About RGS Healthcare Solutions

Empowering healthcare organizations with AI-powered tender intelligence and market insights across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and life sciences. Based in Leiden Bio Science Park, Netherlands, we serve clients globally.

Our Mission

We exist to simplify transactions across life science organisations, with a special focus on empowering generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to win more tenders through AI-powered intelligence.

By combining deep industry expertise, comprehensive data, and cutting-edge AI technology, we help our clients navigate the complex world of pharmaceutical tendering with confidence and efficiency. Our platform monitors 150+ procurement platforms across 60+ countries, analyzes 500K+ historical contract awards, and tracks 1000+ competitors to give our clients an unmatched information advantage.

Our Values

• Excellence: Delivering the highest quality data and insights. We verify, structure, and enrich tender data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Partnership: Working alongside our clients for mutual success. We are not just a software vendor — we are a strategic partner invested in your outcomes.
• Innovation: Pioneering AI solutions for tender management. Our Polaris AI Pricing Engine and ML-powered matching represent the cutting edge of tender technology.
• Impact: Driving measurable results for our clients. Up to 94% improvement in tender visibility, 44% increase in win rates, and 34% annual revenue growth.

Meet Our Team

Our diverse team combines deep pharmaceutical industry expertise with cutting-edge AI and software engineering capabilities.

• Roel Sarelse — Co-Founder and CEO: Brings extensive experience in pharmaceutical commercial operations and tender management across European markets.
• Stavros Therapontos — Co-Founder and COO: Expert in healthcare market access, competitive intelligence, and strategic consulting for life science organisations.
• Juan Azula — Founding Engineer: Leads the technical development of the RGS platform, including AI/ML models, data infrastructure, and system integrations.
• Alessandro Battilossi — Business Development Associate: Drives client relationships and market expansion across European healthcare markets.

Our Location

Based in Leiden Bio Science Park, one of Europe's leading life science clusters, serving clients globally. Leiden Bio Science Park is home to 180+ life science organizations including the European Medicines Agency (EMA) medicines evaluation network, making it an ideal location for a healthcare technology company.

Our Technology

RGS Healthcare Solutions is built on a modern technology stack combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data processing:

• Polaris AI Pricing Engine: Our proprietary ML engine that uses deep learning and reinforcement learning to optimize tender pricing across molecules and markets
• Natural Language Processing: Advanced NLP models that extract structured data from tender documents in 25+ languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Portuguese
• Real-Time Data Processing: Our crawlers continuously scan 150+ procurement platforms worldwide, processing thousands of new tender documents daily
• Predictive Analytics: Machine learning models that forecast tender publications, predict win probabilities, and anticipate competitor behavior
• Cloud Infrastructure: Enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure ensuring 99.9% uptime, data security, and GDPR compliance
• API-First Architecture: RESTful APIs enabling seamless integration with SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, and custom enterprise systems

Industries and Clients We Serve

Our clients span the entire healthcare value chain:

• Top-20 generics pharmaceutical companies seeking to optimize tender operations across European markets
• Biosimilar manufacturers launching and competing in the growing biological medicines market
• Specialty pharmaceutical companies participating in hospital and institutional tenders
• Medical device manufacturers expanding through public procurement channels
• API manufacturers and CMOs/CDMOs understanding downstream tender dynamics
• Pharmaceutical distributors and wholesalers optimizing their portfolio and partner strategies
• Market access and pricing teams building evidence-based strategies for new product launches
• Non-European manufacturers (Asia, Americas, Middle East) seeking to enter the European market

Ready to work with us?

Let us discuss how we can help you win more tenders and grow your healthcare business.