Farmaval

What Farmaval does

Farmaval is a Spanish privately-held consultancy, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Arenys De Mar, that designs, implements, and trains community pharmacies on professional pharmaceutical services. The company operates with a four-person team led by founder and CEO Cristina Lucas, a community pharmacist and molecular biologist with 17 years of sector experience, postgraduate training in pharmaceutical care, and an MBA. Its stated purpose is to counter the structural decline of the Spanish community pharmacy market — where IQVIA-cited data shows a 10% market decline over eight years and pharmaceutical expenditure sits at 0.87% of GDP — by helping pharmacies reposition around clinical services rather than dispensing volume.

The core offering is a four-service methodology — SATI (inhaled-therapy accompaniment), IRETIA (rapid acute inhaled-therapy intervention), CEPOC (COPD screening), and ProbioMentor (probiotics training and mentorship) — delivered alongside three online courses covering aerosol therapy, inhalers, and insulins. Delivery is enabled by the Farmaval App, a proprietary web and mobile application described as unique within Spain, which supports patient-level reporting, physician referral letters, and monthly service-evolution analytics. The app is supported by recurring clinical mentorship from external scientific advisors (a respiratory physiotherapist affiliated with ISGlobal and a pulmonologist from Clínica Respira Mataró) and academic collaboration with FAPub at the University of Barcelona.

Farmaval generates revenue through two streams: implementation of professional services in community pharmacies (a professional-services engagement model that includes one year of mentorship) and subscription-based online training courses. The company distributes directly to mid-market community pharmacies in Spain through its own team and self-serve online channels, participates in industry events such as Infarma (where it won the second prize in 2025), and maintains affiliations with SEFAC, SEPAR, and SEPyP. It operates independently and explicitly does not accept sponsorship from the pharmaceutical industry.

Name

Farmaval

Legal name

Farmaval

Website

https://farmaval.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Farmaval is a four-person Spanish consultancy that designs, implements, and trains community pharmacies on clinical professional services (SATI, IRETIA, CEPOC, ProbioMentor) supported by a proprietary web app and online training courses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arenys De Mar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Implementation: Design and implementation of professional pharmaceutical services in community pharmacies
2. Online Training Courses: Educational courses for pharmacy professionals including aerosol therapy, inhalers, and insulin management training

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Farmaval designs, implements, and supports professional pharmaceutical services for community pharmacies across Spain, covering respiratory therapy (SATI, IRETIA, CEPOC) and probiotics guidance (ProbioMentor). Implementation is delivered with one year of mentorship and supported by the proprietary Farmaval App. The company also offers online training courses in aerosol therapy, inhalers, and insulin devices for pharmacy professionals.

Product overview

Farmaval is a specialized consultancy for community pharmacies offering professional pharmaceutical services and training. The core offering consists of the Farmaval App—a unique digital platform in Spain that supports four main professional services (SATI, IRETIA, CEPOC, and ProbioMentor)—supplemented by online training courses in aerosol therapy, inhalers, and insulins. The services are based on the latest scientific evidence and are implemented with methodology, mentorship, and ongoing support to pharmacies throughout Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Farmaval App: A unique application developed in Spain to support the professional pharmaceutical services implemented by Farmaval, offering all functionalities to perform each service quickly, efficiently, and agile.
• SATI
• IRETIA
• CEPOC
• PROBIOMENTOR

