What Stethos does

Stethos is a healthcare-focused marketing research and consulting firm structured as a French Société Anonyme (Stethos SA), founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sèvres, France. The company exclusively serves the healthcare sector, providing custom ad hoc qualitative and quantitative research alongside syndicated market monitors (Stethos Monitors DPM and TMM) covering therapeutic areas including Multiple Sclerosis, Bio Drug, Schizophrenia, Depression, Heart Failure, Ophthalmology, and Oncology. Its client base spans pharmaceutical companies (ethic and high-tech products), biotechnology firms, medical device manufacturers, consumer healthcare/OTC companies, veterinary markets, and healthcare professional organizations. Revenue is generated through two streams: custom project-based research engagements and recurring syndicated subscriptions delivered through web and app dashboards. The firm differentiates via consultants who combine medical degrees with senior pharmaceutical marketing experience, alongside proprietary technology subsidiaries including EXAK for AI/ML-driven market analytics, Karapace for CNIL-validated patient data anonymization, Stethos Social Lab for patient centricity and social listening, and PHARMACCESS for pharmacist-panel prescription data collection.

Stethos operates an integrated global delivery model with wholly-owned subsidiaries in France, Italy, and Spain, dedicated international operations under STETHOS International, and own integrated fieldwork agencies spanning 12 countries across Europe, North America, and Latin America. A CATI platform based in Madrid anchors telephone interviewing capabilities for multi-country studies. The April 2023 launch of Stethos Spain (Madrid) extended the firm's footprint into Iberia and Latin America with both ad hoc and syndicated offerings. Proprietary patient panels (Chronic Patients Lab covering HIV, Multiple Sclerosis, COPD, and Asthma) and pharmacist panels supply the recurring syndicated data backbone. GTM is enterprise field sales: dedicated account directors and project managers handle each client engagement, supported by an international board of experts.

Stethos is privately held with no disclosed institutional, private equity, or venture capital backing. Ownership appears to rest with the founder/management team led by Henri Farina (M.D., M.B.A.) as President and Marco Luigi Rimoldi (Pharm.D.) as CEO of Stethos Group. Reported headcount sits in the 51-100 range. No revenue, funding, or patent data is publicly disclosed, and no public awards or recognition were noted in source materials.

Name

Stethos

Legal name

Stethos SA

Website

https://stethos.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stethos is a France-based healthcare marketing research and consulting firm founded in 1996 that delivers ad hoc studies, syndicated monitors, and AI/ML-enabled analytics to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, consumer health, veterinary, and healthcare professional clients across 12 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Market Research

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacovigilance, Risk Management & Medical Affairs CROs (HLAGAAAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare market research
• Pharmaceutical consulting
• Syndicated market monitors
• Patient panel research
• Pharmacy prescription analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sèvres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ad Hoc Marketing Research Services: Custom qualitative and quantitative research studies conducted for specific client questions. Integrated fieldwork capabilities and data management department deliver tailored methodologies for each client problem.
2. Syndicated Products and Services: Portfolio of syndicated products and services designed to support marketing teams in making informed decisions. Includes Stethos Monitors (DPM & TMM) in specialized therapeutic areas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stethos is a healthcare-focused marketing research and consulting firm that delivers ad hoc qualitative and quantitative market research studies alongside syndicated Stethos Monitors (DPM & TMM) that track therapeutic-area market data through web and app dashboards. The portfolio is enhanced by proprietary patient and pharmacist panels (Chronic Patients Lab, PHARMACCESS), AI/ML-driven analytics (EXAK), social listening (Stethos Social Lab), data anonymization (Karapace) and a CATI platform in Madrid, all aimed at supporting pharmaceutical marketing teams in making informed decisions.

Product overview

Stethos is a healthcare-focused market research and consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of research products and specialized services. The core offering consists of Ad Hoc Qualitative and Quantitative Research combined with syndicated Stethos Monitors (DPM & TMM) tracked through a Web & App Dashboard. These are enhanced by specialized modules including Chronic Patients Lab (patient panels for chronic conditions), PHARMACCESS (pharmacy data collection), EXAK (AI/ML-powered analysis and forecasting), Stethos Social Lab (patient centricity and social listening analysis), and a CATI platform for telephone interviewing. The portfolio is complemented by Karapace, a third-party anonymization service. The architecture combines primary research capabilities with AI-powered analytics and syndicated data products to serve pharmaceutical marketing teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EXAK: Company created to develop Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning systems for advanced and modern analysis of market data, including forecasting, predictive models, targeting, and segmentation.
• Stethos Social Lab
• PHARMACCESS
• Karapace
• Chronic Patients Lab

