What ethilog does

ethilog SAS, founded in March 2010 in Loos, France (with a subsequent Belgian legal entity ethilog BV established in Waregem), develops modular unitdose medication management systems for hospitals and healthcare institutions. The company's core offering is a closed-loop platform that combines purpose-built hardware — the unitONE repacker (up to 1,500 unitdoses/hour, producing patented cardID unitdoses without deblistering), the focusONE pick-to-light ward cabinets with vaultONE narcotics and focusONE-Box/App extensions, the matrixONE multi-patient put-to-light sorting system, and the labelONE labeler — with the logicONE piloting software suite and HL7-compatible EIA integration layer for hospital information systems (Infohos, Xperthis, OASIS). The system is differentiated from competitor "overwrapping" approaches by preserving original primary packaging and expiry dates and by being open to any GS1-coded unitdose from third-party repackers or pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The business model is hardware-anchored: revenue is generated primarily through one-off equipment sales (unitONE, focusONE, matrixONE, storeONE, labelONE) complemented by logicONE software licensing (hospital and GMP editions) and professional services for system integration with EPR, CPOE, ERP, and bedside-scanning applications. Distribution is channel-led rather than direct: H.Essers/Hospital Logistics holds exclusive BeNeLux distribution, France Pharma Systems acts as the agent in France, and a set of GMP-certified repackaging partners (W-Pharma, Innovative Pharma Partners, Val du Geer) and central-pharmacy partners (Picklog/Slidelog) extend reach into outsourced unitdose production and goods-to-person automation.

The target customer base is hospitals and healthcare institutions across Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, with only two named end customers (AZ Delta Hospital and W-Pharma) disclosed in the available materials. Customer-acquisition signals are modestly positive — 2017 introduced three new SKUs, early customers placed repeat orders, and an independent 6-month pilot study confirmed ROI — but ethilog remains a small private company (11-50 employees) actively raising capital from its investor page to fund product development and sales expansion.

Name

ethilog

Legal name

ethilog BV

Website

https://ethilog.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ethilog provides modular unitdose medication management systems for European hospitals, combining repacking hardware, pick-to-light ward cabinets, and HL7-integrated software to reduce medication errors, lower pharmacy workload, and deliver traceability from production to patient.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Pharmacy Automation

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Medication Adherence, Reminders & Patient Support (HLACAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Setup & Organization (Pill Boxes/Dispill/Packaging) (HSABALAB), ePrescribing & Medication Workflow Platforms (EPCS, formulary, prior auth, med history) (HLALAIAD)

Keywords

• Unitdose medication management
• Hospital pharmacy automation
• Medication dispensing cabinets
• Unitdose repacking equipment
• Medication traceability systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Loos

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware sales - unitONE repacker: Sale of unitONE unitdose repacking machines for dry oral solids, available in hospital and GMP versions. Includes optional automatic boxID container exchange module.
2. Hardware sales - focusONE cabinets: Sale of focusONE automated dispensing cabinets including master and slave configurations, vaultONE extensions for high-security storage, and focusONE-box/app extensions.
3. Hardware sales - matrixONE and storeONE: Sale of matrixONE multi-patient picking systems and storeONE unitdose store and dispense systems.
4. Software licensing - logicONE: Licensing of logicONE piloting software for unitdose packagers, labelers, and integration with hospital information systems. Available in GMP and hospital versions.
5. Hardware sales - labelONE labelers: Sale of labelONE automatic and manual labeling systems for unitdose and product labeling.
6. Professional services - implementation and integration: Turnkey solutions combining equipment with system integration services, including interfacing with existing Hospital Information Systems, Electronic Patient Records, CPOE, pharmacy management, ERP, and bedside scanning applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ethilog develops and sells closed-loop unitdose medication management systems for hospitals, combining proprietary hardware (unitONE repacker for dry oral solids, labelONE automatic labelers, focusONE ward-level dispensing cabinets, matrixONE central-pharmacy put-to-light picking systems, storeONE goods-to-person solution) with logicONE piloting software. The offering provides full GS1-traceable medication management from repacking through ward administration, supporting both hospital and GMP-certified environments. Implementation is delivered through direct sales and channel partners (H.Essers for BeNeLux, France Pharma Systems for France), with system integration to Hospital Information Systems via HL7-compatible EIA software.

