What Medilink does

Medilink Software AS is a Norwegian healthcare IT company headquartered in Kongsberg, founded in 1998 by Frank Borgersen, Viggo Kleven, and Geir Ståle Eidissen. The firm builds secure electronic data interchange (EDI) and digital communication infrastructure for the Norwegian healthcare sector, with its core MediLink platform handling e-prescriptions, claims messages, and structured clinical communication routed through Norsk Helsenett (NHN), the national health network.

The product portfolio extends beyond core EDI into specialised workflow systems: Ardis and Ardis+ serve bandagists and orthopedic-prosthetic suppliers, ApoLink handles veterinary and fish-health e-prescriptions, DigiLink integrates with Digipost for certified digital mail reaching over 2 million Norwegian postboxes, and Smartkort/Virksomhetssertifikat provide PKI certificates via Buypass. The company also runs consulting services and the MediView monitoring module, and in 2025 introduced web-based digital signing via Smartkort to broaden certificate utility.

Medilink's revenue model combines software licences and subscriptions for its EDI and workflow products, certificate issuance, and consulting engagements. Its customer base spans Norwegian hospitals, municipalities, EPJ vendors, GPs, bandagists, veterinarians, insurance companies, and government settlement bodies including NAV and Helfo. The firm holds approved-supplier status with NHN and operates exclusively in the Norwegian market.

Name

Medilink

Legal name

MediLink Software AS

Website

https://medilink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medilink Software AS is a Norwegian healthcare IT company, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Kongsberg, that provides EDI messaging, e-prescription routing, digital certificates, and workflow software to Norwegian hospitals, municipalities, bandagists, veterinarians, and government health agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare EDI Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Pharmacy & Medication Management Integration Platforms (HLALABAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare EDI software
• Electronic messaging exchange
• E-prescription management
• Norsk Helsenett integration
• Healthcare interoperability

Headquarters

HQ city

Kongsberg

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Revenue from licensing and providing access to MediLink EDI platform, MediLink Sky cloud services, Ardis, DigiLink, and ApoLink software solutions. Products are compatible with most systems and can be adapted to new requirements.
2. Consulting Services: Technical consulting services for messaging exchange and organizational changes including startup, mergers, discontinuation, and name changes.
3. Smartcard and Certificate Sales: Sales of smartcards (personal certificates) and enterprise certificates for secure digital signing and authentication in healthcare sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Medilink Software AS develops and sells EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) messaging software and cloud services that enable secure electronic communication and workflow automation for the Norwegian healthcare sector. Its flagship offerings are the MediLink EDI platform and MediLink Sky cloud service (integrated with Norsk Helsenett), supplemented by specialized products such as DigiLink (digital post), Ardis (bandagist order and settlement system) and ApoLink (veterinary/animal health prescriptions).

Product overview

MediLink Software AS offers a comprehensive portfolio of products for secure digital communication and workflow efficiency in the Norwegian healthcare sector. The core offering consists of MediLink (EDI) - a stable messaging platform for electronic data interchange between healthcare systems - and MediLink Sky, a cloud-based service providing seamless integration with Norsk Helsenett. Supporting products include DigiLink (virtual printer for Digipost-based letter sending), Ardis (order and settlement system for bandagists), and ApoLink (electronic prescription solution for animal health). Additional services include consulting, Smartkort (personal certificates), and Virksomhetssertifikat (business certificates). The products are designed for compatibility with most systems and can be adapted to new requirements, serving healthcare, insurance, and public sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MediLink Sky: Cloud-based services providing access to Norwegian Health Network (NHN) services and messaging functions, including health network connectivity.
• MediLink
• DigiLink
• Ardis
• ApoLink
• MediView
• Ardis+

