What QM Diagnostics does

QM Diagnostics is an internationally operating, independent diagnostic microbiological laboratory headquartered in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The company specializes in health monitoring of small laboratory animals—rodents, rabbits, and aquatic species such as zebrafish, medaka, and killifish—used in biomedical research by universities, research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies. The firm originated within Radboud University Medical Centre over 45 years ago, operates under ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation (registration L606), and is a designated member of the ICLAS Animal Quality Network, with all testing delivered to FELASA standards.

The company's product portfolio centers on two proprietary sampling kits: the Vivum Sampling Kit, which consolidates four sample collection methods to enable complete FELASA panel testing without shipping live animals (aligned with the 3R animal welfare principle), and the Circulum Sampling Kit, the first European laboratory-developed health monitoring program for aquatic species using high-sensitivity qPCR and chemical assays. These are complemented by a full service suite spanning virology (MIA, ELISA, IFA, PCR), parasitology, bacteriology (culture with API system, mass spectrometry, biochemical tests), molecular diagnostics, and gross pathology, supported by an in-house R&D department developing proprietary assays. The QMLIMS platform manages client profiles, disposables ordering, and proactive positive-finding communications.

QM Diagnostics generates revenue through professional diagnostic testing services, hardware sales of sampling kits and disposables, and complementary consultancy engagements including risk assessment, facility scans, eradication support, and technical training. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and the firm operates an international sales motion with multi-lingual account managers and dedicated logistics via professional transport partners and DHL for diagnostic samples. The customer base spans academic, institutional, and pharmaceutical biomedical research segments globally, though no individual customer logos or revenue concentration figures are disclosed in available data.

Name

QM Diagnostics

Legal name

QM Diagnostics

Website

https://qmdiagnostics.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

QM Diagnostics is an independent, ISO/IEC 17025-accredited microbiological laboratory in Nijmegen, Netherlands, providing FELASA-compliant health monitoring, proprietary sampling kits, and consultancy services for laboratory animals used in academic and pharmaceutical biomedical research worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Animal Diagnostics

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing (Culture/PCR/Serology) (HLAMADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Molecular Diagnostics (PCR/qPCR, NGS-based assays) (HLAAALAA), Multiplex & High-Throughput Diagnostics Platforms (microarrays, digital PCR, lab automation-enabled assays) (HLAAALAL), Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing (Trial Support) (HLAGAEAF)

Keywords

• Laboratory animal diagnostics
• Health monitoring services
• Microbiological testing
• Vivum sampling kit
• FELASA compliant testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Testing Services: Laboratory testing services for health monitoring of laboratory animals, including virology, parasitology, bacteriology, and molecular diagnostics. Services include pickup of animals and samples, transport arrangements, and complete health monitoring from sample collection to results.
2. Sampling Kits and Disposables: Sale of Vivum Sampling Kit and Circulum Sampling Kit for health monitoring sample collection. Includes disposables like transport cages with gel packs.
3. Consultancy Services: Complementary consultancy services including interpretation of laboratory results, advice on health monitoring problems, eradication of infection support, risk management, on-site training, lectures and technical presentations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

QM Diagnostics is an independent diagnostic microbiological laboratory that specializes in health monitoring of small laboratory animals (mice, rats, rabbits, zebrafish, medaka, killifish) used in biomedical research. The company provides proprietary sampling kits (Vivum and Circulum) and comprehensive testing services spanning virology, parasitology, bacteriology, molecular diagnostics, and gross pathology, supported by consultancy, transport, and disposables services.

Product overview

QM Diagnostics offers a unified portfolio of diagnostic products and laboratory services for health monitoring of small laboratory animals (rodents, rabbits, and zebrafish) used in biomedical research. The core product portfolio includes the Vivum Sampling Kit (enabling sample collection without live animal transport following 3R principles) and the Circulum Sampling Kit (for aquatic animal health monitoring). These are supported by comprehensive microbiological testing services spanning virology (MIA, ELISA, IFA, PCR), parasitology, bacteriology, molecular diagnostics, and gross pathology. The company also provides consultancy services including risk assessment and facility scans, plus transport and disposables services. The QMLIMS platform manages client profiles and disposables ordering. All services are delivered under ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vivum Sampling Kit

Quantifiable outcome

• Higher Infection Detection Level through increased sample size
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ICLAS (International Council of Laboratory Animal Science)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQM Diagnostics is one of the designated members of the Animal Quality Network by ICLAS. This membership enables the company to contribute to improving the quality of research at universities, research institutions, and the pharmaceutical industry globally.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is a global testing services group with microbiology, molecular and PCR testing capabilities across pharma, food and life sciences — a broad incumbent whose portfolio overlaps the technical methods used by QM Diagnostics, even though it does not specialize in lab animal health monitoring.
• The Jackson Laboratory: The Jackson Laboratory is a major nonprofit provider of laboratory mice plus in-house diagnostic and pathogen screening services for its own and external colonies, representing a broader incumbent with overlapping health monitoring capability for research mice.
• Charles River Laboratories: Charles River is a global, vertically integrated CRO and lab animal supplier whose Research Models & Services segment includes diagnostic/health monitoring services for rodents — a much larger incumbent offering overlapping capabilities as part of a far broader portfolio.
• Labcorp Drug Development: Labcorp's central / specialty testing business operates large-scale diagnostic laboratory services with capabilities in molecular and infectious disease testing applicable to research animal monitoring, serving as a broad incumbent benchmark for diagnostics scale.
• BioReliance (MilliporeSigma): BioReliance, part of MilliporeSigma, provides microbial and viral testing services for biopharma and life sciences, including biosafety and screening assays that overlap with QM Diagnostics' microbiology and PCR-based testing capabilities.

Direct peers

• Marshall BioResources: Marshall BioResources supplies purpose-bred laboratory animals (notably ferrets and other models) and operates internal health monitoring programs comparable in scope to QM Diagnostics' FELASA-aligned testing services.
• Taconic Biosciences: Taconic is a leading supplier of laboratory rodents with internal health monitoring and pathogen screening services for its animal colonies and customer research programs, overlapping QM Diagnostics' FELASA-style testing and health monitoring scope.
• IDEXX BioAnalytics: IDEXX BioAnalytics (formerly RADIL at the University of Missouri) is the closest direct competitor: a dedicated diagnostic laboratory performing health monitoring and pathogen testing of laboratory research animals, using serology and PCR panels analogous to QM Diagnostics' MIA and PCR offerings.
• Inotiv (Envigo): Following the Envigo merger, Inotiv offers lab animal supply plus diagnostic and health monitoring services for rodents, directly competing with QM Diagnostics in the same customer segment (biomedical research institutions) with overlapping FELASA-style testing capability.

Others

• Cerilliant (Sigma-Aldrich / Merck): Cerilliant supplies reference standards and diagnostic reagents used in laboratory testing workflows; an ecosystem/ad enabling counterpart to QM Diagnostics' lab operations rather than a direct competitor in lab animal health monitoring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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