Wellington SCL

What Wellington SCL does

Wellington SCL, now operating as Awanui Labs, is a private clinical diagnostic laboratory headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. It is part of a consolidated national pathology network formed by combining Wellington SCL, Canterbury SCL, South Canterbury SCL, and adjacent regional laboratories under the unified Awanui Labs brand. The company provides routine and specialised medical pathology testing, non-invasive prenatal screening through its Illumiscreen platform (described as the only NIPT performed domestically in New Zealand), self-requested consumer testing through the BODYiQ platform, and commercial services including clinical trials laboratory support, drug testing, sexual health testing, and wellness screening. Service delivery is anchored in a physical collection centre network across the Wellington and Canterbury regions, supplemented by a courier specimen pickup service and a digital eOrder/eResults system used by referring clinicians to place orders and receive results electronically. Customer segments served include individual patients (direct access via collection centres and self-requested platforms), referring clinicians and medical practices (B2B ordering and result delivery), and commercial or enterprise clients (clinical trial sponsors, employers requiring drug testing, and sexual health screening clients). Revenue is generated predominantly through fee-for-service pathology testing, with subscription-style recurring relationships via ongoing clinician referral channels and professional services engagements for clinical trial and commercial accounts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customer acquisition occurs through both patient-driven footfall at collection centres and clinician-driven referral relationships, with a digital front-door (BODYiQ) opening a direct-to-consumer channel that bypasses clinician referral. The business operates as a private New Zealand enterprise with no disclosed venture backing, public listing, or parent company ownership changes in the available data, and recent operational indicators (June 2026 newsletters, active news flow) confirm ongoing operations across the Wellington regional footprint.

Name

Wellington SCL

Legal name

Awanui Labs

Website

https://wellingtonscl.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wellington SCL, operating as Awanui Labs, is a New Zealand clinical diagnostic laboratory providing pathology testing, non-invasive prenatal screening, and commercial laboratory services to patients, referring clinicians, and enterprise clients across the Wellington region and broader national footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference & Esoteric Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Central Laboratory & Clinical Trial Testing CROs (HLAGAAAE), Occupational Health & Pre-Employment Diagnostic Testing Centers (HLAFAKAM)

Keywords

• Clinical diagnostic services
• Pathology laboratory services
• Prenatal screening
• Drug testing services
• Clinical trial laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: Pathology and diagnostic testing services for patients, generating revenue through specimen analysis and test processing
2. Clinical Trials and Research Studies: Commercial laboratory services supporting clinical trials and research studies for pharmaceutical and research clients
3. Drug Testing Services: Commercial drug testing services for employers and organisations
4. Sexual Health Testing: Sexual health diagnostic testing services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Wellington SCL (operating as Awanui Labs) is a New Zealand-based diagnostic laboratory providing clinical pathology testing services through a network of patient collection centres. It serves individual patients, referring clinicians, and commercial clients with routine and specialised tests including self-requested consumer testing (BODYiQ), non-invasive prenatal screening (Illumiscreen), drug testing, sexual health testing, wellness testing, and clinical trial laboratory support.

Product overview

Awanui Labs (formerly Wellington SCL) operates as a clinical laboratory network offering a unified diagnostic testing service portfolio. The core offering includes routine and specialized medical laboratory testing across multiple service lines. Key products include BODYiQ (self-requested consumer testing platform), Illumiscreen (non-invasive prenatal screening), clinical trials and research study support, drug testing, sexual health testing, and wellness screening. The company also provides electronic ordering (eOrder) and digital results delivery (eResults) systems for healthcare referrers, connecting laboratory operations with clinical workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BODYiQ: Self-requested testing platform offering direct-to-consumer laboratory testing services.
• Illumiscreen

Products and services

• BODYiQ Awanui Labs' self-requested testing platform that enables individuals to order their own laboratory tests directly without needing a healthcare provider referral, including wellness testing options.
• Illumiscreen Non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPT) test performed exclusively in New Zealand for expectant mothers, identifying chromosomal conditions through a maternal blood sample.
• Clinical Trials & Studies Laboratory testing services provided to commercial clients conducting clinical trials and research studies, supporting pharmaceutical and academic research with specimen analysis.
• Drug Testing Drug testing services offered to commercial and organisational clients for workforce screening and regulatory compliance purposes.
• Sexual Health Testing Diagnostic sexual health testing services for patients and commercial clients seeking screening for sexually transmitted infections and related conditions.
• Wellness Testing Wellness and preventive health check testing services for individuals seeking routine health assessments and screening.
• eOrder and eResults Electronic test ordering platform and digital results delivery system used by referring clinicians to request tests, order specimen collection supplies, and receive patient results.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Quest Diagnostics: US-listed global reference laboratory offering routine and esoteric clinical diagnostics, employer drug testing, and clinical trial central laboratory services that overlap with each of Awanui Labs Wellington's revenue streams.
• Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp): Global clinical laboratory leader with reference, esoteric, drug testing, and clinical trial central lab services; the international benchmark for the multi-segment diagnostic services model Awanui Labs Wellington operates in New Zealand.
• Sonic Healthcare: Global pathology and radiology operator with significant New Zealand presence through subsidiary brands; a leading broad incumbent providing the same clinical laboratory and reference testing services as Awanui Labs at multinational scale.
• Synlab: European-headquartered global diagnostics network operating clinical laboratories and reference testing across multiple countries; comparable as a reference and esoteric testing operator with commercial and clinical trial service lines.
• Healius: Australian-listed healthcare network operating pathology brands including Laverty, Dorevitch, and QML, providing community and specialty pathology comparable to Awanui Labs Wellington across Australasia.

Emerging players

• LetsGetChecked: Direct-to-consumer diagnostics company offering self-requested at-home testing comparable to Awanui Labs Wellington's BODYiQ platform, but with a digital, home-collection model rather than physical collection centre access.

Direct peers

• Medlab Central: New Zealand diagnostic laboratory serving the central North Island with community pathology and specialist testing comparable to Awanui Labs Wellington's regional service model.
• Pathlab: New Zealand community pathology laboratory with collection centres across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions, offering comparable clinical pathology and specialist testing services to Awanui Labs Wellington.
• IQ Pathology: New Zealand-based diagnostic laboratory providing anatomical pathology and clinical laboratory services in competition with Awanui Labs Wellington for clinician referrals and patient specimens.
• Labtests: New Zealand's largest community diagnostic laboratory providing routine and specialized pathology services with collection centres nationwide, directly competing with Awanui Labs Wellington for the same clinician referrer base and patient walk-in volume.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WellingtonSCL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wellington-scl

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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