SIFEM - Société d’Imagerie de la Femme

What SIFEM - Société d’Imagerie de la Femme does

SIFEM (Société d'Imagerie de la Femme) is a French non-profit professional medical society (association loi 1901), headquartered in Paris with a secretariat in Saint-Pair, that serves as the national learned body for radiologists and physicians specializing in women's imaging — primarily breast and pelvic imaging. Founded as the successor to SOFMIS (Société Française de Mastologie et d'Imagerie du sein), the society traces more than 20 years of organizational history and operates under the leadership of an elected bureau (2025–2028 term) led by President Pr Pascal Rousset, with a 20-member board of directors and past-presidents as permanent invitees.

The society's product portfolio is a portfolio of educational, publishing, and clinical-infrastructure services rather than a unified software platform: an annual congress rotating across French cities (1,100+ participants, 65+ speakers at SIFEM 2026 in Montpellier), the quarterly peer-reviewed journal 'Imagerie de la Femme' distributed via EM-Consulte, recurring webinars, hands-on training (Ateliers de Tenon, Cours d'Imagerie du Sein, Radio-Clinical workshops at Le Touquet), standardized reporting templates, a national Angiomammographie Registry coordinated at Gustave Roussy, the dPEI pocket iOS application for endometriosis scoring, SIFEM Junior programming, and research grants plus international congress scholarships (1,000–1,200 EUR).

Revenue is generated through individual professional memberships (80 EUR/year standard, 30 EUR/year for juniors, valid through December 31, 2026), paid registration for the annual congress and workshops, journal subscriptions and educational material sales, state and public subsidies, donations/sponsorship, and mécénat. SIFEM is affiliated with the Société Française de Radiologie (SFR) as a société d'organe and maintains strategic partnerships with CNGOF, SFSPM, AFPPE, SCGP, ESUR, EUSOBI, and HAS, through which it co-produces national guidelines (notably the 2025 HAS endometriosis imaging update) and joint policy advocacy on breast cancer screening directed at INCa.

Name

SIFEM - Société d’Imagerie de la Femme

Legal name

Société d'Imagerie de la Femme (SIFEM)

Website

https://imageriedelafemme.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SIFEM is a French non-profit learned society serving radiologists and physicians specializing in women's breast and pelvic imaging through an annual congress, the 'Imagerie de la Femme' journal, training workshops, webinars, clinical guidelines, research grants, and standardized reporting tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Society

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLACALAL

Quality, Peer Review & Compliance Tools (MQSA/ACR/QA)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Medical Imaging Informatics (PACS/RIS/VNA) & Radiology IT

SECONDARYHLAFAKAD

Breast Imaging Centers (Mammography/Tomosynthesis)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Diagnostic & Imaging Centers

Keywords

• Women's imaging society
• Medical radiology education
• Professional medical association
• Breast imaging congress
• Pelvic imaging training

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from active members (doctors in medicine practicing in breast and/or pelvic imaging), associate members, junior members (interns and residents), and corresponding members (international physicians). Membership provides access to the journal 'Imagerie de la Femme', congress replays, clinical cases, and reduced rates for events.
2. Spring conference and event organization: Revenue from organizing the annual spring congress (Journées de printemps) and other scientific/educational events including workshops and courses.
3. State and public subsidies: Grants from the state and public collections or any other authorized organization as per the association's statutes.
4. Donations and sponsorship: Donations and legacies including within the framework of patronage/mécénat.
5. Sale and distribution of educational materials: Sale and/or distribution of goods or services produced by the society including books, CDs, and the internet site content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SIFEM is a French non-profit professional medical society that supports radiologists and physicians specializing in women's imaging (breast and pelvis) through annual scientific congresses, a peer-reviewed journal, continuing medical education (webinars, workshops, training courses), standardized reporting templates, research grants and international fellowships, and a national angiomammography registry. Membership is offered in tiers (standard, junior, associate, corresponding) with annual dues.

Product overview

SIFEM (Société d'Imagerie de la Femme) is a professional medical society focused on promoting diagnostic and therapeutic imaging of the female breast and pelvis. Rather than a unified software product, the organization offers a portfolio of services including the annual SIFEM Congress (attracting over 1,100 participants), the peer-reviewed journal 'Revue Imagerie de la Femme' available through EM-Consulte, educational webinars and training courses (Ateliers Radio-cliniques, Cours d'Imagerie du Sein, Ateliers de Tenon), the dPEI pocket mobile application for endometriosis scoring, and research support programs including grants and international congress fellowships. These services collectively support radiologists and healthcare professionals in advancing women's imaging practices through education, research, and professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,100 participants and 65+ speakers at annual congress
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

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 minor.

