Tec4Med
Tec4Med Lifescience GmbH is a German IoT company that provides wireless data loggers, gateway hardware, connected temperature-controlled shippers, and a cloud platform (Tec4Cloud) for real-time GxP-compliant monitoring of pharmaceutical cold chains serving drug manufacturers, hospitals, 3PLs, and clinical research organizations.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersDarmstadt, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Tec4Med does
Tec4Med Lifescience GmbH is a German IoT company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Darmstadt that builds end-to-end real-time monitoring solutions for pharmaceutical cold chain logistics. Its product ecosystem combines wireless data loggers (TempBeacon), cellular gateway devices (SmartHub, including a digital-seal variant called SmartLock), reusable connected shipping containers (PassiveShipper/ThermoShipper and Multi-Use Box), a real-time tracker (SmartTag), and a central cloud platform (Tec4Cloud) that aggregates telemetry and produces GxP-compliant audit trails and PDF protocols. Sensors span temperature (-200°C to +80°C), humidity, shock, GPS, and access, calibrated to ISO, NIST, and DAkkS standards, with servers hosted in Frankfurt, Germany, for data sovereignty. All products are manufactured in Germany under DIN EN 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, and ISO 9001, and are qualified to GDP, GMP, GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and IATA standards.
The company serves pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, hospitals/clinics/pharmacies, pharmaceutical logistics providers, and—more recently—medical cannabis producers, clinical research organizations, and global health NGOs. Revenue is generated across five streams: IoT hardware sales (TempBeacon, SmartHub, PassiveShipper, Multi-Use Box), recurring SaaS subscriptions to Tec4Cloud with a freemium basic tier, usage-based IoT device rentals (e.g., for warehouse temperature mapping), DAkkS-traceable calibration services from an in-house lab, and bespoke development/consulting engagements. Go-to-market blends direct enterprise sales with channel/system-integrator partnerships (e.g., Intelsius embedding SmartHub into ORCA-Connect; HelpDeliver deploying Multi-Use Box in Thailand) and a self-serve online shop (tec4med.shop) for smaller buyers. Distribution spans Germany, Europe, Thailand, and the United States, with self-claimed coverage of 190+ countries.
Named enterprise customers include Intelsius, HelpDeliver (serving nearly 12,000 patients in Thailand), Helco Pharma (3,000+ euro pallet storage locations in a GDP-compliant warehouse), VillageReach (lab sample transport), and Krug. The company is privately held, founder/management-owned per available disclosures, with a single early-stage funding event recorded in 2018 (BITO CAMPUS, Hessen Kapital). Leadership comprises Managing Director Nico Höler and Co-Founder Julian Poths. Tec4Med is well-positioned within the regulated pharma cold chain niche on regulatory compliance and integrated hardware-software design, though revenue scale, growth velocity, and AI/analytics differentiation remain undisclosed.
Tec4Med firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Tec4Med
- Legal name
- Tec4med Lifescience GmbH
- Website
- https://tec4med.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Tec4Med Lifescience GmbH is a German IoT company that provides wireless data loggers, gateway hardware, connected temperature-controlled shippers, and a cloud platform (Tec4Cloud) for real-time GxP-compliant monitoring of pharmaceutical cold chains serving drug manufacturers, hospitals, 3PLs, and clinical research organizations.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Tec4Med industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Pharmaceutical Cold Chain IoT Monitoring
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Vaccine/biopharma cold chain compliance sensors (GxP/21 CFR Part 11 capable) (TLAEALAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Cold Chain Monitoring, Sensors & Control Towers (IoT, data loggers) (HLAGAMAG), Temperature data loggers & probes (in-transit and storage) (TLAEALAA), Cold Chain / Reefer Telematics & Condition Monitoring (TLAEAFAL), Cold chain asset sensors for containers/pallets/RTIs (non-location) (TLAEALAJ), Humidity & dew point monitoring sensors (TLAEALAB), Cold storage facility environmental sensing (rooms, freezers, blast chillers) (TLAEALAL)
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Where Tec4Med is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Darmstadt
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Tec4Med business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- IoT Hardware Sales: Sale of wireless data loggers (TempBeacon), gateways (SmartHub), and connected shipper boxes to pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistics companies, and healthcare facilities. Devices are sold as individual units or bundled with software subscriptions.
- SaaS / Cloud Platform Subscription: Tec4Cloud cloud platform provides real-time monitoring, automated reporting, and compliance documentation. Basic functions are free with device purchase; premium features available via subscription. Revenue generated from software licensing on a recurring basis.
- IoT Device Rental: IoT devices (TempBeacon, SmartHub) are available for rental as part of monitoring-as-a-service models, particularly for on-site warehouse monitoring and temperature mapping use cases.
- Calibration Services: In-house calibration laboratory provides DAkkS-traceable calibration certificates for sensors, equal to ISO 17025 standards. Offered as a paid service to customers needing verified sensor calibration.
