US based WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company and one of the leaders in health information services for physicians, other healthcare professionals and consumers, today announced that it has acquired France headquartered JIM.fr, one of the leading medical news, information and education platforms in France.
The acquisition combines the core competencies of JIM.fr with that of Medscape, WebMD’s flagship global brand for healthcare professionals (HCPs). Medscape and its affiliate network of platforms currently reach an estimation of 5 million physicians worldwide with clinical news, health information and continuing medical education. With the addition of JIM.fr, Medscape deepens its commitment to French and French-speaking HCPs.
“Both JIM.fr and Medscape have the trust and engagement of hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals in France,” said Jeremy Schneider, Group General Manager, WebMD Global. “Medscape’s existing French edition, along with our robust, country-specific content, is integral to our global commitment to French-speaking health professionals. Through this transaction, we can leverage our combined assets to further strengthen Medscape’s offering for French and French-speaking professionals, while delivering innovative solutions to customers.” .
“Today JIM.fr offers, every day, to more than 350,000 French-speaking healthcare professionals registered on its site, a complete panorama of medical and professional news in all specialties, including general medicine,” said Dr. Gilles Haroche, founder of JIM.fr. “Beyond the scientific and journalistic rigor of its articles, JIM distinguishes itself from other medical media by its often humorous tone and its original analyses of all the major issues that are shaking the medical world. We are very happy to see the quality of our work recognized by Medscape, the global medical news and point of care platform.”
As per the source, following closing, JIM.fr will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of Medscape as the companies look to build on and integrate products, platforms, and services.
