Swiss Pain Inst.

What Swiss Pain Inst. does

Swiss Pain Institute (Institut Suisse de la Douleur) is a private, independent Swiss medical institution specializing in the interdisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of persistent and chronic pain. It operates two clinical sites in Lausanne (headquarters) and Basel, delivering care through a multidisciplinary team of FMH-certified anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, and specialized nurses. The institute's core clinical approach combines biomedical, psycho-social, and interventional methods, including spinal cord stimulation and other advanced pain procedures, to manage back pain, neurological pain, cancer pain, and pain of other origins. Patients access the institute exclusively through physician referral, with intake possible within 24 hours depending on indication, and services are reimbursed through Swiss health insurance.

The business model rests on two pillars. The primary pillar is fee-for-service clinical pain treatment, priced at Swiss specialist rates and reimbursed via mandatory health insurance. The secondary pillar is professional medical education, exemplified by the biennial two-day Spinal Cord Stimulation practical course held in Lausanne, delivered with Clinique Cecil (Hirslanden), the University of Lausanne's UFAM anatomy lab, and accredited by SSIPM, SSAPM, and SGNC. The institute generates supplementary brand and influence through specialized medical articles, the Swiss Pain Congress (~500 professionals), and the PAIN Foundation founded by Dr. Mavrocordatos. Founder-led clinical leadership, ISO 9001 certification (2003), the World Institute of Pain Excellence Prize, and 25+ years of brand history anchor its positioning. The organization holds no external investment, operates through two Swiss legal entities (Swiss Pain Institute Ltd and Swiss Pain Institute Basel AG), and currently employs 11-50 staff.

Name

Swiss Pain Inst.

Legal name

Swiss Pain Institute Ltd

Website

https://swisspain.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Swiss Pain Institute is a private Swiss medical institution operating interdisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic services for chronic pain patients across two sites in Lausanne and Basel, accessed exclusively via physician referral. It supplements clinical care with accredited medical education courses such as Spinal Cord Stimulation training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pain Management Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Pain Management Clinics (Interventional & Medical) (HLAFABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pain Management (Spine & Musculoskeletal) (HLAKALAM), Chronic Pain Rehabilitation & Functional Restoration (HSADAIAJ), Pain Medicine (Interventional/Neuropathic Pain) (HLAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Chronic pain treatment
• Interdisciplinary pain medicine
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Interventional pain procedures
• Medical education courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Pain Treatment Services: The institute generates revenue through providing diagnostic and therapeutic healthcare services for patients with persistent and chronic pain conditions, including neurological pain, cancer pain, and back pain. Services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team of FMH-certified physicians, with reimbursement through Swiss health insurance systems.

Pricing tiers

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Core offering

The Swiss Pain Institute delivers interdisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients with persistent and chronic pain, integrating biomedical and psycho-social approaches. Services span back pain, neurological pain, cancer pain, and other pain origins, and are supported by interventional procedures such as spinal cord stimulation. Patients are referred exclusively by their treating physician or specialist, and care is delivered by FMH-certified anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, and nurses across Lausanne and Basel.

Product overview

The Swiss Pain Institute operates as an independent healthcare organization with two locations (Lausanne and Basel), offering interdisciplinary pain treatment services. The core offering is personalized diagnostic and therapeutic services for chronic pain patients, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of specialists including anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiotherapists, and nurses. The institute provides specialized medical articles for physician education and conducts practical training courses on interventional pain procedures such as spinal cord stimulation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pain Treatment Services Interdisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with persistent and chronic pain, covering back pain, neurological pain, cancer pain, and other pain origins. Delivered by FMH- and SSIPM-certified physicians and a multidisciplinary team (anesthesiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, physiotherapy, nursing) at Lausanne and Basel.
• Spinal Cord Stimulation Practical Course

