Kepler
Kepler is a full-service pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing agency with 50+ in-house pharmacists, strategists, and creatives, delivering omnichannel campaigns across 20+ countries for enterprise pharma, medical device, and consumer health brands.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Kepler does
Kepler is a full-service marketing agency specialized in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, founded in 2016 in Cairo, Egypt, and now headquartered in Dubai, UAE following a sequence of office openings (London 2020, Dubai 2022, Riyadh 2023). The company employs 50+ in-house specialists — including licensed pharmacists, strategists, and creatives — and delivers integrated campaigns spanning brand strategy, omnichannel consultation, creative concepts and production, performance media, social media management, web and app development, health authority regulatory consultation, training, and Digital Opinion Leader (DOL/KOL) campaigns. Kepler serves enterprise pharmaceutical brands (Roche, Novo Nordisk, Gilead, MSD, Novartis, Merck, Servier, Aspen, STADA, Menarini), medical device companies (Boston Scientific, Philips, Medtronic, Cook Medical), healthcare providers (Reem Hospital), pharmacy distribution networks (Nahdi, Al-Dawaa, Cigalah Gulf Medical), and consumer health brands (L'Oréal/La Roche-Posay, Vitabiotics), executing work across 20+ countries in MENA, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Kepler firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kepler
- Legal name
- Kepler
- Website
- https://kepler-agency.ae
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Kepler is a full-service pharmaceutical and healthcare marketing agency with 50+ in-house pharmacists, strategists, and creatives, delivering omnichannel campaigns across 20+ countries for enterprise pharma, medical device, and consumer health brands.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Kepler industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Healthcare Marketing Services
- NAICS
- Media Buying Agencies (541830), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)
- SIC
- Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Healthcare/Pharma Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAJ)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- KOL Engagement & Medical Education (Advisory Boards/CME Support) (HLAGALAM)
Keywords
Where Kepler is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dubai
- HQ country
- United Arab Emirates
- HQ region
- Middle East
Offices4 records
Markets served
Kepler business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Professional Services (Strategy, Creative, Production, Media, Digital): Kepler's primary revenue stream is project-based professional services spanning brand strategy, creative concepts and campaigns, video production, web and app development, social media management, performance media, and training. Services are delivered as end-to-end engagements for pharma and healthcare brands across multiple markets.
- AI Tools & Solutions Subscription: Kepler develops and publishes proprietary AI-powered interactive tools for pharma and healthcare clients. These tools turn industry data into interrogable insights and may be offered as subscription or usage-based products alongside agency services.
- Training & Development Programs: In-person workshops, online training programs, corporate training, and speaking engagements for pharma and healthcare teams. Revenue generated through fee-for-program engagements tailored to each client's needs.
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels8 records
Kepler product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kepler is a full-service pharma and healthcare marketing agency that delivers end-to-end campaigns — strategy, creative, production, media, digital, training, and AI services — under one roof for global pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare provider brands. The agency's in-house team of pharmacists, strategists, and creatives produces regulatory-compliant omnichannel campaigns, medical content, KOL/DOL activations, and AI-powered tools across 20+ markets in 7+ languages.
Product overview
Kepler is a full-service healthcare and pharma marketing agency offering integrated services under one roof: Strategy, Creative, Production, Media, Digital, and AI Solutions. Their AI Interactive Tools represent their technology product offering — a suite of AI-powered apps for industry data analysis. All other services (brand strategy, omnichannel campaigns, creative production, social media management, web development, training) are agency service offerings rather than distinct software products.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- AI Interactive Tools
Quantifiable outcome
- Gilead HIV/AIDS 'Breaking the Silence' campaign — 38K+ followers, 10M+ impressions, 4M+ video views, 1M+ engagements across Middle East
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Kepler
Customer profileNamed customers25 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Kepler technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature6 records
Kepler partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, flagship and minor.
- Egyptian Ministry of HealthmajorThe Egyptian Ministry of Health partnered with Kepler on the 'Breaking the Silence' HIV/AIDS awareness campaign alongside the UN, EVA Pharma, and leading celebrities. This is the largest HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in the Middle East, tackling a sensitive regional topic with government endorsement and cross-stakeholder collaboration.
- UN (United Nations)majorThe United Nations collaborated with Kepler on the Gilead 'Breaking the Silence' HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in Egypt, alongside the Egyptian Ministry of Health and EVA Pharma. The UN endorsement brought credibility and global standards to one of the region's most sensitive public health campaigns.
- Nahdi PharmaciescoreNahdi Pharmacies (Saudi Arabia's leading pharmacy chain) collaborated with Kepler and Novo Nordisk on an obesity awareness campaign — Kepler provided creative concept, design, landing page development, and social media content driving pharmacist and patient engagement across the Nahdi pharmacy network.
