Hellenic Society of Cardiology

Name

Hellenic Society of Cardiology

Legal name

Ελληνική Καρδιολογική Εταιρεία

Website

https://hcs.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

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. Annual Membership Dues: The society collects annual membership fees from its 3900+ members, which can be paid either at the society's offices or via bank transfer to Alpha Bank or Piraeus Bank accounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Hellenic Society of Cardiology is a nonprofit professional medical association that delivers cardiology continuing education, scientific congresses, peer-reviewed journal publication, working-group subspecialty programs, and BLS/AED resuscitation certification to Greek cardiologists. It also runs public cardiovascular health awareness campaigns, patient information resources, and digital self-management tools for heart-failure patients through the ThessHF mobile application.

Product overview

The Hellenic Society of Cardiology operates primarily as a professional medical association rather than a technology product company. Its digital offerings include a main website platform (hcs.gr) providing access to educational resources, congress announcements, working group activities, and member services. The Society publishes the Greek Cardiology Review journal, operates a Web TV platform for video content, and offers educational digital books on cardiology and echocardiography. An NCD Academy provides specialized training. A dedicated mobile application (HCS App) is available on iOS and Android for accessing Society resources. For heart failure patients, the ThessHF mobile application offers self-management tools including medication reminders and symptom tracking. The Society also organizes major events including the annual Panhellenic Cardiology Congress and various seminars through its working groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HCS App: The official mobile application of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology, available on Google Play and Apple App Store, providing access to society resources, webinars, and member services.
• Ελληνική Καρδιολογική Επιθεώρηση
• Athens Heart Festival
• Athens Cardiovascular Forum
• HCS Young

Products and services

• Annual Membership Subscription
• Pan-Hellenic Cardiology Congress (47th edition and historical series)
• Greek Cardiology Review (Ελληνική Καρδιολογική Επιθεώρηση)
• HCS Web TV

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Society of Cardiology (ESC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary European partnership for aligning Greek cardiology standards with international ESC guidelines, facilitating European certification examinations, and participating in joint educational programs and research initiatives.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for professional development, sharing of educational resources, and participation in global cardiology initiatives and standards.
• World Heart FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in the global cardiovascular health advocacy network, participating in World Heart Day activities and international public health campaigns.
• European Resuscitation Council (ERC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides internationally recognized certification for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS) training courses offered by the society to healthcare professionals and the public.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Society of Cardiology (ESC): The umbrella European cardiology society and EKE's principal international partner. ESC is comparable as it organizes congresses, journals (EHJ), education, and certification for member national cardiac societies across Europe, directly serving overlapping cardiology professionals.
• American College of Cardiology (ACC): US national cardiology professional society and EKE partner. ACC is comparable because it delivers journals (JACC), congresses (ACC Annual Scientific Session), lifelong education, and guidelines to cardiologists through a similar member-based and congress-funded model.

Direct peers

• British Cardiovascular Society (BCS): UK national cardiology society. BCS is a direct peer: member-based professional association running annual congresses, education, training, and advocacy for cardiologists in a single national market, mirroring EKE's structure and activities in Greece.
• Société Française de Cardiologie (SFC): French national cardiology society. SFC is a direct peer providing membership, congresses (Journées Européennes de la SFC), the Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases journal, and working groups to French cardiologists under the same operating model.
• Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS): Canadian national cardiology professional society. CCS is a direct peer offering membership, the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, an annual congress, and guidelines/advocacy for Canadian cardiologists, replicating EKE's national society role.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (DGK): German national cardiac society. DGK is a direct peer running annual congresses, working groups, journals, and ESC-affiliated certification for German cardiologists through the same member-society model as EKE.
• Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC): Spanish national cardiology society. SEC is a direct peer offering membership, REC (journal), congresses ( SEC Congress), and working groups for Spanish cardiologists, structurally identical to EKE's offering in Greece.
• Italian Federation of Cardiology (IFC) / Federazione Italiana di Cardiologia: Italian national cardiology federation. IFC is a direct peer with member societies, annual congresses, journals, and educational programs serving Italian cardiologists in the same professional-association structure.

Others

• European Resuscitation Council (ERC): European body governing resuscitation training and BLS/AED certification. ERC is comparable as a partner and adjacent medical society providing the internationally recognized life-support credentials that EKE delivers through its seminars.
• World Heart Federation (WHF): Global cardiovascular health advocacy organization and EKE partner. WHF is thematically comparable because it convenes national cardiac societies, runs World Heart Day, and coordinates global cardiovascular policy, but operates as an umbrella NGO rather than a national member society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hellenic-society-cardiology

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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