FUNCEI Fundación Stamboulian

Name

FUNCEI Fundación Stamboulian

Legal name

Fundación Centro de Estudios Infectológicos

Website

https://funcei.org.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FUNCEI is an Argentine non-profit foundation dedicated to infectious disease prevention through education, clinical research, and community campaigns, serving children, families, and healthcare professionals across Latin America and Armenia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Infectious Disease Prevention Education and Public Health

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops) (EDAAAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Infectious disease prevention
• Health education programs
• Vaccination awareness campaigns
• Clinical research services
• Community health outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and fundraising events: FUNCEI is a non-profit organization that raises funds through annual benefit dinners (Cena Anual Benéfica), charity golf tournaments (Torneos de Golf Open), fashion show teas (Té-Desfiles), and other events. These fundraisers support educational programs, research, and community outreach activities.
2. Institutional partnerships and sponsorships: FUNCEI receives support from corporate sponsors for its campaigns. For example, the 2023 dengue prevention campaign was supported by Takeda pharmaceutical company, and the 'Las vacunas salvan vidas' campaign was conducted with Rotary International. The 'Espacios educativos saludables' online course was developed with Fundación Arcor.
3. Free educational content and services: FUNCEI provides all its educational materials, books, guides, flyers, online courses, and webinars free of charge. This is consistent with its non-profit mission focused on education and prevention of infectious diseases.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

FUNCEI is a non-profit foundation that delivers free educational programs, publications, and health campaigns on infectious disease prevention for children, families, educators, and healthcare professionals across Argentina and Latin America. It complements education with clinical research (60+ Phase II–IV trials since 1994) and continuing professional training through online seminars (Stamboulian Talks) and the TV program A Ciencia Cierta. Funding comes from donations, charitable events, and institutional partnerships with corporate, government, and NGO sponsors.

Product overview

FUNCEI (Fundación Centro de Estudios Infectológicos) is a non-profit healthcare foundation established in 1987 by Dr. Daniel Stamboulian, offering a portfolio of educational programs, publications, and health campaigns focused on infectious disease prevention. The core offerings include Stamboulian Talks (virtual educational sessions), the A Ciencia Cierta video program, and the FUNCEI Informa sobre Vacunas information portal. FUNCEI provides children's health publications through its 'Los viajes de Microbac' collection and the 'Chicos que eligen cuidarse' program, along with monthly epidemiological bulletins for healthcare professionals. Prevention campaigns include 'Contraataque al dengue' for dengue awareness. The foundation conducts clinical research (60+ trials since 1994) and offers online courses including vaccine communication training and educational space hygiene courses through partnerships with organizations like Fundación Arcor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stamboulian Talks
• A Ciencia Cierta
• FUNCEI Informa sobre Vacunas
• Contraataque al dengue
• Children's Health Publications (Los viajes de Microbac collection)
• Chicos que eligen cuidarse (Kids Who Choose to Take Care of Themselves)
• Boletín Epidemiológico (Monthly Epidemiological Bulletin)
• Continuing Education Programs for Healthcare Professionals
• Clinical Research Program
• Espacios educativos saludables: claves de limpieza y desinfección
• Comunicación y Vacunas para Profesionales de la Salud

