Softway Medical Group

What Softway Medical Group does

Softway Medical Group is a French privately-held healthcare information systems publisher, integrator, and sovereign cloud host founded in 1999, headquartered in Fuveau near Aix-en-Provence, operating across France, Belgium, and Canada with 1,200+ employees. The company serves 1,400+ healthcare institutions, 1,000+ imaging centers, and 200,000+ healthcare professionals with its core Hopital Manager Dossier Patient Informatisé (DPI/Electronic Patient Record), spanning MCO, SMR, EHPAD, and psychiatry disciplines through a microservices-based architecture.

The product portfolio extends across the full care continuum: Hopital Manager and Xtrem Santé provide unified patient records from city medicine to hospital (a unique positioning as the only French player offering this full span); the imaging division delivers RIS One Manager, FUJIFILM Synapse PACS/VNA, DRIMbox Manager, and the MDR-certified VENUS Explorer for diagnostic imaging; the NEWAC subsidiary provides hospital pharmacy logistics, medication serialization, and traceability solutions; and Epiconcept brings data science, epidemiology, and population health capabilities. The group holds HDS certification for 12 years, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, MDR, Qualité Hôpital Numérique, and is the first DPI referenced under Sécur V2 by ANS.

The business model combines recurring software licensing and subscriptions for Hopital Manager and imaging systems with professional services for integration and implementation, plus managed sovereign cloud hosting services on HDS-certified infrastructure. Go-to-market operates through direct enterprise field sales targeting CHUs, regional hospital groups (GHTs), and large healthcare networks. Strategic capital partners Bain Capital Europe (April 2025) and Bpifrance (June 2025) joined alongside founders Jean-Baptiste Franceschini (CMCO) and Sherley Brothier (CPTO), supporting the eNov30 five-year innovation program covering AI-augmented clinical workflows, federated data for research, and ecosystem partnerships including Microsoft Dragon Copilot and Tune Insight.

Name

Softway Medical Group

Legal name

SOFTWAY MEDICAL

Website

https://groupesoftwaymedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Softway Medical Group is a French healthcare IT publisher, integrator, and sovereign cloud host serving 1,400+ hospitals, 1,000+ imaging centers, and 200,000+ healthcare professionals across France, Belgium, and Canada with its Hopital Manager electronic patient record and complementary imaging, pharmacy, and data science solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Care Management & Coordination Platforms (case/disease management workflows) (HLACAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Virtual Pharmacy & Medication Management Integration Platforms (HLALABAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare information systems
• Electronic patient records
• Medical imaging software
• Hospital logistics software
• Sovereign cloud hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Fuveau

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: Annual subscription and licensing fees for healthcare software solutions including Hopital Manager DPI, RIS One Manager, PACS Synapse, and other healthcare IT systems deployed to healthcare institutions.
2. Integration and Implementation Services: Professional services for system integration, deployment, and implementation support for healthcare facilities undergoing digital transformation.
3. Sovereign Cloud Hosting: HDS-certified hosting services for healthcare data, providing secure infrastructure for health information systems with over 10 years of experience in sovereign cloud solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Softway Medical Group develops, integrates, and hosts healthcare information software for hospitals, imaging centers, laboratories, and primary care providers across France, Belgium, and Canada. Its portfolio includes the Hopital Manager Electronic Patient Record (DPI), RIS One Manager, PACS Synapse imaging platform, Xtrem Santé city-medicine record, and NEWAC pharmacy logistics solutions, supported by HDS-certified sovereign cloud hosting. The group combines software publishing, system integration, and managed hosting as a single point of contact for healthcare institutions.

Product overview

Softway Medical Group operates as an editor, integrator, and host of health information systems, offering a unified ecosystem spanning hospital (Hopital Manager DPI), city medicine (Xtrem Santé), radiology imaging (One Manager RIS, PACS Synapse, DRIMbox), pharmacy and hospital logistics (NEWAC NT Series, Mass Reading, upcoming WMS), and data/epidemiology (Epiconcept). The architecture combines a microservices-based core DPI platform with specialized modules for surgical orchestration (SmartOp), medication management, and AI-powered imaging (VENUS Explorer). Integration with Microsoft Dragon Copilot and Tune Insight extends capabilities into AI-assisted documentation and privacy-preserving federated research. The portfolio covers the complete care pathway from outpatient to hospital, imaging, laboratory, and population health management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hopital Manager: Dossier Patient Informatisé (Electronic Patient Record/DPI) software for hospitals covering MCO, SMR, EHPAD, and psychiatry disciplines.
• Xtrem Santé
• Softway Medical Imaging
• Mediboard
• Midisya
• Lamweb
• One Manager
• DRIMbox Manager
• VENUS Explorer
• NEWAC
• Epiconcept

