The Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI)

Name

The Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI)

Legal name

Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Immunologie

Website

https://ssai.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAH

Patient Advocacy, Navigation & Access to Care

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Professional medical society
• Allergology immunology
• Specialist certification
• Medical congresses
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from physicians, researchers, and specialists in allergology and clinical immunology. Fee tiers include Student (CHF 30), Basic Researcher (CHF 100), Specialist in Laboratory Medicine FAMH (CHF 250), Other Specialist (CHF 250), and Specialist in Allergology and Clinical Immunology (CHF 500).
2. Conference Registration Fees: Revenue from AIU congress participation fees: Member 2-day CHF 270, Member 1-day CHF 150, Non-member 2-day CHF 370, Non-member 1-day CHF 200, Assistant 2-day CHF 170, Assistant 1-day CHF 100. Optional evening events at CHF 40 per person per evening.
3. Specialist Examination Fees: Revenue from organizing and conducting specialist examinations in Allergology and Clinical Immunology. Written examination: CHF 250 (members) / CHF 450 (non-members). Oral examination: CHF 350 (members) / CHF 550 (non-members).

Pricing tiers

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI) is a Swiss nonprofit professional medical association that serves approximately 600-700 members including basic researchers, laboratory diagnostics specialists, and clinically active physicians. It delivers membership services, organizes scientific congresses (Annual Congress, AIU, Medical Laboratory Immunology Symposium), administers specialist examinations and FMH-recognized postgraduate training, awards continuing medical education credits, operates an online specialist directory for patient referrals, and provides travel grants for young investigators.

Product overview

The Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI/SGAI) operates as a professional medical society rather than a product company. It provides a portfolio of professional services including scientific congresses (SSAI Annual Congress, AIU, Medical Laboratory Immunology Symposium), professional certification and examination services, postgraduate training programs, travel grants for young investigators, and a specialist directory for patients. These services are membership-based and oriented toward advancing allergology and clinical immunology in Switzerland.

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Products and services

• SSAI Annual Congress 2026 Flagship annual scientific congress bringing together allergologists and immunologists from Switzerland and abroad to exchange research findings, present cases, and network; awards 14 SSAI continuing education credits.
• Allergology & Immunology Update (AIU) Leading annual meeting for specialists in Allergology and Clinical Immunology in Switzerland, featuring scientific sessions, case discussions, and professional policy updates; awards 12 SSAI credits (AIU 2026: 5 Friday + 7 Saturday).
• Medical Laboratory Immunology Symposium (SSCC-MLIS 2026) Joint symposium with the Swiss Society of Clinical Chemistry focusing on laboratory immunology diagnostics and advances in medical laboratory science.
• SSAI Travel Grants Financial support program for young investigators (PhD students, postdocs, assistant doctors within 6 years of receiving their doctorate or MD degree) to attend national and international conferences, with maximum contribution of CHF 700 per grant.
• Specialist Examination in Allergology and Clinical Immunology Two-part examination (written multiple-choice and oral) required to obtain the FMH specialist title in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, organized by SSAI; written CHF 250 (members) / CHF 450 (non-members); oral CHF 350 (members) / CHF 550 (non-members).
• Postgraduate Training in Allergology and Clinical Immunology Six-year postgraduate education program comprising 3 years basic training and 3 years discipline-specific training at recognized centers, leading to FMH-recognized specialist title in Allergology and Clinical Immunology.
• FAMH Medical Laboratory Immunology Training Four-year part-time postgraduate training program in medical laboratory diagnostics with focus on immunology, leading to FAMH certification in medical immunology.
• Specialist Directory (Facharztsuche) Online searchable directory enabling patients to find SSAI-certified specialists in Allergology and Clinical Immunology by location and postal code.
• Continuing Education Program Structured continuing medical education program based on SSAI regulations, awarding SSAI credits for participation in approved events, with online tracking via the SIWF platform.
• SSAI Membership Annual membership program for physicians, researchers, and specialists, with tiers Student (CHF 30), Basic Researcher (CHF 100), Specialist Laboratory Medicine FAMH (CHF 250), Other Specialist (CHF 250), and Specialist in Allergology and Clinical Immunology (CHF 500) per year; benefits include discounted congress fees, reduced examination fees, listing in online specialist directory, no-fee continuing education certificates, and travel grants eligibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• SSAI awards 12 credits for AIU 2026 conference attendance
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• aha! Swiss Allergy CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partneraha! Swiss Allergy Centre is a non-profit foundation established in 2002 that works closely with SSAI. The center provides patient information on allergies and intolerances, and SSAI refers patients to the aha! Swiss Allergy Centre for consultations and the aha!infoline (031 359 90 50). They jointly operate the Allergy Quality Seal certification program.
• Swiss Young Immunologists Society (SYIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSYIS is a partner organization of SSAI that builds a network of young immunologists in Switzerland to represent their interests and increase visibility at national and European level in collaboration with yEFIS. SSAI members who meet criteria (early-career researcher, immunology-related topic, Swiss connection) automatically become SYIS members.
• Fondazione Epatocentro TicinominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint event partner for the Swiss Autoimmune Liver Disease Meeting co-organized with SSAI Annual Congress 2026 in Lugano, reflecting growing convergence between immunology and hepatology.
• Swiss Society of Clinical Chemistry (SSCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint congress organizer with SSAI for the Medical Laboratory Immunology Symposium 2026 (SSCC-MLIS 2026) under the motto 'Laboratory Medicine - A Companion for Lifetime' in Aarau.
• Universitäts-Kinderspital ZürichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of Inhalant Allergies continuing education event along with Universitätsspital Zürich Dermatologische Klinik and the Eleonorenstiftung.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID): A Europe-wide professional society focused on immunodeficiency, an area within SSAI's clinical immunology remit. Comparable in CME and congress offering but narrower in therapeutic scope.

Regional players

• Italian Society of Allergology, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (SIAAIC): Italy's national allergology and clinical immunology society with similar membership, congress, and CME activities. Comparable in product mix but serves Italy instead of Switzerland.
• British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI): The UK national society for allergy and clinical immunology. Comparable scope and product set to SSAI (membership, annual meeting, specialist standards) but serving the United Kingdom rather than Switzerland.
• Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology (ÖGAI): Austria's national allergology and immunology society. Comparable to SSAI in size and function, with overlapping DACH-region academic networks and conference participation.
• German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology (DGAKI): Germany's primary allergology and clinical immunology society. Closely comparable to SSAI in governance, congress cadence, and certification role, but operating in the much larger German healthcare market.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Medical Association (FMH): The umbrella organization of Swiss physicians that recognizes specialist titles and continuing education credits administered by societies like SSAI. SSAI's certification authority derives from FMH recognition, making FMH both a peer and a regulator.

Others

• aha! Swiss Allergy Centre: Swiss nonprofit patient organization founded in 2002 and a documented strategic partner of SSAI. Operates the joint Allergy Quality Seal and receives SSAI patient referrals, making it a closely linked ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Swiss Society of Clinical Chemistry (SSCC): Swiss sister society jointly running the Medical Laboratory Immunology Symposium with SSAI. Comparable structure (national professional medical society, membership-funded, congress-driven) and overlapping laboratory medicine membership base.
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI): The leading US professional society for allergists and clinical immunologists, running a major annual meeting, fellowship/certification pathways, and member directory — the same operating model SSAI uses in Switzerland.
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI): The pan-European professional society for allergology and clinical immunology. Directly comparable to SSAI in mission (specialist certification, congresses, CME) but operating at a continental rather than national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

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