- World Endoscopy Organization (WEO)flagshipThe World Endoscopy Organization endorsed Kepler's 40th GEEW (Global Endoscopy Exhibition Week) gastroenterology campaign — a worldwide HCP campaign reaching over 1 million impressions globally, endorsed by both WEO and ESGE (European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy).
- European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)flagshipESGE co-endorsed the 40th GEEW gastroenterology campaign alongside the World Endoscopy Organization — a landmark worldwide HCP campaign by Kepler achieving 1M+ HCP impressions across multiple languages and platforms.
- Royal College of SurgeonsmajorThe Royal College of Surgeons endorsed Kepler's B2B lead generation campaign for Incision's surgical e-learning platform. The endorsement was instrumental in driving qualified leads across 6 countries for the surgical education platform.
- Childhood Cancer InternationalminorChildhood Cancer International partnered with L'Oréal and La Roche-Posay on the 'Better Life for Children with Cancer' portal, for which Kepler handled Middle East portal localization — adapting medical content, performing Arabic localization, and managing regional content for a platform supporting children with cancer and their families.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Kepler competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- McCann Health: Global healthcare creative network within IPG, offering pharma advertising, medical communications, and consulting. Directly comparable to Kepler as a full-service healthcare/pharma creative agency serving similar global pharma clients, though operating at vastly larger scale across more geographies.
- Wunderman Thompson Health: Healthcare marketing communications agency within WPP, offering creative, CRM, and digital health services to pharma clients. Competes with Kepler for global pharma brand work with significantly larger scale and integrated data/CRM capabilities.
- Havas Health & You: Global health and wellness network within Havas, providing creative, medical, and digital services to pharma and healthcare clients. Competes with Kepler for the same multinational pharma AOR engagements but operates as part of a much larger holding company portfolio.
- TBWA\WorldHealth: Global healthcare creative agency within Omnicom, offering pharma advertising, HCP engagement, and digital health services. Comparable to Kepler as a healthcare-specialized creative agency competing for the same multinational pharma client roster.
- Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness: Healthcare and wellness creative agency within Publicis, focused on pharma, OTC, and consumer health brands. Directly comparable to Kepler in serving the same client types with creative and omnichannel services, though anchored primarily in Western markets.
- CDM (now part of CDM London): Healthcare creative agency within Omnicom Health Group, serving pharma and consumer health clients globally. Directly comparable to Kepler in creative and digital pharma marketing, though operating as part of a global network with deeper resources.
- Publicis Health: Global health communications network within Publicis Groupe, covering pharma creative, medical affairs, and patient engagement. Competes directly with Kepler for global pharma AOR work, with significantly broader geographic footprint.
Direct peers
- Klick Health: Independent health and pharma marketing agency with strong digital, AI, and data capabilities serving global pharma clients. Closely comparable to Kepler in offering integrated creative, digital, and technology services, with proprietary technology as a key differentiator.
- Intouch Group: Pharma marketing and digital agency (now part of IPG Health) offering creative, media, and tech services to pharma clients. Directly comparable to Kepler in the digital pharma agency space, with similar focus on HCP engagement and omnichannel execution.
- Evoke Group: Global health communications agency offering creative, medical, and patient engagement services to pharma and biotech clients. Comparable to Kepler as a mid-sized specialist agency competing for healthcare brand assignments, with broader geographic reach but similar service scope.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Kepler social profiles
Digital presenceKepler financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Kepler leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Kepler funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Kepler M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Kepler
What does Kepler do?
Kepler is a full-service pharma and healthcare marketing agency that delivers end-to-end campaigns — strategy, creative, production, media, digital, training, and AI services — under one roof for global pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare provider brands. The agency's in-house team of pharmacists, strategists, and creatives produces regulatory-compliant omnichannel campaigns, medical content, KOL/DOL activations, and AI-powered tools across 20+ markets in 7+ languages.
Is Kepler a public or private company?
Kepler is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Kepler founded?
Kepler was founded in 2016. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Kepler based?
Kepler is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in the Middle East region.
How does Kepler make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Professional Services (Strategy, Creative, Production, Media, Digital) is the primary driver. The others are AI Tools & Solutions Subscription and training & Development Programs.
Who are Kepler's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are McCann Health, Wunderman Thompson Health, Havas Health & You, TBWA\WorldHealth, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness, CDM (now part of CDM London) and Publicis Health. Direct peers are Klick Health, Intouch Group and Evoke Group.
Does Kepler have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kepler.
What industry is Kepler in?
Kepler's product category is Healthcare Marketing Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAAAAAJ, Healthcare/Pharma Creative Agencies, with a secondary code of HLAGALAM, KOL Engagement & Medical Education (Advisory Boards/CME Support). Its NAICS code is 541830 and its SIC code is 7311.