Veterinary Endoscopy Society

What Veterinary Endoscopy Society does

The Veterinary Endoscopy Society (VES) is a US-based non-profit professional membership association founded in 2003 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. It supports veterinary endoscopic surgery and minimally invasive interventions through education, research, and community building. VES serves roughly 500 members across more than 25 countries, including board-certified veterinary specialists (surgery, internal medicine, emergency and critical care, dermatology, radiology), general practice veterinarians, residents and interns, and human physicians engaged in translational research. The society does not develop proprietary technology products; rather, it operates as a knowledge hub and professional community for the veterinary endoscopy field.

VES generates revenue through three primary streams: annual membership dues ($125/year for active veterinarians; free for members-in-training), annual scientific conference registration fees ($500-$600 per attendee, plus $75 gala dinner tickets), and tiered corporate sponsorships (Founding, Diamond, Silver) from medical device manufacturers including Karl Storz Endoskope, Medtronic, Panther Medical Canada, Mila International, and Johnson & Johnson. Its core products and services include the annual international scientific conference (rotating venues), a webinar series, the Video Atlas library of intraoperative demonstrations, the Working Channel clinical data initiative (est. 2019), a $20,000 research grant program administered by a Research Committee, The Scope annual publication, a Find a VES Member directory, and CE credit processing in partnership with AAVSB.

Go-to-market is community-led and self-serve: members join and pay through the website, conference registration runs via Whova, and growth is driven through content marketing (blog, webinars, Video Atlas), email listserv case discussions, and partnerships with four regional affiliate societies (SLEV in Latin America, EVENDOC in Europe, ASAEE, and SICEV in Italy). The society is governed by elected volunteer officers and operates without venture funding, subsidiaries, or a formal corporate parent.

Name

Veterinary Endoscopy Society

Legal name

Veterinary Endoscopy Society

Website

https://veterinaryendoscopysociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Veterinary Endoscopy Society is a US-based non-profit professional association founded in 2003, serving roughly 500 veterinary endoscopy professionals across 25+ countries through membership, annual scientific conferences, webinars, a Video Atlas, research grants, and affiliate partnerships with regional societies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Collins

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Active Membership Dues: Annual membership dues of $125 for active veterinarian members providing access to networking, webinars, video atlas, grant opportunities, committee participation, and the Find a VES Member directory.
2. Conference Registration: Annual scientific conference registration fees ($600 for 2026 conference) and gala dinner tickets ($75 per person) as a significant revenue stream for the society.
3. 2024 Conference Registration: 2024 conference registration at $500 for access until August 2, 2024, with early-bird pricing for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Veterinary Endoscopy Society is a nonprofit scientific and educational association that delivers professional society membership, an annual scientific conference, educational webinars, a Video Atlas of endoscopic procedures, continuing education credit processing, a peer email listserv, a research grant program ($20,000 awards), and the annual Scope publication to advance the practice of minimally invasive veterinary surgery. Its customers are board-certified veterinary specialists, residents, interns, students, and general practice veterinarians seeking continuing education, peer networking, and clinical research support in veterinary endoscopy.

Product overview

The Veterinary Endoscopy Society operates as a professional membership organization offering a suite of educational and networking services for veterinary endoscopy professionals. The core offerings include membership programs (Active and Members-in-training tiers), an Annual Scientific Conference, educational webinars, a Video Atlas library of surgical demonstrations, a research grant program ($20,000 awards), CE credit processing, The Scope annual publication, the Working Channel clinical data initiative, and a Find a VES Member directory. These services collectively support professional development, knowledge sharing, and research advancement in veterinary minimally invasive surgery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VES Membership

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered diamond, silver, founding and core.

• Panther Medical Canada IncdiamondGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor of VES, supporting the society's educational initiatives and annual conferences in veterinary endoscopy.
• Mila InternationaldiamondGTM or Marketing PartnerDiamond sponsor supporting VES events and programs. Mila International provides veterinary endoscopy equipment and supplies.
• Johnson & JohnsonsilverGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor supporting VES annual meetings and educational programs in veterinary minimally invasive surgery.
• Karl Storz EndoskopefoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding sponsor of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society. Karl Storz is a leading manufacturer of endoscopy equipment and visualization systems, providing critical technology infrastructure for veterinary endoscopic procedures.
• MedtronicfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding sponsor providing support for VES activities. Medtronic is a global leader in medical technology serving veterinary endoscopy through surgical equipment and devices.
• Latin American Veterinary Endoscopy Society (SLEV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated global society with Dr. Carlos Hernandez (Columbia) as President, Dr. Jesus Villalobos (Mexico) as Vice President, Dr. Fausto Brandao (Portugal) as Treasurer, and Dr. Luis Lopez (Peru) as Secretary.
• PanEuropean Endoscopy Society (EVENDOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated European society with Dr. Boris Melyakov and Dr. Alexander Chenov (Russia) representing the society in VES global network.
• Association for Small Animal Endoscopy and Endosurgery (ASAEE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated society with Dr. Ivan Jevtic (Serbia) as President, Dr. Emil Ofner (Croatia) as Vice President, Dr. Marina Barižon (Croatia) as Treasurer, and Dr. Bilijana Jevtic (Croatia) as Secretary.
• Societa Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica Veterinaria (SICEV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian national society with Dr. Roberto Giaconella as President and Dr. Klaus G. Friedrich as Vice President, collaborating on veterinary endoscopy education.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American College of Veterinary Surgeons: ACVS is the primary US specialty-certifying organization for veterinary surgeons, providing continuing education, scientific meetings, and publications. It is the closest direct peer to VES because both serve board-certified veterinary surgeons with overlapping membership rosters and similar conference, CE, and publication products.
• American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine: ACVIM is the corresponding specialty college for veterinary internal medicine and is listed in VES's member base as a primary specialty served. It offers an analogous model of membership, annual forum, CE, and specialty certification, making it a structurally comparable peer organization.
• European College of Veterinary Surgeons: ECVS is the European counterpart to ACVS and serves a parallel community of board-certified veterinary surgeons across Europe. It runs annual scientific meetings, residency programs, and publications, and competes for the same surgeon audience as VES in regions where ECVS holds geographic primacy.
• American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care: ACVECC certifies veterinary emergency and critical care specialists, a primary member segment for VES. It operates the same specialty-college model — membership, annual scientific meeting, CE, and journal — that VES adapts for the endoscopy niche.
• Veterinary Cancer Society: The Veterinary Cancer Society is a US-based professional society for veterinary oncology, an adjacent surgical subspecialty. VES's Treasurer (Chris Thompson) and Social Media Chair (Colin Chik) both completed surgical oncology fellowships, illustrating the structural and personnel overlap between VES and oncology-focused societies.

Broad incumbents

• American Veterinary Medical Association: AVMA is the largest US veterinary professional association with broad, non-specialty membership. It is a broad incumbent that provides continuing education, policy advocacy, and publications across all veterinary disciplines, giving it overlapping capability with VES but at a much larger and less specialized scale.

Regional players

• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons: RCVS is the UK regulatory and professional body for veterinarians. Although it serves a broader regulatory mandate, it provides continuing education, professional development frameworks, and publications that overlap with VES's educational mission, primarily for UK-based members.

Emerging players

• International Veterinary Ultrasound Society: IVUSS is a small specialty society focused on veterinary ultrasound and imaging, similar in scope and model to VES. It serves a comparable niche of imaging-oriented specialists and competes for the same discretionary CE and conference spend from veterinary specialists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vetendoscopysociety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veterinary-endoscopy-society
• Instagraminstagram.com/veterinaryendoscopysociety

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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