EPOS - European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society

What EPOS - European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society does

EPOS (European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society) is a non-profit professional medical society founded in 1980 in Paris and headquartered in Rolle, Switzerland, operating with an 18-person secretariat under Swiss jurisdiction. It serves paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, residents, and allied healthcare professionals across more than 25 countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, with a federation of 28 alliance societies spanning five continents. Its mission is to increase the quality of care of children with orthopaedic conditions through education, research dissemination, and professional networking.

EPOS delivers a portfolio of educational and research services rather than a discrete product. The flagship asset is the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics (JCO), an open-access peer-reviewed publication hosted on SAGE Publishing with Impact Factor 1.8, CiteScore 4.0, and over 320,000 downloads in 2025. The educational stack includes the BAT (Basic Assessment and Treatment) Educational Programme with foundational, advanced, and instructional trilogy courses accredited by EACCME for European CME credits; FEPOS fellowships; reciprocal travelling fellowships with POSNA (North America) and SLAOTI (Latin America); structured clinical observerships at institutions such as University Hospital Southampton, Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, and University Children's Hospital Basel; and research grants administered by a Scientific Committee. Additional offerings include a podcast, monthly newsletters, the Annual Meeting rotating across European cities (Seville 2026, Istanbul 2027), survey distribution and meeting endorsement services for institutional partners, and information sheets for parents.

The business model is membership-based and event-based, with three revenue streams: recurring membership dues (five categories — Active, Corresponding, Associate, Candidate, Honorary), course registration fees (€440-€840 per attendee depending on membership tier and registration timing, plus optional course dinners), and Annual Meeting registration fees with member discounts. Distribution is direct via the EPOS website and partner event platforms (M-anage, Korilu), with content amplification through the EPOS Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Listen Notes. The society is governed by an elected Executive Board and specialized committees (Education, Scientific, Reading, Nomination, Humanitarian), with no disclosed parent company, ownership stake, or acquisition activity.

Name

EPOS - European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society

Legal name

European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society

Website

https://epos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPOS is a European non-profit medical society founded in 1980, serving paediatric orthopaedic surgeons across Europe and beyond through the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, BAT educational courses, fellowships, observerships, research grants, and an annual scientific congress.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rolle

HQ country

Switzerland

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 Dues: EPOS generates revenue through annual membership fees from paediatric orthopaedic surgeons and healthcare professionals across Europe and beyond.
2. Course Registration Fees: Educational courses including BAT programmes generate revenue through participant registration fees. Fees vary by membership status (participants, members, residents) and registration timing (early vs late).
3. Annual Meeting Fees: Annual congresses and meetings generate revenue through attendee registration fees, with members receiving discounted rates.

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Core offering

EPOS is a non-profit professional medical society that delivers paediatric orthopaedic education, research dissemination, and professional development services to its members. Its core offerings include the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics (open-access peer-reviewed publication), the BAT (Basic Assessment and Treatment) Educational Programme, FEPOS and Travelling Fellowships, the EPOS Podcast, the Annual Meeting, research grants, and clinical observerships. Membership is the primary engagement model, with five categories (Active, Corresponding, Associate, Candidate, Honorary) granting access to journals, fellowships, grants, and discounted event fees.

Product overview

EPOS (European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society) is a professional medical society, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of educational programmes, publications, and professional development services for paediatric orthopaedic surgeons. The core offerings include: the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics (JCO) as the official open-access peer-reviewed journal; the BAT (Basic Assessment and Treatment) Educational Programme providing foundational and advanced courses; FEPOS and Travelling Fellowships enabling international training; the EPOS Podcast for expert discussions; the Annual Meeting as the premier conference platform; Research Grants supporting scientific investigation; Observerships for clinical training; Information Sheets for Parents as patient education resources; Survey Distribution and Meeting Endorsement services for institutional collaboration. These services are distributed through the EPOS website at epos.org, with the journal hosted on the Sage Publications platform.

