, ARES, and WhiteRabbit. Regular presenter at OHDSI symposiums.
• BRIDGE NETWORK (Building RNwise Infrastructure to use Data for Global Health Evidence and Research)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRIDGE Training Program aims to equip African researchers with advanced skills in health informatics and data sciences. edenceHealth provides technical contribution to federated infrastructure and data harmonization for scalable public health insights in Africa.
• DRIVE ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject aiming to 'drive' comprehensive care to tuberculosis patients in sub-Saharan Africa, expanding the LAISDAR federated network model to other disease areas.
• CRNS NordicsregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with CRNS Nordics extends edenceHealth's presence to Sweden, enabling regional coverage across Nordic countries.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ConcertAI: Real-world evidence and AI analytics for oncology and life sciences, with proprietary clinical data networks; comparable in delivering OMOP-style standardized data for research and ML applications.
• Verana Health: Curates and analyzes real-world clinical data from specialty medical registries, including EHR-to-research-grade data transformations similar to edenceHealth's harmonization work for registries like EBMT and ERKReg.
• The Hyve: Dutch consultancy providing OHDSI and OMOP CDM services, including ETL development, data harmonization, and tooling — directly comparable in service mix, geographic focus, and OHDSI specialization.
• Odysseus Data Services: US-based EHDEN-certified SME offering OMOP CDM mapping and health data harmonization services to life sciences clients, directly competing for the same EHDEN referral pipeline and pharma-sponsored RWE projects.

Broad incumbents

• TriNetX: Global federated health data network used for clinical research and real-world evidence, with significantly larger scale and broader pharma customer base; overlaps with edenceHealth's federated analytics offering.
• IQVIA: Global CRO and RWE incumbent with extensive data harmonization, real-world evidence, and OMOP CDM capabilities; serves as both a customer (collaborator on cancer mapping) and a broader competitor for large harmonization programs.
• Flatiron Health: Oncology-focused real-world data company (Roche subsidiary) that transforms EHR data into research-grade datasets — analogous approach at much greater scale and within a narrower therapeutic vertical.
• Health Catalyst: Large healthcare data and analytics platform provider serving hospitals and health systems with data warehousing, quality reporting, and population health — overlaps on EHR data transformation and analytics enablement.

Emerging players

• Lifebit: Federated genomics and biomedical data platform with privacy-preserving analytics infrastructure (similar Vantage6/federated ethos), competing for life sciences and public-sector research contracts.
• Datavant: Health data connectivity and de-identification layer enabling real-world evidence across distributed datasets — adjacent technology stack to edenceHealth's federated analytics offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/edencehealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edencehealth

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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