Product overview

Ethilog offers a modular, integrated unitdose medication management platform combining equipment for unitdose production, ward dispensing, and central pharmacy operations. The core portfolio includes unitONE (unitdose repacker for dry oral solids producing cardID format), labelONE (versatile medication labeler producing labelID format), logicONE (central software for piloting all equipment), focusONE (dispense-to-light ward cabinets with Box, App, and vaultONE extensions), matrixONE (multi-patient picking system for central pharmacy), and storeONE (goods-to-person dispensing solution via partner Picklog). The system supports hospital and GMP environments, integrates with hospital information systems via HL7, and uses GS1 data matrix barcodes for full medication traceability from production to patient administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• unitONE Advanced unitdose repacker for dry oral solids that transforms blister packages into compact, traceable cardID unitdoses without deblistering or overwrapping. Achieves throughput of up to 1500 unitdoses/hour with no tooling or set-up times. Available in hospital and GMP versions. Designed for hospital pharmacy central repacking operations.
• labelONE Versatile automatic and manual unitdose labeler for hospital pharmacies handling all forms of medication (cylindrical, flat, prism, amorphous) with auto-setup and throughput of over 1000 products/hour. Produces labelID labels with full traceability information and unique serial number in GS1 datamatrix. Includes integrated line-clearance procedure to avoid wrong labeling.
• logicONE Integrated piloting software for all ethilog unitdose packagers and labelers, available in GMP and hospital versions. Supports ethilog equipment (unitONE, labelONE) as well as non-ethilog solutions (e.g., Pentapack HP500) with serialized GS1 datamatrix coding. Manages production orders, inventory, and interfacing with hospital information systems via HL7-compatible EIA software.
• focusONE Automated dispensing cabinet for unitdose medication at ward level with pick-to-light guidance (50% faster picking than traditional methods), systematic barcode scanning, e-kanban replenishment, two-level access control, and modular design supporting up to 7 slave cabinets per master. Manages 80%+ of ward medication on less than 1 sq. meter footprint and doubles as a traditional ADC.
• matrixONE Multi-patient put-to-light system for central pharmacy enabling consolidated medication picking and sorting for hundreds of patients at once. Works standalone or combined with goods-to-person robots (vertical carousels, boxpicker, storeONE). Optimizes number of consolidated pickings with time-optimized overall process.
• storeONE Goods-to-person unitdose store and dispense system for hospital pharmacies, developed by partner Picklog. Features multiple versatile workstations, smart drawer buffer system enabling high-speed picking across several workstations simultaneously, with only one drawer openable at a time for error-free picking. Supports FIFO/FEFO inventory management.
• vaultONE High-security storage extension for the focusONE system, designed for secure storage of narcotics and controlled medications requiring additional access control beyond standard drawer-level security.
• focusONE-Box and focusONE-App Low-cost extensions of the focusONE system: focusONE-Box provides physical storage for small medication locations (medication trolleys, anesthesia trolleys, sub-ward storage, consultation offices), and focusONE-App is a mobile application extension enabling controlled access and inventory management at sub-ward level.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% faster picking compared to traditional methods
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• H.Essers / Hospital LogisticscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHospital Logistics (including H.Essers healthcare activities) is the exclusive distributor of ethilog for the BeNeLux region (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg). This partnership provides comprehensive healthcare value-added logistics services to hospitals in the region.
• Innovative Pharma PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnitdose reconditioning services for hospitals and other healthcare institutions using ethilog unitONE and labelONE technology in a GMP setting.
• Val du GeerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnitdose reconditioning services for hospitals and other healthcare institutions using ethilog unitONE technology in a GMP setting.
• Picklog / SlidelogcoreTechnology or IntegrationCentralised medication dispensing solutions for the central hospital pharmacy. Developed storeONE, a fast and safe goods-to-person system specifically developed for hospital pharmacies that works in combination with ethilog's matrixONE and other solutions.
• France Pharma SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEquipment supplier and agent for hospital pharmacies in France. Serves as ethilog's representative for sales and support in the French market.
• W pharmaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnitdose reconditioning services for hospitals and other healthcare institutions using ethilog unitONE and labelONE technology in a GMP setting.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Swisslog Healthcare: Swisslog Healthcare offers hospital pharmacy automation including automated dispensing, packaging, and transport solutions across European markets. It competes directly with ethilog's matrixONE, unitONE, and broader closed-loop offering.
• ARxIUM: ARxIUM provides pharmacy automation, including unitdose packaging systems and central pharmacy workflow software for hospitals. Its packaging and dispensing solutions are highly comparable to ethilog's unitONE and logicONE offerings.
• Willach Pharmacy Solutions: Willach specializes in pharmacy storage, dispensing, and automated retrieval systems widely deployed across European hospital pharmacies. Its dispensing cabinets and pharmacy storage solutions overlap with ethilog's focusONE and storeONE portfolio.
• Touchpoint Medical: Touchpoint Medical provides medical carts, workstations, and medication management solutions to hospitals globally. The ethilog contact email ([email protected]) suggests a close distribution or operational relationship, and the product lines overlap on ward-level medication storage and dispensing.
• Omnicell: Omnicell provides automated dispensing cabinets, central pharmacy automation, and medication management software to hospitals worldwide. It competes head-to-head with ethilog across ward-level dispensing and central pharmacy solutions.
• BD (Becton Dickinson): BD's Pyxis product line offers automated medication dispensing cabinets and related pharmacy management solutions for hospitals. It is the largest direct competitor to ethilog's focusONE and broader unitdose management platform, with deep installed bases across European hospitals.

Emerging players

• Kiro Grifols: Kiro Grifols provides automated IV compounding and pharmacy preparation solutions for hospital pharmacies. As an emerging player in pharmacy automation, it competes for the same hospital pharmacy capex budget as ethilog, particularly in European markets.

Broad incumbents

• McKesson: McKesson is a broad healthcare distribution and health IT incumbent with pharmacy management software and automation offerings. While not a direct unitdose hardware competitor, it competes for hospital pharmacy wallet share through bundled software and supply agreements.
• Cerner (Oracle Health): Oracle Health (formerly Cerner) provides hospital information systems that ethilog integrates with via HL7. It is a broad incumbent whose pharmacy and medication administration modules compete for the IT budget ethilog targets.
• Baxter International: Baxter offers IV compounding, pharmacy compounding, and medication preparation automation for hospitals. Its pharmacy compounding systems and broader medication delivery portfolio overlap with ethilog's GMP repackaging and pharmacy dispensing use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ethilog

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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