Nordic Life Science

What Nordic Life Science does

Nordic Life Science (legal entity: NLS Media Group AB) is a privately held Swedish B2B media company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Stockholm at St Paulsgatan 13. For 20 years, the company has operated as the leading Nordic life science business magazine, providing news, analysis, interviews, and industry updates focused on the pharma, biotech, medtech, and science sectors across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. The company serves life science industry professionals — including pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, medtech companies, and healthcare organizations — through a multi-product media platform.

The core product is the Nordic Life Science Magazine, available in both digital and print formats, delivered via a web-based publishing platform integrated with the e-magin digital magazine reader for subscriber access to magazine archives. Supporting products include the NLS Website News Portal (daily business, clinical trial, funding, career, and opinion coverage), the NLS Newsletter subscription email service, the NLS Jobs Portal (a job board for Nordic life science employment), and editorial coverage/promotion of major industry conferences including NLSDays (an annual Stockholm partnering conference the company owns and operates), LabDays Copenhagen, BIO-Europe, and Asia BioPartnering Forum.

The business model combines recurring digital magazine subscriptions priced at 14 EUR/month (with print subscription options) and advertising/sponsored content targeted at pharma, biotech, and medtech industry buyers. Distribution is self-serve through the website and e-magin reader, supplemented by email newsletter, LinkedIn, X/Twitter, and Bluesky organic social channels. The company has no disclosed parent, no institutional investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no mobile app, no APIs or SDKs, no patents or trademarks, and no AI/ML capabilities or proprietary technology beyond the standard digital publishing stack.

Name

Nordic Life Science

Legal name

NLS Media Group AB

Website

https://nordiclifescience.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nordic Life Science is a Stockholm-based, privately held B2B media company publishing a digital and print magazine, news portal, newsletter, and jobs board covering the Nordic life science industry — pharma, biotech, medtech, and healthcare — for industry professionals across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publishing and Business Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science, Technology & Gaming Magazines (MPAJAEAL)

Keywords

• Life science media
• Industry news publishing
• Business magazine
• Pharma journalism
• Biotech industry coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Digital and print magazine subscriptions providing access to Nordic life science news, analysis, and industry coverage. Pricing at 14 EUR/month for digital access.
2. Advertising: Sponsored content and advertising opportunities targeting Nordic life science industry professionals, pharma companies, biotech firms, and medtech companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nordic Life Science (NLS Media Group AB) publishes a digital and print business magazine along with an online news portal covering the Nordic life science industry, including pharma, medtech, biotech, and science sectors. The company distributes editorial content, newsletters, and sponsored advertising, and promotes major Nordic life science industry events such as NLSDays, LabDays Copenhagen, BIO-Europe, and Asia BioPartnering Forum. Revenue is generated through paid magazine subscriptions (14 EUR/month for digital access) and advertising/sponsored content aimed at industry professionals.

Product overview

Nordic Life Science (NLS Media Group AB) is a multi-platform life science media organization offering a digital and print magazine along with an online news portal. The core offerings include the Nordic Life Science Magazine (digital and print), the NLS Newsletter subscription service, the NLS Website News Portal covering pharma, medtech, biotech, and science news, and event coverage/promotion for major Nordic life science conferences including NLSDays, LabDays Copenhagen, BIO-Europe, and Asia BioPartnering Forum. The company also operates an NLS Jobs Portal for life science employment opportunities. Together, these products form a comprehensive media and information ecosystem serving the Nordic life science industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nordic Life Science Magazine Digital and print business magazine providing editorial coverage of pharma, medtech, biotech, and science sectors in the Nordic region, targeting industry professionals.
• NLS Newsletter Subscription-based email newsletter delivering the latest Nordic life science news, analysis, and industry updates to subscribers.
• NLS Website News Portal Online news portal publishing business articles, clinical trial updates, funding announcements, career updates, opinion pieces, and sponsored content on Nordic life sciences.
• NLSDays Annual Nordic life science partnering conference held in Stockholm, Sweden, showcasing companies and leaders while elevating Nordic success stories.
• LabDays Copenhagen Scandinavian laboratory industry event bringing together over 90 leading suppliers at K.B. Hall in Copenhagen.
• BIO-Europe The largest, longest-running biopharma partnering conference in Europe, featuring dealmaking and collaboration opportunities.
• Asia BioPartnering Forum Annual forum uniting over 650 innovators from major Asian markets with global life science leaders to foster dealmaking and collaboration.
• NLS Jobs Portal Job board featuring life science employment opportunities across the Nordic region, including positions at companies such as PharmaRelations, Almirall Nordic, and Thea Nordic.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• MedTech Dive: Industry trade publication focused on medtech news and analysis — comparable editorial/product structure covering one of NLS's key verticals (pharma/biotech/medtech).

Broad incumbents

• Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN): Established 40+ year life science trade publication covering biotech, drug discovery, and bioprocessing — comparable B2B trade magazine model in the life science vertical.
• Fierce Biotech / Fierce Pharma: Large multi-title B2B life sciences digital media brand covering pharma and biotech news daily — comparable editorial model and audience (industry professionals) but at significantly greater scale and US-centric.
• BioWorld: Subscription-based international news service covering the biopharma industry — comparable paid B2B life science intelligence model serving pharma and biotech professionals.

Direct peers

• BioSpace: Life sciences news, jobs, and industry intelligence platform combining editorial coverage with a recruitment jobs portal — closely mirrors NLS's combination of news + jobs vertical.
• BioCentury: Long-established subscription-based life science intelligence provider covering biotech business, clinical data, and policy — comparable B2B trade publisher serving pharma/biotech professionals.
• Labiotech.eu: European-focused biotech media outlet covering life sciences news and analysis across the continent — same subscription/advertising model and similar B2B life science audience, with broader European rather than Nordic-only scope.
• Endpoints News: Independent biotech news outlet covering industry news, clinical trials, and deal-making — the closest direct peer as a B2B life science media brand monetized through subscriptions and advertising.
• European Biotechnology (BIOCOM): European life sciences trade publication covering biotech, pharma, and healthcare — directly comparable B2B life science trade magazine positioned in Europe.

Regional players

• PharmaTimes: UK-anchored pharma industry magazine and news outlet with events — comparable trade-publication-plus-events business model serving European life sciences professionals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nlifescience
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nordic-life-science
• Facebookfacebook.com/nlifescience

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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