Products and services

• MediLink EDI Platform Secure and stable EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) messaging platform for the Norwegian healthcare sector that enables communication between different EPJ and specialist systems, supports a wide range of message types, and uses PKI-based encryption, digital signatures and AES-256 data protection.
• MediLink Sky Cloud-based subscription service that delivers MediLink messaging and NHN services from Norway, bundling EDI messaging, dialog messages, NHN person services, registers, Smartkort signing and e-prescription support without requiring a dedicated line.
• DigiLink Virtual printer integration with Digipost that combines documents and attachments from various programs and specialist systems and sends them directly to recipients' digital postboxes, with two-factor authentication, encrypted transmission and automatic physical-mail fallback.
• Ardis Specialist system for bandagists that handles the full workflow from e-prescription and blue-prescription retrieval (Reseptformidleren), ordering and delivery to customers, to electronic settlement with Helfo, including automatic price fetch from Statens Legemiddelverk and co-payment calculation.
• ApoLink Secure electronic-prescription solution for animal health that enables end-to-end-encrypted prescription sending and receiving for veterinarians, fish-health operators, and agriculture, with automatic validation and compatibility with existing systems.
• Consulting Services (Konsulenttjenester) Professional consulting services covering technical expertise in messaging exchange and organizational changes such as startups, mergers, terminations and name changes, supporting healthcare and public-sector customers' digital adoption.
• Smartkort (Personal Certificate) Personal PKI certificate on Buypass-issued smartcard, valid for 3 years, used for secure digital signing and authentication within Norwegian healthcare workflows, ordered and renewed through MediLink.
• Virksomhetssertifikat (Business Certificate) Enterprise-level PKI certificate linked to the organization's Norwegian enterprise number, valid for 3 years, enabling organizations to sign contracts or access healthcare-sector services that require organization-level authentication.
• Ortopedpakke for NOBS (Orthopedic Package for NOBS) Pre-integrated bundle for orthopedic workshops running NOBS that bundles Norsk Helsenett connection, NHN Person Service, HelseID authentication and DigiLink digital mail, delivered as a packaged offering through the Codeo-MediLink collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50-70% cost reduction in postal expenses with DigiLink
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and flagship.

• Norsk Helsenett (NHN)coreTechnology or IntegrationMediLink is an approved supplier of Norsk Helsenett. The partnership provides access to NHN services including electronic messaging, dialog messages, address registry, person services, and e-prescription infrastructure. MediLink Sky includes NHN connection as part of its cloud service offering.
• DigipostcoreTechnology or IntegrationClose collaboration with Digipost for digital postal services. DigiLink integrates with Digipost to enable secure digital document delivery to Norwegian citizens with over 2 million digital postboxes.
• BuypasssupportingTechnology or IntegrationBuypass provides smartcard (personal certificate) services. MediLink facilitates ordering of Buypass ID on smartcard through their website for secure digital signing in the healthcare sector.
• CodeoflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCodeo and MediLink Software have combined to create a package specifically designed for NOBS (orthopedic system) users. The collaboration provides access to services on Norwegian Health Network including connection, NHN Person Services, HelseID, and Digipost integration.
• NAV/HelfocoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) and Helfo for electronic settlement, e-prescription processing, and insurance claims handling in the healthcare sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Imatis: Norwegian health-IT vendor providing communication and integration solutions (EHR touch, patient flow, real-time location services) for hospitals and municipalities. Directly comparable as a Norwegian healthcare integration/messaging software specialist.
• DIPS ASA: Norwegian electronic patient journal (EPJ) vendor serving Norwegian hospitals and health enterprises. DIPS and MediLink both operate as NHN-approved suppliers in the Norwegian health-IT stack and often integrate as upstream/downstream partners — the closest functional peer.

Regional players

• Sectra: Swedish-listed health-IT vendor focused on medical imaging IT and secure communications. Comparable as a Nordic health-IT specialist serving hospitals and care providers, though primarily imaging-centric rather than messaging-centric.
• CSAM Health Group: Nordic health-IT software provider specializing in niche clinical verticals (maternity, oncology, emergency). Comparable as a regional specialty health-IT vendor with deep domain focus but limited Norwegian presence.
• Cambio Healthcare Systems: Swedish EHR and healthcare IT vendor active across the Nordics. Comparable in offering EHR-adjacent and clinical workflow software, primarily operating in Sweden and other Nordic markets rather than Norway directly.

Broad incumbents

• Visma: Major Nordic software group serving healthcare, public sector, and accounting verticals. Visma competes with MediLink for healthcare and municipality customers through its broader enterprise software suite, making it an indirect but meaningful competitor.
• OpenText (GXS): Global leader in EDI/B2B integration and secure managed messaging. Comparable at the technology level as an EDI messaging platform provider, though operating at global scale and not specialized in Norwegian healthcare workflows.
• TietoEVRY: One of the largest Nordic IT services and software providers, with significant healthcare and public sector operations across Norway. A broader incumbent that competes for the same institutional health-IT budget as MediLink, but as part of a much wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• Webdoc: Norwegian digital health platform offering telehealth and patient-provider communication. Adjacent rather than directly competing — both operate in Norwegian digital health — but focuses on consumer-facing telehealth rather than B2B messaging infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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