Semiramis

What Semiramis does

Semiramis ASBL/VZW is a Belgian nonprofit multidisciplinary palliative care organization founded in 1999 and headquartered in Etterbeek, Brussels. It operates as a second-line specialized care team supporting first-line healthcare providers (general practitioners and home care nurses) in managing patients with serious progressive diseases throughout the Brussels-Capital Region. Its core offering is home-based continuous and palliative care delivered through specialized nurses, a reference physician trained in algology and palliative care, a clinical psychologist, social workers, and trained volunteers, with services including symptom management, care coordination, equipment lending (e.g., syringe drivers), psychological and bereavement support, and 24/7 on-call availability.

The organization's underlying infrastructure is human-clinical rather than technology-based: shared documentation software for team reporting and specialized medical equipment (pousse-seringues) for pain management form the core technical components. The service portfolio is organized into six interconnected modules — continuous and palliative care (core), active-listening volunteers, well-being volunteers (touch-massage and aesthetic care, discontinued at the start of 2026), continuous training and supervision, equipment coordination, and psychological/existential support — delivered at patients' homes, rest homes, care homes, service residences, and extra-hospital accommodation. Services are provided free of charge to patients.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from public subsidies administered by the Commission Communautaire Commune (Cocom) via Iriscare, supplemented by foundation grants (Fondation contre le Cancer, Fondation Roi Baudouin), individual donations (tax-deductible at 30% from €40/year), and minor corporate sponsorships (Euroclear, Lion's Club). The go-to-market is referral-driven: requests for care originate from patients, families, or first-line providers, with prior treating-physician agreement, after which a dedicated Semiramis nurse becomes the patient's referent for the duration of follow-up. The organization has no paying commercial customers and operates as a regulated public-interest entity.

Name

Semiramis

Legal name

Sémiramis ASBL / VZW

Website

https://semiramis-asbl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Semiramis is a Belgian nonprofit founded in 1999 that provides multidisciplinary home-based continuous and palliative care across the Brussels-Capital Region, supporting patients with serious illnesses, their families, and first-line healthcare providers via a subsidized clinical team and trained volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Palliative Care (Home-Based Non-Hospice) (HLADAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Symptom & Pain Management In-Home (Palliative Clinical Visits) (HSABAFAG), Hospice Care Coordination & Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) Case Management (HSABAFAJ)

Keywords

• Palliative care services
• Home-based healthcare
• Multidisciplinary care team
• Symptom management care
• Bereavement support

Headquarters

HQ city

Etterbeek

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies: Subsidized by the Commission Communautaire Commune (Cocom) and managed through Iriscare. Initial funding through Inami conventions for palliative care teams.
2. Social Grants and Donations: Financial support from foundations such as Fondation contre le Cancer (Social Grants 2021), Fondation Roi Baudouin, and individual donations. Donations are tax-deductible at 30% from €40/year.
3. Patient Services (Free of Charge): No financial participation required from patients. Services are provided free at point of use, funded entirely through subsidies and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Semiramis provides multidisciplinary second-line continuous and palliative home-based care in the Brussels-Capital Region. A specialized team of nurses, a palliative care physician, a clinical psychologist, and trained volunteers delivers symptom management, care coordination with treating physicians, psychological/social/spiritual support, and bereavement follow-up. Services also include lending of specialized medical equipment (e.g., syringe drivers) and are provided free of charge to patients.

