Medicops

What Medicops does

Medicops GmbH & Co. KG is a Germany-wide homecare provider specializing in chronic and acute wound care, founded in 2008 and headquartered in St. Leon-Rot. The company delivers in-person wound care services through a field force of 200+ employees, including ICW-certified wound experts, stomatherapists, and VAD specialists, operating across all 16 German Bundesländer. Its service portfolio covers phase-adapted wound care, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), VAD management, stoma care, cold atmospheric plasma therapy (meco PlasmaCare), compression therapy, enteral nutrition, and continence care, supplemented by medicops Campus, claimed as the largest private ICW (Initiative Chronische Wunden) training provider in Germany.

The company's underlying technology combines physical homecare delivery with a proprietary telemedicine platform, medicops Xpert Control, which enables real-time wound consultation via livestreaming to smartphones, tablets, and AR smart glasses, supporting remote expert review and digital wound documentation. Services are prescribed by physicians and billed directly through German statutory health insurance (GKV), under contracts that cover all statutory health and nursing care insurance funds nationwide; patients receive treatment at no out-of-pocket cost beyond standard statutory co-payments. Manufacturer-neutral product selection, DIN ISO-certified processes, and DSGVO-compliant documentation are positioned as differentiators.

Medicops serves a horizontal set of healthcare customers: low-acuity physician practices delegating wound management, hospitals requiring compliant discharge management under GKV §39 SGB V, ambulatory nursing services and care homes needing expert wound support, statutory health insurance funds seeking cost-effective chronic wound care, and end patients (16,000+ per year) with chronic conditions such as diabetic foot syndrome, leg ulcers, and post-surgical wounds. The company is privately held by founders/managers (Rico Kuhne and Christine Schaub-Ziwny as Managing Directors), with no disclosed external VC or PE ownership.

Name

Medicops

Legal name

medicops GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://medicops.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Medicops is a German homecare provider specializing in chronic wound care, operating nationwide through 200+ certified experts serving 16,000+ patients annually across 5,500+ physician practices, hospitals, and nursing institutions. It combines in-person wound services, telemedicine (Xpert Control), cold plasma therapy, and ICW-certified training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wound Care and Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Home Health Care Services (621610), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home-Based Wound Care & Ostomy Nursing (HLADAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wound Care & Ulcer Management (HLAKACAN), Wound Care & Diabetic Foot Infection (HLAKAGAK)

Keywords

• Wound care services
• Home healthcare
• Telemedicine platform
• Negative pressure therapy
• Medical training

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesloch

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance Billing (GKV): Medicops services are billed through statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) via prescriptions (Rezepte). Patients receive treatment at no cost for the medical service; only statutory co-payments (Zuzahlungen) and self-pay products apply. The company is a contracted partner of all statutory health and nursing care insurance funds across all German states.
2. Homecare and Wound Care Services: Direct provision of wound care, VAD management, NPWT, stoma care, compression therapy, enteral nutrition, and cold plasma therapy. Revenue is generated through insurance billing for qualified medical services and product provision to patients and healthcare institutions.
3. Training and Continuing Education (medicops Campus): ICW-certified training courses offered to internal staff and external healthcare professionals. As the largest private ICW provider in Germany, the Campus generates revenue through course fees for ICW basic courses and recertification events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Medicops provides specialized home-based wound care services across Germany delivered by ICW-certified wound experts, including NPWT, cold plasma therapy, VAD management, stoma care, compression therapy, enteral nutrition, and continence care. Services are prescribed by physicians and billed through statutory health insurance, with proprietary telemedicine support via the medicops Xpert Control platform. The company also operates the medicops Campus, Germany's largest private ICW training program for wound care professionals.

Product overview

Medicops is a healthcare homecare provider offering a unified portfolio of wound care services and specialized medical equipment therapies across Germany. The core offering centers on in-person and telemedicine-enabled wound care (medicops Xpert Control for digital wound consultation), complemented by specialized therapeutic services including VAD management for heart patients, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), cold plasma therapy (meco PlasmaCare), stoma care, compression therapy, enteral nutrition, and continence care. The company also operates medicops Campus as a certified training division (ICW courses). Services are delivered by certified wound experts (ICW) through home visits, physician practices, and wound clinics, with manufacturer-neutral product recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• medicops Xpert Control: Digital wound documentation and telemedicine solution enabling real-time wound viewing via livestreaming with AR glasses support.
• meco PlasmaCare