Products and services

• Farmaval App A unique mobile and web application in Spain developed to support the Professional Pharmaceutical Services implemented by Farmaval, offering functionalities to perform each service (SATI, IRETIA, CEPOC, ProbioMentor) in a fast, agile, and efficient manner, including personalized patient reports with product recommendations, physician referral letters, and monthly service evolution reports.
• SATI (Servicio de Acompañamiento en Terapia Inhalada) Service of Accompaniment in Inhaled Therapy designed to improve respiratory health of patients with chronic pathologies by educating and accompanying them in the correct use of inhalers, ensuring adequate technique and optimizing treatment efficacy through personalized follow-up.
• IRETIA (Intervención Rápida en Terapia Inhalada Aguda) Rapid Intervention in Acute Inhaled Therapy service designed to provide immediate and effective intervention at the pharmacy counter, ensuring patients correctly perform the inhalation technique in interventions of no more than 6 minutes.
• CEPOC (Cribado de Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica) COPD Screening Professional Pharmaceutical Service oriented toward early detection of COPD in patients who have not yet been diagnosed, enabling community pharmacies to proactively identify at-risk individuals.
• ProbioMentor Training, Mentorship and Strategy program in Probiotics aimed at positioning pharmacies as expert and referent pharmacies in probiotics, combining theoretical training from ProbioXperts with Farmaval mentorship to guarantee results, delivered over 20 video modules and 11 live mentoring sessions.
• Curso online de Aerosolterapia Online course teaching the correct use of inhalers and helping patients notably improve their inhalation technique, aimed at pharmacy professionals.
• Taller online de Inhaladores Online workshop covering the use of different types of inhalers to help patients notably improve pulmonary drug deposition, aimed at pharmacy professionals.
• Taller online de Insulinas Online workshop on correctly using insulin pens, injected antidiabetic devices, and glucagon devices, aimed at pharmacy professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• IQVIA data shows 10% decline in pharmacy office market over 8 years, demonstrating the need for Farmaval's services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAPub (Grupo de Farmacia Práctica de la UB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator with FAPub (Group of Practical Pharmacy of UB - University of Barcelona). FAPub is a recognized entity that Farmaval collaborates with.
• Ergo MatrixminorOthersListed as a collaborator in the collaborators section of the website
• Euro AutomationminorOthersListed as a collaborator in the collaborators section of the website
• Victoria AlcarazcoreOthersDirector of the Degree in Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Health Sciences Blanquerna. Expert respiratory physiotherapist and researcher at ISGlobal. Provides monthly high-value online training sessions for the team in respiratory pathology.
• Dr. Jordi JuanolacoreOthersMedical Director of Clínica Respira in Mataró, specialist in Pulmonology and researcher in various studies. Provides monthly high-value online training sessions for the team.
• SEFAC (Sociedad Española de Farmacia Comunitaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Society of Community Pharmacy - recognized entity where Cristina Lucas is a member
• SEPAR (Sociedad Española de Neumología y cirugía torácica)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery - recognized entity where Cristina Lucas is a member
• SEPyP (Sociedad Española de Probióticos y Prebióticos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Society of Probiotics and Prebiotics - recognized entity where Cristina Lucas is a member

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alliance Healthcare (Walgreens Boots Alliance): Large pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor that also offers pharmacy support services and training; broadly comparable incumbent serving community pharmacies with services that overlap Farmaval's pharmacy enablement offering.
• Docplanner / Doctoralia: European healthcare-professional booking and SaaS platform (with Doctoralia in Spain) offering practice software and patient-facing tools to clinicians and pharmacies; relevant as a broader incumbent platform investing in healthcare professional services and patient engagement in the same geography.
• McKesson Europe / LloydsPharmacy: Global pharmaceutical distributor with pharmacy retail/service operations in Europe offering wholesale, retail, and pharmacist-facing enablement services; relevant broad incumbent covering the full pharmacy value chain including professional services adjacent to Farmaval.

Direct peers

• MedBridge: Online continuing-education and training platform for healthcare professionals (allied health, clinicians) via video courses and structured programs — the closest analog to Farmaval's online course platform (Aerosolterapia, Inhaladores, Insulinas) and its recurring subscription model.
• ProPharma Group: Pharmaceutical consulting and services firm offering clinical, regulatory, and compliance support across the drug product lifecycle; relevant peer to Farmaval as both monetize professional, advisory-style engagements in pharmaceutical care and quality.
• Continuing Education Company: US-based continuing medical/pharmacy education provider offering CME/CE courses to clinicians including pharmacists; directly analogous business model to Farmaval's recurring online course subscriptions (Aerosolterapia, Inhaladores, Insulinas).
• PharmaLex: Global pharmaceutical consulting and professional services firm supporting pharma clients with regulatory, clinical, and commercial services; comparable to Farmaval as a professional-services partner helping drug-product stakeholders (here community pharmacies) implement specialized services and quality processes.

Others

• Asociación Farmacéutica (FIP / SEFAC): Spanish (SEFAC) and global (FIP) professional associations for community pharmacists that deliver training, certifications, and policy advocacy; relevant ecosystem counterpart whose members are Farmaval's end customers and whose credentialing pathways directly shape Farmaval's GTM motion.
• Pharmacy Times: Leading pharmacy trade media and continuing-education publisher for pharmacists — adjacent comparison showing scale and content breadth a pharmacy education/professional-services firm can target; overlaps thematically (pharmacist upskilling) rather than direct competition.

Emerging players

• GoodRx: Digital consumer and professional platform offering pharmacy-adjacent services, telehealth, and clinician resources; emerging player with a broader pharmacy-services vision that intersects with Farmaval's pharmacy-enablement and education offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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