Product overview

Sémiramis is a non-profit multidisciplinary healthcare organization (ASBL/VZW) providing continuous and palliative care services in the Brussels-Capital Region. The organization operates as a single unified service model rather than a platform architecture. Core services include multidisciplinary accompaniment, symptom management, and care coordination. The service portfolio comprises six interconnected modules: continuous and palliative care services (core offering), active listening volunteers, well-being volunteers (discontinued 2026), continuous training and supervision, coordination and equipment management, and psychological/existential support. Services are delivered at patients' homes, care homes, and other non-hospital settings, with 24/7 availability. The organization is recognized and subsidized by Iriscare and Cocom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Continuous and Palliative Care Services (Soins Continus et Palliatifs) Core multidisciplinary home-based service delivering continuous and palliative care to patients with serious progressive illnesses in the Brussels-Capital Region. Includes symptom management, coordination with treating physicians and first-line nurses, 24/7 on-call availability, direct patient contact line from 9h to 18h, and support for remaining at home or in non-hospital living environments.
• Volunteer Active Listening Service (Bénévoles Écoute Active) Volunteer-led service providing emotional support, active listening, and companionship to patients and their families in their living environment. Complements the professional palliative care team and is part of the volunteer program managed by the clinical psychologist.
• Volunteer Well-being Service (Bénévoles Bien-être) Well-being service offering touch-massage and aesthetic care to cancer patients and their loved ones, funded by the Fondation contre le Cancer. Provided free of charge to complement clinical palliative care. Discontinued at the beginning of 2026.
• Equipment Lending and Training (Coordination et Gestion de Matériel) Lending of specialized medical equipment, principally syringe drivers (pousse-seringues), to first-line providers and patients for home-based pain and symptom management, along with training on their use.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient volume increased from 150 to 765 patients over 25 years (410% growth)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Cocom (Commission Communautaire Commune)coreOthers · 1 January 2018Primary government funding body. Sémiramis is entirely subsidized by Cocom and managed within Iriscare since 2018. Provides operational funding for palliative care services.
• IriscarecoreOthers · 1 January 2018Manages Sémiramis within its operational framework. Handles subsidy administration and regulatory oversight for the organization.
• BrusanosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare platform providing volunteer training in palliative care. Volunteers are trained through Brusano or equivalent programs.
• Fédération bruxelloise de soins palliatifs (FBSP)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrussels Federation of Palliative and Continuous Care. Sémiramis participates in symposiums and collaborative initiatives. FBSP provides resources and guidance for palliative practices.
• Commune d'EtterbeeksupportingOthersLocal municipality partner providing support for Sémiramis operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospice UK: National umbrella organization for hospice and palliative care providers in the UK. Comparable to Sémiramis in mission and non-profit structure focused on community-based palliative care, though operating as a federation rather than direct service provider.
• Croix-Rouge de Belgique: Belgian Red Cross operating home care, elderly support, and patient services. Comparable to Sémiramis as a Belgium-based non-profit providing home-based healthcare services, though broader in scope and more diversified in funding.
• Marie Curie UK: UK's largest palliative and end-of-life care charity. Comparable in mission (community-based palliative nursing and hospice services) and non-profit funding model, though at vastly greater scale and operating in a different national health system.
• Solidaris – Mutualité socialiste: Belgian mutual health insurance providing home care, family support, and chronic illness services. Comparable to Sémiramis as a Belgian health/social services non-profit serving patients with serious illness, though operating at much larger scale across multiple service lines.

Direct peers

• Omega vzw: Belgian non-profit offering psychosocial support to people with serious illness and their families. Directly comparable to Sémiramis in target population (serious illness) and free psychosocial support model, though Omega focuses on non-clinical support rather than specialized palliative clinical care.
• Aide et Soins à Domicile (ASD): Walloon home care and nursing organization delivering home-based clinical and supportive services. Directly comparable to Sémiramis in delivering home-based health services to chronically ill and elderly patients in Belgium, though with broader scope beyond specialist palliative care.
• Fédération bruxelloise de soins palliatifs (FBSP): Brussels federation coordinating palliative care practices across member organizations including Sémiramis. While a partner, it operates as a comparable peer organization in the same Brussels palliative ecosystem, providing training, resources, and federation-level coordination.

Regional players

• Palliabru (Plateforme de soins palliatifs de Bruxelles): Brussels-based palliative care platform also serving the Brussels-Capital Region. Comparable to Sémiramis as another palliative care support organization operating under the same Cocom/Iriscare regulatory framework, though focused more on coordination and resource provision than direct home-based clinical care.
• Federatie Palliatieve Zorg Vlaanderen: Flemish palliative care federation coordinating palliative teams and networks across Flanders. Highly comparable to Sémiramis's structural model as a regional palliative care coordinating body, just serving a different Belgian region.
• Fédération Wallonne des Soins Palliatifs: Walloon palliative care federation operating the equivalent second-line support model across French-speaking Belgium. Directly analogous to Sémiramis's role within Brussels, serving as a structural peer in the broader Belgian palliative care ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/semiramisbrussels
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/semiramis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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