SIGOT

Name

SIGOT

Legal name

SIGOT – Società Italiana di Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio Associazione medico scientifica senza scopo di lucro

Website

https://sigot.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Scientific Association (Geriatric Medicine)

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

Keywords

• Geriatric medicine association
• Medical scientific society
• Continuing medical education
• Scientific congress events
• Peer-reviewed journal

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SIGOT generates revenue through annual membership fees (quote associative). Members pay to join and renew via the website, contributing to the running of the scientific society and its activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SIGOT is an Italian non-profit medical-scientific association that provides its physician and healthcare professional members with continuing medical education (ECM), scientific guidelines, and professional networking focused on geriatric medicine across hospital and territorial (community/home) care settings. Its core offerings include annual and regional scientific congresses, the peer-reviewed open-access journal Geriatric Care, the Centro Studi study center with archived guidelines and resources, the SIGOT Young under-40 membership program, the Nursing section for healthcare professionals, and the SIGOT MasterClass educational event. Membership is funded through annual dues (quote associative) that sustain the society's scientific and educational activities.

Product overview

SIGOT (Società Italiana di Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio) is a non-profit medical-scientific association focused on geriatric medicine in Italy. Rather than a unified technology product platform, SIGOT offers a portfolio of membership services and programs including SIGOT Young (for members under 40) and the Nursing section (for healthcare professionals). The association organizes national congresses (Congressi Nazionali) and regional congresses, publishes the peer-reviewed journal 'Geriatric Care', operates a Study Center (Centro Studi) with guidelines and resources, and runs educational Masterclass programs. These services support professional development and scientific exchange among geriatric specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIGOT Young: Section dedicated to SIGOT members under 40 years old, focused on education and networking for young professionals in geriatrics
• SIGOT Nursing
• Geriatric Care

Products and services

• SIGOT Young A dedicated SIGOT membership section for physicians and professionals under 40 years old, providing networking, education (including the SIGOT Young MasterClass), and career development in geriatric medicine.
• SIGOT Nursing A dedicated section of SIGOT for nursing and healthcare professionals working in geriatrics, including a nursing board (Consiglio Direttivo Nursing), educational activities, and publications.
• Congressi Nazionali SIGOT (National Congress) Annual national congress bringing together Italian geriatric specialists for scientific exchange, professional updates, multidisciplinary sharing, and ECM continuing education; the 40th edition was held in Rome in May 2026.
• Congressi Regionali SIGOT (Regional Congresses) Regional scientific congresses held throughout Italy covering topics such as elderly care, hospital-territory integration, dementia, and other geriatric conditions; events are organized by SIGOT regional sections (e.g., Lombardy, Lazio, Liguria, Triveneto, Campania).
• Geriatric Care (Official Open Access Journal) Open Access peer-reviewed journal, the official publication of SIGOT, publishing clinical and scientific research in geriatric medicine via Pagepress Journals.
• Centro Studi SIGOT (Study Center) Online study center providing scientific guidelines, downloadable resources, archival research, and ongoing studies in geriatric medicine for SIGOT members.
• SIGOT MasterClass (Masterclass SIGOT) Annual educational event (with a dedicated SIGOT Young edition for under-40 members) providing advanced training on diagnostic, therapeutic, and management challenges in geriatrics.
• SIGOT Membership (Quote Associative) Annual membership in the Italian Society of Geriatric Hospital and Territorial Medicine, granting access to congresses, the Geriatric Care journal, Centro Studi resources, and voting rights in the association; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EUGMS (European Geriatric Medicine Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIGOT is affiliated to EUGMS, the European Geriatric Medicine Society, representing a formal international affiliation that connects the Italian geriatric community with the broader European network.
• Planning CongressicoreOthersPlanning Congressi acts as the secretariat and congress organizer for SIGOT, managing logistics, registration platforms, and administrative support for events including the national congress.
• Geriatric Care Journal (Pagepress Journals)coreOthersSIGOT's official journal 'Geriatric Care' is published by Pagepress Journals as an Open Access publication, serving as the scientific voice of the association.
• CSQ IQNETminorOthersSIGOT holds CSQ IQNET certification, a quality management certification for associations.
• FIMeG CampaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIGOT co-organized a regional congress with FIMeG (Federazione Italiana di Medicina Geriatrica) Campania on dementia, demonstrating collaborative scientific programming.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Geriatrics Society (AGS): The largest U.S. professional society for geriatricians, offering comparable membership, annual meeting, and journal services (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society). Same membership/congress/journal business model as SIGOT but at vastly greater scale.
• Gerontological Society of America (GSA): Large U.S.-based interdisciplinary organization covering aging research, geriatrics, and gerontology, with multiple journals and an annual scientific meeting. Comparable in scientific-publishing and congress-driven membership model, though broader in scope than SIGOT.
• European Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS): The umbrella European geriatric society with which SIGOT is affiliated. Operates at a broader pan-European level and represents a higher-tier incumbent in the same specialty, with overlap in congress and guideline activities.

Regional players

• British Geriatrics Society (BGS): UK-based professional society for geriatricians offering membership, clinical guidelines, and an Age and Ageing journal — directly parallel to SIGOT's offering but focused on the UK/National Health Service context.
• Société Française de Gériatrie et Gérontologie (SFGG): French national society for geriatrics and gerontology, hosting an annual congress and publishing scientific content. Highly comparable to SIGOT as a neighboring-country European geriatric society with similar mission and structure.

Direct peers

• Società Italiana di Geriatria e Gerontologia (SIGG): Italy's other leading geriatric and gerontological scientific society, directly competing for the same Italian geriatrician membership and congress audience. Most comparable peer to SIGOT by geography, target membership, and mission.

Emerging players

• International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG): International society focused specifically on geriatric oncology — a sub-specialty overlap with SIGOT's geriatric mission. Comparable as a niche professional society driving guidelines and congress activity in a defined geriatric segment.

Others

• Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI): Italian national society for internal medicine, of which geriatrics is historically a sub-discipline. Shares the same Italian physician audience and congress/journal model, with overlapping CME and guideline activity — adjacent rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@societaitalianadigeriatria2993
• Instagraminstagram.com/sigot.young
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sigot-it

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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