MA Healthcare Events

What MA Healthcare Events does

MA Healthcare Events is a medical communications subsidiary of the Mark Allen Group, operating under the brand Mark Allen Medical Communications. The company provides B2B professional services to pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare/academic institutions, with a service suite spanning medical education content development, evidence publishing, strategic communication and consulting, editorial support, KOL and patient engagement, creative design, live and digital events, PRINCE2-certified project management, and physical printing and distribution. Underpinning the services business is a portfolio of 100+ journals and brands, including Medline-listed, impact-factor publications such as Journal of Wound Care (JWC), British Journal of Nursing (BJN), Optician, and British Journal of Hospital Medicine (BJHCM), which provide recurring distribution channels to healthcare professional audiences.

Revenue is generated across multiple streams: professional services fees for custom medical communications and education projects, recurring subscription and advertising revenue from the journal portfolio, professional services fees for live and digital events, and hardware-based printing and delivery revenue. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to enterprise client requirements. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales, with named clients including Roche, Smiths Medical, Trio Healthcare, and the Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at the University of Huddersfield. The company is UK-domiciled (London) and delivers 50+ international projects per year, giving it a global operational footprint despite a small directly attributed headcount of 5 employees.

Name

MA Healthcare Events

Legal name

MA Healthcare (Mark Allen Medical Communications)

Website

https://mahealthcareevents.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MA Healthcare Events is a UK-based medical communications subsidiary of the Mark Allen Group that provides B2B medical education, evidence publishing, strategic consulting, and event services to pharmaceutical, medical device, and academic clients, supported by a portfolio of 100+ Medline-listed journals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Communications Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (MPAAADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare/Pharma Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAJ), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ), Medical Writing & Publications (Clinical/Safety/HEOR) (HLAGALAG)

Keywords

• Medical communications services
• Healthcare journal publishing
• Medical education content
• Clinical evidence publishing
• Key opinion leader engagement

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Medical Education Services: Coordination and development of scientific content including clinical evaluations, case-study series, consensus documents, webinars and podcasts for pharmaceutical and medical device clients.
2. Journal Publishing: Publishing research in Medline-listed journals with impact factors, including titles such as Journal of Wound Care, British Journal of Nursing, and Optician. Revenue from author fees, subscriptions, and promotional placement.
3. Live and Digital Events: Organization of local and international conferences, webinars, masterclasses and podcasts. Includes partnership with academic institutions for annual international conferences.
4. Strategic Communication and Consulting: Product launch campaigns, positioning strategies, and business development communications for healthcare companies.
5. Printing and Delivery: Physical printing and global distribution of evidence-based materials and publications for clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MA Healthcare Events (operating as Mark Allen Medical Communications) provides end-to-end medical communications services for pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and healthcare institutions. Service lines include medical education, evidence publishing, strategic communication and consulting, content development, editorial support, live and digital events, key opinion leader (KOL) and patient engagement, creative design, project management, and printing and delivery. The company also publishes research through more than 100 Medline-listed, impact-factor journals such as Journal of Wound Care, British Journal of Nursing, and Optician, and coordinates over 50 international projects per year using PRINCE2-certified project managers.

Product overview

MA Healthcare Events (Mark Allen Medical Communications) offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical communications services and peer-reviewed journals. The service suite includes Medical Education, Evidence Publishing, Strategic Communication and Consulting, Content Development, Editorial Support, Live and Digital Events, Key Opinion Leader and Patient Engagement, Creative Design, Project Management, and Printing and Delivery. These services are complemented by over 100 Medline-listed, impact-factor journals including Journal of Wound Care (JWC), British Journal of Nursing (BJN), Optician, and British Journal of Hospital Medicine (BJHCM). The company focuses on complex clinical topics for new products, drugs and devices, enabling communication to aid understanding of diseases, conditions, treatments and diagnosis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Journal of Wound Care (JWC): Medline-listed, impact-factor journal focused on wound care research and clinical practice.
• British Journal of Nursing (BJN)
• Optician
• British Journal of Hospital Medicine
• British Journal of Nursing Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 international projects delivered per year by PRINCE2-certified project managers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention (University of Huddersfield)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing annual conference partnership with the Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at the University of Huddersfield, UK. MA Healthcare provides event organization, virtual platform hosting, on-demand viewing capabilities, and CPD accreditation management. The partnership enables global clinician access to education through a stable virtual platform, with advertising support and continuing professional development points.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Elsevier (RELX Group): Elsevier publishes a wide range of Medline-indexed clinical and life sciences journals and operates pharma services including publications planning and analytics. It competes broadly with MA Healthcare Events in healthcare publishing and pharma-sponsored content.
• Wolters Kluwer Health: Wolters Kluwer operates a large portfolio of Medline-indexed medical journals, clinical decision tools, and pharma-sponsored communications services. It is a broader incumbent whose journals and pharma services compete in adjacent segments to MA Healthcare Events.
• Medscape (WebMD): Medscape is a leading online destination for clinicians offering CME-accredited education, clinical reference content, and sponsored medical communications. It is a broader incumbent whose clinician reach and sponsored education offering compete with MA Healthcare Events' digital and CPD-accredited services.
• Informa Pharma Intelligence: Informa operates major healthcare and pharma events (including congresses), medical journals, and pharma intelligence services. It competes with MA Healthcare Events across both events and journal publishing for pharma clients.
• M3 Inc. M3 operates large physician communities, medical education platforms, and pharma marketing services. Its MDLinx-style clinician networks and sponsored content offering are directly comparable to MA Healthcare Events' KOL and medical education services.

Direct peers

• Nucleus Global: Nucleus Global is a medical communications agency group offering scientific content development, medical education, publications, KOL engagement, and digital services to pharma clients. It is the most directly comparable peer to MA Healthcare Events in terms of service mix and client base.
• Springer Healthcare: Springer Healthcare combines medical publishing with medical communications services including publications planning, medical education, and KOL engagement for pharma. Its dual publishing-plus-services model closely mirrors MA Healthcare Events' structure.
• Adis International (Springer Nature): Adis is a medical communications and publishing brand within Springer Nature, focused on drug-focused journals, pharmacoeconomics, and pharma-sponsored content. Its peer-reviewed journals and pharma services portfolio directly overlaps with MA Healthcare Events' offering.
• Caudex (part of IPG Health): Caudex is a medical communications agency providing scientific publications, medical affairs support, and medical education services for pharmaceutical clients. It is a direct peer to MA Healthcare Events in the medical communications and evidence publishing space.

Regional players

• BMJ Group: BMJ publishes Medline-indexed clinical journals, runs medical education programs, and offers sponsorship and reprints services to pharma. As a UK-headquartered peer with both journal publishing and CME offerings, it overlaps significantly with MA Healthcare Events in territory and category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ma-healthcare-events

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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