International School of Medicine

What International School of Medicine does

International School of Medicine (GbR) is a German civil-law partnership founded in 2008 by PD Dr. med. Andreas Schmutzler and Dr. med. Monica Tobler, operating intensive in-person training programs for reproductive medicine and embryology. The school is headquartered at Planckstraße 15 A, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, and conducts training at three German venues — Kiel, Göttingen, and Munich — using physical medical equipment (micromanipulators, embryology workstations) rather than any software platform. Its core curriculum covers diagnostics, ovarian stimulation, IVF, ICSI, IVM, TESE, MESA, IMSI, cryopreservation/vitrification, PGS/PGD, and polar body biopsy.

The product portfolio comprises three offerings: a Basic Course (8 days), an Advanced Course (6 days), and a Comprehensive Bundle running the two consecutively over 9 days; graduates who pass a multiple-choice examination receive an ISOM Diploma in Reproductive Medicine and Embryology. The revenue model is professional services — direct participant tuition priced at €4,900 per adult on single occupancy for the bundle, inclusive of tuition, hotel, meals, and ground transfers, with an additional ₹30,000 paid to the school's Indian coordination partner, Jupiter Events Inc., for visa and logistics handling. Participants also pay separately for flights and insurance; the school provides a complimentary invitation letter for visa processing.

Go-to-market is primarily event-driven and direct: the school's website (international-school-of-medicine.org) and a Facebook page drive top-of-funnel awareness, while registration is completed via downloadable PDF forms and bank transfer to Sparkasse Göttingen. The target buyer persona is gynecologists and reproductive medicine specialists from developing countries seeking hands-on ART training to establish or upgrade IVF centers in their home markets. Marketing channels are limited to organic website content, a Facebook page, and word-of-mouth referrals within the medical professional community — there is no paid acquisition, no app, and no disclosed digital learning infrastructure.

Name

International School of Medicine

Legal name

International School of Medicine GbR

Website

https://international-school-of-medicine.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

International School of Medicine is a German GbR founded in 2008 that runs intensive, hands-on training courses in reproductive medicine and embryology for gynecologists primarily from developing countries, delivered across venues in Kiel, Göttingen, and Munich.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Professional Education (Reproductive Medicine & Embryology Training)

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAPAA

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Industry-Specific Training (Healthcare, Tech, etc.)

SECONDARYEDAHAGAO

Schools of Medical Laboratory Science & Clinical Diagnostics

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

Keywords

• Reproductive medicine training
• Embryology intensive courses
• ART professional education
• IVF clinical training
• Gynecology certification courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Göttingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: The primary revenue stream is professional services revenue from educational training courses. The comprehensive Basic & Advanced Course Bundle is priced at €4,900 per adult (single occupancy), which includes tuition fees, hotel stay, meals, and transportation during the program. An additional ₹30,000 (Indian rupees) is payable to Jupiter Events Inc. for coordination services in India.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

International School of Medicine delivers intensive, in-person training courses in reproductive medicine and embryology for gynecologists, with a Basic Course (8 days), an Advanced Course (6 days), and a Comprehensive Course Bundle combining both. Training combines live lectures and hands-on practice on the actual clinical ART equipment used by top institutions worldwide, culminating in a multiple-choice exam and award of an ISOM Diploma. Courses are held in Germany (Kiel, Göttingen, Munich) and include accommodation, meals, transfers, and visa assistance for international participants.