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60 clinical trials conducted since 1994, evaluating more than 3,700 patients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIDEC (Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001FIDEC is the sister organization of FUNCEI, also founded and led by Dr. Daniel Stamboulian, with headquarters in the United States. FIDEC extends FUNCEI's model of infectious disease education, prevention, and research to Armenia and other emerging countries. Together they organize annual benefit events, conduct joint research, and share programs. FIDEC Armenia operates health programs in rural communities and with Artsaj refugees. FIDEC also organizes charity golf tournaments in Miami.
• Rotary InternationalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFUNCEI partners with Rotary International (districts 4845, 4851, 4905, 4945) for health education campaigns. Key joint initiatives include the 'Las vacunas salvan vidas' campaign (implemented in 17 Argentine provinces during Vaccination Week in the Americas, April 2023) and the 'Contraataque al dengue' campaign (2023, 13 localities, 35 schools, 6,000 children). Rotary provides volunteer coordinators and logistical support.
• Fundación ArcorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUNCEI collaborated with Fundación Arcor to develop the free online course 'Espacios educativos saludables: claves de limpieza y desinfección' (24 hours, 3 modules), hosted on Fundación Arcor's educational portal. The course combines FUNCEI's scientific and pedagogical expertise in health education with Fundación Arcor's technical platform and implementation capacity.
• Instituto Internacional de Ciencias de la Vida (ILSI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUNCEI collaborated with ILSI to develop content for an Obesity Prevention Program, creating materials for the 'Una vida saludable en la escuela' (A healthy life at school) initiative.
• Pan American EnergyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFUNCEI participated in a joint program with Pan American Energy to support infection control training in hospitals in Chubut and Neuquén provinces during 2020–2021 (COVID-19 pandemic response). FUNCEI provided training in nursing, sterilization, clinical microbiology, and critical care for intensive therapy units.
• LedesmaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLedesma (Jujuy) invited FUNCEI to conduct teacher training workshops in schools near its operations in Libertador General San Martín, Jujuy. FUNCEI's educational team delivered workshops on child development, media influence, and violence/bullying prevention to local educators.
• Aeropuertos Argentina 2000minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFUNCEI partnered with AA2000 and the Argentine Ministry of Health to provide health alerts and advice for travelers through airport information channels.
• H SternminorGTM or Marketing PartnerH Stern, the largest jewelry brand in Brazil and Latin America, collaborated with FUNCEI as a sponsor and co-organizer of the annual fashion show tea events (Té-Desfiles) to raise funds for children's publications and health education campaigns.
• Cooperativa Agraria de Tres ArroyosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCooperativa Agraria de Tres Arroyos partnered with FUNCEI to sponsor the launch of the 'Chicos que eligen cuidarse' campaign in 2012, contributing 1,000+ copies of educational materials to local schools during the cooperative's 80th anniversary celebration.
• Ministerio de Salud de la provincia de CatamarcaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2010, FUNCEI signed a three-year cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Health of Catamarca province to analyze the relationship between mining activity, health, and environmental problems. The agreement aimed to develop prevention, promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation projects in the province.
• Centros de Acción Familiar (CAF) - GCBAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUNCEI partners with the Centros de Acción Familiar (CAF) of the Buenos Aires City Government's Ministry of Social Development and Habitat for the dengue prevention campaign, implementing activities in community centers in under-served neighborhoods of CABA (Villa Lugano, Bajo Flores, Retiro, Barracas).
• Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFUNCEI's president Dr. Daniel Stamboulian is the founding president of SADI. FUNCEI participates in SADI events and the SADI auditorium is named after Dr. Stamboulian. FUNCEI contributed to the inauguration of SADI's new headquarters in 2018.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Arcor: Argentine corporate foundation that co-developed FUNCEI's online course on cleaning and disinfection and hosts it on its educational portal. Operates a similar model of corporate-funded childhood and community education programs in Latin America.
• Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI): Argentina's national infectious disease professional society, founded by Dr. Daniel Stamboulian, whose auditorium is named after him. SADI is the closest professional/community peer for FUNCEI's clinical education and continuing medical training mission.
• International Vaccine Institute (IVI): International organization dedicated to vaccine research and capacity building in developing countries. Overlaps with FUNCEI's infectious disease research mission and emerging-country focus, particularly through Latin American and post-Soviet networks.
• Sabin Vaccine Institute: US-based nonprofit focused on vaccine education, advocacy, and uptake — overlapping directly with FUNCEI's vaccine communication and hesitancy work, especially through FUNCEI's 'Comunicación y Vacunas' course for healthcare professionals.
• FIDEC (Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries): FIDEC is FUNCEI's US-based sister organization, also founded and led by Dr. Daniel Stamboulian. It operates the same infectious disease education, prevention, and research model in Armenia and other emerging countries, sharing programs and organizing joint fundraising events.
• Fundación Mundo Sano: Argentine foundation focused on endemic infectious diseases (chagas, dengue, leishmaniasis) and neglected tropical diseases, with a research-and-community-action model closely comparable to FUNCEI's infectious disease scope.

Broad incumbents

• Fundación Carlos Slim: Major Latin American philanthropic foundation that awarded FUNCEI the 2015 Carlos Slim Award to the Exceptional Institution. Operates broad health, education, and development programs across the region with substantially larger resources.
• Rotary International (Argentina districts): Global service organization whose Argentine districts co-implement FUNCEI's flagship vaccine and dengue school campaigns. Rotary is both a peer (volunteer-driven community health and education programs) and a primary GTM partner.
• UNICEF Argentina: Country office of the UN children's agency, working on child health, vaccination, and education in Argentina. Competes for the same school-based health literacy audiences and government partnerships FUNCEI targets.
• PAHO (Pan American Health Organization): Regional WHO office for the Americas. Operates regional vaccination, dengue, and health education programs that overlap with FUNCEI's mission and frequently partner with national health ministries on the same policy agendas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/FUNCEIvideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/funcei
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funcei

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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