Research Review

What Research Review does

Research Review is an Australia- and New Zealand-based medical publishing company that aggregates and curates research from approximately 10,000 global medical journals, delivering specialty-specific reviews annotated by a network of over 60 Australian and New Zealand medical specialists. The company, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Geelong, Australia, operates both Australian (researchreview.com.au) and New Zealand (researchreview.co.nz) platforms covering more than 40 clinical areas including Cardiology, Diabetes, Oncology, Haematology, Psychiatry, General Practice, and Neurology. Its core technology is a curated medical literature aggregation platform that synthesises global research with locally relevant expert commentary, supplemented by Practice Reviews, Conference Reviews (covering 50+ international medical meetings annually), Speaker Series events, Podcasts, and CPD-accredited e-Learning Modules. End users are credentialed, registered health professionals who access content free of charge upon AHPRA verification.

The business model is freemium at the subscriber level: publications are free to health professionals, with revenue generated from pharmaceutical company sponsorships and advertising displayed on the platform. Distribution is direct-to-inbox via email subscription, supported by website content and active social media channels (Facebook, X/Twitter) for both Australia and New Zealand. The company holds CPD endorsement relationships with 15+ professional bodies — including RACP, ANZCA, RNZCGP, RANZCP, CICM, RACS, and PSNZ — embedding its content into the mandatory continuing professional development workflows of physicians, surgeons, anaesthetists, GPs, psychiatrists, intensive care specialists, and pharmacists across both countries. The company is privately held, with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity in the input data.

Name

Research Review

Legal name

Research Review Limited

Website

https://researchreview.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Research Review is an Australia- and New Zealand-based medical publishing company that delivers curated, locally-annotated reviews of global medical journal research to registered health professionals, monetised via pharmaceutical sponsorships and CPD endorsements from professional colleges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Research Publishing

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA), Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

Keywords

• Medical research publications
• Clinical research reviews
• Continuing professional development
• Medical journal curation
• Specialist medical commentary

Headquarters

HQ city

Geelong

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Professional Subscriptions: Free subscription service for registered health professionals, delivering curated medical research reviews via email. Revenue is generated through pharmaceutical company sponsorships and advertising from healthcare companies displayed on the platform.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Research Review is an electronic medical journal publishing company that curates and summarizes key research from approximately 10,000 global medical journals into subject-specific review publications, augmented by expert commentary from over 60 Australian and New Zealand medical specialists. Its portfolio spans 40+ clinical areas including Cardiology, Oncology, Diabetes, Psychiatry, Haematology and General Practice, delivered free to registered health professionals in Australia and New Zealand via email subscription and an online platform, with CPD accreditation through 15+ professional bodies.

Product overview

Research Review is a subscription-based medical research publication platform that delivers summarized interpretations of published medical studies from global journals to health professionals in Australia and New Zealand. The platform operates a portfolio of over 40 specialty-specific clinical area reviews (including Haematology, Oncology, Cardiology, Neurology, and more), with content curated and annotated by local medical specialists. The core offering comprises Research Review Publications providing expert commentary, supplemented by Practice Reviews for clinical guidance, Conference Reviews covering international medical meetings, Speaker Series events, Podcasts for audio learning, and CPD-accredited e-Learning Modules for professional development. All publications are free for registered health professionals. The platform covers approximately 50 international medical conferences annually and works with over 60 Australian medical specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Review Publications Subscription-based medical research publications that summarize key articles from global medical journals with commentary from Australian and New Zealand medical specialists. Free to receive for registered health professionals who verify credentials (AHPRA registration). Delivered via email and accessible through the website.
• Clinical Area Reviews Specialty-specific research reviews covering over 40 clinical areas including Cardiology, Diabetes, Oncology, Haematology, Neurology, Psychiatry, General Practice, and more. Each clinical area review curates global research with local specialist commentary relevant to the discipline.
• Conference Reviews Reviews of recent international medical conferences including EHA Congress, ASH, ICML and other major events, summarizing key study results and clinical implications across therapeutic areas.
• CPD e-Learning Modules CPD-accredited e-Learning modules covering clinical topics such as immunisation in older adults, respiratory syncytial virus, shingles and cardiovascular disease, and counteracting vaccine misinformation, designed to support continuing professional development for health professionals.
• Speaker Series Expert speaker events and presentations covering specialized clinical topics such as CAR T integration, bispecifics implementation, and practical considerations for clinical practice.
• Podcasts (Watch & Listen) Audio podcast content including the Lymphoma & Leukaemia Watch podcast series and other clinical area podcasts featuring expert commentary from medical specialists.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free publications for all health professionals
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRACP MyCPD participants can claim credits for reading and evaluating Research Reviews. One credit per hour, maximum 50-60 credits per year.
• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerANZCA CPD program participants may claim journal reading credits at 1 credit per hour for Research Review publications.
• Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerResearch Review publications, videos and e-Learning modules endorsed by RNZCGP for up to 2 CME credits per learning hour.
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRANZCP CPD Program allows claiming hours for private journal reading under 'Self Guided Learning' with Research Reviews eligible.
• College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCICM approved CPD hours for Emergency Medicine Research Review under educational activities category.
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerRACS allows journal reading and researching clinical information including Research Reviews as part of CPD (max 20 points per annum).
• Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand (PSNZ)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmacy Research Review endorsed by PSNZ for inclusion in CE records for CPD (accreditation 2016/16, expiry October 2026).
• Boehringer IngelheimminorOthersPharmaceutical company sponsor appearing on website footer alongside other healthcare sponsors.
• Nurses for Nurses Network (NFNN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization promoting nursing CPD through Research Review content.
• The Nursing CPD InstituteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNursing continuing professional development partner promoting Research Review to nursing professionals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Springer Healthcare: Medical communications and education division of Springer Nature, producing pharma-sponsored medical education, publications, and CPD content for healthcare professionals. Comparable in serving as a pharma-funded content channel to clinicians.
• UpToDate: Wolters Kluwer's evidence-based clinical decision support resource providing synthesized, peer-reviewed medical content authored by physician experts. Comparable specialist-annotated content model, but at much larger scale with global institutional subscription sales.
• Medscape: Large global medical news and education platform serving physicians with curated clinical content, expert commentary, and pharma-sponsored CME. Operates at much larger scale but serves a similar clinician audience with a freemium, sponsor-supported model.
• BMJ Learning: BMJ's CPD/CME learning platform for clinicians, offering peer-reviewed modules and expert commentary. Comparable in its CPD-accredited clinical education delivery and pharma-supported business model, with deeper UK and international reach.

Direct peers

• DynaMed: Evidence-based clinical reference tool delivering synthesized, expert-reviewed medical literature to clinicians at point of care. Closely comparable as a curated, specialist-annotated medical content subscription serving practicing clinicians.
• ReachMD: US-based digital platform delivering CME-accredited medical education and expert commentary to healthcare professionals. Highly comparable as a clinician-facing curated content platform funded by pharma sponsorship with CPD/CME integration.
• MDedge: Multi-specialty clinician portal providing news, clinical reviews, and CME across numerous specialties, with sponsor-supported content. Comparable in its multi-specialty clinician news + CPD model anchored by pharma funding.
• MedPage Today: Clinician news and education platform delivering curated medical research coverage with expert commentary and CME opportunities. Comparable as a free-to-clinician digital publication funded by pharma sponsorship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/researchrevaus
• Facebookfacebook.com/researchreviewau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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