Product overview

International School of Medicine offers a portfolio of intensive international training courses in reproductive medicine and embryology for gynecologists, primarily from developing countries. The company provides three course offerings: the Basic Course (8 days) covering foundational ART techniques and standards, the Advanced Course (6 days) focusing on evidence-based medicine and complex case handling, and the Comprehensive Course Bundle combining both. Courses include theoretical lectures, hands-on practical training with real clinical cases, multiple-choice examinations, and ISOM Diploma awards upon successful completion. Locations span Kiel, Göttingen, and Munich in Germany, with the school founded in 2008 by Dr. Monica Tobler and PD Dr. Andreas Schmutzler.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basic Course in Reproductive Medicine and Embryology Eight-day intensive international training course introducing the foundational topics of reproductive medicine and embryology, including diagnostics, treatment planning, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, IVF, ICSI, and laboratory techniques, with hands-on practical experience on actual clinical ART equipment used by top institutions worldwide. Culminates in a multiple-choice examination and award of the ISOM Diploma in Reproductive Medicine and Embryology. Targeted at gynecologists and reproductive medicine specialists.
• Advanced Course in Reproductive Medicine and Embryology Six-day advanced international training course building on basic reproductive medicine training, with a curriculum that extends basic topics into evidence-based medicine, handling difficult cases, and differentiating ART techniques through practical exercises and discussions. Open to participants regardless of prior Basic Course completion and leads to the ISOM Diploma in Advanced Reproductive Medicine and Embryology upon passing the multiple-choice examination.
• Comprehensive Course Bundle (Basic + Advanced) Combined Basic and Advanced courses run consecutively (typically nine days) at the school's German training venues (Kiel, Göttingen, Munich), providing comprehensive training in reproductive medicine and embryology from foundational to advanced levels. Priced at €4,900 per adult on single occupancy, including tuition, hotel stay, bus/taxi transfers, meals (breakfast, lunch, four dinners), and sightseeing as per the programme; Indian participants additionally pay ₹30,000 to Jupiter Events Inc. for coordination, with complimentary visa, ticket, and insurance assistance.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Jupiter Events Inc.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerJupiter Events Inc. serves as the Indian coordination partner for the International School of Medicine. They handle part-payment collection (₹30,000) from Indian participants and provide visa, ticket, and insurance assistance. They are referred to as 'Jupiter Medical Events' and manage coordination through their Karnataka Bank account details provided on the registration page.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): ASRM is the principal US professional society in reproductive medicine and runs continuing education, certification courses, and annual training events for gynecologists and embryologists. It serves an overlapping customer base and competes for the same kind of advanced ART training budget that ISOM addresses.
• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE): ESHRE is the leading European professional society in reproductive medicine and embryology, offering certification, training courses, and a Senior Clinical Embryologist credential that the International School of Medicine's own diploma competes with and complements. Both operate as educational credentialing bodies for the same audience of clinicians and embryologists.
• International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS): IFFS is the global federation of fertility societies and organizes international training, congresses, and educational programming in reproductive medicine aimed at clinicians worldwide. It targets a similar international gynecologist audience and competes for the same professional development wallet.

Regional players

• ASPIRE (Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction): ASPIRE is the Asia Pacific regional society in reproductive medicine, providing congresses, certification, and training courses for clinicians in the Asia-Pacific region. It overlaps significantly with ISOM's primary Indian/South Asian customer base, though it does not currently offer German-based hands-on intensive training.
• Middle East Fertility Society (MEFS): MEFS is the regional professional society for fertility specialists across the Middle East, organizing congresses and training. It addresses a similar developing-country clinician audience in a different geography, and represents the kind of regional credentialing body whose participants ISOM also trains.

Others

• Merck Foundation Fertility & Embryology Training Program: Merck Foundation runs the 'More Than a Mother' and related embryology training initiatives that subsidize reproductive medicine training for clinicians in Africa and developing countries. It is a funder/sponsor of training rather than a direct course provider, but it competes for the same pool of developing-country gynecologists that ISOM serves.
• CooperSurgical ART Training: CooperSurgical is a major manufacturer and distributor of ART and IVF consumables/equipment, and it runs application training and workshops for clinicians on its own platforms. It is an enabling ecosystem participant that competes for clinicians' hands-on training time, especially through its ORIGIO and Wallace product lines.
• Vitrolife Academy: Vitrolife is a leading ART media and device manufacturer that runs training academies (e.g., in Gothenburg and globally) for embryologists and clinicians using its systems. It is an enabling/thematically related training provider rather than a direct competitor, but it occupies part of the hands-on ART training budget that ISOM addresses.

Broad incumbents

• IVIRMA Global Education (IVI Academy): IVIRMA is one of the world's largest fertility clinic networks and runs the IVI Academy, which provides intensive reproductive medicine training for international physicians, often with hands-on observation in clinic labs. It is a much larger incumbent with broader geographic coverage but a closely comparable training offering for gynecologists seeking ART expertise.
• Cleveland Clinic Center for Reproductive Medicine (Fellowship & CME): Cleveland Clinic runs reproductive medicine fellowships and CME courses that train gynecologists and embryologists in advanced ART. It is a much larger US academic institution but offers a comparable advanced training pathway with hands-on lab exposure to the same target customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/International-School-of-Medicine-269701659802866
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-school-of-medicine

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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