Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor

What Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor does

Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor (SEMDOR) is a private, non-profit scientific association registered in Madrid, Spain, that operates as the country's multidisciplinary medical society for pain management. It serves Spanish and foreign healthcare professionals whose work centers on the diagnosis, clinical care, and therapeutic treatment of patients with pain, including anesthesiologists, family physicians, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, nutritionists, and pharmacists, and it extends its reach indirectly to chronic-pain patients through partnered patient associations (OAFI, SEFIFAC, ACAF). The society's offerings include the annual VI Congreso SEMDOR congress, the AP SEMDOR primary-care congress, online formation via Campus SEMDOR and APSEMDOR Online, postgraduate and expert university programs co-developed with Universidad de Cádiz and Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, the peer-reviewed mPAIN Journal, the Píldoras Contra el Dolor video series, a specialized pain/palliative-care dictionary, and the Tribuna SEMDOR expert column. It is also a publisher of clinical protocols, evidence-based guidelines, and informed consents, and operates working groups across physiotherapy, psychology, nutrition, primary chronic pain, and GRT.

SEMDOR is governed by a Junta Directiva led by President Dr. Luis Miguel Torres Morera, holds a Scientific Committee, and maintains direct engagement with the Spanish Ministry of Health, formally lobbying for a National Pain Management Strategy (Estrategia Nacional de Abordaje del Dolor). Its go-to-market is community-led: it recruits healthcare-professional members through its website (socios.semdor.es), retains them via annual subscription fees, and drives engagement through congresses, online formation, professional directories, working groups, and public-facing awareness campaigns tied to international observances (World Pain Day, World Rare Disease Day). Revenue is generated from membership fees, congress and event registration, and formation programs; no pricing is publicly disclosed. The organization is GDPR-compliant and holds institutional endorsements from the Ministry of Health, Generalitat de Catalunya, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, and the Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Barcelona, alongside formal collaboration agreements with SEFIFAC (including a board seat), Fundación OAFI, SEFAC, SECA, SEMERGEN, SEMG, AAD, Aecosar, and Fundación Mutual Médica.

The society's near-term strategic posture is centered on three observable moves: (i) expansion of clinical and academic programming into new verticals (regenerative medicine, ultrasound-guided interventional pain, diabetic neuropathy, community pharmacy pain management); (ii) geographic and channel expansion into rural Spain via the SEMDOR Rural initiative and into primary care via AP SEMDOR 2027; and (iii) deeper institutional and patient-association integration, exemplified by the SEFIFAC board seat (October 2025), the OAFI co-sponsored EXODOL back-pain study (November 2025), and the active pursuit of a national pain strategy with the Ministry of Health. No AI/ML capabilities, funding rounds, M&A activity, or public-company exposure are disclosed in the source material.

Name

Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor

Legal name

Sociedad Española Multidisciplinar del Dolor

Website

https://semdor.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

SEMDOR is a Spanish non-profit multidisciplinary medical society based in Madrid that brings together anesthesiologists, family physicians, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, nutritionists, and pharmacists to advance education, clinical protocols, and policy in pain management. It generates revenue through membership fees, annual congresses, and formation programs and publishes the mPAIN Journal.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

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 charged to healthcare professionals who join SEMDOR. Members receive benefits including scientific formation, access to the member area, professional directory listings, and reduced fees to congresses and courses.
2. Congress and event registration fees: Revenue generated from the annual SEMDOR Congress (VI Congreso SEMDOR) and AP SEMDOR events, as well as specialized workshops and update courses (e.g., Update Teórico-Práctico: Estenosis de Canal Lumbar).
3. Formation and education programs: SEMDOR offers academic programs including Campus SEMDOR, APSEMDOR Online, postgraduate courses (e.g., I Curso de Posgrado. Medicina del Dolor Intensivo Virtual with Universidad Nacional del Nordeste), and expert university programs (e.g., with Universidad de Cádiz and SEFAC for pharmacists).

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SEMDOR is a non-profit scientific medical society that brings together multidisciplinary healthcare professionals dedicated to pain management in Spain. It sells annual memberships, organizes scientific congresses and workshops, delivers online and in-person formación programs (Campus SEMDOR, APSEMDOR, postgraduate courses), publishes the mPAIN Journal and educational content, provides scientific endorsement (Aval Científico), and operates a professional directory and pain unit map.

