We are based in Toronto, Canada, an international city and world-class medical centre. We provide seamless medical and scientific communication services to clients all across the world. Wherever you are located, we’re ready to help you with your visual storytelling goals.

We make sure that our workflow prioritizes smooth communication across time zones. This includes flexible meeting scheduling that works with your availability, clear timelines, and consistent updates so that your project stays on track and on time no matter where you’re based.

We support a wide range of sectors globally, including:

• Pharmaceutical
• Biotechnology
• Medical technology and devices
• Hospitals and healthcare
• Educational and research institutions
• Agricultural and environmental biotechnology
• Publishing

Absolutely. We tailor our medical animations and interactive experiences to align with regional guidelines, regulations, and cultural considerations. We can provide localization packages that include customizations such as translated scripts, localized voiceovers and on-screen text. Regardless of your location, we will ensure that your science story resonates with your target audience.

Yes, we accept international payments from clients worldwide. We support a variety of secure payment methods and can accommodate different currencies. Our team will provide clear invoicing and payment instructions based on your location.

If you’re ready to learn more about what we can do for you, simply reach out to our team with details about your project objectives, requirements and timelines. Contact us and we’ll book a consultation call with you to discuss your needs in detail and provide you with a personalized proposal and estimate for review.

Most medical animation companies and agencies around the world hire generalist animators or outsource their production to low-cost regions. AXS Studio is unique among animation vendors for exclusively employing medically trained animators. Each AXS Studio artist has a scientific background and holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in biomedical communications from one of the five graduate programs accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). They are formally trained in anatomy, physiology, pathology, cell biology, and molecular biology. We have 5 Board Certified Medical Illustrators (CMIs) on staff and over 20 years experience visualizing complex medical science for discerning healthcare professional audiences globally. Our highly specialized training means that we speak your language. We’re able to understand your science from the start, and explain complex medical processes far more clearly and accurately than generalist and outsourced animators.

The cost of a medical animation is determined by:

• Length: Generally speaking, shorter animations cost less than longer ones. When estimating the length of your animation, a good rule of thumb is 100 words of voiceover per minute. We will collaborate with you on the voiceover script to ensure the animation length fits your budget while conveying your science clearly.
• Visual complexity: The cost of a medical animation reflects the number and complexity of scenes that we use to tell your scientific story.
• Video resolution: High-definition (HD) video requires fewer computing resources than Ultra-high definition (UHD or 4K) video and therefore costs less to produce. If you need a custom resolution for a special application, we have you covered.

At AXS Studio, we handle all content development and production in-house, so there are no markups to pass along to you. If you would like an estimate for your medical animation, send us a message.

Biopharma and medtech clients often express relief after they start working with us. They cite a range of difficulties experienced with their previous agencies, including: a lack of scientific expertise that results in costly errors and delays; failure to understand their objectives; being charged overages to fix errors made by the agency; and scrambling last minute to meet deadlines.

In contrast, clients have noted our “professionalism and patience” and described collaboration with AXS Studio as “an absolute pleasure”. They’ve said “the AXS team works hard to understand our needs and goals,” and commented that the AXS team’s scientific expertise sets us apart from other vendors they’ve used. Clients have noted that our team is honest, invested, a pleasure to work with, and that they never have to worry about AXS making deadlines or surprising them with unplanned overages.

The AXS Studio team stands out from others with our meticulous attention to detail, strong scientific literacy, and proactive approach to addressing potential problems before they arise. We are known internationally for providing exceptionally beautiful and accurate work. But don’t take our word for it; see what our clients have to say themselves.

Do you have a conference deadline you’re targeting? With 3D medical animation, it’s worth getting in touch early, especially if you have a lengthy review and approval process. A two-minute medical animation takes 12–16 weeks to complete, including script and storyboard development. If possible, contact us at least 4 months ahead of your deadline. We’ll collaborate with you to establish a timeline that works without compromising the quality of your animation.

1. First, define the primary audience and key learning objectives for your animation. The audience will inform the reading level and complexity of the animation content.
2. Provide your supplier with any reference material that can inform the content of your animation. This can include key review papers, scientific posters and MSL decks.
3. Next, your supplier will write a content outline for your review, followed by a voiceover script. The script typically goes through two rounds of review.
4. Next comes the storyboard, consisting of drawings—one for each shot in the animation, accompanied by corresponding script, onscreen text (supers), and action descriptions. There are typically two rounds of storyboard review, followed by a formal MLR review. See our post on medical and scientific animation storyboards for a complete overview [coming soon].
5. Following storyboard approval, we develop a greyscale rough cut animation that uses a “scratch”, or placeholder, voiceover track. The rough cut is for review and approval of the action and timing, and is usually accompanied by sample still renderings that show the proposed final look of the animation.
6. After the rough cut is approved, professional voiceover is recorded and the prefinal animation is created. The prefinal includes the final look, voiceover and music, and is submitted for MLR review and approval. Only minor changes (eg. tweaks to colour and supers) happen after the prefinal stage.
7. Following MLR approval, the final animation is delivered as a compressed video file for immediate release. Often, a master uncompressed video file is also delivered, from which additional outputs can be made in different video formats.

Yes, you can use frames (still images) directly from the animation, at no additional charge. These are generally large enough for slide presentations, small printed materials and your website. If you require larger images—e.g., for a booth panel—we will provide those and charge only for the output. We can also output individual elements from an animation, such as key cells and molecules, to use in your other materials.

We ensure that all material we provide for MLR review has been diligently referenced from the scientific literature. If requested, we will annotate submission materials per your company’s review process requirements. Our account managers can handle your Veeva submissions and will call in to review sessions to field questions and defend visual and storytelling recommendations, as needed.