Healio LIVE

What Healio LIVE does

Healio LIVE is a private, US-based medical education and events company that organizes and hosts continuing medical education (CME) conferences for healthcare professionals across multiple specialties. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Thorofare with parent-company offices in New York as part of The Wyanoke Group, the company operates a portfolio of eight recurring annual conferences covering orthopedics (Orthopedics Today Hawaii), ophthalmology and retina (Hawaiian Eye & Retina, Sunshine Eye & Retina, Retina World Congress, Kiawah Eye & Retina, OSN New York & Retina), pediatric infectious disease (Infectious Diseases in Children), and obesity medicine (Obesity in Practice, launching 2027). Each conference typically draws 400-1,000 attendees drawn primarily from US physicians across 30-50 states, with Retina World Congress extending the audience to 58 countries.

The underlying technology stack is an event management platform consisting of online registration and payment processing systems (accepting credit card, check, and draft payments), per-conference mobile meeting applications with attendee schedules, exhibitor listings, and networking features (historically downloaded by 95% of attendees), and registration websites built on the EventsCloud infrastructure. Exhibitor and sponsor operations run through dedicated online application portals with deposit-and-balance payment terms (typically a 50% deposit with balance due 30 days before the event). All-meeting logistics are organized around a recurring seasonal cadence (winter Hawaii, spring Florida/South Carolina, fall New York).

Healio LIVE generates revenue primarily through three streams: exhibit booth sales (one-time booth rentals ranging from $3,200 for a Core Exhibit Package up to $78,000 for a 12'x20' island booth at Hawaiian Eye), tiered sponsorship packages (Emerging Startup through Executive, ranging $4,500 to $200,000 with add-on à-la-carte assets such as lanyards, keycards, charging stations, and branded spaces), and private seminar/master course hosting (e.g., $35,000 per breakfast or lunch seminar). Commercial customers are pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, biotech firms, and other healthcare industry partners, while the educational audience comprises physicians, residents, nurses, physician assistants, and allied health professionals who attend for CME credit. The company monetizes both sides — attendees receive education, industry pays for access — through a direct field sales motion executed by dedicated Sponsorship & Exhibit Sales Managers. Healio LIVE is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wyanoke Group, which also owns Healio.com, Healio Strategic Solutions, Vindico Medical Education, and SLACK Incorporated.

Name

Healio LIVE

Legal name

Healio LIVE

Website

https://healiolive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Healio LIVE operates a portfolio of eight annual specialty CME conferences covering ophthalmology, retina, orthopedics, pediatric infectious disease, and obesity medicine, monetizing attendance through exhibit booth sales, tiered sponsorships, and seminar hosting for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industry partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Conferences

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Continuing medical education
• Medical conference management
• Healthcare event planning
• CME conference services
• Physician education events

Headquarters

HQ city

Thorofare

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exhibit Booth Sales: Revenue generated from selling tabletop and larger exhibit booth spaces at medical conferences. Pricing varies by meeting, location, and booth type (standard vs. premium placement). Booths include complimentary exhibitor badges, access to networking hours, and recognition across meeting materials.
2. Sponsorship Packages: Tiered sponsorship packages (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Executive Level) offering varying levels of brand visibility, digital placement, signage, mobile app exposure, and networking opportunities. ala-carte sponsorship opportunities also available for specific assets like lanyards, keycards, charging stations, and branded spaces.
3. Seminar and Master Course Hosting: Revenue from private seminar and master course hosting opportunities, including breakfast and lunch seminars, where companies can present to attendees in dedicated meeting spaces with AV equipment and meals included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Healio LIVE organizes and operates a portfolio of eight annual live continuing medical education (CME) conferences and symposia for healthcare specialists across orthopedics, ophthalmology, retina, infectious diseases, and obesity medicine. The company sells exhibit booth space, tiered sponsorship packages, and private seminar hosting opportunities to pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies seeking targeted access to physician audiences. Each conference is supported by an event management platform with dedicated mobile applications, online registration and payment processing, and virtual event capabilities.

