Healthcare video production runs from a patient story shot on location to animation of how a drug works inside the body. We grouped eleven strong teams in Canada and the US by the kind of medical and healthcare video they are built for, so you can find the right fit for your project.
By
Larry Mutenda
Healthcare is one of the harder sectors to make video for. The work has to be accurate, it often has to clear compliance review, and the format ranges from live-action interviews to detailed medical animation. To keep this list useful, we grouped eleven companies in Canada and the US by what they actually specialise in.
| # | Company | Location | Best For | Core Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mammothic Films | Vancouver, BC | Health systems and health tech | Live-Action Healthcare and Brand Video |
| 2 | AXS Studio | Toronto, ON | Medical device and pharma | 3D Medical and Device Animation |
| 3 | Creamy Animation | Vancouver, BC | Health systems and patient education | Healthcare Explainer and Medical Animation |
| 4 | Ghost Medical | Saint Paul, MN | Device and medtech companies | 3D Device Animation and VR Training |
| 5 | Infuse Medical | Lehi, UT | Device and medtech companies | Device Animation and XR Training |
| 6 | Trinsic Animation | Northern California | Medical device companies | 3D Device Mechanism Animation |
| 7 | ASL Productions | New York, NY | Pharma marketing teams | Live-Action Pharma and Healthcare Video |
| 8 | VCM Interactive | Toronto, ON | Patient and public education | Healthcare Video Animation |
| 9 | XVIVO Scientific Animation | Wethersfield, CT | Pharma and biotech | 3D Pharma and Scientific Animation |
| 10 | Medmovie | Lexington, KY | Cardiovascular and device | Cardiovascular and Device Animation |
| 11 | Nucleus Medical Media | Kennesaw, GA | Hospitals and patient education | Patient Education and Marketing Animation |
We built this list by reviewing each company’s official website, portfolio, stated services, client work and publicly available information. The goal is not to crown one company that is right for every project, but to highlight established teams with clear healthcare video production companies capability and different areas of strength.
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This is an editorial shortlist, not paid placement.
Here are the eleven, starting with our own team. Each entry notes where they are based and the healthcare work they focus on.
We are a Vancouver video production company, and healthcare is one of the sectors we film for. Most of our work is live action, which fits what health organisations usually need. That means patient and staff stories, training and safety video, facility and recruitment films, and brand video for health-tech companies. We shoot on location with a crew and plan each project around where the finished video has to work, from an internal training platform to a public campaign. We work with clients across Canada and the US from our Vancouver base.
Mammothic creates live-action healthcare videos. Creamy Animation creates animated healthcare videos. For animation work like patient education or mechanism-of-action, it is the better fit. You can see how we approach a project on our corporate video production page.
Boston Scientific, Amgen and Seagen have all worked with AXS Studio, a medical animation team in Toronto. Its focus is 3D device and mechanism animation that has to be accurate as well as clear. It is one of the larger Canadian studios working in this space.
Creamy Animation is a Vancouver healthcare video production company that turns clinical, product and patient topics into animation a non-clinician can follow. It works in 2D, 3D and motion graphics across patient education, medical device walkthroughs, staff training and mechanism-of-action. Clients include BC Renal, Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health, with a US office in Vancouver, Washington.
Ghost Medical, formerly Ghost Productions, works in 3D medical device animation and VR surgical training. Stryker, Medtronic and Abbott are among its clients. The Saint Paul studio fits device makers that need to show a product in use and train clinicians on it.
Infuse Medical pairs medical device animation with VR and XR training tools. Out of Lehi, Utah, it works with Medtronic, Abbott and Edwards. It suits device and medtech companies that want animation and interactive training from one team.
Trinsic Animation is a device-animation specialist in Northern California. Its named work includes products like Titan Spine and the Vascular Solutions GuideLiner. For a device company that mainly needs clean, accurate mechanism animation, that focus is the point.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Thermo Fisher and Abbott have all worked with ASL Productions. The New York company handles live-action pharma and healthcare video, from brand and campaign work to congress and event content. It suits pharma marketing teams that need a camera crew rather than animation.
VCM Interactive is a Toronto studio focused on healthcare video animation and video. Its projects include work for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health. If you need to explain a condition or a programme to patients or the public, that is its lane.
XVIVO is a scientific animation studio in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Its cinematic 3D work covers how drugs and biology behave, with clients that include Pfizer, Genentech, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. Pharma teams tend to go here for a mechanism-of-action animation that has to hold up to scientific review.
