Valab

What Valab does

Valab SARL is a French software company headquartered in Flourens, founded in 2004 as a spin-off from EREMS to commercialize a biological-validation expert system originally developed at Rangueil Hospital (Toulouse) in 1986. The company develops and maintains Valab®, a deterministic expert system for the automated biological validation (autoverification) of medical laboratory test results. Its core technology applies combinatorial logic over a proprietary knowledge base of more than 25,000 pre-modeled verification rules to triage and authorize routine test results before clinician review, addressing the high-volume repetitive workload in clinical laboratories. The platform is integrated with more than 20 laboratory information systems (LIS) and deployed across 350+ multi-site laboratory structures, processing over 800,000 patient dossiers per day on 340 servers in 12 countries.

The customer base spans large French public hospital networks (CHRU Besançon, CHU Lille, Hôpitaux Universitaires Strasbourg, CHU Toulouse), private laboratory groups (Cerballiance, Eurofins Biomnis, Cliniques Saint Luc), and international accounts including Bupa Chile. The company operates an ISO 9001-certified quality system and has explicitly positioned the product to support ISO 15189 medical-laboratory accreditation workflows. A 20+ year distribution partnership with Werfen supplements direct sales for international expansion.

Valab generates revenue through a capacity-based licensing model priced on dossiers-per-day throughput (tiers ranging from 200 to 20,000+ dossiers/day), recurring annual maintenance contracts, add-on modules, and professional services. The company is privately held with a small share capital (€7,622.45), operates with 11-50 employees, and has not raised external venture or private equity funding — growth has been entirely organic since inception. The most recent major release was Version 16 in April 2026, and the platform was extended into veterinary diagnostics in 2023.

Name

Valab

Legal name

Société VALAB

Website

https://valab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Valab SARL develops Valab®, a deterministic expert system that automates biological validation of routine medical laboratory test results. It serves 350+ multi-site clinical laboratories across 12 countries via capacity-based licensing and maintenance contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Validation Software

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) – Clinical Decision & Diagnostic Software (HLACANAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine LIS (HLACAMAE)

Keywords

• Biological validation software
• Clinical decision support
• Expert system software
• Medical laboratory automation
• Diagnostic autoverification

Headquarters

HQ city

Flourens

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Valab software is sold as a license with capacity based on dossiers per day (e.g., 200 to 16,250 dossiers/day per installation). License tiers depend on laboratory size and requirements.
2. Maintenance and Support Contracts: Annual support and update agreements providing technical, biological, and quality assistance. Includes privileged website access, product updates, and guaranteed access to latest Valab version. First year included with installation.
3. Additional Tests/Modules: Additional 'à la carte' analyses and expert modules available for purchase within limits of user license. Auto-Expert module usage limits defined by license terms.
4. Professional Services: On-request specific services including biological audits and optimization, training for new lab personnel, version update deployment and qualification, and deployment project management support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Valab® is a deterministic combinatorial expert system software for computer-aided biological validation (autoverification) of medical laboratory test results. It runs an inference engine executing more than 25,000 pre-modeled verification rules across biochemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood gases, and additional à la carte specialties, and connects natively to Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) via TCP/IP. The offering is sold on a capacity-based license (dossiers per day) and accompanied by annual maintenance, professional services for audits and deployment, and an Auto-Expert Module for client rule authoring.

