Global Média Santé

What Global Média Santé does

Global Média Santé is a French privately-held multimedia group (SAS, 100% owned by SFP Expansion, headquartered in Puteaux/Paris La Défense) that publishes professional media and delivers training services targeting French-speaking healthcare professionals, principally general practitioners, specialists, residents, and medical students. Founded in 2008 by Alain Trébucq through the acquisition of Les Echos' medical division (with EPF Partners funding), the group operates seven media brands: La Revue du Praticien (monthly journal, 13,000 copies; digital library of 15,000+ articles), La Revue du Praticien Médecine Générale (18,000 copies), Egora (weekly, 25,000 copies; 2.7M monthly page views on egora.fr), Concours pluripro (7,000 copies; interprofessional primary care), La Revue Française du Dommage Corporel (quarterly, 1,250 expert readers), Les Tribunes de la Santé (acquired October 2018, institutional audience), and the sub-brand aïe! (biannual pain journal, sponsored by Mundipharma). Underlying technology consists of multi-format digital publishing (web, CMS, responsive sites, MEDOK-authenticated professional access), the EgoraVox video platform for expert content and event replays, and the La Revue du Praticien DPC e-learning platform registered as an ODPC with ANDPC.

The business model is multi-stream and diversified across seven revenue lines: subscriptions (€2.7M in 2021, ~28%), advertising (€2.8M, ~29%), special operations/sponsored content (€0.8M), ANDPC- and self-funded continuing medical education / DPC (€1.8M), third-party services such as expert committee management (€0.5M), events including the annual JNMG congress with 56 industry partners (€0.7M), and medical book sales (€0.2M) — totaling €9.6M in FY2021. Distribution combines B2C subscription and digital access for individual physicians with B2B sales to pharmaceutical and medical device companies (UCB Pharma, Mundipharma, among others) and strategic content alliances with French medical societies (SFMG, CNGE, FFMPS). Marketing reaches the audience through egora.fr, La Revue du Praticien digital, email newsletters, social (including the 168,000-follower Vie de carabin student partnership), congresses (JNMG, FFMPS, Festival de la Communication Santé), and DPC e-learning/webinars. Leadership transitioned from founder Trébucq to Elena Zinovieva in October 2022; Corine Vandenbroucke serves as CFO, Benoît Sibaud as Commercial Director, and Tatiana De Francqueville as Development Director.

Name

Global Média Santé

Legal name

Global Média Santé

Website

https://globalmediasante.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Global Média Santé is a French B2B multimedia group publishing journals, digital platforms, e-learning, and events (notably the JNMG congress) for French general practitioners, specialists, and medical students, monetized through subscriptions, advertising, ANDPC-funded training, and pharma partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Media and Medical Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Medical Congresses (MPAGAGAF), Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Medical publishing
• Healthcare media
• Continuing medical education
• Medical journals
• Medical congresses

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-cloud

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Subscription revenue from print and digital publications including La Revue du Praticien, Egora, Concours pluripro, and specialized journals. Revenue of 2.7M€ (2021).
2. Advertising: Advertising revenue across print and digital platforms targeting healthcare professionals. Revenue of 2.8M€ (2021).
3. Special Operations / Sponsored Content: Custom campaigns, sponsored editions, and special content projects for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Revenue of 0.8M€ (2021).
4. Continuing Education and DPC: E-learning and training programs for healthcare professionals, funded through ANDPC and self-funded channels. Revenue of 1.8M€ (2021).
5. Third-party Services: Content supply, expert committee management, and sponsored publishing for healthcare companies, institutions, and insurers. Revenue of 0.5M€ (2021).
6. Events: Event revenue from JNMG congress including sponsorships, exhibition space, and symposiums. Revenue of 0.7M€ (2021).
7. Book Sales: Sales of medical books and reference publications through bookstores and direct channels. Revenue of 0.2M€ (2021).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Global Média Santé is a French multimedia group specializing in healthcare media for healthcare professionals. It publishes seven medical media brands across print and digital (La Revue du Praticien, La Revue du Praticien Médecine Générale, Concours pluripro, Egora, La Revue Française du Dommage Corporel, and Les Tribunes de la Santé), organizes medical congresses (notably JNMG), runs a continuing medical education (DPC) e-learning platform, and offers health communication services (campaigns, sponsored content, expert videos, webinars) to pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• aïe!: Revue biannuelle sur la douleur destinée aux médecins généralistes et autres professionnels de santé, créée en 2012.

