FL Medical

What FL Medical does

FL Medical is an Italian privately held manufacturer of laboratory disposable products, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Torreglia, Padua. The company operates as FL MEDICAL s.r.l. Unipersonale — a single-member limited liability company with €90,000 registered share capital — and is bootstrapped with no disclosed external investors. Its portfolio is organized around two principal brands: Vacumed® for closed vacuum blood collection systems and Promed® for the broader range of laboratory consumables including test tubes, serum separator tubes, tips, Pasteur pipettes, microbiology products (Petri dishes, inoculation loops), specimen containers (including Urintransfer® vacuum-assisted urine containers and Urintainer® 24-hour collection systems), and instrumentation items such as analyzer cups and spectrophotometer cuvettes. Production is conducted in cleanrooms classified ISO 6 and ISO 8 under ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 quality management systems.

FL Medical serves clinical and diagnostic laboratories, hospitals, and healthcare facilities performing routine hematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, and specimen collection workflows. The company sells directly through a quote-based model via its multi-language website (English, Italian, French, Spanish) and supplements this with recurring presence at international industry exhibitions including Medica (Düsseldorf), Arab Health / WHX Labs (Dubai), and Medlab. Revenue is generated entirely through hardware sales of consumables; no public pricing is disclosed and no subscription or software revenue streams exist.

The company operates without disclosed subsidiaries, parent entities, or external funding. Recent activity has centered on portfolio expansion (new Vacumed® Luer holders, Safe-Lock Petri dishes, centrifuge test tubes, Pasteur Pipettes launched in 2026), digital asset development (mobile application, updated product catalogue), governance modernization (EU Directive 2019/1937 whistleblowing compliance via Trusty AG in December 2023), and renewed regulatory certifications (ISO 9001 and ISO 13485, November 2025). No AI/ML capabilities, software products, or external integrations are present in the operating footprint.

Name

FL Medical

Legal name

FL MEDICAL s.r.l. Unipersonale

Website

https://flmedical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FL Medical is an Italian privately held manufacturer of laboratory disposables, founded in 1983, producing vacuum blood collection systems (Vacumed®) and general lab consumables (Promed®) for clinical laboratories, hospitals, and diagnostic facilities worldwide under ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Disposables / Medical Device Consumables

NAICS

Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (33911)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Use Medical Disposables & Procedure Kits (Drapes, Tubing, Catheters, Syringes, Custom Packs) (HLAHANAG), Diagnostic & Laboratory Packaging (Specimen Containers, Transport Tubes) (IMALAIAF)

Keywords

• Laboratory disposables
• Vacuum blood collection
• Clinical diagnostics supplies
• Microbiology lab products
• Medical device consumables

Headquarters

HQ city

Torreglia

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Disposables Sales: FL Medical generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of laboratory disposable products including blood collection systems, test tubes, specimen containers, and microbiology supplies. Products are sold directly to healthcare facilities, clinical laboratories, and diagnostic centers through a quote-based sales process. The company serves international markets with multi-language website presence.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FL Medical manufactures and sells laboratory disposable products for clinical diagnostics, centered on two proprietary product lines: Vacumed® vacuum blood collection systems and Promed® laboratory consumables. The product portfolio includes blood collection tubes, test tubes in polystyrene, serum separator tubes, tips and Pasteur pipettes, microbiology products (Petri dishes, inoculation loops), urine and feces collection containers (Urintransfer®, Urintainer®), and instrumentation products (cuvettes, analyzer cups) manufactured in ISO 6 and ISO 8 cleanroom facilities.

Product overview

FL Medical is a laboratory disposable manufacturer with over 40 years of experience, producing a portfolio centered on two main product lines: Vacumed® for blood collection systems and Promed® for general laboratory disposables. The Vacumed® system provides closed vacuum-based blood collection technology, while the Promed® brand covers the full spectrum of supporting laboratory consumables including test tubes in polystyrene, blood collection tubes and serum separator tubes, tips and Pasteur pipettes, microbiology products (Petri dishes, inoculation loops, swabs), containers for urine and stool samples including Urintransfer® vacuum-system containers, and instrumentation products such as analyzer cups and spectrophotometer cuvettes. The products serve clinical diagnostics, microbiology, and laboratory testing workflows across medical facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vacumed®: Vacumed® is FL Medical's blood collection system brand, featuring vacuum technology for blood sampling with decades of experience in anticoagulant tubes.
• Promed®
• Urintransfer®
• Urintainer®

