De Westvlaamse

What De Westvlaamse does

De Westvlaamse Apothekersvereniging (DWVL), founded in 2010 and headquartered at Kwadestraat 153 bus 1, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium, is a recognized professional association (beroepsvereniging) structured as a non-profit VZW under Belgian law. The organization serves more than 1,000 pharmacists and pharmacy owners across the West Flanders region, delivering member-only services that include a tariff administration helpdesk (Tariferingsdienst), professional training and information sessions, collective purchasing arrangements, regulatory compliance guidance, and recurring publications such as the Korte Berichten newsletter and Baliekrant journal. A bilingual Dutch/French website and dedicated French-language tool portal extend accessibility to Francophone pharmacists in the region.

DWVL's product surface is centered on member-facing utilities and information resources rather than proprietary technology. Core offerings include the Tariferingsdienst (pricing/tariff service), specialized calculation tools for pharmaceutical preparations — such as the Nystatine Tool, the Folic Acid Calculation Tool, the Outil Contrôle Magistrale (magistral preparation quality control, sourced via APB), and a buffer calculation tool for eye drops — alongside reservations tools and a webshop. The technical stack is intentionally lightweight: no mobile app, no public API, no SDK, and no proprietary platform features; the underlying platform is a WordPress-based member portal with login-gated content.

The business model is a subscription/recurring membership fee structure; membership is granted upon payment of dues and unlocks the full service bundle. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by the recognized beroepsvereniging status and a core partnership with APB (Algemene Pharmaceutische Bond), Belgium's national pharmacy association, through which DWVL members access national toolboxes, protocols, and quality promotion programs. With 11–50 employees concentrated at the Roeselare office, the organization operates as a lean regional trade body with no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no M&A activity.

Name

De Westvlaamse

Legal name

Beroepsvereniging De Westvlaamse Apothekersvereniging

Website

https://dewestvlaamse.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

De Westvlaamse Apothekersvereniging (DWVL) is a Belgian non-profit professional association serving 1,000+ pharmacists in West Flanders, providing tariff administration, training, collective purchasing, calculation tools, and publications funded by membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services (Pharmacy)

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy Benefit/Channel Services (PSAO, 340B Admin, Chargebacks/Rebates Ops) (CRAOAHAK)

Keywords

• Pharmacist professional association
• Pharmacy tariff services
• Continuing pharmacy education
• Pharmaceutical preparation tools
• Collective pharmacy purchasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Roeselare

HQ country

Belgium

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 fees: Revenue generated from pharmacist membership contributions. Membership is obtained by payment of membership fees which grants access to services, publications, training, and support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

De Westvlaamse is a Belgian professional association (beroepsvereniging) that provides its 1,000+ pharmacist members in West Flanders with tariff administration services, continuing-education training, periodic publications (newsletters and a journal), collective purchasing arrangements, and specialized online calculation tools for pharmaceutical preparations. Revenue is generated through recurring membership fees, and members access services through a bilingual Dutch/French member portal and telephone helpline.

Product overview

De Westvlaamse is a professional association (beroepsvereniging) for pharmacists in West Flanders, Belgium, serving over 1000 members. The organization offers a suite of member services including tariff administration (Tariferingsdienst), professional training, informational bulletins (Korte Berichten), and specialized calculation tools such as the Nystatine Tool and Folic Acid Tool for pharmaceutical preparations. The association provides both Dutch (nl) and French (fr) language support through its bilingual website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tariferingsdienst (Tariff Service) Provides tariff-related services and pricing/reimbursement information for member pharmacies in West Flanders. Reached via dedicated phone line 051 69 11 23.
• Nystatine Tool (Nystatin Calculation Tool) Web-based calculation tool available to members for preparing nystatin pharmaceutical formulations.
• Outil sur l'acide folique (Folic Acid Calculation Tool) Helps pharmacists calculate the exact quantity of folic acid to weigh in a preparation, accounting for water content and folic acid concentration.
• Outil Contrôle Magistrale - APB Quality control tool for magistral pharmaceutical preparations, sourced from APB and made available to DWVL members.
• Outil calculs de tampons pour les collyres - APB Buffer calculation tool for ophthalmic (eye drop) preparations, made available to DWVL members via the APB toolbox.
• Outil de réservation (Reservation Tool) Reservation tool provided to members, hosted on the DWVL member portal.
• Korte Berichten (Short News / Nouvelles Brèves) Monthly newsletter publication providing professional updates, regulatory changes, and association news to members.
• Baliekrant (Guichet Journal) Periodic journal publication distributed to members with longer-form professional content.
• Training Sessions and Information Evenings In-person and online continuing-education training sessions and information evenings on current pharmaceutical and regulatory topics, available to DWVL members.
• Jobs & Overnames (Jobs and Pharmacy Transfers Service) Job consulting and pharmacy transfer/acquisition support service for member pharmacists, coordinated by contact [email protected].

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• APB (Algemene Pharmaceutische Bond)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPB is the national pharmacy association that provides tools, protocols, and guidance used by DWVL. The organizations collaborate on pharmaceutical care standards including the BUM BPCO service, tariff calculations, and quality promotion programs. DWVL members have access to APB toolbox resources and guidelines.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• KNMP (Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij ter bevordering der Pharmacie): The Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association, the national professional body for pharmacists in the Netherlands. Comparable as a neighboring-country professional membership organization providing training, advocacy, and member tools to pharmacists.
• PGEU (Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union): The European umbrella association representing community pharmacists across the EU. Comparable as a higher-tier membership organization serving pharmacists, but operating at EU policy level rather than providing direct services to individual pharmacists.
• ABDA (Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Apothekerverbände): The German federal association of pharmacists' associations. Comparable as a tiered professional organization representing pharmacists and providing tariff, training, and advocacy services, but operating across Germany rather than a single Belgian province.
• OPHACO (Office des Pharmaciens Coopérateurs de Belgique): Belgian cooperative pharmacy association representing cooperative pharmacies. Comparable as a pharmacist membership organization providing professional support and collective services, though oriented to a cooperative ownership model rather than independent pharmacists.
• FSPF (Fédération des Syndicats Pharmaceutiques de France): The main French pharmacy trade union. Comparable as a pharmacists' membership body delivering professional representation and services, though France-based and structured as a union with broader industrial-relations scope.
• Pharma.be: The Belgian umbrella association for the innovative pharmaceutical industry. While it represents manufacturers rather than pharmacists, it is comparable as a sectoral Belgian healthcare/pharma membership organization with similar advocacy and member-service functions.
• APB (Algemene Pharmaceutische Bond): The national professional association for pharmacists in Belgium. APB is directly comparable as the apex body providing tools, protocols, and tariff standards that DWVL leverages, but operates at a national rather than regional level and serves a wider mandate.
• NPA (National Pharmacy Association): The UK national professional body for community pharmacy owners. Comparable in providing tariff negotiation, regulatory support, training, and member services to independent pharmacists, though at a national UK level rather than regional Belgian scope.

Regional players

• Kring-apotheek: A pharmacy chain/franchise model active in Flanders providing collective purchasing, marketing, and operational support to member pharmacies. Comparable in offering group purchasing and member services to independent pharmacists in the same Belgian geography.

Others

• Ordre des Pharmaciens (Belgium): The Belgian statutory regulatory body for pharmacists. Related rather than directly comparable: it sets professional standards and discipline, whereas DWVL provides member services, but both engage the same Belgian pharmacist population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DeWestvlaamse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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