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About Tessan

We built Tessan to close the distance between people and care.

Millions of Americans live far from a doctor, wait weeks for an open slot, or skip care they can't afford. Tessan puts a licensed doctor inside the pharmacy, workplace, or community site they already walk into.

The problem

Access to care in the US is uneven, and the gaps show up in the numbers.

92M

People living in a primary care shortage area

24 days

Average wait for a new primary care appointment

$180

Average cost of a single urgent care visit

Our mission

Tessan's mission is simple: put a real medical visit within reach of anyone, wherever they already are. We build the connected hardware, bring the licensed doctors, and hand over a visit that used to take a car, a day off, and a waiting room.

We start with the places people already trust: pharmacies, employers, community centers. Then we add a station, not a new building. The care is licensed and real; the only thing that changes is how close it sits to home.

Our story

From medication delivery to a connected care network.

  1. 2015

    From Pharma Express…

    Tessan's roots: a medication delivery service, built so patients farthest from care, and least able to get around, could receive their treatment quickly.

  2. 2018

    …to Tessan, connected teleconsultation in pharmacies

    A pivot, and the founding of Tessan: a company dedicated to connected health and telemedicine solutions.

  3. 2019

    Teleophthalmology launches

    Teleophthalmology goes live as the team grows to 50 employees and $7M in revenue.

  4. 2024

    The console and the portable kit launch

    Tessan expands its lineup with the launch of the teleconsultation console and portable consultation kit.

Key figures

A snapshot of the global network so far.

1,900+

Consultation stations deployed

2M+

Patient consultations delivered

500+

Salaried physicians in network

1,600+

Pharmacy and care partners

Figures reflect the global Tessan network, including France and the rest of Europe, as the US network grows.

How we deliver care

Every visit follows the same four steps, wherever the station sits.

Check in See a doctor Connected devices Visit summary at the station licensed, on screen readings in real time printed to keep

  1. A station, not a waiting room

    Every Console or Booth sits inside a pharmacy, workplace, or community site people already visit. No separate clinic to find.

  2. A licensed doctor, on screen

    Patients check in, then see a licensed doctor over a secure video line in the same visit.

  3. Connected diagnostic tools

    An otoscope, a stethoscope, and vitals readings reach the doctor in real time, so the visit is a real exam, not just a phone call.

  4. A record you keep

    Patients leave with a printed visit summary, and any referral goes straight to the pharmacy or care team next in line.

The team behind Tessan

The people who design, build, and support our connected stations, working from Tessan's headquarters in Paris.

The Tessan team gathered behind a glass wall lit by the Tessan neon sign at the Paris office.
A Tessan team member smiling during a one-on-one conversation beside a green plant wall.
Two Tessan team members working on laptops at a shared desk in the Paris office.
Two Tessan colleagues reviewing work together on a laptop.
A Tessan team member on a headset call beside a smiling colleague.
Tessan's Paris office, a bright open lounge with tall arched windows.
Six members of the Tessan team together on a couch in the office lounge.
The Tessan open-plan workspace under exposed beams, with the team at their desks.
A Tessan team member focused at work in the open-plan Paris office.

Sources

  1. Primary care shortage areas: PracticeSeeker, The State of the U.S. Primary Care Workforce (2025).
  2. Average wait for a new primary care appointment: AMN Healthcare, 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times.
  3. Average urgent care visit cost: GoodRx, How Much Is Urgent Care Without Insurance?.