Products and services

• La Revue du Praticien Monthly medical journal (print and digital) targeting general practitioners and medical students, with over 20,000 subscribers and 15,000 articles available online. Provides clinical and continuing medical education content for physicians.
• La Revue du Praticien Médecine Générale Monthly print journal dedicated to general medicine practice, with average distribution of 18,000 copies addressed to general practitioners.
• Concours pluripro Monthly interprofessional magazine dedicated to primary care organization, with average distribution of 7,000 copies addressed to general practitioners, maisons/pôles de santé, and health centers. Includes more than 2,000 articles covering coordinated practice.
• Egora

Quantifiable outcome

• 98,000 health professionals registered on egora.fr with validated professional status
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ImosteocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2022Subsidiary of SFP expansion specializing in e-learning for radiology and medical imaging. Partnership with La Revue du Praticien DPC for shoulder ultrasound training adapted for general practitioners.
• Festival de la Communication SantéminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 March 2019Annual Deauville event for health communicators. Renewed partnership for visibility among healthcare industry professionals and companies.
• UnivadisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 March 2019Medical information platform partnership for expert video content. Five 2-minute videos on key 2018 recommendations for general practitioners distributed on both platforms.
• FFMPS (Fédération Française des Maisons et Pôles de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2018Long-standing partnership for primary care transformation. Le Concours médical publishes quarterly FFMPS supplement and co-organizes annual FFMPS congress with 1,200+ participants.
• 360 MédicsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 May 2018Joint healthcare quality survey partnership. First Barometer on French healthcare system quality with 2,000+ physician and nurse participants.
• MedappcareminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 April 2018Partnership in annual Connected Physician Barometer presented at PharmagoraPlus, addressing medical app adoption and data security concerns.
• Direct MedicaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 April 2018Partnership in annual Connected Physician and Pharmacist Barometers presented at PharmagoraPlus trade show.
• Le Moniteur des pharmaciesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 April 2018Co-presenter of 2018 Connected Health Professional Barometers alongside Direct Medica, Egora.fr, and Medappcare.
• RemplafranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 April 2018Healthcare job placement platform with 20,000 professionals. Partnership for job listings integration on egora.fr with nearly 5,000 new announcements.
• SFMG (Société Française de Médecine Générale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Strategic alliance for medical training development. Joint training programs, presential regional formations in 6 cities (Rouen, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lille, Clermont-Ferrand, Toulouse), and co-publishing of 'Le plaisir de comprendre' collection.
• CNGE (Collège National des Généralistes Enseignants)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2017Co-edition of 'Thérapeutique en Médecine Générale' (3rd edition with app), 'RCSA' book, and ongoing medical education content partnership.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cegedim (CLM, RNP, smart Rx): French health technology and services company providing physician relationship management, medical software, and health data solutions to pharma. Comparable as a French health-tech player monetizing physician reach and HCP data for pharmaceutical clients, partially overlapping with Global Média Santé's pharma services.
• Medscape (WebMD Health): Digital-native medical news, education, and reference platform for physicians globally. Comparable to egora.fr and larevuedupraticien.fr in serving HCPs with news, CME, and pharma-sponsored content, though primarily digital and English-language.

Direct peers

• Le Quotidien du Médecin: French daily news publication for general practitioners and physicians. Directly competes with Egora and La Revue du Praticien in the French GP media market with similar print + digital distribution and pharma advertising model.
• Vidal (Vidal France / Vidal SA): French drug reference and clinical information publisher serving physicians and healthcare professionals. Directly comparable to Global Média Santé as a French medical information and reference publisher monetized through subscriptions, advertising, and digital platforms targeting HCPs.
• Le Généraliste: French medical newspaper for general practitioners with print and digital editions and pharma sponsorship. Competes head-to-head with Global Média Santé's GP-focused titles for physician readership and pharmaceutical advertising budgets.

Regional players

• Edimark: French medical publishing group producing specialty journals, magazines, and digital content for healthcare professionals. Direct regional peer to Global Média Santé in the French medical publishing market with similar B2B/physician audience focus.
• John Libbey Eurotext: French-language medical and scientific publisher of journals, books, and continuing medical education. Comparable as a France-based medical publisher serving HCPs with subscription and CME revenue models.

Broad incumbents

• Elsevier Health (RELX Group): Global medical and clinical publisher producing journals, textbooks, and clinical decision tools. Operates as a broad incumbent in medical scholarly publishing with overlapping capabilities to Global Média Santé's journal portfolio but on a much larger international scale.
• Springer Healthcare (Springer Nature): International medical communications and publishing division serving pharma and HCPs with journals, CME, and communications services. Overlaps with Global Média Santé's medical communications and journal business but operates across multiple geographies.
• Wolters Kluwer Health: Major international provider of medical information, clinical decision support, and continuing education (including Lippincott, Ovid, and UpToDate). Comparable as a broad incumbent in HCP medical publishing and CME, though at much larger scale and with deeper clinical decision support capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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