SEDENE

What SEDENE does

SEDENE (Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica — Spanish Society of Neurological Nursing) is a non-profit scientific association founded in 1993 and headquartered in Cáceres, Spain. It is organized under Spanish law as a private association without profit motive (asociación científica sin ánimo de lucro) and operates with approximately 12 employees. Its mission is to promote the scientific and professional growth of nurses working in the field of neurology at the national level in Spain.

SEDENE's core activities are scientific, educational, and community-oriented rather than technology-based. It runs 10 specialized study groups covering the major neurology sub-specialties (multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, headache, dementia, neurointervention/neurosurgery, neurovascular/stroke, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases, and neurorehabilitation), publishes a semi-annual bilingual (Spanish/English) scientific journal, organizes webinars and training courses, and hosts an annual congress — currently in its 33rd year with the 9th international congress scheduled for November 2026 in Donostia. Its congresses have repeatedly received Declarations of Scientific and Professional Interest from the Consejo General de Enfermería de España.

SEDENE's business model relies on individual membership (€42 annual fee), congress and event registration fees, and course/workshop fees, supplemented by pharmaceutical company sponsorship for educational activities. Its customer base consists of individual neurological nurses across Spanish hospitals and healthcare centers; its GTM is community-led and event-driven, with no resellers or retail channels. Recent strategic activity has included launching the Observatorio de Investigación en Cuidados (Care Research Observatory) in July 2026, issuing policy positioning on the non-funding of lecanemab and donanemab in the Spanish National Health System, and deepening partnerships with UOC (university education access) and ESO Angels (stroke care quality).

Name

SEDENE

Legal name

Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica

Website

https://sedene.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEDENE (Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica) is a non-profit scientific association founded in 1993 in Cáceres, Spain, serving neurological nurses across Spain through a semi-annual scientific journal, ten specialized study groups, webinars, and an annual congress.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cáceres

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fee of €42 per member. Members receive the semi-annual scientific journal, discounts on congress registrations, and discounts on courses and events.
2. Congress and Event Registration: Revenue from registration fees for the annual congress and various seminars, workshops, and regional events. Non-members pay full price while members receive discounts.
3. Formation and Course Fees: Fees charged for courses, workshops, and specialized training sessions organized through SEDENE study groups. Members receive discounts on these educational offerings.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SEDENE is a non-profit scientific association that promotes the scientific and professional growth of nurses working in neurology in Spain. Its core offerings include paid annual membership (€42/year), a semi-annual peer-reviewed bilingual Scientific Journal (Revista Científica de SEDENE), an annual national and international congress, specialized study groups across ten neurology sub-specialties (multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, headache, dementia, neurointervention, neurovascular, movement disorders, neuromuscular, and neurorehabilitation), continuing education through webinars and courses, and a scientific endorsement service for external research and clinical projects.

