What Laoken Medical Technology does

Laoken Medical Technology (老肯医疗科技股份有限公司) is a Chengdu-headquartered, privately held Chinese joint-stock company founded in 1998 that designs, manufactures, and services medical disinfection and sterilization equipment. The company's portfolio spans eight integrated solution areas: air and surface disinfection; Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) equipment; endoscope reprocessing; smart pharmacy automation; infection control consumables; clean engineering; third-party hospital disinfection and sterilization outsourcing services; and RFID-based fixed asset intelligent management. Notable proprietary products include the LK/KJF series plasma air disinfector, low-temperature plasma sterilizers, hydrogen peroxide space disinfectors, dynamic UV air disinfectors, full-automatic dual-cabin endoscope cleaning disinfectors, and an ultra-compact (4.8x1.8x2.0mm) UHF RFID tag.

Underlying technology combines industrial equipment manufacturing with an IoT/AI software layer: the TrakOne CSSD traceability management system, the Smart IoT service cloud platform (built on 5G-IoT and cloud computing), and the Endoscope Center Quality Traceability Management System integrate with hospital HIS, ERP, and PHIS systems for real-time data collection, node control, and full-process traceability. Laoken holds 600+ patent applications including approximately 200 invention patents, and was the first domestic firm to receive Ministry of Health certification for low-temperature plasma sterilizers (2009) and EU CE certification in the same year.

The business model combines hardware sales (disinfection and sterilization equipment, smart pharmacy equipment, RFID hardware) with recurring managed services through 15+ regional third-party medical disinfection supply centers across China operated via subsidiaries including Laoken Health Management, Guoyao Laoken (a joint venture with Sinopharm), Shenzhen Guokong Medical (pharmacy automation), Belstar Technology (air purification), and Laoken Technology (IoT software). GTM is dual: direct enterprise sales to hospitals and healthcare institutions across China, and a global distributor network spanning 40+ countries. The company has served over 30,000 hospitals and medical institutions cumulatively and has been ranked #1 in China for disinfection sterilization equipment comprehensive market share and after-sales service satisfaction for multiple consecutive years since 2013. Backed by institutional investors including Sequoia China, Boyu Capital, Eastern Bell Capital, and Founder Hesheng, Laoken appears positioned for a public listing based on active 2025 corporate governance activity (board elections, ESOP, capital increases).

Name

Laoken Medical Technology

Legal name

老肯医疗科技股份有限公司

Website

https://laoken.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Laoken Medical Technology is a Chengdu-based Chinese company founded in 1998 that manufactures medical disinfection and sterilization equipment, operates a network of third-party disinfection supply centers, and provides IoT-enabled infection control solutions to over 30,000 hospitals globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Disinfection and Sterilization Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Disinfection & Surface Decontamination (Wipes, Sprays, Fogging, UV Robots) (HLAHANAD)

Keywords

• Medical disinfection equipment
• Sterilization equipment manufacturing
• Hospital infection control
• Endoscope reprocessing systems
• Automated pharmacy equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chengdu

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. 消毒灭菌设备制造与销售 (Disinfection & Sterilization Equipment Manufacturing & Sales): 生产并销售医用空气消毒机、低温等离子灭菌器、脉动真空压力蒸汽灭菌器、全自动清洗消毒器、内镜清洗消毒机等全系列消毒灭菌设备，覆盖医院消毒供应中心、手术室、内镜中心等应用场景。
2. 第三方医疗消毒供应外包服务 (Third-Party Medical Disinfection Outsourcing Services): 通过在全国各省会及重点城市投建运营的区域化第三方医疗消毒供应中心，为医疗机构提供器械清洗、消毒、灭菌外包服务。截至2023年底，已在全国建成并运行10余个高标准医疗消毒供应中心，为数千家医院提供24小时不间断服务。
3. 感控耗材 (Infection Control Consumables): 提供CSSD安全防护体系、灭菌监测及控制体系、无菌包装体系及检查设备、清洗消毒装载系列等全系列耗材产品。
4. 洁净工程整体解决方案 (Clean Engineering Total Solutions): 提供消毒供应中心、手术室、ICU、NICU、检验科、PCR实验室、负压病房、静配中心、内镜中心、血液透析中心、产房等医疗区域的净化工程设计与施工服务。
5. 智慧药房自动化设备 (Automated Pharmacy Equipment): 提供智能盒剂快速发药系统、全自动片剂分包机、毒麻贵重药品管理系统、智能存取系统等药房自动化设备及整体解决方案。

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Laoken Medical Technology researches, manufactures, and sells medical disinfection and sterilization equipment — including plasma air disinfectors, low-temperature plasma sterilizers, high-temperature steam sterilizers, endoscope cleaning and disinfection machines, automated pharmacy systems, RFID-based asset management hardware, and infection control consumables — sold to hospitals and medical institutions. The company also operates a network of 15+ third-party medical disinfection supply centers providing outsourced instrument cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization services to thousands of hospitals across China. Its offering is delivered through eight integrated solution lines: air/surface disinfection, CSSD, endoscope reprocessing, smart pharmacy, infection control consumables, clean engineering, hospital disinfection outsourcing, and RFID asset management.

