Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

What Asian Liver Center at Stanford University does

The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is a non-profit academic research and outreach center established in 1996 within Stanford University School of Medicine. Its mission is to address health disparities associated with chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer, with a particular focus on Asian and Pacific Islander populations. The center runs a portfolio of community programs including Hep B Moms (pregnant women and newborn protection), Team HBV (global network of high school and college student clubs), JoinJade Employer Collaborative (multinational corporate engagement), APAVH (a 41-country WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia focus), and a regional subsidiary, the Asian Liver Center at Peking University in China.

Its product surface combines educational outreach with clinical decision-support tools and consumer mobile apps. Core offerings include online treatment tools (desktop and mobile), a Hepatitis B Calculator, a Health Risk Assessment tool, and the Know HBV mobile applications on iOS and Android, all distributed at no cost to end users. The technology stack is light — primarily informational websites and basic mobile apps — and the organization explicitly identifies itself as a healthcare research and outreach body rather than a technology company.

The center is funded through Stanford University institutional allocations, research grants, and philanthropic donations, with no commercial pricing model. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on grassroots community outreach, digital and social media channels, annual youth leadership conferences, corporate partnerships through JoinJade, and international academic collaborations including with Tsinghua University. There are no disclosed customers in the conventional commercial sense, no disclosed revenue, and no headcount growth signal — the organization has operated with approximately 15 staff for an extended period.

Name

Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

Legal name

Asian Liver Center at Stanford University

Website

https://liver.stanford.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is a non-profit academic research center founded in 1996 that addresses hepatitis B and liver cancer disparities in Asian and Pacific Islander populations through community outreach, corporate partnerships, clinical tools, and a regional subsidiary in China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hepatology & Liver Disease (HLAKAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hepatology (Viral Hepatitis) (HLAKAGAC), Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL), Liver & GI Clinical Research (Trials Centers) (HLAKAEAL), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK)

Keywords

• Hepatitis B prevention
• Liver cancer awareness
• Public health outreach
• Community health education
• Clinical decision support

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: As a center within Stanford University School of Medicine, the Asian Liver Center operates as a nonprofit academic research and outreach organization funded through institutional budgets, research grants, and philanthropic donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Asian Liver Center is a nonprofit academic research and outreach center that delivers hepatitis B and liver cancer prevention programs targeting Asian and Pacific Islander populations. Its offerings include community outreach programs (Hep B Moms for pregnant women and newborns, Team HBV youth clubs, JoinJade corporate collaborative), clinical decision-support tools (Online Treatment Tool, Hepatitis B Calculator, Health Risk Assessment Tool), and the Know HBV mobile applications for iOS and Android, all provided free of charge to individuals, healthcare providers, and employers.

Product overview

The Asian Liver Center at Stanford University is a research and advocacy center (not a commercial software product company) offering a portfolio of hepatitis B and liver cancer prevention programs, educational outreach initiatives, and clinical decision-support tools. The core offerings include: (1) Community outreach programs such as Hep B Moms (mother-newborn protection), Team HBV Youth Program (student leadership), and regional initiatives through JoinJade and APAVH; (2) Clinical tools including Online Treatment Tools (Desktop and Mobile versions), Hepatitis B Calculator, and Health Risk Assessment Tool; and (3) Mobile applications branded as Know HBV for iOS and Android. The Center operates as a university research center focused on public health rather than a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hep B Moms: Program dedicated to protecting mothers and newborns from hepatitis B, offering resources for pregnant women, health care providers, perinatal hepatitis B prevention coordinators, and public health officials
• JoinJade Employer Collaborative
• Team HBV
• APAVH
• Know HBV App

Products and services

• Hep B Moms A community outreach program dedicated to protecting mothers and newborns from hepatitis B, offering resources for pregnant women, health care providers, perinatal hepatitis B prevention coordinators, and public health officials.
• JoinJade Employer Collaborative A collaborative initiative that bands together leading multinational companies in the United States and China to safeguard employee lives and build inclusive workplaces free from hepatitis B discrimination through workplace education and awareness.
• Team HBV Youth Program A global network of high school and college student clubs dedicated to hepatitis B awareness and peer education, including the Annual Youth Leadership Conference held at Stanford University.
• Online Treatment Tool A clinical decision-support tool available in Desktop and Mobile versions that assists physicians with hepatitis B treatment decisions and patient management.
• Hepatitis B Calculator An online calculator tool to assess hepatitis B risk factors and clinical indicators for patients and providers.
• Health Risk Assessment Tool

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JoinJade Employer CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe JoinJade Employer Collaborative bands together leading multinational companies in the United States and China to safeguard employee lives and build inclusive workplaces free from hepatitis B discrimination. This is a flagship partnership program of the Asian Liver Center.
• Hep B Free San Francisco and Santa Clara CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Asian Liver Center partners with Hep B Free campaigns to promote hepatitis B testing, vaccination, and treatment among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay Area.
• APAVH (Asian Pacific American Vietnamese Hepatitis B Awareness)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPAVH focuses on the 41 countries that comprise the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions (WPRO) and account for 78 percent of the global burden of HBV infection.
• Asian Liver Center at Peking UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsian Liver Center, Beijing is committed to addressing the prevalence of hepatitis B infection and stigma in China. Interns and volunteers participate in outreach and educational events in China.
• Tsinghua University Education Poverty Alleviation OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTsinghua University hosts the Summer Service and Learning Program (SSLP) that invites international student volunteers to provide education services in rural China. The Asian Liver Center promotes this opportunity.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• British Liver Trust: UK-based national liver disease charity providing education and support across all liver conditions. Operates a comparable community-outreach and patient-education model but in a different geography.

Direct peers

• Hepatitis B Foundation: National US nonprofit dedicated exclusively to hepatitis B research, education, and patient advocacy. Most direct comparable in mission, disease focus, and target populations, though headquartered on the East Coast and more research-funding-oriented.
• Asian Health Coalition: Nonprofit addressing health disparities in Asian American communities through education, research, and advocacy. Overlaps with ALC's target population and community-outreach approach, though with broader disease scope.
• Hep B United: National coalition of organizations addressing hepatitis B through awareness, screening, and vaccination in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Directly overlaps with ALC's Hep B Free campaigns and APAVH regional coordination.
• National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable: National coalition focused on hepatitis B and C policy, advocacy, and education. Comparable mission of addressing viral hepatitis health disparities, particularly in underserved communities.
• Hepatitis Education Project: Nonprofit providing hepatitis B and C education, support, and advocacy, with strong focus on Asian and Pacific Islander communities. Direct programmatic overlap with ALC's community outreach mission.

Broad incumbents

• American Liver Foundation: Large US national nonprofit covering all forms of liver disease, including hepatitis B. Broader in scope than ALC's hepatology focus but competes for the same donor dollars and patient-education mindshare.
• WHO Global Hepatitis Programme: WHO's global program setting hepatitis B elimination targets and convening country-level action. Functions as a policy and funding layer that ALC's APAVH partnership depends on and complements.
• World Hepatitis Alliance: Global NGO working with WHO to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat. Operates at higher geographic scale than ALC, with comparable focus on HBV patient advocacy and policy.
• CDC Division of Viral Hepatitis: US federal public health agency running national surveillance, vaccination, and awareness programs for viral hepatitis. Adjacent public-sector counterpart to ALC's outreach mission with significantly larger budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AsianLiverCenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/asianliverctr
• Instagraminstagram.com/asianliverctr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asianlivercenterstanford

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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