MEDILINE

What MEDILINE does

MEDILINE is a Slovenia-based private company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Kamnik, operating in the laboratory supply industry. The company supplies laboratory equipment, consumables, and diagnostic reagents to healthcare and research customers, functioning as a specialist distributor in the Slovenian and broader European market. As an SME with 11-50 employees, it occupies a focused B2B distribution position rather than a manufacturer or platform role.

The core product portfolio spans laboratory instrumentation, consumables (e.g., plasticware, glassware, and similar items used in routine lab workflows), and diagnostic reagents used in clinical and research laboratory settings. The technology stack is third-party manufactured equipment and chemical/biological reagent formulations rather than proprietary platform development, based on the limited available evidence; the company's own website (mediline.si) was inaccessible beyond a loading/verification screen in the input data, so no internal product or technology details could be confirmed.

The business model appears to be value-added B2B distribution: revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales supplemented by recurring consumables and reagent purchases from clinical and research customers. With 27 years of continuous operation, MEDILINE has likely built stable institutional relationships in its niche, though pricing structure, channel strategy, supplier portfolio, and customer segmentation (hospital labs, university research labs, private diagnostic labs, industrial QA labs) cannot be characterized in detail from the input material. No financial, customer, or pipeline disclosures are available to further specify revenue mechanics.

Name

MEDILINE

Website

https://mediline.si

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MEDILINE is a Slovenia-based private laboratory supply company founded in 1997 that distributes laboratory equipment, consumables, and diagnostic reagents to healthcare and research customers in the European market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment & Supplies

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Supplies & Consumables Wholesale (Non-Device) (CRAOAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters) (HLAGAIAH), General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC), Raw Materials & Critical Reagents Supply (Media/Resins/Cytokines) (HLAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Laboratory equipment
• Diagnostic reagents
• Lab consumables
• Healthcare supplies
• Research supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamnik

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

MEDILINE supplies laboratory equipment, consumables, and diagnostic reagents for healthcare and research facilities. The company acts as a supplier/distributor of these products to laboratories and clinical settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laboratory equipment Supply of laboratory equipment intended for healthcare and research organizations.
• Laboratory consumables Supply of laboratory consumables intended for healthcare and research organizations.
• Diagnostic reagents Supply of diagnostic reagents intended for healthcare and research organizations.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Broad incumbents

• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad is a major global manufacturer and supplier of clinical diagnostics and life science research products, including reagents and lab instruments. Its European channel structure overlaps with regional lab distributors like MEDILINE.
• Sigma-Aldrich (Merck KGaA Life Science): Sigma-Aldrich, now Merck's Life Science business, is a global incumbent supplying laboratory reagents, chemicals, and consumables. It is comparable as both a direct competitor to distributors and a key supplier in their product portfolios.

Direct peers

• VWR / Avantor: Avantor (operating the VWR brand) is the largest global distributor of laboratory supplies, equipment, and consumables to healthcare and research customers. It is the most direct comparable to MEDILINE's distribution-of-lab-products model.
• Fisher Scientific (Thermo Fisher Scientific): Fisher Scientific is Thermo Fisher's laboratory products distribution channel, supplying equipment, consumables, and reagents across Europe. It competes head-to-head with regional distributors like MEDILINE for institutional and academic lab customers.
• StarLab International: StarLab manufactures and distributes laboratory consumables (pipette tips, tubes, etc.) across Europe with strong channel presence. It overlaps with MEDILINE in lab consumable supply and small-instrument distribution.
• Sarstedt: Sarstedt develops and distributes laboratory and medical consumables including tubes, pipettes, and specimen containers. It serves the same healthcare/research customer base as MEDILINE, often through regional distributors.
• Carl Roth: Carl Roth is a German-based lab supplies distributor and manufacturer focused on chemicals, reagents, and consumables for research labs. It is a comparable European regional-to-mid-sized lab supply specialist.

Emerging players

• Greiner Bio-One: Greiner Bio-One specializes in plastic laboratory consumables (plates, flasks, tubes) for diagnostic and research applications. It is comparable as a supplier serving overlapping customer segments via European distribution.
• Eppendorf: Eppendorf manufactures premium liquid-handling and lab equipment (pipettes, centrifuges) and sells via distribution in the same Central European markets. Comparable on the lab-equipment side of MEDILINE's offering.

Others

• Hettich Instruments: Hettich manufactures centrifuges and incubator equipment commonly used in clinical and research laboratories across Europe. It is adjacent/thematic to MEDILINE on the lab-equipment side of the catalog.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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