Product overview

Laoken Medical Technology (老肯医疗科技股份有限公司) is a high-tech company specializing in medical disinfection and sterilization, offering eight integrated overall solutions: (1) Air & Surface Disinfection, (2) CSSD (Central Sterile Supply Department), (3) Endoscope Reprocessing, (4) Smart Pharmacy Automation, (5) Infection Control Consumables, (6) Clean Engineering, (7) Hospital Disinfection & Sterilization Outsourcing Services, and (8) RFID Fixed Asset Intelligent Management. The product portfolio includes plasma air disinfectors, UV disinfectors, hydrogen peroxide disinfectors, high-temperature and low-temperature sterilizers, multi-chamber cleaning disinfectors, endoscope cleaning machines, automated pharmacy systems (rapid dispensing, tablet packaging, drug management), RFID-based asset management hardware and software (ultra-compact tags, readers, cabinets, smart carts), and proprietary TrakOne CSSD management traceability software. The company also operates third-party disinfection supply service centers nationwide, integrating hardware manufacturing with service operations. Subsidiaries include Laoken Health (outsourcing services), Shenzhen Guokong Medical (pharmacy automation), Laoken Technology (IoT/software), and Belstar Technology (air purification).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air and Surface Disinfection Overall Solution

Quantifiable outcome

• 2022 third-party disinfection market size: RMB 760 billion, with third-party centers handling over 70% of medical instrument disinfection
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 成都市消毒协会 (Chengdu Disinfection Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Laoken is a member of the Chengdu Disinfection Association and actively participates in industry training and standard-setting activities. The association leadership visited Laoken for research exchanges in September 2025.
• 四川大学华西医院 (West China Hospital, Sichuan University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Laoken collaborated with West China Hospital to co-build the '西南软式内镜清洗消毒技术与技能实训基地' (Southwest Endoscopy Cleaning & Disinfection Technical Training Base). Laoken also participated in drafting the national standards YY 0992-2016《内镜清洗工作站》and YY/T 1478-2016《可重复使用医疗器械消毒灭菌的追溯信息》with West China Hospital.
• 成都医学院 (Chengdu Medical College)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Laoken entered a school-enterprise cooperation with Chengdu Medical College to collaborate on talent cultivation, scientific achievement transformation, and health product series development.
• 成都医投集团 (Chengdu Medical Investment Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Laoken partnered with Chengdu Medical Investment Group to co-develop the third-party disinfection supply market. The '成都医投老肯医疗消毒供应中心' project officially began operations in August 2020, offering standardized third-party disinfection services.
• 英国新合力集团 (UK Synergy Health / Sinoge Healthcare)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015In 2013, Laoken partnered with UK-based Synergy Health (global largest medical device disinfection service provider) to establish the first internationally standardized disinfection center in Chengdu, marking Laoken's entry into the third-party disinfection service market. This was followed by a joint venture with Sinopharm China National Medical Device Co., Ltd. in 2015 to form 国药老肯 (Guoyao Laoken).
• 中国医疗器械有限公司/国药器械 (China National Medical Device Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Laoken and 国药器械 established the joint venture '四川国药老肯医疗灭菌有限公司' — China's largest, highest-standard, and most comprehensive regional third-party medical disinfection supply center. This partnership leverages Guoyao's nationwide distribution network and state-owned brand credibility. 国药老肯 is China's largest third-party CSSD outside hospital walls.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Belimed: Swiss-based manufacturer of sterilization, disinfection, and cleaning equipment for hospitals and laboratories. Direct competitor in washer-disinfectors, steam sterilizers, and endoscope reprocessing, often specified for high-end CSSD projects in Asia.
• Tuttnauer: Israeli-headquartered manufacturer of autoclaves, washer-disinfectors, and CSSD equipment sold globally, including in China. Direct competitor in steam sterilizers and laboratory/medical autoclaves used by hospitals and third-party sterilization service providers.
• Cantel Medical (now part of Steris): Specialist in endoscope reprocessing and water purification systems for healthcare, now part of STERIS. A close comparable to Laoken's endoscope reprocessing solution and serves as the international benchmark for that product line.
• Shinva Medical Instrument: One of China's largest manufacturers of medical sterilization and disinfection equipment, including steam sterilizers, low-temperature plasma sterilizers, and CSSD solutions. Direct competitor in the same hospital infection control category, offering overlapping equipment portfolios and bidding in similar Chinese hospital tenders.

Broad incumbents

• Getinge: Global leader in surgical workflows, ICU, and sterilization (including the legacy Maquet and Lancer brands). Competes with Laoken in CSSD equipment, low-temperature sterilizers, and hospital disinfection services, with deeper R&D and an entrenched presence in Chinese tertiary hospitals.
• STERIS: World-leading sterilization and infection prevention company offering sterilizers, washer-disinfectors, and contract sterilization services. A direct competitor to Laoken's CSSD and endoscope reprocessing equipment and the international benchmark for third-party medical device reprocessing services.
• 3M Health Care: Diversified healthcare giant with a significant infection prevention portfolio including sterilization monitoring, surface disinfectants, and sterilization equipment. Competes with Laoken in infection control consumables and sterilization assurance products for Chinese hospitals.
• Mindray Medical: China's leading medical device company across patient monitoring, IVD, and medical imaging. While not a direct sterilization competitor, Mindray competes for hospital capital budgets and increasingly expands into adjacent infection control and CSSD-adjacent product categories, making it a relevant comparable for Chinese hospital-channel scale.

Regional players

• Shandong Weigao Group: One of China's largest medical device groups, with significant exposure to hospital consumables, orthopedics, and infection control products. Competes with Laoken in Chinese hospital channels and is increasingly active in CSSD-related consumables and equipment.

Emerging players

• Olympus Medical (Endoscope Reprocessing): Endoscope manufacturer that has expanded into endoscope reprocessing equipment and consumables. As a leading endoscope OEM, Olympus's reprocessing product line is a strategic adjacent competitor to Laoken's endoscope cleaning workstation and automated endoscope disinfector in Chinese hospitals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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