CliniCore

What CliniCore does

CliniCore (Clinicore Labs) is a privately held, CLIA-compliant clinical laboratory headquartered in Mandeville, Louisiana, specializing in endocrinology, toxicology, and infectious disease diagnostic testing. Founded in 2017 by Kris Franklin, a board-certified Clinical Chemist, the lab operates on a proprietary LC-MS/MS tandem mass spectrometry platform that supports Small Volume Blood (SVB) testing using less than 0.5 mL of whole blood, as well as the 1-Touch Diagnostic (TM2) dried blood spot service that simultaneously quantifies 68 drug analytes and 6 endocrine markers from a 0.03 mL capillary sample. The company complements its specialty chemistry offering with molecular-based RT-PCR infectious disease testing (respiratory, UTI with antibiotic resistance detection, wound infections, and COVID-19), full clinical chemistry/hematology/microbiology testing, and a web-based Results Portal for providers.

The business model is a per-service clinical laboratory reimbursed through in-network contracts with Medicare, Medicaid, and major commercial payers including Humana, Aetna, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Cigna. Go-to-market is hybrid: a sales-led B2B motion targeting physicians and healthcare providers via couriers, phlebotomists, customer service, and the web portal, paired with a direct-to-consumer motion for home-collected COVID-19 and SVB samples. The company employs 11-50 people, serves only Louisiana-based customers, and was formed in July 2017 at a $12M valuation with two founding partners—an innovative investor and a renowned pathologist.

Name

CliniCore

Legal name

Clinicore Labs

Website

https://clinicorelabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CliniCore is a CLIA-compliant Louisiana clinical laboratory that uses proprietary LC-MS/MS Small Volume Blood and RT-PCR technology to deliver specialty endocrinology, toxicology, and infectious disease testing to physicians and patients, reimbursed through major insurance networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Biomarker Laboratory Services (Immunoassays/Flow/Cytometry) (HLAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Toxicology & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratories (HLAFAMAF)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory testing
• Endocrinology diagnostics
• Infectious disease testing
• Tandem mass spectrometry
• Toxicology screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Mandeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: CliniCore operates as an in-network laboratory providing diagnostic testing services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance payers. All tests are reimbursable with CPT codes.
2. Specialty Diagnostic Testing: Specialized endocrinology and toxicology testing using proprietary small volume blood technology, covered by insurance providers including major commercial payers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CliniCore is a full-service, highly complex CLIA-compliant clinical laboratory operating from Mandeville, Louisiana. The company provides endocrinology, toxicology, infectious disease, and COVID-19 diagnostic testing using a proprietary Small Volume Blood (SVB) tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methodology that enables testing from sub-0.5 mL samples, including dried blood spot finger-prick collection. Services are delivered to physicians and patients through couriers, phlebotomists, and a web-based results portal, with in-network coverage from Medicare, Medicaid, and major private insurers.

Product overview

CliniCore is a full-service highly complex CLIA-compliant clinical laboratory offering a unified diagnostic testing platform centered on Small Volume Blood (SVB) technology. The core offering combines proprietary tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS and tandem mass spec) for endocrinomic profiling and toxicology with molecular-based PCR infectious disease testing. Key products include: Small Volume Blood (SVB) testing requiring sub-0.5mL samples enabling patient self-collection; 1-Touch Diagnostic (TM2) for therapeutic medication monitoring using dried blood spot technology; Full Clinical Diagnostic Testing covering Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology; Molecular-Based Infectious Disease Testing including COVID-19; and a comprehensive Hormone Testing Panel. These products are delivered through a web-based Results Portal, with a focus on patient-friendly billing and in-network insurance coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Small Volume Blood (SVB) Testing Proprietary LC-MS/MS-based toxicology and hormone testing methodology requiring 0.5 mL or less of whole blood, enabling patient self-collection via finger prick without a phlebotomist. Targeted at physicians ordering toxicology and endocrinology panels.
• 1-Touch Diagnostic (TM2) Therapeutic medication monitoring service using dried blood spot technology to simultaneously quantify 68 drugs and 6 endocrine markers from 0.03 mL capillary blood. Used by physicians for pain management and chronic medication monitoring.
• Full Clinical Diagnostic Testing Comprehensive venous and small volume blood diagnostic testing covering Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology, with 24-48 hour turnaround times. Serves physicians and healthcare providers needing routine clinical diagnostics.
• Molecular-Based Infectious Disease Testing RT-PCR testing for respiratory pathogens, urinary tract infections with antibiotic resistance detection, and wound infections, returning results within 48 hours. Aimed at physicians needing rapid pathogen identification and resistance profiling.
• COVID-19 Testing RT-PCR COVID-19 testing using nasopharyngeal swabs and saliva-based PCR methods capable of differentiating SARS-CoV-2 variants, with 24-hour turnaround. Available to physicians and patients.
• Hormone Testing Panel Complete endocrinology testing suite using LC-MS/MS for hormones including progesterone, DHT, estrone, testosterone, 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, 17-beta-estradiol, DHEA, 11-deoxycorticosterone, corticosterone, estriol, cortisone, cortisol, androstenedione, and aldosterone.
• Results Portal Secure web-based portal where doctors and providers access patient test results from any internet-connected device.

Quantifiable outcome

• R2 correlation of 0.97+ between venous and capillary blood draws for all analytes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Renowned Pathologist (Partner since 2017)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA renowned pathologist joined as a partner in July 2017, recognizing the immense value of the proprietary diagnostic technology and contributing clinical expertise.
• Dr. HooperminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMet with Kris Franklin in November 2014 to share fundamentals of small volume blood testing and simplified collection techniques for transplant patients on immunosuppressants.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sonora Quest Laboratories: Regional joint-venture clinical laboratory serving the Southwest US with routine and specialty diagnostics including endocrinology. Comparable as a regional in-network lab competing for physician referrals.
• Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp): One of the two dominant US clinical reference labs with comprehensive endocrinology, toxicology, and molecular infectious disease menus. Direct competitor for in-network physician referrals and payer contracts.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global laboratory services group with significant clinical diagnostics, toxicology, and pharma testing operations. Comparable as a mass-spec-driven specialty testing competitor with international reach.
• Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Hospital-affiliated reference lab offering esoteric endocrinology, toxicology, and molecular infectious disease testing nationally. Competes for complex specialty test orders from physicians.
• Quest Diagnostics: National clinical laboratory offering routine and specialty diagnostics including endocrinology, toxicology, and infectious disease. While much larger and broader, it competes for the same physician-driven test orders that CliniCore targets.
• ARUP Laboratories: National reference laboratory affiliated with the University of Utah offering esoteric endocrinology, toxicology, and molecular infectious disease testing. Competes for complex specialty send-out testing that CliniCore also targets.

Direct peers

• Aegis Sciences Corporation: Specialty clinical laboratory focused on toxicology, medication monitoring, and drug-drug interaction testing using LC-MS/MS. Closely comparable to CliniCore's 1-Touch toxicology and pain management monitoring offerings.
• NMS Labs: Specialty reference lab performing clinical toxicology, endocrinology, and forensic testing using mass spectrometry-based methods. Directly comparable in methodology and clinical use cases to CliniCore's SVB platform.
• Precision Diagnostics: Specialty toxicology and medication monitoring laboratory serving pain management and addiction treatment providers. Closely comparable to CliniCore's 1-Touch chronic pain monitoring use case.
• BioReference Laboratories: Specialty clinical laboratory with strong endocrinology, women's health, and infectious disease offerings, in-network with major payers. Direct competitor for specialty physician-ordered diagnostics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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