Products and services

• Hopital Manager
• One Manager (RIS)
• PACS Synapse
• DRIMbox Manager
• Xtrem Santé
• VENUS Explorer
• NEWAC NT Series
• SmartOp
• Mass Reading
• Softway Medical WMS
• Epiconcept

Quantifiable outcome

• CHU de Besançon achieved full medication circuit migration in single day with 9,000 users and 1,300 simultaneous connections
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability12 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Tune InsightcoreTechnology or Integration · 12 February 2026Strategic partnership for privacy-preserving federated computing enabling large-scale medical research without data transfer. Combines Softway Medical's scientific expertise with Tune Insight's federated computing technologies for distributed health data analysis aligned with EHDS requirements.
• IMDEVmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Major partnership with leading French medical imaging group founded by radiologists. Deployment of Synapse PACS/VNA Cloud solution for network of 200+ radiologists across 150+ health centers in mainland France and DROM-COM regions. Custom cloud solution co-developed for rapid growth needs.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 March 2025Softway Medical joined the Microsoft Dragon Copilot ecosystem as one of the first international DPI publishers to integrate Microsoft's AI assistant into clinical workflows. At HIMSS 2025, announced collaboration to embed Dragon Copilot AI capabilities into Hopital Manager DPI.
• FUJIFILMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 October 2024Strategic partnership in digital pathology following 2017 IT acquisition. FUJIFILM Synapse PACS coupled with VNA deployed for IMDEV and other imaging networks. Deep collaboration on diagnostic imaging solutions including co-development of tailor-made cloud solutions.
• FUJIFILM (Digital Pathology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024Strategic agreement in digital anatomical pathology, building on 2017 partnership for Fujifilm IT takeover and exclusive distribution of Synapse PACS.
• EpiconceptcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2024Groupe Softway Medical completed merger with Epiconcept, a company dedicated to population health with expertise in e-health, data science, and epidemiology. Expands mutual positioning on strategic axes for health data analysis and public health.
• NicesoftmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Nicesoft radiology company joined Softway Medical Group to complete medical imaging offering, following Fujifilm IT acquisition. Strategy to accompany radiologists in evolution of practices through innovative solutions.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Dedalus: Italy-based European leader in healthcare IT software with a hospital information system portfolio spanning DPI, RIS, and laboratory solutions. Direct competitor to Softway Medical's Hopital Manager across European public hospital tenders with overlapping customer base in France, Italy, and Germany.
• Cegedim: French healthcare software publisher serving hospitals, physicians, and pharmacists with EHR, practice management, and electronic prescribing solutions. Direct competitor with Softway Medical in French public hospital and ambulatory care markets under similar Sécur regulatory framework.
• Evolucare: French health IT vendor providing hospital information systems, RIS/PACS imaging, and pharmacy logistics solutions. Direct competitor across Softway Medical's hospital, imaging, and pharmacy product lines within the French public and private healthcare market.
• CompuGroup Medical: Germany-headquartered European health IT major serving physicians, hospitals, and pharmacies with software and connectivity solutions. Comparable to Softway Medical across multiple European markets with similar product breadth in HIS, ambulatory, and pharmacy verticals.
• Agfa HealthCare: Belgian imaging IT vendor providing PACS, RIS, and enterprise imaging solutions for hospitals and radiology networks. Overlaps directly with Softway Medical Imaging division's RIS One Manager and PACS Synapse offerings across European radiology networks and Belgian customers.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Health: Oracle's healthcare division (formerly Cerner) providing global-scale EHR and population health solutions. Broad incumbent competitor in European hospital systems pursuing large multi-site deployments with deeper integration into Oracle's broader data and cloud platform.
• Siemens Healthineers: Germany-based medical technology and digital health company providing imaging, diagnostics, and hospital IT solutions. Overlaps with Softway Medical's imaging division through enterprise imaging and adjacent hospital information system offerings across European integrated delivery networks.
• Epic Systems: US-headquartered global leader in electronic health records serving large academic medical centers and integrated delivery networks. Represents the global EHR incumbent that Softway Medical competes against in pan-European academic hospital tenders and large-scale digital transformation programs.
• InterSystems: US-based health data platform provider with TrakCare EHR deployed at hospitals across Europe and emerging markets. Operates at broader enterprise scale with similar care coordination and interoperability capabilities to Softway's DPI for multi-site hospital deployments.

Others

• Doctolib: France's leading health technology platform focused on appointment booking, teleconsultation, and increasingly primary care workflow software. Not a direct HIS competitor but represents the broader French health tech ecosystem and competes for the same talent and customer mindshare in France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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