National base of medical knowledge

What National base of medical knowledge does

National base of medical knowledge (NBMZ / НАМИ-НБМЗ) is a Russian non-profit professional association founded in 2018 on the initiative of the Association of Honored Doctors of Russia and registered with OGRN 1057746537287. Headquartered at Skolkovo Technopark in Moscow, the association functions as a convening body uniting medical AI developers (including Botkin.AI, CELSUS, Webiomed, Care Mentor AI, Data MATRIX, Medical Visual Systems, ALGOM, and the Electronic Clinical Pharmacologist), clinicians, regulators, and development institutions around the deployment of clinical decision support systems and AI in Russian healthcare. Operations are organized through four working groups — normative activity, meta-project activity, biomedical data, and pilot projects — alongside annual general meetings and an editorial portal.

The association's own direct offerings consist of three streams: a paid Innovation Expertise service that conducts Technology Readiness Level (TRL) assessments of medical AI products for 450,000 RUB per basic assessment, aligned with ГОСТ Р 58048–2017; the MedArt.Pro digital clinic (launched December 2022) that delivers telemedicine consultations, remote monitoring, and personalized health programs as a trusted network of specialists; and a curated 'Viribus Unitis' portfolio that showcases member products on the association website. Member products span computer vision for CT/MRI/mammography/X-ray (CELSUS, Botkin.AI, Care Mentor AI), predictive analytics and risk scoring across ~50 pathologies (Webiomed), real-world evidence and clinical research (Data MATRIX), smart operating room infrastructure (MVS), evidence-based clinical reference systems (ALGOM), and pharmacotherapy decision support (Electronic Clinical Pharmacologist).

NBMZ generates revenue through three documented streams: annual membership fees (5,000 RUB/individual, 50,000 RUB/legal entity), innovation assessment services, and discounted partner-event participation fees. Its customer base comprises medical AI developers seeking validation and market access, regional healthcare administrations running pilot deployments (notably in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Kirov Oblast), and federal stakeholders including the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, the National Technology Initiative, and the Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health. The association co-initiated Russia's Experimental Legal Regimes law for digital innovation in 2021 — one of seven approved EPRs operates under NBMZ — positioning it as a regulatory shaper rather than purely a trade body. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and no venture, private equity, or parent-company backing has been identified; the entity operates as a self-funded non-profit with an annual budget that appears modest in absolute terms relative to the 12 billion RUB Russian medical AI market sizing cited by the Skolkovo Foundation.

Name

National base of medical knowledge

Legal name

Ассоциация разработчиков и пользователей искусственного интеллекта в медицине «Национальная база медицинских знаний»

Website

https://nbmz.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The National base of medical knowledge (NBMZ, founded 2018, Moscow) is a Russian non-profit association uniting medical AI developers, healthcare providers, and regulators to advance AI in healthcare. It operates MedArt.Pro digital clinic, sells proprietary technology readiness assessments, and supports regional AI pilots across Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical AI Association Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual Specialty Care Platforms (tele-stroke, tele-ICU, tele-derm, tele-cardiology) (HLALABAD)

Keywords

• Medical AI association
• Innovation assessment services
• Clinical decision support
• Telemedicine services
• Medical imaging AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from individuals (5,000 RUB/year) and legal entities (50,000 RUB/year). Entry fees: 5,000 RUB for individuals, 10,000 RUB for legal entities.
2. Innovation Assessment Services: Basic technology readiness assessment (TRL) with two experts (clinical expert and healthcare technology expert) at 450,000 RUB. Extended assessments including market readiness and commercialization analysis available at individual pricing.
3. Event Participation Fees: Discounted participation in partner events for members, with 50% discount on events like Petersburg Medical Forum.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NBMZ is a non-profit professional association uniting medical AI developers, healthcare providers, and clinical experts in Russia. It offers tiered membership programs, paid technology readiness assessments (TRL) for medical AI innovations, and operates the MedArt.Pro digital clinic providing telemedicine consultations and remote health monitoring. The association also curates a portfolio of member-developed AI products for medical imaging analysis, predictive analytics, and clinical decision support.

Product overview

NBMZ (Национальная база медицинских знаний / National Base of Medical Knowledge) is an association of developers and users of artificial intelligence in medicine, not a single software vendor. The organization offers its own services including: (1) MedArt.Pro digital clinic providing telemedicine consultations and remote health monitoring; (2) Innovation expertise services for assessing technology readiness levels (TRL) of AI health products; (3) A portfolio of AI products from member companies under the 'Viribus Unitis' initiative including CELSUS (computer vision for medical imaging), BOTKIN.AI (diagnostic image analysis), Webiomed (predictive analytics), Care Mentor AI (medical image analysis), Электронный клинический фармаколог (drug interaction checking), and АЛГОМ (evidence-based medical reference).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MedArt.Pro: Доверенная сеть специалистов в области физического и ментального здоровья, цифровая клиника, объединяющая врачей общей практики, терапевтов, узких специалистов, телемедицину и дистанционный мониторинг.

Products and services

• MedArt.Pro Digital Clinic A trusted network of medical specialists providing telemedicine consultations, remote health monitoring, and digital health management services for physical and mental well-being. Offers metabolic correction, personalized medicine, and active longevity services.
• Innovation Expertise (Экспертиза инновационных решений) Paid assessment and certification service for technology readiness levels (TRL) of AI and digital health innovations in healthcare, evaluating innovation potential and market readiness. Basic assessment includes two experts (clinical expert and healthcare technology specialist) at 450,000 RUB.
• CELSUS Computer vision system for analysis and description of medical images using AI to assist radiologists in diagnostic interpretation. Showcased on association website as a member product.
• BOTKIN.AI AI platform for analysis and recognition of diagnostic images including CT, MRI, mammography, and digital X-ray for medical diagnostics. First Russian computer vision solution with international CE Mark certification.
• Webiomed AI-powered predictive analytics and risk management platform for healthcare, providing automated analysis of medical data and disease risk forecasting. Analyzes nearly 50 pathologies including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, oncology, and pregnancy complications.
• Care Mentor AI AI system for medical image analysis providing diagnostic assistance to healthcare professionals. Received registration certificate from Roszdravnadzor for flatfoot detection AI solution.
• Electronic Clinical Pharmacologist (ЭКФ) Clinical pharmacologist expert system helping physicians with drug therapy prescriptions and reducing medication errors through automated drug interaction checking.
• АЛГОМ (ALGOM) Russian-language medical reference system of international standard based on evidence-based medicine principles.