- Custom Development & Consulting: Bespoke solution development for customers with unique requirements, including custom hardware configurations, software integrations, and validation documentation.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Annual | Basic Tec4Cloud access is free with device purchase |
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise/Premium SaaS subscription — pricing not publicly disclosed |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | IoT Device Rental (e.g., SmartHub for on-site warehouse monitoring) |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Calibration Services — pricing not publicly disclosed |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Tec4Med product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Tec4med manufactures and sells IoT-based real-time environmental monitoring hardware (TempBeacon data loggers, SmartHub gateways, SmartTag trackers, PassiveShipper connected containers, and the Multi-Use Box) together with the Tec4Cloud SaaS software platform to provide pharmaceutical cold chain visibility. The integrated ecosystem monitors temperature, humidity, shock, GPS, and access conditions across shipment, warehouse, and last-mile delivery environments and is delivered to pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistics providers, and healthcare facilities under GxP-compliant regulatory standards.
Product overview
Tec4Med offers a unified IoT-based pharmaceutical supply chain monitoring ecosystem consisting of hardware devices and cloud software. The core platform is Tec4Cloud, which aggregates data from wireless data loggers (TempBeacon) and gateway devices (SmartHub) to provide real-time visibility, automated alarms, and GxP-compliant reporting. Supporting hardware includes SmartTag for shipment monitoring, PassiveShipper/ThermoShipper for temperature-controlled transport, and the Multi-Use Box with SmartLock for secure last-mile delivery. All products are designed for the pharmaceutical cold chain and are manufactured in Germany according to medical device standards.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Tec4Cloud: Cloud-based software platform for monitoring and data management
- SmartHub
- TempBeacon
- PassiveShipper
- SmartTag
- Multi-Use Box
Products and services
- Tec4Cloud Cloud-based SaaS platform that collects data from all Tec4med monitoring devices, provides real-time dashboards, automated alarms, PDF report generation, and an audit-ready data archive for pharmaceutical cold chain compliance.
- SmartHub Real-time tracking gateway that aggregates data from nearby Beacon data loggers and transmits it to Tec4Cloud, monitoring temperature, humidity, shock, GPS, and air pressure with up to 90-day battery life and integrated display functionality.
- TempBeacon Wireless temperature, humidity, shock, and GPS data logger for the pharmaceutical cold chain, covering -200°C to +80°C with over 1-year battery life, GDP-compliant calibration (ISO, NIST, DAkkS), and readout via mobile app or SmartHub.
- PassiveShipper (ThermoShipper / Connected Shippers) Reusable passive temperature-controlled shipping containers (4L and 17L volumes) with PCM or dry ice insulation panels maintaining -78°C, -15 to -25°C, 2 to 8°C, or 15 to 25°C for pharmaceutical transport.
- SmartTag Real-time data tracking and logging device for the pharmaceutical industry with temperature, humidity, GPS, light, shock, motion, and access sensors, calibrated to FCC, CE, RTCA/DO-160G, UN38.3, ROHS, and WEEE standards.
- Multi-Use Box Reusable shipping box with SmartLock integration and intelligent internal design that maintains pre-conditioned temperature ranges without direct contact with cooling elements, designed for last-mile delivery of temperature-sensitive medical goods.
- Calibration Services Professional calibration services delivering DAkkS-traceable calibration certificates from the in-house laboratory, equal to ISO 17025 standards, for sensor devices used in pharmaceutical cold chain monitoring.
Quantifiable outcome
- Eliminated manual data entry and paper-based temperature logging through automated cloud-based monitoring and PDF protocol generation
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Tec4Med
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Tec4Med technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Tec4Med partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- IntelsiuscoreIntelsius, a leading provider of temperature-controlled packaging and logistics solutions for the life sciences industry, integrated Tec4med's SmartHub into its ORCA Connect system. This integration provides Intelsius' customers with real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and location for passive pharmaceutical shippers, enabling data-driven logistics optimization and enhanced shipment integrity.
- HelpDelivercoreHelpDeliver, a leading home healthcare service provider operating across Thailand, partnered with Tec4med to deploy the Multi-Use Box with SmartLock integration for last-mile cold chain delivery of temperature-sensitive medical goods (blood, samples, medications, vaccines, tissue). HelpDeliver has served nearly 12,000 patients using this solution, transforming healthcare delivery in Thailand.
- Helco PharmacoreHelco Pharma, an experienced pharmaceutical logistics company with 40 years of operations and 20 years of specialization in GDP-compliant pharmaceutical logistics, deployed Tec4med's SmartHub Gateway and TempBeacon data loggers for automated real-time temperature mapping across their GDP-compliant warehouse with more than 3,000 euro pallet storage locations in Germany.
- VillageReachminorVillageReach, a nonprofit healthcare organization, used Tec4med's real-time temperature monitoring system for laboratory sample transport and data monitoring, ensuring cold chain integrity during healthcare sample logistics.