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Unité facultaire d'anatomie et de morphologie (UFAM), University of LausannecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026UFAM serves as one of three course locations for the institute's Spinal Cord Stimulation practical course. The cadaver lab at UFAM provides hands-on anatomical training for participants. This partnership enables the practical, hands-on component of the professional medical education program.
• Clinique Cecil, Groupe HirslandencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Clinique Cecil serves as the operating room location for the Spinal Cord Stimulation course, where live patient positioning and surgical procedures are demonstrated. Historically, Dr. Mavrocordatos opened the Center for Interventional Pain Medicine at Clinique Cecil in 1999, and the clinic was awarded the Excellence Prize of the World Institute of Pain in 2003.
• SSIPM (Swiss Society for Interventional Pain Management)coreOthers · 12 June 2026The institute's leadership (including Dr. Mavrocordatos as founding member and former chairman 2010-2018) has deep ties with SSIPM. The Spinal Cord Stimulation course awards 12 CME credits from SSIPM. Course fees are differentiated for members vs non-members of SSIPM.
• SSAPM (Swiss Society for Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine)supportingOthers · 12 June 2026The Spinal Cord Stimulation practical course awards 16 CME credits from SSAPM, enabling participating physicians to maintain professional certification requirements.
• SGNC (Swiss Neurosurgeons Society)supportingOthers · 12 June 2026The Spinal Cord Stimulation practical course awards 16 CME credits from SGNC, recognizing the course content as relevant to neurosurgical continuing education.
• PAIN FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Founded by Dr. Philippe Mavrocordatos in 2002, the PAIN Foundation is dedicated to teaching, research, and quality assurance in pain therapy. Dr. Mavrocordatos serves as President. The foundation represents the institute's commitment to academic advancement and knowledge sharing in pain medicine.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Pain Medicine: Large academic medical center with a comprehensive multidisciplinary pain medicine program combining interventional, pharmacological, and behavioral therapies; sets the global reference standard for the kind of integrated pain care Swiss Pain Institute is pursuing at a national scale.
• Cleveland Clinic Pain Management: Major US health system with a dedicated chronic pain rehabilitation and interventional pain program; relevant as a global benchmark for multi-disciplinary pain care and neuromodulation training pathways.
• Hirslanden (Groupe Hirslanden): Largest private hospital group in Switzerland, operator of Clinique Cecil in Lausanne where Dr. Mavrocordatos historically ran his center; a broad incumbent with overlapping pain and neurosurgery capabilities but operating across many specialties rather than focused on pain medicine.

Others

• Medtronic (Neuromodulation): Global manufacturer of spinal cord stimulation and other neuromodulation devices; not a clinical competitor but a critical supplier and KOL-ecosystem partner for specialty pain clinics performing SCS implants such as Swiss Pain Institute.
• Boston Scientific Neuromodulation: Major SCS and radiofrequency device manufacturer that works closely with interventional pain centers on physician training and clinical education; comparable ecosystem adjacency to the institute's SCS practical course and device-dependent procedures.

Direct peers

• Schmerzzentrum, Inselspital Bern: University hospital pain center in Bern delivering interdisciplinary chronic pain diagnostics and therapy, including interventional and neuromodulation approaches; comparable public academic peer in the same national market.
• Schmerzklinik Kiel: Well-known German specialty pain hospital focused on multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment, neuromodulation and interventional procedures; a leading European private-style specialty pain center frequently referenced in comparative rankings of pain clinics.
• Centre de la douleur, CHUV (Lausanne University Hospital): Public university pain center operating in Lausanne, the same city as Swiss Pain Institute's headquarters, treating chronic pain patients with multidisciplinary teams and serving the same referring physician pool in the Lausanne catchment.
• London Pain Clinic: Private specialty pain clinic in the UK offering multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment and interventional procedures including spinal cord stimulation; comparable independent specialty model with a referral-led GTM and physician-educator leadership.
• Schmerzzentrum, Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ): Major Swiss academic pain center offering multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment including interventional procedures; competes for referrals across German-speaking Switzerland and represents the public-sector benchmark for pain medicine in the country.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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