Sermo
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 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team
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At a glance
- Employees
- 201-500
- Funding
- $65M
- Revenue
- $50M-$100M
About
One of the largest verified physician networks globally, serving as a leading platform for physician engagement and healthcare market research for life sciences companies
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
Sermo Community
Physician-only social network enabling anonymous peer-to-peer clinical case discussions, medical knowledge sharing, and professional networking among verified doctors globally.
Sermo Surveys
Real-time survey platform allowing pharmaceutical and healthcare companies to gather rapid insights from targeted physician segments across specialties and geographies.
Sermo Data Offerings
Syndicated and custom research products providing life sciences companies with physician sentiment, prescribing behavior, and market intelligence data.
Physician Advertising & Promotion
Targeted digital advertising and promotional content delivery to verified physicians within the Sermo platform, enabling pharma brands to reach relevant HCP audiences.
Advisory Boards & Qualitative Research
Virtual advisory board facilitation and qualitative research services connecting pharma clients with key opinion leaders and specialist physicians.
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Security & compliance
Deployment
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