- KrugminorKrug, a pharmaceutical transport and warehouse operator, implemented Tec4med's SmartHub and TempBeacon system for automated temperature monitoring during transport and warehouse storage operations.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Tec4Med competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Berlinger & Co. Swiss manufacturer of temperature monitoring solutions and data loggers specifically for the pharmaceutical cold chain. Berlinger's Fridge-tag and SmartMonitor products compete head-to-head with Tec4Med's TempBeacon and SmartHub in vaccine and pharma monitoring tenders globally.
- ELPRO-Buchs AG: Swiss provider of environmental monitoring solutions and data loggers for pharmaceutical and life science cold chains. ELPRO's LIBERO and ELPRO Cloud offerings directly overlap Tec4Med's TempBeacon + Tec4Cloud proposition, particularly in clinical trial and GDP-compliant transport.
- Sensitech (Carrier Global): US-based (now owned by Carrier) cold chain visibility provider with TempTale and ColdStream platforms covering pharma and food. Direct competitor in pharmaceutical shipment and warehouse monitoring, with broader global service network and larger enterprise customer base.
- Controlant: Icelandic real-time pharma cold chain visibility platform with reusable data loggers and a cloud analytics layer. Closely comparable to Tec4Med on technology stack (IoT loggers + SaaS) and customer focus on pharma manufacturers and 3PLs (notably partnerships with Pfizer and other vaccine producers).
- Rotronic (Process Sensing Technologies): Swiss humidity and temperature measurement specialist, part of Process Sensing Technologies. Rotronic's HL-NT data loggers and RMS software are direct competitors to Tec4Med's TempBeacon and Tec4Cloud for pharma warehouse and laboratory environmental monitoring.
- DeltaTrak: US-based cold chain management provider with FlashLink data loggers and cloud platforms for pharma and food. Comparable mid-sized competitor to Tec4Med with overlapping temperature/humidity logger portfolio and pharma customer base.
Broad incumbents
- Vaisala: Finnish industrial measurement company offering continuous monitoring systems, data loggers, and viewLinc software for pharmaceutical, healthcare, and industrial cold chain. Larger incumbent with broader product portfolio and global support infrastructure competing with Tec4Med's SmartHub/SmartLock warehouse offering.
- Testo SE & Co. KGaA: German measurement technology company with testo Saveris and testo 174/184 data loggers used widely in pharma cold chain. As a fellow German Mittelstand player with broader measurement portfolio and global distribution, Testo is a regionally strong competitor to Tec4Med's domestic market.
- Emerson Cargo Solutions (GoRealTime/GoTracker): Emerson's GO real-time trackers and Cold Chain Integrity solutions compete in pharmaceutical shipment monitoring. Larger incumbent with global services and integration with Emerson's broader cold chain automation portfolio.
Emerging players
- Tive: US-based supply chain visibility startup combining IoT sensors with cloud tracking for pharma and perishable shipments. Comparable to Tec4Med on real-time tracking + tamper detection, but with a US-centric footprint and broader life sciences / food crossover.
Market position
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Tec4Med leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Tec4Med funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors2 records
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Tec4Med M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Tec4Med
What does Tec4Med do?
Tec4med manufactures and sells IoT-based real-time environmental monitoring hardware (TempBeacon data loggers, SmartHub gateways, SmartTag trackers, PassiveShipper connected containers, and the Multi-Use Box) together with the Tec4Cloud SaaS software platform to provide pharmaceutical cold chain visibility. The integrated ecosystem monitors temperature, humidity, shock, GPS, and access conditions across shipment, warehouse, and last-mile delivery environments and is delivered to pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistics providers, and healthcare facilities under GxP-compliant regulatory standards.
Is Tec4Med a public or private company?
Tec4Med is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Tec4Med founded?
Tec4Med was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Tec4Med based?
Tec4Med is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Tec4Med make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. IoT Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are saaS / Cloud Platform Subscription, ioT Device Rental, calibration Services and custom Development & Consulting.
Who are Tec4Med's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Berlinger & Co., ELPRO-Buchs AG, Sensitech (Carrier Global), Controlant, Rotronic (Process Sensing Technologies) and DeltaTrak. Broad incumbents are Vaisala, Testo SE & Co. KGaA and Emerson Cargo Solutions (GoRealTime/GoTracker). Tive is listed as an emerging player.
Does Tec4Med have an API?
No public API is recorded for Tec4Med.
What industry is Tec4Med in?
Tec4Med's product category is Pharmaceutical Cold Chain IoT Monitoring. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAEALAK, Vaccine/biopharma cold chain compliance sensors (GxP/21 CFR Part 11 capable), with a secondary code of HLAGAMAG, Cold Chain Monitoring, Sensors & Control Towers (IoT, data loggers). Its NAICS code is 3345 and its SIC code is 3823.