Dagens Medicin Danmark

What Dagens Medicin Danmark does

Dagens Medicin Danmark (legally Dagens Medicin A/S) is a Copenhagen-based healthcare media company founded in 1997 that targets Danish doctors, hospital managers, pharmaceutical industry professionals, municipal healthcare leaders, and health-policy decision-makers. Its portfolio includes the printed Dagens Medicin newspaper (10 issues per year in 2025 with themed sections including the 'Magtlisten' ranking of the 100 most powerful people in healthcare), the dagensmedicin.dk daily digital news site, the weekly in-depth FredagsRapporten, and three specialized sub-brands: Dagens Pharma (pharmaceutical/life science, four newsletters per week), Kommunal Sundhed (municipal healthcare leaders, two newsletters per week), and Praktisk Medicin (clinical reference work for physicians). The company also operates the annual conference '2 dage for sundheden' (first held September 9-10, 2019) and two award programs: 'Den Gyldne Skapel' (recognizing best hospitals and practitioners across approximately 71 therapy/diagnostic areas) and 'Den Gyldne Tråd' (municipal healthcare initiative prize).

The business operates on three revenue streams: recurring subscription revenue (free for credentialed healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and medical/nursing students; paid private subscriptions convert from a 39 DKK four-week trial to a 5,525 DKK incl. VAT annual subscription; corporate/business subscriptions have a minimum 12-month binding period and volume-based pricing), advertising revenue (product, branding, job postings, and Google AdSense/Facebook advertising partnerships), and conference and event revenue from '2 dage for sundheden' and related debate meetings. The company's technology stack includes Keycloak for authentication, Didomi for GDPR-compliant consent management, Google Analytics and Hotjar for audience analytics, Cloudflare for traffic and bot management, Google reCAPTCHA for abuse prevention, and Vimeo for embedded video.

Dagens Medicin A/S is jointly owned by Bonnier (50.1%, with Bonnier being Nordic Europe's largest media company at approximately 16,000 employees headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden) and JP/Politikens Hus (49.9%), and is a sister publication to the Danish business newspaper Børsen within the Bonnier group. The Dagens Medicin brand extends internationally through sister healthcare publications in approximately eight countries (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Finland, Slovenia, Estonia, and one additional), although Dagens Medicin A/S itself serves only the Danish market. As of September 2022, Jesper Bernstorf Jensen serves as Editor-in-Chief (ansvarshavende chefredaktør).

Name

Dagens Medicin Danmark

Legal name

Dagens Medicin A/S

Website

https://dagensmedicin.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Dagens Medicin Danmark is a Copenhagen-based, 60-employee B2B healthcare media company founded in 1997 that publishes print newspapers, daily digital news, specialized sub-brands, and conferences targeting Danish doctors, hospital managers, pharma industry professionals, and health-policy decision-makers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare news media
• Medical journalism
• Trade publishing
• Healthcare newsletters
• Industry conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Annual subscriptions for print and digital access to Dagens Medicin, Dagens Pharma, and Kommunal Sundhed. Private subscriptions have a minimum 6-month period, business subscriptions are binding for 12 months. In 2025, the newspaper publishes 10 issues per year with main section and themed sections.
2. Advertising Revenue: The publication generates revenue through advertising, including product advertising, branding, and job postings. The website shows various ad formats including Google AdSense and Facebook advertising partnerships.
3. Conference and Event Revenue: Dagens Medicin organizes conferences and debate meetings on current health policy and clinical topics, including the annual health conference '2 dage for sundheden' (2 days for health), first held September 9-10, 2019.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dagens Medicin Danmark publishes a paid healthcare news media portfolio targeting Danish healthcare professionals. The core offering comprises a 10-times-per-year print newspaper with themed sections (including the annual 'Magtlisten' ranking of the 100 most powerful people in Danish healthcare), the daily news website dagensmedicin.dk, the weekly in-depth feature publication FredagsRapporten, and multiple specialty digital sub-brands (Dagens Pharma for the pharmaceutical industry, Kommunal Sundhed for municipal healthcare leaders, Praktisk Medicin as a clinical reference). The company also organizes the annual '2 dage for sundheden' health conference and runs industry awards programs (Den Gyldne Skapel, Den Gyldne Tråd).

Product overview

Dagens Medicin Danmark is a healthcare-focused news media company established in 1997, comprising a multi-platform portfolio. The core offering includes the printed Dagens Medicin newspaper (10 issues annually with themed sections like Magtlisten) and the digital platform dagensmedicin.dk with daily newsletters. The company operates sub-brands including Dagens Pharma (pharmaceutical industry, 4x weekly newsletter), Kommunal Sundhed (municipal healthcare leaders, 2x weekly newsletter), and Praktisk Medicin (clinical reference work). FredagsRapporten provides weekly in-depth journalism. The company also organizes conferences (2 dage for sundheden) and awards including Den Gyldne Skapel (healthcare awards) and Den Gyldne Tråd (municipal award). The publication is owned 50.1% by Bonnier and 49.9% by JP/Politikens Hus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dagens Medicin newspaper (print) The flagship printed newspaper of Dagens Medicin, published 10 times per year with main and themed sections, including the 'Magtlisten' ranking of the 100 most powerful people in Danish healthcare. Targets Danish doctors, healthcare professionals, hospital managers, politicians, and healthcare decision-makers.
• dagensmedicin.dk

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Medscape: Global clinician-facing digital news and education platform owned by WebMD. Comparable as a healthcare professional news, clinical reference, and education provider, though operating at global scale rather than a single national market.
• Politiken: Major Danish broadsheet newspaper owned by JP/Politikens Hus, the co-owner of Dagens Medicin. Comparable as a sister media property within the same Danish media group, providing shared infrastructure and audience overlap.
• Børsen: Danish business newspaper and explicit sister publication to Dagens Medicin under Bonnier ownership. Comparable as a Bonnier-affiliated Danish media brand with overlapping advertising and subscription infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Läkartidningen: Swedish medical journal and news outlet for physicians, operated as the official publication of the Swedish Medical Association. Closely comparable to Dagens Medicin as a Nordic physician-facing news and clinical content brand under Bonnier-adjacent media structures.
• Dagens Medisin: Norwegian healthcare news media for clinicians and healthcare decision-makers. Sister publication under the broader Bonnier Nordic healthcare media portfolio, with the same target audience, content mix, and revenue model as Dagens Medicin.
• Sygeplejersken: Danish Nurses' Organization journal covering nursing news, clinical updates, and policy. Comparable as a Danish healthcare professional publication targeting nurses — one of Dagens Medicin's core free-subscription audiences.
• Lääkärilehti: Finnish Medical Journal, the official publication of the Finnish Medical Association serving physicians and healthcare decision-makers. Comparable Nordic peer covering clinical news, policy, and reference content.
• Deutsches Ärzteblatt: Official medical journal of the German Medical Association, providing clinical news, research, and policy coverage to physicians. Comparable as a high-credibility national medical publication serving clinicians and decision-makers.
• Hospital Healthcare Europe: European hospital and healthcare management trade publication covering hospital operations, clinical leadership, and policy. Comparable as a hospital manager and healthcare leader audience publication, similar to Dagens Medicin's hospital manager segments.
• MedWatch: Danish digital news outlet covering the pharmaceutical and life science industry, with a subscriber-supported business model. Directly comparable to Dagens Pharma sub-brand in audience and commercial proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dagens-medicin

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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