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Products and services

• Journal of Children's Orthopaedics (JCO) Official open-access peer-reviewed journal of EPOS, publishing high-quality articles on clinical practice, diagnosis, and treatment of paediatric orthopaedic conditions. Impact Factor 1.8, CiteScore 4.0, with 320,000+ downloads in 2025. EPOS members receive a 50% discount on publication fees.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• POSNA (Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint travelling fellowship programme enabling EPOS members to visit North American paediatric orthopaedic centres and vice versa. Fellows include Dr Flavia Alberghina (Italy), Dr Senol Bekmez (Turkey), Dr Ozren Kubat (Croatia) for 2023 cohort.
• SLAOTI (Latin American Paediatric Orthopaedic Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint EPOS-SLAOTI Travelling Fellowship enabling European fellows to visit Latin American centres. 2024 fellows visited Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Panama. 2022 fellows included Dr Ilhan Bayhan (Turkey), Dr Christiaan van Bergen (Netherlands), Dr Lorenza Marengo (Italy).
• SAGE PublishingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAGE Publishing publishes the Journal of Children's Orthopaedics, the official open-access journal of EPOS. The journal has an Impact Factor of 1.8 and was downloaded 320,000 times in 2025. EPOS members receive 50% discount on publication fees.
• UEMS/EACCME (European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe EPOS BAT Advanced Course: Rare Bone Diseases has been accredited by EACCME with 10 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that they actually spent in the educational activity.
• MedTech EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPOS courses are determined as compliant with MedTech Europe Code of Ethical Business Practice and EFPIA Code of Practice, ensuring ethical standards in medical education partnerships with industry.
• 28 Alliance SocietiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPOS maintains formal alliance with 28 paediatric orthopaedic societies including: Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (APOS), Austrian Paediatrics Group, Belgian Association of Paediatric Orthopaedics (BAPO), British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS), Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India (POSI), and others across Europe, Middle East, and international locations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• POSNA - Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America: Direct counterpart serving paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in North America; runs its own annual meeting, travelling fellowships, and educational programmes. EPOS and POSNA operate a joint travelling fellowship programme, confirming direct comparability.
• SLAOTI - Sociedad Latinoamericana de Ortopedia y Traumatología Infantil: Latin American paediatric orthopaedic society and a formal EPOS alliance partner; runs a parallel travelling fellowship programme with EPOS (e.g., 2024 LATAM cohort visiting Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Panama). Operates in the same subspecialty niche with comparable member services.

Broad incumbents

• SICOT - Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie: International orthopaedic society linked from the EPOS Hub; covers all of orthopaedics globally rather than just paediatrics, but competes for the same physician attention, meeting attendance, and CME spend.
• SRS - Scoliosis Research Society: International society focused on spinal deformity (a major paediatric orthopaedic condition area); runs an Annual Meeting, fellowships, and a journal analogous to EPOS's offering, competing for the same paediatric spine surgeon audience.
• AAOS - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Largest US orthopaedic professional society covering the full specialty rather than just paediatrics; provides overlapping CME, journals, and meetings but at much broader scope and scale — comparable as a broader incumbent in the same professional society category.
• ESSKA - European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy: European orthopaedic subspecialty society listed in EPOS Hub's useful links; operates the same membership-meeting-journal model for a different orthopaedic subspecialty, making it structurally comparable as a peer society.

Regional players

• POSI - Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India: Indian national paediatric orthopaedic society and EPOS alliance member; operates annual meetings and educational content for paediatric orthopaedic surgeons in India, parallel to EPOS's European role.
• APOS - Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society: Australian paediatric orthopaedic society listed among EPOS's 28 alliance partners; serves an analogous subspecialty membership with meetings and education in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
• BSCOS - British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery: UK national paediatric orthopaedic society that is an EPOS alliance member; serves a comparable subspecialty audience within the UK with similar educational and networking functions, making it a smaller-scale regional peer.

Emerging players

• ESMAC - European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children: European multidisciplinary society linked from EPOS Hub, focused on gait and movement analysis in children; overlaps with paediatric orthopaedics on assessment methodology and CME-eligible educational content for related specialists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

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