Product overview

Healio LIVE is a CME (Continuing Medical Education) conference and event management company that organizes and hosts multiple medical specialty conferences. The company operates a portfolio of eight distinct medical conferences spanning orthopedics, ophthalmology/retina, and infectious diseases. Each conference offers exhibit space, sponsorship opportunities, and advertising options for medical industry partners. The conferences provide continuing medical education to healthcare professionals through expert faculty presentations, case studies, and clinical updates. Healio LIVE is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wyanoke Group, which also includes Healio.com, Healio Strategic Solutions, Vindico Medical Education, and SLACK Incorporated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedics Today Hawaii Annual orthopedic surgery conference held in Hawaii (Kauai/Maui/Big Island) offering state-of-the-art CME education on surgical techniques, biologics, imaging, and treatment protocols. Targets orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, physical therapists, athletic trainers, nurses, and residents.
• Hawaiian Eye & Retina Annual ophthalmology and retina conference held in Hawaii (Kauai/Maui/Big Island) covering general ophthalmology and retina subspecialty topics, disruptive innovations, and practice management. Targets ophthalmologists, retina specialists, administrators, nurses, and allied health professionals. Attracts 1,000+ attendees.
• Sunshine Eye & Retina Annual ophthalmology conference held in Miami Beach, Florida bringing together retina specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists for practical education on clinical updates, new therapeutic options, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal diseases. Targets physicians and residents. Attracts 500+ attendees.
• Obesity in Practice CME conference launching in 2027 designed to equip clinicians with practical, evidence-based strategies to improve diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of obesity as a complex, chronic disease. Focuses on pharmacologic treatment, lifestyle interventions, and management of obesity-related comorbidities. Targets primary care physicians, family medicine, endocrinology, OB/GYN, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
• Retina World Congress Annual international retinal conference held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida organized by a non-profit dedicated to uniting professionals to foster dialogue about retinal diseases, emerging technologies, treatments, best practices, and clinical research. Features sessions on macular surgery, diabetic conditions, gene and cell therapy, AMD, imaging, and AI. Attracts 500+ attendees from 58 countries.
• Kiawah Eye & Retina Comprehensive ophthalmology and retina conference held at Kiawah Island, South Carolina featuring sessions on cornea, cataract surgery, glaucoma, retinal surgery, diabetic care, AMD, uveitis, and practice management. Targets physicians (90%), residents (5%), and nurses/administrators (5%). Attracts 400+ attendees.
• OSN New York & Retina Combined ophthalmology and retina conference held in New York City for over 30 years. OSN New York covers medical, surgical, and subspecialty updates across the full range of ophthalmology. OSN New York Retina covers core retina concepts with emphasis on interactive case study discussions. Targets general ophthalmologists (62%) and retina specialists (38%). Attracts 550+ attendees.
• Infectious Diseases in Children (IDC New York) Annual pediatric infectious diseases conference held in New York City providing hot topic updates for office-based pediatricians on RSV, influenza, COVID, vaccine updates, tuberculosis, emerging infections, and incorporating AI in diagnostics. Targets physicians, residents, and nurses in the Northeast region. Attracts 450+ attendees.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Wyanoke GroupcoreOthersHealio LIVE is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wyanoke Group, which also includes Healio.com (medical news platform), Healio Strategic Solutions, Vindico Medical Education, and SLACK Incorporated. The Wyanoke Group provides corporate infrastructure, brand credibility, and cross-selling opportunities for the Healio LIVE conference business.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Global Academy for Medical Education: Global Academy for Medical Education organizes specialty-specific live CME conferences (ophthalmology, dermatology, primary care) with similar exhibit- and sponsor-driven economics. Its conference portfolio and audience scale closely mirror Healio LIVE's eight-event specialty meeting model.
• EB Medicine: EB Medicine produces peer-reviewed clinical publications and accredited CME for emergency medicine, pediatrics, and hospital medicine clinicians. While primarily digital, it operates in the same medical-education-as-a-service space and serves comparable specialist clinician audiences.
• Pri-Med: Pri-Med is a leading CME provider focused on primary care physicians, the exact audience Healio LIVE is targeting with its 2027 launch of Obesity in Practice. Pri-Med runs large annual and regional primary care conferences with paid exhibit halls and sponsorships, making it a comparable primary care CME event peer.
• HMP Global: HMP Global is one of the largest independent medical conference and CME organizers in the U.S., running dozens of specialty events across wound care, psychiatry, oncology, and dermatology. Like Healio LIVE, HMP monetizes through exhibits, sponsorships, and educational content, and serves as a close operational peer for specialty-specific CME meeting portfolios.
• Continuing Education Company: Continuing Education Company (CEC) organizes accredited live CME conferences for primary care and specialty clinicians in resort destinations, with sponsor-supported exhibit halls. Its destination-meeting-plus-CME model closely mirrors Healio LIVE's Hawaii-, Florida-, and South Carolina-based event portfolio.
• Med Learning Group: Med Learning Group is a full-service medical education company producing live, virtual, and enduring CME/CE activities funded by pharmaceutical sponsors. Its hybrid live-event and CME accreditation business closely parallels Healio LIVE's conference-plus-CME operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Tarsus Group: Tarsus Group is an international B2B events organizer with significant healthcare and life sciences event holdings (e.g., Aesthetics, medical specialty shows). It is a broader incumbent peer that competes with Healio LIVE for pharma-sponsored exhibitor and sponsorship budgets across specialty medical events globally.
• Informa Markets (Informa Connect): Informa's healthcare division operates large-scale medical conferences (e.g., Arab Health, Hospitalar) and digital healthcare platforms. It is a broad incumbent peer that overlaps with Healio LIVE on the trade show/exhibit model but operates across many industries at far greater scale, including pharmaceutical and life sciences events.

Others

• Vindico Medical Education: Vindico Medical Education is a sister company within The Wyanoke Group, focused on accredited CME/CE activities delivered digitally. Although a corporate sibling rather than a competitor, Vindico is the closest operational peer for Healio LIVE's CME accreditation, content development, and physician engagement workflows.
• SLACK Incorporated: SLACK Incorporated is another Wyanoke Group subsidiary, publishing peer-reviewed medical journals and clinical content. As a sibling brand, it shares corporate infrastructure and clinician audiences with Healio LIVE and represents the publishing-side adjacent business in the Wyanoke healthcare communications stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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