Asociación de Economía de la Salud (AES)

What Asociación de Economía de la Salud (AES) does

Asociación de Economía de la Salud (AES) is a Spanish non-profit professional association founded in 1986 and headquartered at TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme (Barcelona), dedicated to fostering research, knowledge dissemination, and debate in health economics. It serves a multidisciplinary community of health economists, public health researchers, healthcare managers, policy decision-makers, and early-career researchers — with more than half of its members being non-economists, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The association operates through a portfolio that includes the Economía y Salud bulletin and Blog Economía y Salud, five specialized interest groups (EvaluAES for policy evaluation, EEconAES for economic evaluation, GestionAES for clinical management, PolicyAES for health policy, and AESEC for early-career researchers), annual conferences known as the Jornadas AES (the XLIV edition in Madrid in June 2025; the XLV edition in 2026), and member-facing programs such as the €10,000 Beca de Investigación research grant sponsored by Novartis, AESEC mobility grants, and the Carlos Campillo Mentorship Program.

AES's business model is primarily fee-based: individual memberships are priced at €60/year (+VAT), reduced to €42 for members under 30, and institutional memberships are €900/year (+VAT), with institutional members receiving two complimentary conference registrations alongside ordinary member benefits. The annual conference generates additional revenue through tiered registration fees (early-bird discounts and member vs. non-member pricing). Sponsored awards and grants — most prominently the Novartis-sponsored €10,000 research grant, plus travel grants and partner-sponsored communication prizes from the Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP) and FEDEA — supplement member dues. Institutional membership is drawn from pharmaceutical companies (Almirall, Amgen, Angelini, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, GSK, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Novartis, Esteve), hospital providers (Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Servei Català de la Salut, Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea), research centers (CRES-UPF), and public health schools (EASP).

AES holds founding membership in SESPAS (Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria, established 1987), is affiliated with the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), the European Health Economics Association (EuHEA, including its Early Career Committee), the Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT), and collaborates with ISPOR Spain Chapter. It also maintains collaboration agreements with health economics associations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Italy, Portugal, and Uruguay. Governance is exercised through an elected Junta Directiva currently led by President Anna García-Altés (2023-2024 term), with Vice Presidents Laia Maynou-Pujolras and Pilar Pinilla Domínguez, Secretary Néboa Zozaya González, and Treasurer Roberto Nuño Solinis. The association's 2022-2027 Strategic Plan is the current multi-year agenda, and the XLV Jornadas AES in 2026 will mark its 45th annual conference — a sustained track record unmatched in Spain for continuity of health economics convening.

Name

Asociación de Economía de la Salud (AES)

Legal name

Asociación de Economía de la Salud

Website

https://aes.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Asociación de Economía de la Salud (AES) is a Spanish non-profit professional association founded in 1986, serving health economists, public health researchers, healthcare managers, and policy decision-makers through annual conferences, publications, research grants, mentorship, and five specialized interest groups.

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Keywords

• Health economics research
• Professional association services
• Scientific publications
• Health policy evaluation
• Annual scientific conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Mataró (Barcelona), Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ordinary Membership Fees: Individual members pay an annual subscription fee of €60 (+ VAT), with a 30% reduction for members under 30 years old, providing access to the newsletter, publications, networking, and discounted conference registration.
2. Institutional Membership Fees: Institutional members pay an annual fee of €900 (+ VAT) and receive all ordinary member benefits plus two free conference registrations. The institutional category targets pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, universities, public institutions, and consultancies.
3. Conference Revenue: The annual AES Conferences generate revenue through registration fees, with tiered pricing including early-bird discounts and member discounts. Non-members pay higher registration fees than members.
4. Sponsored Awards and Grants: Awards and scholarships are sponsored by member institutions and external partners. The most notable is the €10,000 Health Economics Research Grant (Beca de Investigación) sponsored by Novartis, and travel grants for AESEC members, which contribute to the association's activity ecosystem.

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Core offering

AES is a non-profit professional association that delivers health economics knowledge, networking, and community services to its members. Its core offerings include individual and institutional memberships, the annual Jornadas AES conferences, the Boletín Economía y Salud newsletter, the Blog Economía y Salud, five specialized interest groups, sponsored research grants and awards, and the Carlos Campillo mentorship program for early career researchers. Members gain access to publications such as Gaceta Sanitaria and discounted conference registration.