Medmovie has produced medical animation for decades, with a strong line in cardiovascular and device work for clients like Cook Medical and Medtronic. It is based in Lexington, Kentucky.
Nucleus Medical Media has been making medical animation for decades, used in patient education, hospital marketing and legal work. Its client list runs to Johnson & Johnson, Merck and Mayo Clinic. Based in Kennesaw, Georgia, it leans toward animation a general audience can follow.
Healthcare video has a few extra questions a general project does not. These narrow the field fast.
A camera crew is right for patient stories, staff training, facility tours and brand video. Medical animation is right for anatomy, devices and how a treatment works. Some teams do one, some do both, so start with which one your message needs.
Mechanism-of-action and device animation has to be medically accurate and is often reviewed by experts. If that is your project, choose a studio with medical illustrators and a real review process rather than a general animation shop.
Pharma and regulated healthcare video usually passes through medical, legal and regulatory review. Ask how a company handles review cycles and revisions, because that process shapes both the timeline and the cost.
For live-action work, a team near your site or willing to travel keeps costs and logistics manageable, which matters when you are filming in a hospital or clinic. Ask how they handle access, privacy and consent on location.
General video experience is not the same as healthcare experience. Ask to see recent projects in your area, whether that is a health system, a device company or a pharma brand.
Healthcare video production is the making of video for hospitals, clinics, health systems, pharma, biotech and health-tech companies. It covers live-action work like patient stories, staff training and brand video, and medical animation that shows anatomy, devices and how treatments work. The right approach depends on the audience and the message.
Live-action video uses a camera and real people, which suits patient stories, training, facility tours and brand films. Medical animation is built on screen and suits anatomy, mechanism-of-action and device work you cannot film. Many healthcare projects use one or the other, and some use both, so match the method to what you need to show.
Live-action healthcare video is usually quoted by the shoot day, so filming time drives it. Medical animation is specialised and usually priced per finished minute, and mechanism-of-action or device work sits at the higher end because of the accuracy and review involved. Ask for a quote built around your project rather than a flat price.
For high-end scientific and pharma animation, XVIVO, Nucleus Medical Media and Ghost Medical are well known in the US, and AXS Studio is a leading Canadian option. Device-focused specialists include Trinsic Animation, Infuse Medical and Medmovie. The best fit depends on whether your project is pharma, device or patient education.
A mechanism-of-action animation shows how a drug or treatment works inside the body at a cellular or molecular level. It is one of the most technical kinds of medical animation, because it has to be scientifically accurate and usually clears expert review. Pharma and biotech companies use it for sales, education and congress presentations.
The specialists do. Strong medical animation studios work with medical illustrators and build in scientific review, and experienced pharma video teams are used to medical, legal and regulatory review cycles. If your work is regulated, confirm how a company handles accuracy and approvals before you start.
Most hospital and health-system needs, like patient stories, recruitment, safety and training video and facility tours, are live-action work suited to a camera crew. Animation comes in when you need to explain a procedure or condition that is hard to film. Many health systems use both across different projects.
Start with whether you need live action or animation, then look for a team with recent, relevant work in your area, whether that is a health system, a device or a pharma brand. Check how they handle accuracy and compliance if the work is regulated, and how they handle filming access if it is live action.
A live-action healthcare video can be a few weeks from planning to delivery, depending on filming and edit. Medical animation usually takes longer, because scripting, medical review, design and animation each take time, and mechanism-of-action work sits at the longer end. Review cycles are often the biggest variable, so agree them up front.
There is no single best healthcare video company. It comes down to whether you need a camera crew or an animation team, how technical the work is, and where you are filming. If you need live-action healthcare, training and brand video shot out of Vancouver for clients across Canada and the US, that is us. For detailed medical animation, the specialists on this list are the ones to talk to.
Larry is the Founder and Producer at Mammothic Films, founded in 2009. He leads a team that creates story-driven videos for businesses and brands. A marketer, designer, and animator, Larry has overseen the production of more than 1,500 videos for Fujitsu, Logitech, Warner Brothers, NFL, Blockdaemon, Astronomer, Canonical, and 370+ other companies in Canada, the United States, and around the world.
Larry is a devout Christian who believes in placing God first, and that everything else is a blessing that comes from serving Him. When he’s not working, he’s hanging out with his wife and three kids, playing the piano, or sightseeing.
