ECPObesity

What ECPObesity does

ECPO (European Coalition for People Living with Obesity), doing business as ECPObesity, is a Dublin-registered non-profit patient advocacy coalition founded in 2019 as a standalone spin-off from the EASO Patient Council. It unites patients, healthcare professionals, educators, and policy stakeholders across more than 20 European countries to advocate for the recognition of obesity as a chronic, progressive, and relapsing disease, reduce weight stigma, and improve access to treatment and care.

ECPO's core 'products' are digital advocacy and educational resources rather than commercial technology. The portfolio includes the ECPO website portal (eurobesity.org), the ECPO Media sub-brand (ecpomedia.org) — which hosts the European Image Bank (250+ non-stigmatizing photos from nearly 100 models across 12 countries), the Eurobesity / ECPO Magazine, podcasts, the Patient Lounge video series, and a library of infographics — plus campaigns such as World Obesity Day, #LivingWithObesity, and People First Language. The technology stack is a standard content-management and media-distribution platform; ECPO does not sell software, APIs, or commercial services.

The business model is non-dilutive funding rather than commercial sales. Revenue is generated through a tiered corporate membership programme (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) with pharmaceutical and medtech sponsors — Lilly (Platinum), Boehringer Ingelheim and Medtronic (Gold), Roche, AstraZeneca, and Amgen (Silver), and Goodself, Wave Life Sciences, and Boston Scientific (Bronze) — alongside grants and donations. Editorial and policy positions are formally independent of corporate sponsors. There is no pricing model for products or services, and the organization does not report revenue or ARR.

Name

ECPObesity

Legal name

European Coalition for People Living with Obesity

Website

https://eurobesity.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ECPO is a Dublin-based non-profit patient coalition that unites people living with obesity, healthcare professionals, and policymakers across 20+ European countries to advocate for recognition of obesity as a chronic disease, reduce weight stigma, and improve access to treatment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ECPO is a non-profit patient advocacy coalition that delivers obesity education, awareness campaigns, and policy advocacy on behalf of people living with obesity across Europe. Its core offerings are free digital resources (website portal, ECPO Media, Image Bank, Patient Lounge videos, Eurobesity Magazine, podcasts, infographics, educational book) and structured advocacy through national patient organizations, EU-policy engagement, and partnerships with healthcare professional bodies.

Product overview

ECPO (European Coalition for People living with Obesity) is a non-profit collaborative and the leading organisation improving the lives of those affected by and living with obesity across Europe. The organisation operates primarily through its central website portal (eurobesity.org) and its dedicated media resource ECPO Media (ecpomedia.org). The product portfolio includes digital education resources (Video Library, Infographics), advocacy tools (Advocate Database), and awareness campaigns (#LivingWithObesity, People First Language). The ECPO Media sub-brand provides the Image Bank, Patient Lounge, ECPO Magazine, and Podcasts. Together, these offerings form an integrated ecosystem of patient empowerment, education, and advocacy resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECPO Media: Image bank and resource website developed to help change people's attitudes to overweight and obesity, featuring over 250 professionally taken photos of people living with obesity.
• World Obesity Day
• People First
• Living with Obesity
• Patient Lounge
• Eurobesity Magazine

Products and services

• ECPO Website Portal The main digital platform serving as the central hub for ECPO, providing information about obesity education, advocacy campaigns, news, resources, and patient support across Europe.
• ECPO Media A dedicated media resource website offering an image bank with non-stigmatizing photos of people living with obesity, ECPO Magazine (Eurobesity), Patient Lounge resources, infographics, and educational materials.
• ECPO Magazine (Eurobesity Magazine) A digital magazine publication providing educational content on obesity, patient stories, and stigma reduction, published by ECPO Media.
• ECPO Podcasts Audio podcast series including 'Is obesity a gateway heart diseases? - Atrial Fibrillation' and 'Voices of Youth in Obesity' featuring stories from teenagers across Europe.
• European Image Bank A collection of over 250 professionally taken, free-to-use non-stigmatizing photographs of people living with obesity for media and editorial use, developed with WHO European Office support.
• "Mum, what is obesity?" Book An educational book designed to inspire and support mothers, fathers, teachers, and caregivers to initiate family conversations about obesity.