Product overview

SEDENE is a non-profit scientific association for neurological nursing in Spain, founded in 1993. Rather than a technology product company, it provides professional services including its semiannual Scientific Journal (Revista Científica de SEDENE), an Annual Congress alternating between national and international formats, and nine specialized Study Groups covering conditions such as multiple sclerosis (EMSEDENE), epilepsy (EPISEDENE), headaches (GECSEDENE), dementias (GEDSEDENE), neurovascular care (GENSEDENE), movement disorders (GTMSEDENE), neuromuscular diseases (NEMSEDENE), neurorehabilitation (NRHBSEDENE), and neurointervention/neurosurgery (GENINCISEDENE). The organization also provides educational webinars and training activities, scientific endorsement for external projects, and membership benefits including discounts on congress registrations and access to scientific publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• SEDENE Annual Membership Annual individual membership in the Spanish Society of Neurological Nursing, priced at €42/year, providing members with two annual issues of the Scientific Journal, discounts on the annual congress registration, discounts on courses and workshops, and participation in SEDENE's ten sub-specialty study groups. Targeted at nurses working in the field of neurology across Spanish hospitals and healthcare centers.
• Revista Científica de SEDENE (Scientific Journal) A semi-annual peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SEDENE in Spanish and English with international reach, covering neurological nursing care topics for professionals working with neurological patients. Distributed to members and available digitally through the SEDENE website.
• Congreso Anual de SEDENE (Annual Congress) Annual national and international scientific congress bringing together neurological nursing professionals for scientific exchange, continuing education, and networking. Includes the XXXIII Congreso Anual and IX Congreso Internacional de Enfermería Neurológica scheduled for November 18-20, 2026 in Donostia, Spain. Members receive discounted registration.
• Grupos de Estudio de SEDENE (Specialized Study Groups) Set of ten specialized study groups covering major neurology sub-specialties: EMSEDENE (Multiple Sclerosis), EPISEDENE (Epilepsy), GECSEDENE (Headache), GEDSEDENE (Dementia), GENINCISEDENE (Neurointervention/Neurosurgery), GENSEDENE (Neurovascular/Stroke), GTMSEDENE (Movement Disorders), NEMSEDENE (Neuromuscular), and NRHBSEDENE (Neurorehabilitation). Each group runs clinical and educational activities and develops clinical practice guidelines for its area.
• Formación y Webinars (Continuing Education) Online and in-person educational activities including webinars, workshops, and training courses on neurological nursing topics, often organized in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies and other medical societies. Members receive discounted fees on these offerings.
• Aval Científico (Scientific Endorsement Service) Formal scientific endorsement service for educational activities, research projects, and clinical practice guidelines developed by other organizations (e.g., university programs, medical societies, pharmaceutical-sponsored training) in the field of neurological nursing. Provides recognized scientific credibility in Spain.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of continuous operation since 1993
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RocheminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 June 2026Roche organized the webinar 'Enfermería a TiEMpo: Cómo anticiparnos al futuro' which was endorsed by SEDENE, focusing on advances in multiple sclerosis care and the role of biomarkers. SEDENE's scientific endorsement reflects its commitment to continued education and excellence in neurological nursing.
• Lilly EspañaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 February 2026Lilly España organized the ALZTRACK webinar on advances in Alzheimer's diagnosis and care, with SEDENE endorsing the session. The webinar featured SEDENE's Vice President and addressed biomarkers, cognitive screening, and early nursing interventions in dementia care.
• Angelini PharmaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 May 2025Angelini Pharma sponsored a specialized epilepsy nursing workshop at the Colegio de Médicos de Valencia, organized with SEDENE's support. The training session was delivered by EPISEDENE coordinators focusing on EEG monitoring, epilepsy classification, and patient education.
• Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEDENE and UOC have an ongoing collaboration agreement to facilitate access to quality university education for nurses affiliated with SEDENE. UOC offers preferential enrollment conditions (discounts exceeding 10%) for degrees, master's, and specialization programs. The partnership supports the professional development of neurological nurses through flexible, online academic pathways.
• Instituto #SaludsinBuloscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEDENE collaborates with the Instituto #SaludsinBulos and Novartis to run the 'Mi Migraña Sin Bulos' campaign, aimed at combating health misinformation about migraine among young people and adolescents through educational and awareness-raising materials.
• NovartisminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNovartis supports the 'Mi Migraña Sin Bulos' campaign, an initiative jointly developed by SEDENE and the Instituto #SaludsinBulos, providing funding and backing for migraine awareness and education targeting young people.
• ESO (European Stroke Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEDENE collaborates with ESO through the Angels initiative, organizing webinars and awards (Premios Angels-SEDENE) to recognize excellence in stroke care. SEDENE members have represented Spanish neurological nursing at ESO congresses in Munich.
• Pharmaceutical sponsors (AbbVie, Argenx, Bial, Esteve, Grünenthal, Lundbeck, Organon, UCB, Zambon)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple pharmaceutical companies sponsor sessions, symposia, and workshops at the SEDENE annual congress, covering therapeutic areas including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, migraine, myasthenia gravis, and neuropathic pain. These sponsorships enable educational content delivery at congress events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses (WFNN): Global umbrella body for neuroscience nursing societies, of which SEDENE is a likely affiliate. Operates at a higher geographic tier and represents the international federation model to which SEDENE could aspire.
• Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma): Global nursing honor society offering continuing education, journals, and congresses. Provides a benchmark for the international, credentialing-oriented scale-up path that SEDENE could pursue through its UOC partnership.
• Consejo General de Enfermería de España: National regulatory/professional umbrella for all Spanish nurses, the body that grants SEDENE its "Interés Científico y Profesional" recognition. Not a competitor but the governing ecosystem in which SEDENE operates.
• Sociedad Española de Neurología (SEN): National Spanish neurology society for neurologists (physicians), not nurses. Comparable in Spanish health-professional association model but addresses physicians rather than nurses; useful as a sister-society benchmark.

Direct peers

• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN): US national professional association for neuroscience nurses, offering a directly comparable product mix: membership, annual meeting, specialty journals (Journal of Neuroscience Nursing), and continuing education programming. Useful as a benchmark for what a scaled-up version of SEDENE could look like.
• Sociedad Española de Enfermería de Salud Mental (ASEESME): Another Spanish national nursing specialty society with the same membership-association, congress, and journal model as SEDENE, but focused on mental health nursing. Comparable scale and revenue model.
• Sociedad Española de Enfermería Nefrológica (SEDEN): Spanish national scientific nursing society for nephrology, the closest structural analog to SEDENE: same organizational model, membership-based revenue, annual congress, study groups, scientific journal, and Continuing Education focus. Demonstrates the standard scale and footprint of a Spanish specialty nursing society.
• European Association of Neuroscience Nurses (EANN): European-level counterpart to SEDENE, organized as a federation of national neuroscience nursing societies. Direct peer in mission (advancing neuroscience nursing science and education), with membership from multiple countries, an annual conference, and a peer-reviewed journal.

Others

• European Stroke Organisation (ESO): Multi-disciplinary European body that runs the Angels stroke-quality program in partnership with SEDENE. Not a direct competitor but a strategic partner/ecosystem enabler for SEDENE's stroke-related study group (GENSEDENE).

Regional players

• British Neuroscience Nurses Association (BNNA): UK national neuroscience nursing association with comparable offerings (annual conference, study days, peer support). Comparable structure but serves a different national market; useful regional benchmark for engagement models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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