Quantifiable outcome

• AI systems identified 67 high-risk cardiovascular patients from 25,000 electronic medical records in 123 hours in Yamalo-Nenets pilot
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Skolkovo FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner providing platform for association activities. Association holds meetings and events at Skolkovo Technopark. NBMZ member companies are Skolkovo residents with access to foundation support programs.
• Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey scientific partner. Association collaborates on innovation assessment methodology development with the institute's laboratory of innovative technologies and AI. Hosts joint congress on clinical decision support systems.
• Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency supporting strategic initiatives. Association participates in ASI programs including best practices selection platform (Smartéka).
• National Technology Initiative (NTI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNBMZ operates under NTI HealthNet direction for high-tech medicine development. Association director serves at NTI center for complex projects.
• ARPP Domestic SoftwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with domestic software association supporting Russian IT development in healthcare sector.
• Association of AI Development LaboratoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with AI labs association for joint development initiatives in medical AI sector.
• Pirogov CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPirogov Center provides medical facilities for testing and validation of AI solutions. Collaborates on telemedicine projects and hosts NBMZ-accelerated startups. Pirogov Center director (Academician Oleg Karpov) is NBMZ board member.
• Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government partner for pilot AI implementation projects in Yamal healthcare system. First AI pilot project in Russian regions launched in Muravlenko hospital.
• Kirov Oblast Healthcare AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner implementing Webiomed predictive analytics platform across healthcare facilities. Regional project demonstrating AI integration in routine practice.
• Botkin.AI (Intellogic)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company developing AI platform for medical image analysis. First Russian AI solution with CE Mark international certification. Implemented in hospitals across Russia including Aleksandrovskaya Hospital St. Petersburg.
• CELSUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company with computer vision system for medical image analysis and description. Operational and showcased on association website.
• Webiomed (K Sky)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company with first Russian registered AI medical device for predictive analytics. Analyzes 50 pathology types. Regional deployments in Kirov Oblast and Yamalo-Nenets.
• Care Mentor AIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company developing AI for medical image analysis. Received registration certificate from Roszdravnadzor for flatfoot detection AI solution.
• Data MATRIXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company providing RWE (Real World Evidence) research services. Initiated and conducting only Russian experimental legal regime for big data in medicine. Skolkovo resident with 200+ pharma projects portfolio.
• Medical Visual Systems (MVS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company based in St. Petersburg developing 'Smart Operating Room' infrastructure with 90+ installations in Russian hospitals. Collecting medical data for AI training.
• ALGOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember company with Russian-language medical reference system based on evidence-based medicine principles of international level.
• MedArt.Pro Digital Clinic NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation project providing trusted network of healthcare specialists including general practitioners, telemedicne, remote monitoring, and health management programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Telemedicine Association: Non-profit association advancing telehealth through advocacy, education, and standards. Directly comparable to NBMZ's MedArt.Pro telemedicine operations and association-based advocacy for AI-enabled virtual care adoption.
• AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association): Professional membership association for health information management professionals. Comparable to NBMZ in operating working groups, certification frameworks, and member benefit programs around health information standards and best practices.
• AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association): Professional association for informatics professionals in healthcare, with working groups, standards engagement, and member-driven initiatives. Closest functional peer to NBMZ in terms of advancing health informatics as a discipline and shaping regulatory frameworks.
• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society): Global non-profit organization focused on transforming health through information and technology. Comparable to NBMZ as a healthcare informatics membership association that convenes providers, vendors, and policymakers around standards, education, and adoption of health IT.

Broad incumbents

• MedTech Europe: European trade association representing the medical technology industry including diagnostics, medical devices, and digital health. Comparable as a broader medical technology association engaging regulators and shaping European standards, though operating at industry-wide scope rather than AI-specific focus.
• AdvaMed (Advanced Medical Technology Association): US trade association for medical technology companies, including AI/software-enabled medical devices. Comparable as a broader medical technology association influencing FDA and CMS policy, though representing device manufacturers rather than specializing in medical AI developers.

Regional players

• Doctis (Доктис): Russian online telemedicine and doctor appointment platform. Comparable to MedArt.Pro's digital clinic offering telemedicine consultations and remote health management services for Russian-speaking users.
• SberHealth (Сбер Здоровье, formerly DocDoc): Russia's leading telemedicine platform, owned by Sberbank. Directly comparable to MedArt.Pro in providing telemedicine consultations and remote doctor access to Russian consumers, but with substantially greater funding and brand recognition from Sberbank's ecosystem.

Others

• Webiomed (K-Sky): NBMZ member company providing AI-powered predictive analytics and risk management platform analyzing ~50 pathologies. Related as a flagship member of NBMZ's ecosystem rather than a competitor, representing the type of medical AI vendor the association convenes.
• Botkin.AI (Intellogic): NBMZ member company and first Russian AI solution with CE Mark certification for medical imaging analysis (CT, MRI, mammography, X-ray). Related as a flagship member deployed at Aleksandrovskaya Hospital and other Russian facilities rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AIinMedicine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments1 record

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