Product overview

AES (Asociación de Economía de la Salud) is a professional association focused on health economics in Spain. The organization offers a portfolio of products and services including publications (the Economía y Salud bulletin and Blog), five interest groups (EvaluAES for policy evaluation, EEconAES for economic evaluation, GestionAES for clinical management, PolicyAES for health policy, and AESEC for early career researchers), annual conferences (Jornadas AES), and member benefits including research grants, awards, and mentorship programs. The association also provides access to affiliated publications like Gaceta Sanitaria and maintains a private member area for exclusive content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• EvaluAES: Interest Group on Evaluation of Health Policies and Services
• EEconAES
• GestionAES
• PolicyAES
• AESEC

Products and services

• Ordinary Membership (Socio Ordinario) Annual subscription for individuals (economists, researchers, academics, healthcare professionals) granting access to the Boletín Economía y Salud newsletter, Gaceta Sanitaria and Gestión Clínica y Sanitaria publications, discounted conference registration, eligibility for awards and grants, and the private member area.
• Institutional Membership (Socio Institucional) Annual subscription for organizations (pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, universities, public institutions, consultancies) providing all ordinary member benefits plus two free conference registrations, strategic visibility, and access to the health economics community.
• Jornadas AES (Annual AES Conferences) Annual rotating-location health economics conferences in Spain featuring research presentations, networking, awards (best oral communication, best short oral communication, best public health communication, best article by a young researcher), and workshops. Open to members and non-members with tiered pricing including early-bird discounts.
• Boletín Economía y Salud Official newsletter of AES serving as the dissemination organ for the association's activities, work, and news, and as a link between members. Provided to all ordinary and institutional members as part of membership.
• Blog Economía y Salud Regularly updated blog featuring articles by AES members on health economics topics, event chronicles, policy analysis, and research commentary. Managed by an editorial team with periodic renewal calls for contributors.
• Beca de Investigación en Economía de la Salud Annual €10,000 research grant awarded to support research in health economics and health services, sponsored by Novartis and open to AES members.
• Becas de Movilidad AESEC Mobility grants to promote AESEC early career researcher members' training at prestigious institutions.
• Premios AES (AES Awards) Awards program at the annual AES Conferences including Best Oral Communication (€1,500), Best Short Oral Communication (€600, sponsored by EASP), Best Public Health Communication (€300), and Best Article by a Young Researcher (sponsored by FEDEA).
• Programa de Mentoría Carlos Campillo Mentorship program connecting early career researchers with senior professionals in health economics, supporting professional development and research guidance.
• AESEC (Early Career Researchers Section) Section for early career researchers (pre-doctoral researchers and those who defended their PhD within the last 5 years, or who have attended fewer than 5 AES Conferences) providing mentorship, networking, mobility grants, feedback sessions, and research presentation opportunities.
• EEconAES (Economic Evaluation Interest Group) Interest group promoting the development of economic evaluation and its application to resource allocation in the Spanish health system. Holds an annual workshop (XI Edición del Taller EEconAES evidenced).
• EvaluAES (Health Policy and Services Evaluation Interest Group) Interest group focused on evaluation of health policies and services, organizing annual workshops (XV Taller EvaluAES evidenced) and promoting evaluation culture in health systems.
• GestionAES (Clinical and Health Management Interest Group) Interest group promoting knowledge exchange and innovation between academic and healthcare management professionals on clinical and healthcare management methodologies. Holds an annual workshop (VIII Taller GestionAES evidenced).
• PolicyAES (Health Policy Interest Group) Interest group focused on health policy topics, aiming to increase AES's influence on the health agenda and decision-making in Spain. Holds an annual workshop (II Taller PolicyAES evidenced) and engages with institutional partners including OMC.
• Área Privada (Private Member Area) Restricted online portal for AES members to access exclusive content, documents, and voting capabilities, including the subscription process for ordinary and institutional members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual Health Economics Research Grant (Beca) of €10,000 awarded to support research in health economics and health services.
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987AES is one of the founding societies of SESPAS, established in 1987. This partnership is foundational to AES's institutional identity and influence in Spanish public health. AES members automatically benefit from SESPAS membership, including access to Gaceta Sanitaria and Gestión Clínica y Sanitaria publications. Both organizations collaborate on policy positions, the Informe SESPAS, and joint events.
• International Health Economics Association (iHEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES is affiliated with iHEA, the global professional body for health economics, enabling international exchange and joint initiatives for its members.
• European Health Economics Association (EuHEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES is affiliated with EuHEA and maintains close ties with its Early Career Committee (EuHEA-ECC), with AESEC serving as the counterpart section within AES. Joint activities include the Iberian Early-Career Research Meeting.
