Name

MEDKNOW LIMITED

Legal name

Medknow Limited

Website

https://medknow.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Content Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (MPAAADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical, Clinical & Biomedical Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAB), Medicine & Allied Health (Clinical) (EDAGABAG), Healthcare & Life Sciences PR (BPAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Medical writing services
• Medical editing services
• Medical translation services
• Healthcare communication
• Medical research support

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Eaton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Medical Services: Medknow generates revenue through providing professional medical writing, editing, research, translation, journalism, and communication services. Customers pay per project or service based on word count, service type, and complexity. The company offers various service tiers including language editing, advanced editing, premium editing, scientific editing, and medical proofing. Re-editing services are provided free within one month of delivery, with extended support available for additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Medknow Limited is a UK-based boutique firm that delivers professional medical writing, editing, research, translation, journalism, patient education, and healthcare communication services. The company produces authoritative, rigorously reviewed medical content for healthcare brands, institutions, hospitals, governments, researchers, and universities, with every assignment checked by qualified UK and US licensed physicians, PhDs, and physician scientists.

Product overview

Medknow Limited is a boutique medical content and healthcare communication firm based in the UK serving clients globally. The company offers a comprehensive suite of eight distinct service offerings: Medical Writing (regulatory, clinical, and scientific content), Medical Editing (language and scientific editing), Medical Research (manuscript preparation and journal submission support), Healthcare Communication (marketing materials and campaigns), Patient Education Writing (patient-facing materials), Healthcare Professional Communications (CME materials and clinical summaries), Medical Journalism (healthcare news and features), and Medical Translation. These services are delivered by qualified medical writers, editors, and journalists, with documents reviewed by licensed physicians, PhDs, and physician scientists. Clients include healthcare brands, institutions, hospitals, governments, researchers, and universities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Writing Professional medical writing covering regulatory documents, clinical summaries, research manuscripts, healthcare features, and medical newsletters for healthcare brands and institutions.
• Medical Editing Precision editing services for medical manuscripts including language editing, scientific editing, advanced editing, premium editing, abstract editing, and plagiarism checks to meet publication standards.
• Medical Research Comprehensive research services including manuscript writing, journal submission assistance, journal finder, grant proposal writing, systematic literature reviews, and statistical data analysis for publishing in top-tier journals.
• Healthcare Communication Marketing and brand communication services including newsletters, social media copy, web copy, brochures, emailers, product guides, press releases, blog posts, and creative video scripts for healthcare brands.
• Patient Education Writing Patient education materials including health awareness articles, consumer health content, patient stories, and doctor profiling to enhance patient understanding and support healthcare journeys.
• Healthcare Professional Communications Professional communications for healthcare providers including continuing medical education materials, case reports, clinical summaries, white papers, instructional materials, slide decks, and posters.
• Medical Journalism Medical journalism services producing in-depth healthcare features, patient journey narratives, disease-specific articles, medical research reviews, innovation reports, health policy analysis, and global health updates.
• Medical Translation Accurate translation of medical content between any language and English, covering research manuscripts, clinical trial documents, patient education materials, regulatory submissions, and marketing materials. Priced at $0.8 per word.

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Amazon Web ServicesminorOthersCloud hosting and data backup provider for Medknow's platform infrastructure. Personal data is transferred via the Internet to AWS for hosting/backup purposes with data encrypted at rest and in transit.
• Digital OceanminorOthersCloud hosting and data backup provider complementing AWS infrastructure. Personal data is transferred via the Internet to Digital Ocean for hosting/backup purposes with data encrypted at rest and in transit.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• American Journal Experts (AJE): AJE offers manuscript editing, translation, and research support for scientific authors and pharmaceutical clients. Directly comparable to Medknow in scientific editing, journal submission assistance, and medical translation services for academic and enterprise researchers.
• Scribendi: Scribendi is an online editing and proofreading services firm serving academic, business, and creative writers. Comparable to Medknow on the editing and proofreading service layer, though less specialized in the medical/clinical vertical.
• Kolabtree: Kolabtree is a freelance platform connecting clients with PhD-level scientific and medical writers, editors, and researchers. Comparable to Medknow in offering on-demand access to qualified scientific writing talent for pharma and academic clients.
• Scribbr: Scribbr offers academic editing, proofreading, and translation services primarily to graduate students and academic authors. Comparable to Medknow on editing and translation service delivery, though with a more academic (and less medical/pharma) customer focus.
• Wordvice: Wordvice provides academic and medical editing, proofreading, and translation services to researchers globally. Comparable to Medknow in serving academic and clinical researchers with editing, translation, and manuscript preparation services.
• Enago: Enago provides scientific and medical editing, translation, and research support services to academic and pharmaceutical clients worldwide. Overlaps directly with Medknow's medical editing, research support, and translation offerings for similar researcher and pharma buyer personas.
• Cactus Communications: Cactus Communications operates Editage and Cactus Life Sciences, providing medical writing, scientific editing, and publication support to pharma/biotech researchers globally. It is Medknow's closest scaled direct competitor in the medical communications and editing services market.

Broad incumbents

• Parexel International: Parexel is a large global CRO offering medical writing, regulatory affairs, and clinical development services as part of its broader portfolio. Comparable to Medknow in medical writing and regulatory documentation, but operates at far greater scale as a full-service clinical research organization.
• Certara: Certara provides regulatory writing, scientific communications, and model-informed drug development services to biopharma. Comparable to Medknow's regulatory writing and clinical summaries work, though at significantly greater scale and with proprietary modeling technology.
• IQVIA: IQVIA is a leading global CRO and healthcare analytics firm offering medical communications and scientific services within its broader clinical and commercial portfolio. Overlaps with Medknow's medical writing and communications offerings but as part of a much larger enterprise offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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