Products and services

• VAD-Versorgung (Ventricular Assist Device Care)
• NPWT (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy) Negative Pressure Wound Therapy using controlled subatmospheric pressure through a sealed wound system with digital therapy devices for active exudate management and accelerated healing.
• Stoma-Versorgung (Stoma Care) Individualized care and management of artificial bowel or bladder openings (ostomies), including product selection, skin protection, and daily living support.
• Kaltplasma-Therapie (Cold Plasma Therapy with meco PlasmaCare) Cold atmospheric plasma therapy for pain-free wound healing, infection reduction without antibiotics, and tissue regeneration stimulation, using the meco PlasmaCare device with specialized applicators for different wound types and dermatological conditions.
• medicops Xpert Control (Digital Wound Visit) Telemedicine platform enabling wound care experts to view wounds in real-time via livestreaming, supporting AR smart glasses, and providing immediate treatment recommendations remotely to connect wound managers and specialists location-independently.
• Kompressionstherapie (Compression Therapy) Compression therapy service as part of comprehensive wound care treatment for conditions such as venous leg ulcers.
• Enterale Ernährung (Enteral Nutrition) Enteral nutrition support and care for patients requiring nutritional intervention as part of their treatment regimen.
• Ableitende Kontinenzversorgung (Continence Care) Continence care services including catheter management and intermittent self-catheterization support.
• medicops Campus (ICW Training) Internal and external training and continuing education platform offering ICW-certified wound expert courses (7-day basic courses), recertification events, and in-house training for healthcare professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 16,000 patients treated annually across Germany
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wundnetz-Kurpfalz e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWound care network (Wundnetz) based in the Kurpfalz region of Germany, consisting of healthcare professionals specializing in wound treatment. Medicops is a partner providing expert wound care services and collaborative treatment of patients within the network.
• Wundnetz-RP (Rheinland-Pfalz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional wound care network for Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz). Medicops collaborates with the network to ensure interdisciplinary wound care for patients in the region.
• Wundverbund-GäubodenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWound care alliance in the Gäuboden region (Bavaria). Medicops participates as a specialized service provider for wound patients within the network.
• Wundgruppe24minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWound care group active across Germany, connecting wound care specialists. Medicops contributes its expertise to collaborative patient care within the group.
• Diakonie SpeyerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiaconal institution (Diakonie) in Speyer providing social and healthcare services. Medicops provides wound care services in cooperation with Diakonie Speyer for patients in their care.
• aeog (Ärzteorganisation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhysician organization (likely referring to Ärzte- und Operationsgemeinschaft or similar medical association) collaborating with medicops for wound care referral and joint patient management.
• Monnem (likely Mannheimer Medizinische Einrichtungen)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMedical institution in the Mannheim area (Monnem = colloquial for Mannheim) that refers patients to or collaborates with medicops for wound care services.
• hemmannminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare institution or practice that refers wound patients to medicops for specialized homecare treatment.
• VVHC (Verein zur Versorgung von Hauterkrankungen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the care of skin diseases (likely Verein zur Versorgung von Hauterkrankungen). Collaborates with medicops on dermatological wound and skin care including cold plasma therapy.
• MarisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare institution or service provider referring patients to medicops for wound care services.
• YouLifeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare or wellness organization collaborating with medicops on patient referrals and care coordination in the wound care sector.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Publicare GmbH: German homecare provider focused on wound care, stoma therapy, and incontinence supply with billing via statutory health insurance — directly comparable service portfolio, reimbursement model, and customer segments to Medicops.
• WundZentrum: Chain of specialized outpatient wound care clinics in Germany providing physician-led wound treatment; directly comparable as a clinical wound care service operator in the German market with overlapping referral channels.
• Lifemed GmbH: German medical device and homecare supply distributor serving hospitals, physicians, and home patients; comparable as a homecare channel competitor in Germany with overlapping GKV billing operations.

Broad incumbents

• Coloplast A/S: Global leader in ostomy and wound care products serving patients and clinicians worldwide; overlaps directly with Medicops' stoma and advanced wound care service lines and could expand into German homecare services.
• ConvaTec Group: Global medical products company specializing in ostomy care, wound therapeutics, and continence care; directly comparable across all of Medicops' core therapeutic categories and a potential integrated product-plus-service competitor in Germany.
• Paul Hartmann AG: German-headquartered international medical and hygiene products company with significant wound care and homecare exposure; comparable as a German-rooted incumbent with overlapping GKV contracts and customer base.
• Smith & Nephew plc: Global medical device company with a dedicated Advanced Wound Management portfolio including NPWT; comparable as a major wound care technology supplier that increasingly competes for clinician mindshare in Germany.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Swedish-headquartered global provider of wound care and surgical solutions; comparable as an established wound care incumbent whose NPWT and dressing products overlap with Medicops' NPWT service line.
• B. Braun SE: German family-owned medical technology and pharmaceutical company with wound care, infusion therapy, and outpatient service offerings; comparable as a domestic German incumbent with deep hospital relationships.

Emerging players

• Curea Medical GmbH: German wound care product specialist focused on innovative modern wound dressings; comparable as a regional niche wound care company whose products are used by Medicops and which represents the type of emerging competitor Medicops may partner with or compete against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/medicops-gmbh-&-co.-kg
• Facebookfacebook.com/medicops.de

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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