• Asociación de Economía de la Salud de Argentina (AES Argentina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between AES (Spain) and AES Argentina for mutual exchange of knowledge, joint activities, and professional networking in health economics across Spanish-speaking countries.
• Associação Brasileira de Economia da Saúde (ABRES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between AES (Spain) and ABRES (Brazil) for mutual exchange in the field of health economics, including joint activities and knowledge sharing.
• Asociación de Economía de la Salud-Chile (AES Chile)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between AES (Spain) and AES Chile for mutual exchange of knowledge and activities in health economics.
• Associazione Italiana di Economia Sanitaria (AIES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between AES (Spain) and AIES (Italy) for mutual exchange in health economics.
• Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Saúde (APES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between AES (Spain) and APES (Portugal) for mutual exchange in health economics.
• Asociación de Economía de la Salud del Uruguay (AES Uruguay)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between AES (Spain) and AES Uruguay for mutual exchange in health economics.
• Cátedra de Economía de la Salud y Uso Racional del Medicamento, Universidad de MálagaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with the University of Málaga's Chair of Health Economics and Rational Use of Medicines, supporting research, training, and academic exchange.
• Organización Médica Colegial (OMC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Spanish Medical Association (OMC), notably on joint events such as the PolicyAES workshop 'Gestión sanitaria y Medicina: la necesaria convergencia de la visión sistémica y la del profesionalismo médico', resulting in a joint position paper.
• Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with the Andalusian School of Public Health, collaborating on training, research, and conference activities. EASP sponsors the prize for best short oral communication at AES Conferences.
• Fundación de Estudios de Economía Aplicada (FEDEA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with FEDEA, a foundation dedicated to economic research. FEDEA sponsors the prize for best article by a young researcher at AES Conferences.
• ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES is affiliated with ISPOR and collaborates with ISPOR Spain Chapter, including co-organization of the EEconAES annual workshop.
• Sociedad Española de Calidad Asistencial (SECA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with SECA for joint activities related to healthcare quality and evaluation.
• Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria (SEFH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with SEFH for joint activities in the field of health economics and hospital pharmacy.
• Societat Catalana de Gestió Sanitària (SCGS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with SCGS for joint activities related to healthcare management in Catalonia.
• Sociedad Española de Farmacéuticos de Atención Primaria (SEFAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with SEFAP for joint activities in primary care pharmacy and health economics.
• Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAES is affiliated with CNPT, contributing expertise in health economics to tobacco prevention policy in Spain.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• International Health Economics Association (iHEA): Global professional body for health economics to which AES is affiliated. Operates the equivalent biennial congress and membership services on a worldwide stage, the international analogue of what AES does nationally in Spain.
• SESPAS (Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria): SESPAS is the Spanish umbrella society for public health and health administration that AES helped found in 1987. Both organizations share members, publications (Gaceta Sanitaria), and produce joint outputs like Informe SESPAS, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon): National US health economics professional association focused on academic research, conferences, and policy engagement. Same target membership (health economists) and similar conference-driven value proposition for academic and policy members.
• Associação Portuguesa de Economia da Saúde (APES): Portugal's national health economics association and AES's Iberian counterpart under a collaboration agreement. Membership, conferences, and policy engagement parallel AES's model in a neighboring market.
• Associazione Italiana di Economia Sanitaria (AIES): Italy's national health economics association and AES's formal collaboration partner. Dues-based individual and institutional membership, annual conference, and interest groups structure mirror AES's design almost identically.
• ISPOR - The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research:
• European Health Economics Association (EuHEA): Pan-European association that AES is formally affiliated with, including a joint Early Career Committee with AESEC. Comparable governance, conference-driven model and academic scope, just at European rather than Spanish level.
• Asociación de Economía de la Salud de Argentina (AES Argentina): Argentina's national health economics association and AES's sister organization through a formal collaboration agreement. Operates with similar dues-based membership, conferences, and interest groups focused on health economics research and policy.

Broad incumbents

• AcademyHealth: Large US-based professional association for health services and policy research with similar interest groups, conferences, and mentorship. Not a direct competitor but operates the same kind of interdisciplinary platform at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Fundación de Estudios de Economía Aplicada (FEDEA): Spanish economic research foundation that sponsors AES's young-researcher award. Comparable community-funding and applied-economics policy mandate, but broader economics scope rather than health-specific.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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