Products and services

• Vacumed® Blood Collection System Vacumed® is FL Medical's vacuum blood collection system leveraging decades of experience in anticoagulant tubes, delivering closed vacuum-based blood sampling technology for clinical diagnostics.
• Promed® Test Tubes Promed® test tubes in polystyrene without rim, designed for laboratory testing workflows in clinical and diagnostic laboratories.
• Promed® Blood Collection Tubes and Serum Separator Tubes Promed® blood collection tubes and serum separator tubes for clinical chemistry and hematology testing in diagnostic laboratories.
• Promed® Tips and Pasteur Pipettes Promed® tips and Pasteur pipettes for liquid handling and laboratory workflows across clinical and research settings.
• Promed® Microbiology Products Promed® microbiology products including Petri dishes, inoculation loops, and swabs for microbiological analysis in clinical laboratories.
• Promed® Containers (Urine and Feces) Promed® containers for urine and feces sample collection, including Urintransfer® vacuum suction containers and Urintainer® 24-hour urine collection systems, designed for safe specimen handling.
• Promed® Instrumentation Products Promed® instrumentation products including cuvettes and cups for auto-analyzers compatible with major laboratory instrumentation for spectrophotometry and automated analysis.
• Vacumed® Luer Holders Vacumed® Luer holders designed for safe sample transfer solutions in clinical laboratory workflows.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trusty AGoperationalTechnology or IntegrationFL Medical utilizes Trusty AG's secure, anonymous web-based internal reporting system for their whistleblowing platform. Trusty AG provides encrypted reporting technology that separates reporter identification from report content, ensuring confidentiality and anonymity for whistleblowers reporting violations under Legislative Decree 24/2023.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Greiner Bio-One: Austrian-headquartered global manufacturer of vacuum blood collection systems (VACUETTE®), test tubes, and microbiology disposables. Closest like-for-like competitor to FL Medical's Vacumed® and Promed® lines, serving the same clinical and diagnostic labs across Europe and the Middle East.
• Sarstedt: German family-owned manufacturer of blood collection systems (S-Monovette®, Multivette®), urine containers, Petri dishes, pipette tips, and other routine lab disposables. Closely comparable mid-sized European competitor with overlapping product portfolio and similar target customers.
• Biosigma: Italian manufacturer of plastic laboratory consumables including Petri dishes, pipettes, test tubes, and specimen containers, also based in northern Italy. Highly comparable in geography, product mix, and target customers to FL Medical, and a direct head-to-head competitor in routine lab disposables.
• Starlab International: European (German) specialist in liquid handling consumables — pipette tips, tubes, and lab plastics — closely aligned with FL Medical's tip, Pasteur pipette, and test tube categories, particularly in research and clinical labs.

Broad incumbents

• Becton Dickinson (BD): Global market leader in blood collection (Vacutainer®), microbiology media, and clinical lab consumables through its BD Diagnostics segment. Competes directly with FL Medical's Vacumed® line but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth, with integrated diagnostic systems.
• Eppendorf: German manufacturer of pipette tips, test tubes, conical tubes, and other premium plastic lab consumables. Overlaps with FL Medical's Promed® tip and test tube range, particularly for research and clinical labs in Europe.
• Corning Life Sciences: Major supplier of cell culture, liquid handling, and lab consumables including centrifuge tubes, sample containers, and cryogenic storage. Competes in adjacent plastic consumables categories that overlap with FL Medical's Promed® test tube and container lines.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life-sciences giant whose lab products and consumables division supplies specimen containers, transfer pipettes, and clinical lab plastics. Competes broadly with FL Medical's Promed® range through catalog distribution and integrated procurement contracts.
• Terumo: Japanese medical device major with a blood management and cell therapy business offering blood collection tubes, transfer bags, and specimen containers. Competes with FL Medical's Vacumed® line in international hospital tenders.

Regional players

• LP Italiana (LP ITALIANA SpA): Italian manufacturer of sterile plastic medical devices including containers, tubes, and disposable lab/clinical products. Comparable mid-sized domestic competitor to FL Medical in Italy and southern Europe with similar customer profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/flmedical
• Facebookfacebook.com/flmedical
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fl-medical

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FL Medical