Product overview

SEMDOR operates as a scientific medical society focused on pain management rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings include educational platforms (Campus SEMDOR), scientific publications (mPAIN Journal), informational content series (Píldoras Contra el Dolor), reference resources (Diccionario de Dolor), expert opinion platforms (Tribuna SEMDOR), and annual congresses. These services are designed to advance education, research, and clinical practice in multidisciplinary pain treatment among healthcare professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APSEMDOR: Primary Care SEMDOR - specific day for primary care professionals.
• Campus SEMDOR
• SEMDOR Rural

Products and services

• Campus SEMDOR Online educational platform providing courses, training materials, and academic resources for healthcare professionals in pain medicine.
• mPAIN Journal Peer-reviewed journal of the Spanish Multidisciplinary Pain Society covering scientific research in pain medicine and palliative care.
• Píldoras Contra el Dolor Informational video series prepared by SEMDOR's physiotherapy working group covering pain management topics such as fibromyalgia, disc hernias, back pain in pregnancy, and cervical issues.
• Diccionario de Dolor Specialized dictionary in pain medicine and palliative care for healthcare professionals.
• Tribuna SEMDOR Open section for SEMDOR members to publish expert opinions and articles on pain-related topics including diet, analgesics, and healthcare coordination.
• VI Congreso SEMDOR Annual national congress bringing together specialists from anesthesiology, family medicine, nursing, psychology, physiotherapy, podiatry, nutrition, and pharmacy to discuss advances in pain management.
• APSEMDOR Congreso y Online Primary care-focused congress and online formation track (APSEMDOR Online) targeted at primary care professionals in pain management.
• Annual SEMDOR Membership Paid annual membership program for healthcare professionals in pain management, providing access to scientific formation, professional directory listing, member-only resources, working group participation, and reduced fees to congresses and courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 30% of the Spanish population suffers from chronic pain, representing approximately 10–12 million people — a high and growing prevalence.
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundación OAFI (Osteoarthritis Foundation International)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025SEMDOR provided scientific endorsement (aval científico) to the VI Congreso OAFI Articulando el Deporte, which focuses on sport and joint health. SEMDOR collaborated with OAFI on the EXODOL study (estudio EXODOL) focused on back pain in partnership with OAFI.
• Sociedad Española de Fibromialgia y Síndrome de Fatiga Crónica (SEFIFAC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025SEMDOR and SEFIFAC signed a formal collaboration agreement that consolidates stable joint work. The agreement includes representation of SEMDOR on the SEFIFAC Board of Directors. The partnership aims to promote science, training, and clinical coordination to improve care and quality of life for people with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
• Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (Argentina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe I Curso de Posgrado. Medicina del Dolor Intensivo Virtual was developed under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. SEMDOR provided scientific endorsement and offers 5 scholarships for its members.
• Universidad de CádizminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEMDOR, SEFAC, and the Universidad de Cádiz are launching an expert university program in pain management for pharmacists, contributing to the professional formation of pharmacists in pain pathology and multidisciplinary treatment management.
• Sociedad Española de Farmacia Clínica, Familiar y Comunitaria (SEFAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEMDOR and SEFAC collaborate on educational programs for pharmacists, including an expert university program in pain management with Universidad de Cádiz.
• Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSECA is one of the societies providing scientific endorsement to the VI Congreso OAFI Articulando el Deporte, alongside SEMDOR.
• Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSEMERGEN is one of the societies providing scientific endorsement to the VI Congreso OAFI Articulando el Deporte.
• Sociedad Española de Médicos Generales y de Familia (SEMG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSEMG is one of the societies providing scientific endorsement to the VI Congreso OAFI Articulando el Deporte.
• Asociación Andaluza del Dolor (AAD)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAAD is listed as a collaborating society of SEMDOR (Sociedad Colaboradora), appearing in the collaborators section of the website alongside other regional pain societies.
• AecosarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAecosar is listed as a collaborating society of SEMDOR (Sociedad Colaboradora), appearing in the collaborators section of the website alongside other regional pain societies.
• Fundación Mutual MédicaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFundación Mutual Médica is listed as a collaborating society of SEMDOR (Sociedad Colaboradora), appearing in the collaborators section of the website.
• Ministerio de Sanidad (Government of Spain)coreOthersThe Ministry of Health provided institutional backing to the V Congreso Nacional SEMDOR. SEMDOR has formally requested a meeting with the Minister of Health to advance a National Pain Management Strategy (Estrategia Nacional de Abordaje del Dolor), demonstrating a close institutional relationship.
• Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Médicos de BarcelonaminorOthersThe official medical college of Barcelona provided institutional backing to the V Congreso Nacional SEMDOR.
• Generalitat de CatalunyaminorOthersThe regional government of Catalonia provided institutional endorsement to the V Congreso Nacional SEMDOR held in Barcelona.
• Ayuntamiento de BarcelonaminorOthersThe city council of Barcelona provided institutional endorsement to the V Congreso Nacional SEMDOR.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SEMDOR2
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC--yoTuiqPlXsBaOE1M2Zlg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/SemdorDolor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/sociedad-semdor-bb87a81ba
• Instagraminstagram.com/semdordolor/?hl=es

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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