• Société Française de Radiologie (SFR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIFEM is a société d'organe (affiliated society) of the French Society of Radiology. The society organizes scientific and teaching meetings in conjunction with the SFR within the framework of the French Radiology Days (Journées Françaises de Radiologie). SIFEM members participate in JFR sessions throughout the congress, which includes courses, workshops, and electronic posters.
• Collège National des Gynécologues Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIFEM collaborated with CNGOF in the 2025 HAS guideline update on imaging for endometriosis diagnosis. This collaboration is part of a national strategy to structure care pathways for endometriosis patients and improve imaging practice standardization.
• Société Française de Sénologie et de Pathologie Mammaire (SFSPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIFEM and SFSPM jointly published recommendations on organized breast cancer screening in France (October 2025) and sent an open letter to INCa regarding screening and follow-up of high and very high-risk breast cancer patients (November 2025).
• Société de Chirurgie Pelvienne (SCGP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultidisciplinary partnership around chronic pelvic pain topics. SCGP-SIFEM joint webinar on 'Chronic Pelvic Pain: Gynecologist / Interventional Radiologist Dialogue' held November 5, 2025.
• European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with ESUR for scientific vigilance and knowledge sharing. ESUR Paris 2026 symposium is referenced as an upcoming international event with SIFEM involvement.
• European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership for breast imaging. SIFEM offers junior scholarships for EUSOBI congresses (October) and monitors ESUR, EUSOBI, ECR, RSNA activities through scientific vigilance.
• Haute Autorité de santé (HAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIFEM contributes to national health guidelines as a key partner in HAS recommendations, particularly on endometriosis imaging (2025 update) and breast imaging standards. The society also supports ASN/ASN positions on mammography quality.
• Association Française du Personnel Paramédical d'Electroradiologie (AFPPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFPPE organized a dedicated day at SIFEM 2026 congress, gathering over 140 medical imaging technicians, demonstrating multidisciplinary collaboration in women's imaging care.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR is the US professional college for radiology, including its ACR Appropriateness Criteria and practice guidelines. It is a broad incumbent peer in the standards/guidelines space and provides a structural comparison for how a radiology society can scale clinical guidance authority.
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): RSNA is the largest global radiology society and a broad incumbent comparable to SIFEM at a much greater scale. SIFEM explicitly tracks RSNA content through its scientific vigilance program, confirming its relevance as a peer reference for content and member engagement practices.
• European Society of Radiology (ESR): ESR is the umbrella European radiology society that organizes the ECR congress. It is a broad incumbent peer, overlapping with SIFEM on scientific content, guideline dissemination, and continuing education, but at a much wider radiology scope.
• Société Française de Radiologie (SFR): SFR is the umbrella French radiology society and SIFEM's parent affiliated body. It is a broad incumbent covering all radiology subspecialties and is a peer only in the sense that it convenes a similar radiologist membership through its own congress (JFR) and education programs.

Direct peers

• European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR): ESUR focuses on urogenital radiology, the European counterpart to SIFEM's pelvic imaging remit. It is a direct peer in target audience (radiologists) and offering (scientific guidelines, congresses, working groups). SIFEM is already an ESUR partner and promotes its symposiums.
• Société Française de Sénologie et de Pathologie Mammaire (SFSPM): SFSPM is the French national society for breast diseases covering senology and breast pathology. It is a direct peer in the French market, with overlapping members (radiologists, surgeons, oncologists) and a parallel annual congress. SIFEM and SFSPM co-publish screening recommendations, confirming their comparable positioning within French women's breast care.
• European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI): EUSOBI is the leading European society dedicated exclusively to breast imaging. It is a direct peer to SIFEM in scope (breast imaging), audience (radiologists), and offering (annual congress, education, research grants). SIFEM already coordinates with EUSOBI for junior scholarships, making it the most comparable organization in the same niche at a broader geographic scale.
• Society of Breast Imaging (SBI): SBI is the leading US society dedicated to breast imaging. It is a direct peer in mission and offering (annual symposium, fellowships, practice standards) and serves a comparable radiologist audience, although geographically distinct from SIFEM's French footprint.
• Société d'Imagerie Génito-Urinaire (SIGU): SIGU is a French medical society historically focused on genitourinary imaging, and is one of the predecessor entities that merged into SIFEM. It remains a relevant peer for the pelvic imaging portion of SIFEM's scope and shares the same French radiologist audience.

Others

• Collège National des Gynécologues Obstétriciens Français (CNGOF): CNGOF is the French national college of OB-GYNs and a core SIFEM partner for endometriosis imaging guidelines. It is a thematically adjacent society — not a competitor — but a key peer in multidisciplinary women's health collaboration, shaping the same clinical practice standards that SIFEM helps author.

Market position

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Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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