Quantifiable outcome

• EU Commission listed obesity as medically vulnerable group in COVID-19 response
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EASO (European Association for the Study of Obesity)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPO serves as EASO's Patient Council, created to help the European scientific and clinical community better understand the patient experience along the care pathway. Joint statements issued on surgical tourism with IFSO-EC.
• IFSO-EC (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, European Chapter)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint task force with EASO and ECPO to develop evidence-based Consensus Statement on dangers of bariatric surgery tourism using modified Delphi methodology.
• CNAO (Collectif National des Associations d'Obèses)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national patient organization. Anne-Sophie Joly, Founder and President of CNAO, worked alongside Alina Constantin (ECPO Country Representative for France) on advocacy for obesity treatment reimbursement in France.
• OPEN EUmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with EASO on EU policy position statement on obesity in COVID-19 context and welcomed EU Commission's recognition of obesity as medically vulnerable.
• Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Selbsthilfe Adipositas (BAG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of three German national patient organizations (Adipositas Verband Deutschland, Adipositaschirurgie Selbsthilfe Deutschland, AdipositasHilfe Deutschland) united to advocate for obesity treatment reimbursement in Germany, leading to National Diabetes Strategy recognition.
• Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based organization whose 'Weight of the World Initiative' ECPO supports and encourages European members to join.
• Obesity CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with EASO and ECPO on publication 'Stigma, Identity and Living with Obesity, A patient perspective' addressing weight stigma and internalised weight bias.
• World Health Organization (WHO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO European Office for Europe endorsed ECPO's image bank initiative, recommending it to Member States for creating standards on portrayal of individuals with obesity in media.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders): Global professional society for bariatric and metabolic surgeons. ECPO has a formal joint task force with its European chapter (IFSO-EC) on surgical tourism consensus. Related rather than competitive - different audience (clinicians vs patients) but overlapping obesity treatment ecosystem.

Regional players

• National Obesity Forum (UK): UK-based obesity-focused charity working on awareness and policy. Comparable as a national obesity advocacy body but geographically concentrated, while ECPO operates continent-wide.

Direct peers

• EASO (European Association for the Study of Obesity): The European scientific and clinical society for obesity, of which ECPO is formally the Patient Council. Closely aligned mission on obesity as a chronic disease; though EASO is a clinician/research society and ECPO is patient-led, they co-publish and co-advocate extensively.
• Obesity Canada: Canadian obesity patient and research advocacy organization that has co-authored publications with ECPO and EASO, including 'Stigma, Identity and Living with Obesity'. Highly comparable as a national-level obesity advocacy coalition with academic and policy engagement.
• CNAO (Collectif National des Associations d'Obèses): French national obesity patient coalition with which ECPO's France country representative collaborates on reimbursement advocacy. Comparable as a national-level patient advocacy organization within ECPO's network.
• Obesity Action Coalition (OAC): US-based patient advocacy organization for people affected by obesity, with whom ECPO has a formal 'We to Them' strategic partnership. OAC's Weight of the World Initiative is directly cross-promoted by ECPO, making it the closest comparable patient-led obesity coalition.
• World Obesity Federation: Global umbrella body on obesity that runs World Obesity Day, the same awareness campaign ECPO coordinates at the European level. Highly comparable as a multi-country obesity advocacy/policy coalition operating across continents.
• Obesity UK: UK national patient organization for people living with obesity, where ECPO Board Chair Ken Clare serves as Director of Bariatric Metabolic Surgery Services. Highly comparable as a patient-led obesity coalition in a single national market.

Broad incumbents

• The Obesity Society (TOS): Leading US scientific and professional society focused on obesity research and treatment. Comparable in category (obesity-focused organization) but operates as a clinical/research society rather than patient coalition.
• Obesity Medicine Association (OMA): US-based clinical organization for healthcare providers treating obesity. Adjacent rather than directly comparable - focuses on clinical practice rather than patient advocacy - but operates in the same obesity ecosystem ECPO engages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/ecpobesity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecpobesity

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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