KIS Original-Services SA

What KIS Original-Services SA does

KIS Original-Services SA is the operating entity behind Kinderärzte Schweiz (KIS), the principal Swiss professional association (Berufsverband) for practicing specialists in pediatric and adolescent medicine (Kinder- und Jugendmedizin). The association's stated mission is to represent the professional and political (standespolitische) interests of its members, promote continuing and advanced training, foster cooperation with therapists, educators, institutions, and authorities, and maintain an active public relations presence supporting nationwide access to high-quality pediatric care. Core activities are centered on a membership body of Swiss pediatricians and include a member portal (kinderaerzteschweiz.ch), the quarterly KIS News journal, an annual national conference (Jahrestagung), a comprehensive course calendar (Kursagenda) for physicians and medical assistants (MPAs), a job and practice marketplace (Stellenmarkt/Praxismarkt), an MPA Telefontriage-Manual in German and French, sustainability/planetary-health advocacy, and links to practice resources.

The underlying technology is modest: a professional association website plus an online learning-management and content-distribution layer, with no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, APIs, or mobile applications. The technology stack functions as a delivery channel for membership services, courses, and the KIS News content library rather than as a productized software offering.

The business model is membership dues-driven, supplemented by course and event fees, journal advertising/ circulation revenue, and sponsorships. Pricing for membership and educational offerings is not publicly disclosed; revenue figures are also not publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely single-country domestic (Switzerland), delivered through the self-serve website portal, in-person annual conferences and regional events, and postal distribution of the print journal. The operating footprint is small — approximately seven employees — which is consistent with a lean association management structure rather than a scaled commercial business.

Name

KIS Original-Services SA

Legal name

Kinderärzte Schweiz

Website

https://kis.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KIS Original-Services SA operates Kinderärzte Schweiz (KIS), the professional association representing practicing pediatricians in Switzerland. It delivers membership services, continuing medical education, the KIS News quarterly journal, an annual conference, and policy advocacy for its specialist-physician members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KIS Original-Services SA operates the member services, publications, and digital platform of Kinderärzte Schweiz, the Swiss professional association (Berufsverband) for practicing pediatricians. It delivers paid membership services, a quarterly professional journal (KIS News), an annual pediatric conference, a continuing-medical-education course catalog for physicians and MPAs, a job and practice marketplace, and professional/political advocacy on behalf of Swiss pediatricians.

Product overview

KIS Original-Services SA operates the website for Kinderärzte Schweiz (KIS), a professional association representing pediatricians in Switzerland. The organization functions as a membership-based professional body rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings include a member directory, professional publications (KIS News journal), continuing medical education courses and events, job and practice listings for members, sustainability initiatives in pediatric healthcare, and various practice resources and materials. The website serves as the association's primary communication and member service platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KIS Membership (Mitgliedschaft bei Kinderärzte Schweiz)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 5-Ländertreffen der praxispädiatrischen BerufsverbändecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2025International collaboration with pediatric professional associations from Germany, Austria, France, and South Tyrol on shared policy positions. Produced joint position paper on sugar taxes and advertising restrictions on unhealthy foods presented at NZZ and docinside.ch
• OrphanHealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on workshops about 'Co-Pilot' program where parents become partners in care for rare diseases. Multiple workshop dates hosted at various locations in Switzerland
• Universitäts-Kinderspital ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on educational events including AEP Annual Conference 2026, pediatric dermatology conferences, neuromuskular symposia, rare bone disease days, and CAS Development Pediatrics program
• Swiss Pediatric Oncology Group (SPOG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport for 50th Anniversary Symposium celebrating 50 years of pediatric oncology research in Switzerland, scheduled for Bern June 5, 2026
• Childhood Protection Switzerland (Kinderschutz Schweiz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation on national conference on sexualized violence against children and adolescents scheduled for Bern, March 9, 2027
• mfe (Haus- und Kinderärzte Schweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint symposium on EFAS reform and primary care, discussing whether the reform saves or displaces general medicine. Annual mfe symposium events
• Stiftung GesundheitskompassminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Practical Health Ethics Experience' event focusing on ethics fundamentals, ethical perception, and tools for recognizing ethical dilemmas
• Stillförderung Schweiz / Promozione Allattamento al Seno / Promotion Allaitement Maternel SuisseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrilingual Swiss breastfeeding promotion initiative with conferences in German (Zürich), Italian (Lugano), and French (Lausanne) on supporting breastfeeding transitions
• Stiftung für das KindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on lecture series 'Kosmos Kind' covering topics including ADHD, school refusal, cannabis use in adolescents, neurodivergent brains, and father-child relationships
• Swiss Federation of Pediatric AssociationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmbrella organization representing practicing pediatricians in Switzerland, facilitating cooperation with international bodies and policy advocacy

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Società Italiana di Pediatria (SIP): Italy's national pediatric professional society covering clinical practice, education and advocacy for pediatricians. Comparable membership-association model serving a large southern-European pediatric workforce.
• Société Française de Pédiatrie (SFP): French national pediatric professional society representing practicing and academic pediatricians, with conferences, journals and CME programming. Co-participant with KIS in the 5-Ländertreffen pediatric alliance.
• Pädiatrie Schweiz / Société Suisse de Pédiatrie: Sister Swiss pediatric society focused more on academic and hospital-based pediatricians, often collaborating with KIS on events. Most directly comparable domestic peer; member-base segmentation differs (practice vs. academic).
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH): UK professional body for pediatricians offering membership, training, examinations, journals and advocacy. Closely comparable model of a chartered pediatric professional association in a neighboring healthcare system.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (DGKJ): Germany's national professional association for pediatric and adolescent medicine, organized as a membership-based Berufsverband with journal, annual congress, CME and policy advocacy. Most direct operational analogue to KIS in the largest neighboring market.
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde (ÖGKJ): Austrian pediatric professional society running annual meetings, journals and CME for practicing pediatricians. Direct peer in a German-speaking neighbor and fellow 5-Ländertreffen participant.

Broad incumbents

• European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP): Pan-European pediatric professional umbrella coordinating national pediatric associations, including KIS-adjacent bodies. Represents the supranational layer above national associations like KIS, with overlapping CME and advocacy functions.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): The largest pediatric professional association globally, offering membership, journals (Pediatrics), CME, advocacy and practice resources. Same operating model as KIS but at vastly greater scale and portfolio breadth.
• FMH (Swiss Medical Association / Verbindung der Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte): National umbrella professional association for all Swiss physicians, including pediatricians. Provides overarching policy and tariff advocacy; competes with specialty bodies for influence over pediatrician members.

Emerging players

• mfe Haus- und Kinderärzte Schweiz: Swiss association of family and pediatric practitioners in primary care. Co-hosts symposia with KIS (e.g., EFAS reform) but overlaps on the pediatric-practitioner segment, making it both a partner and a partial competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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