Products and services

• Ad Hoc Qualitative and Quantitative Research Custom market research services combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies with integrated fieldwork capabilities and data management, delivering tailored strategic and operational recommendations for pharmaceutical clients.
• Stethos Monitors (DPM & TMM) Syndicated market monitoring products tracking data across specialized therapeutic areas (Multiple Sclerosis, Bio Drug, Schizophrenia, Depression, Heart Failure, Ophthalmology and Oncology) with monthly updates.
• Chronic Patients Lab Specialized patient panel covering HIV, Multiple Sclerosis, COPD and Asthma therapeutic areas for longitudinal market research in chronic disease.
• PHARMACCESS Pharmacy data collection service that gathers prescription origin by specialty and location, indication, dispensing and use information from retail and hospital pharmacies.
• Web & App Dashboard Web-based dashboard for reading Stethos Monitor market data with monthly updates, providing intuitive market visualization across specialized therapeutic areas.
• EXAK Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning system providing forecasting, predictive models, targeting and segmentation services for advanced analysis of pharmaceutical market data.
• Stethos Social Lab Patient centricity analysis service combining qualitative and quantitative studies with published data, images, videos and social network analysis (social listening) to assess quality of life, patient expectations and needs.
• Karapace Data anonymization service that performs complete anonymization of patient data and constitutes patient panels containing sensitive information, validated by CNIL and Medical Association.
• CATI Platform Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing platform located in Madrid, providing integrated fieldwork capabilities for healthcare market research across Europe and Latin America.

Quantifiable outcome

• Studies published in congresses, websites, and publications due to high quality research

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Research Partnership: Research Partnership is a UK-based, healthcare-dedicated market research agency serving pharma and biotech clients with ad hoc qualitative/quantitative studies and syndicated therapy monitors. It directly competes with Stethos across Europe on pharma marketing research, with overlapping offerings in therapy-area tracking comparable to Stethos Monitors (DPM & TMM).
• Cegedim: Cegedim is a France-headquartered healthcare data, software, and market research firm best known for its Cegedim Health Data and pharmacist/physician panel offerings (THIN, GERS). It directly competes with Stethos in pharma market research across Europe, particularly France, and operates pharmacist panel assets analogous to Stethos's PHARMACCESS.
• HRW (Healthcare Research Worldwide): HRW is a UK-based healthcare market research agency offering ad hoc and syndicated services to pharma clients, with strong patient and physician research capabilities. It directly competes with Stethos on healthcare-dedicated qualitative/quantitative studies across European therapy areas.
• Branding Science: Branding Science (now part of Inizio Advisory) is a UK-headquartered healthcare marketing research and analytics firm serving pharma clients with brand tracking, patient research, and commercial analytics. It directly competes with Stethos in pharma brand and communications research across European markets.
• AplusA Research & Insights: AplusA is a France/Europe-based market research firm with a dedicated healthcare practice serving pharma, biotech, and medical device clients. It directly competes with Stethos in France and Southern European pharma marketing research, with overlapping therapeutic-area coverage and similar ad hoc/syndicated mix.
• Kantar Health (Kantar): Kantar Health is the dedicated healthcare and life sciences division of Kantar, offering real-world evidence, market research, and consulting to pharma clients globally. It directly competes with Stethos in healthcare marketing research and syndicated pharma market intelligence, with significantly greater scale.
• SKIM: SKIM is a Netherlands-headquartered market research firm with strong healthcare and consumer health practices, providing pricing research, segmentation, and concept testing for pharma and OTC clients. It directly competes with Stethos in pharma and consumer healthcare (OTC/dermo-cosmetics) marketing research across European markets.

Broad incumbents

• IQVIA: IQVIA is a global leader in life sciences data, technology, and healthcare market research, offering market intelligence, real-world evidence, and pharma commercial analytics. While vastly larger and broader than Stethos, IQVIA overlaps directly in pharma marketing research and syndicated market monitoring for therapy areas covered by Stethos Monitors.
• Informa Pharma Intelligence: Informa Pharma Intelligence is a global commercial intelligence provider offering drug development, regulatory, and market data analytics to pharma clients. It overlaps with Stethos's syndicated, dashboard-based therapy-area monitoring, though at substantially greater scale and breadth including non-pharma intelligence.

Regional players

• Medefield: Medefield is a US-headquartered physician panel research specialist serving pharma and biotech clients globally with online physician community access. It overlaps with Stethos in physician/prescriber market research but operates primarily in US/North America, complementing rather than directly competing with Stethos's European footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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