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Sermo

Sermo

Healthcare Marketing & Physician Engagementsermo.com

Sermo is a physician engagement platform that operates a global online community connecting more than 1.3 million verified healthcare professionals across 150 countries, providing the healthcare industry with real-time insights and authentic touchpoints.

Last updated Oct 24, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Founded
2006
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Connections
4

AI-drafted from public sources9 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
201-500
Funding
$65M
Revenue
$50M-$100M
4competitors

About

Leading global physician engagement platform and HCP-focused advertising network, serving pharmaceutical and health brands seeking verified access to over one million triple-verified healthcare professionals

Sermo is a physician engagement platform that operates a global online community connecting more than 1.3 million verified healthcare professionals across 150 countries, providing the healthcare industry with real-time insights and authentic touchpoints. On the advertising side, Sermo offers the Engagement Manager, an on-demand self-serve advertising solution that gives health-focused companies — including pharmaceutical brands and health-adjacent categories such as consumer health, OTC, vitamins and supplements, and digital health — direct access to its community of over one million triple-verified HCPs. Sermo's data proposition centers on zero-party and first-party data collected directly from its members, enabling advertisers to target physicians by specialty, geography, and on-platform behavior, or via NPI-based list matching, without reliance on third-party cookies. Ad formats span feed-based placements — including long-form posts, image and video ads, and polls — as well as message-based channels such as dedicated emails and newsletter placements, with newer capabilities including live and pre-recorded events, dynamic triggered messaging, and A/B testing tools. On average, brands advertising on Sermo report a 36% increase in physician intent to discuss the brand with peers, an 18% lift in intent to use or recommend a product, and an 86% lift in unaided awareness. Source 1: sermo.com — About Sermo | For HCPs, Medical Research & More Source 2: martechcube.com — Sermo Launches Engagement Manager - martechcube.com Source 3: pulsehealth.tech — Pulse Health x Sermo Integration Guide: Getting the Most out ...

Business model

SaaS / Marketplace

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Engagement Manager

    On-demand self-serve advertising platform giving health-focused brands direct access to Sermo's HCP community with targeting, A/B testing, and dynamic triggered messaging

  • HCP Community Platform

    Global online community of 1.3 million+ triple-verified healthcare professionals across 150 countries for peer discussion and clinical insights

  • Real-Time Market Research

    Survey and polling tools enabling pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to gather zero-party insights directly from verified physicians

  • Feed-Based Ad Placements

    Long-form posts, image ads, video ads, and polls served within the Sermo physician feed

  • Message-Based Ad Channels

    Dedicated email sends and newsletter placements targeting segmented HCP audiences

  • Live & Pre-Recorded Events

    Virtual event capabilities allowing brands to engage physicians through live and on-demand content formats

  • NPI-Based List Matching

    Cookieless audience targeting using National Provider Identifier matching to reach specific physician lists

Key features

Triple-verified HCP identity across 1.3 million+ membersZero-party and first-party data with no reliance on third-party cookiesNPI-based list matching for precise physician targetingSelf-serve Engagement Manager with A/B testingDynamic triggered messagingTargeting by specialty, geography, and on-platform behaviorMeasurable outcomes including awareness lift and intent metricsLive and pre-recorded virtual event capabilities

Use cases

Pharmaceutical brand awareness campaigns targeting physicians by specialtyOTC and consumer health product promotion to HCPsDigital health product adoption campaigns among verified cliniciansPhysician market research and real-time clinical insights gatheringHCP peer influence and recommendation-intent campaignsNPI list-based retargeting for precision pharma marketingVirtual medical education and brand-sponsored live events

Customer segments

Pharmaceutical brandsBiotechnology companiesOTC and consumer health brandsVitamins and supplements companiesDigital health companiesHealthcare marketing agenciesMedical device companies

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Cloud-based SaaS platformZero-party and first-party data infrastructureNPI-based identity matchingA/B testing engineDynamic triggered messaging systemEmail marketing deliveryVideo and live event streaming

Security & compliance

GDPRHIPAA-aligned data practicesTriple physician verification protocols

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 2006 · Founded
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