associação nacional da espondilite anquilosante (anea)

What associação nacional da espondilite anquilosante (anea) does

Associação Nacional da Espondilite Anquilosante (ANEA) is a Portugal-based, non-profit patient advocacy organization dedicated to serving people affected by ankylosing spondylitis. Per the firmographic data, ANEA provides a portfolio of services spanning healthcare access, rehabilitation, exercise programming, patient information dissemination, and ongoing support services for the ankylosing spondylitis community in Portugal. The entity is headquartered in Zambujal, Portugal, and operates under the legal name "Associação Nacional da Espondilite Anquilosante" with the trade name "anea," consistent with the Portuguese "Associação" designation for private non-profit associations.

The organization does not operate a commercial technology platform, proprietary software, or any disclosed digital product surface — its core technology is described as not applicable given the patient advocacy non-profit structure. No products or services catalog, no pricing model, no app, no API, and no integrations are documented. There is no disclosed revenue model, no headcount, no management team information, no funding rounds, no partnerships, no awards or recognition, and no social media profiles recorded. The entity has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity.

The available source data is materially limited: the organization's website (anea.org.pt) returned only a loading/verification/security check page rather than substantive content, and the supporting structured data block carries extensive "Not applicable" and "Unable to determine" annotations across revenue, ownership, operating status, and operating geographies. Consequently, ownership structure, governance, operating geographies, member or donor base, financial scale, and current strategic initiatives cannot be characterized with confidence from the supplied material.

Name

associação nacional da espondilite anquilosante (anea)

Legal name

Associação Nacional da Espondilite Anquilosante

Website

https://anea.org.pt

Company type

Private

Short description

ANEA is a Portuguese non-profit patient advocacy association providing healthcare, rehabilitation, exercise, information, and support services to people living with ankylosing spondylitis in Portugal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Advocacy and Chronic Disease Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Rehab In-Home (HSABADAF)

Keywords

• Patient advocacy services
• Ankylosing spondylitis support
• Chronic disease association
• Patient rehabilitation programs
• Healthcare information services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zambujal

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

ANEA provides healthcare, rehabilitation, exercise, information, and support services for people with ankylosing spondylitis. Operating as a patient advocacy non-profit association based in Zambujal, Portugal, it serves the Portuguese-speaking community affected by this chronic inflammatory condition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patient Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services
• Exercise Programs for Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Patient Information and Educational Resources
• Patient Support Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (NASS): UK national patient charity dedicated specifically to ankylosing spondylitis, providing information, exercise resources, and member support. Highly comparable single-disease focus and service mix to ANEA, though operating in the UK rather than Portugal.
• Spondylitis Association of America: US national patient organization for ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthritis, offering education, support, advocacy, and research funding. Closest functional analogue to ANEA, differing only by geography and scale.
• Ankylosing Spondylitis International Federation (ASIF): Umbrella federation of national AS patient associations worldwide. ANEA would be a candidate Portuguese member; ASIF is the closest network-level peer for cross-border AS patient advocacy.

Regional players

• Liga Portuguesa Contra as Doenças Reumáticas: Portuguese national league against rheumatic diseases, covering a broader portfolio of musculoskeletal and rheumatic conditions including AS. Directly competes for Portuguese patient mindshare and rheumatology-pharma sponsorship within the same geography.
• Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia: Portuguese professional society of rheumatologists that publishes clinical guidance and runs patient-facing information campaigns. Comparable Portuguese footprint and AS content production, but represents clinicians rather than patients.

Broad incumbents

• Arthritis Foundation: Large US patient advocacy and research organization covering arthritis and related conditions including spondyloarthritis. Comparable patient-support and advocacy function, but operates as a broad incumbent rather than AS-focused.
• Versus Arthritis: Major UK charity formed from the merger of Arthritis Research UK and Arthritis Care, supporting people with all forms of arthritis including AS. Broader mandate than ANEA but provides overlapping patient-information and advocacy functions.

Emerging players

• Federation of European Spondyloarthritis Associations: European-level umbrella coordinating national AS/spondyloarthritis patient groups. Relevant peer as a potential coalition partner and source of EU funding and policy alignment for ANEA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-association-of-ankylosing-spondylitis

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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