Product overview

Valab is a single unified expert system software product — Valab — for computer-aided biological validation (autoverification) of medical laboratory test results. The core Valab product is a Windows-based client/server application distributed in versioned releases (current: Version 16). It comprises four standard test categories (Biochemistry, Haematology, Coagulation, Blood Gases) with over 25,000 pre-modeled expertise rules, supplemented by optional 'à la carte' additional test modules for specialized disciplines (serology, hormones, tumor markers, etc.). An integrated Auto-Expert Module enables users to create, consult, and modify custom autoverification rules. A Business Intelligence module provides enhanced data analysis and reporting. Valab connects natively to a wide range of third-party Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) via TCP/IP network integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Valab® Expert System (Valab® software) Deterministic combinatorial expert system software with an inference engine that automates biological validation (autoverification) of medical laboratory test results across biochemistry, hematology, coagulation, blood gases and additional à la carte specialties; Windows client/server application that connects to Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) via TCP/IP and ships with over 25,000 pre-modeled expert verification rules; targeted at clinical and veterinary medical biology laboratories.
• Professional Services for Valab® deployments On-request professional services covering biological audits and laboratory optimization, training for new lab personnel, version update deployment and qualification, and deployment project management support for Valab® installations.
• Valab® Maintenance and Support Contracts Annual support and update agreements providing technical, biological and quality assistance, privileged website access to documentation, product updates and guaranteed access to the latest Valab® version (first year included with installation); supports the existing installed customer base.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 800,000 dossiers expertised per day across 340 servers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Werfen BVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distribution partner for Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) for over 20 years. Handles sales, deployment support, and ongoing customer relations in these markets.
• Assista Laborelectronics GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distributor for Austria. Provides local sales, deployment support, and customer service for Valab in Austria.
• Slice, LdacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive distributor for Portugal. Manages local sales and support operations for Valab in Portugal, also develops eDeiaLab LIS integration.
• Dedalus FrancecoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor LIS provider with multiple product integrations including InVitroLis, Hexalis, Kalisil, DxLab, Odancio, Alysé. Provides connectivity with Valab for French laboratory customers.
• ClinisyscoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading LIS provider with GLIMS product integrated with Valab. One of the most widely deployed LIS partnerships with hundreds of customer installations across multiple countries.
• CGM (CompuGroup Medical)coreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal LIS provider with Molis product integrated with Valab. Serves hospitals and laboratories across Europe including France, Belgium, Switzerland.
• EpiccoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor US-based EHR/LIS provider with Beaker LIS integrated with Valab. Serves major university hospitals including Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc in Belgium.
• Dedalus (International)coreTechnology or IntegrationInternational LIS provider with InVitroLis (Italy), Concerto (Germany) integrated with Valab. Provides European market coverage beyond France.
• WS InteractiveminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital agency based in Toulouse responsible for Valab website development and maintenance.
• EREMSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal developer of Valab software from 1986-2004. Located in Flourens near Toulouse. Valab company was spun out from EREMS in 2004.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Orchard Software: Orchard Software is a US-focused LIS provider with strong presence in hospital and independent labs. Its Harvest and Copia platforms include autoverification, putting it in partial overlap with Valab's validation use case.
• SCC Soft Computer: SCC Soft Computer provides LIS solutions (SoftLab, SoftBank) for hospitals and reference labs with autoverification features. Competes with Valab in large reference lab validation workflows, particularly in the US market.
• Sunquest Information Systems: Sunquest provides LIS and laboratory informatics with built-in autoverification and result review workflows for clinical and anatomical pathology labs. Overlaps with Valab's validation layer but competes as part of a broader LIS platform.
• Clinisys: Clinisys is a leading LIS provider (GLIMS, DaAn, Horizon) with native autoverification capabilities embedded in its LIS. As both a Valab integration partner and a potential substitute supplier, it competes in the broader lab validation space.
• CompuGroup Medical (CGM): CGM provides Molis, a widely deployed European LIS with autoverification features. Serves many of the same European hospital customers as Valab and competes both as an integration partner and an alternative validation solution.

Regional players

• Technidata: Technidata is a European-focused LIS provider (TD-Synergy, TD-NexLabs) with native autoverification. Both a Valab integration partner and a regional competitor in European clinical lab validation.

Direct peers

• Beckman Coulter (REMISOL middleware): Beckman Coulter's REMISOL Advance middleware provides autoverification, QC management, and result review for clinical labs. As a vertically integrated analyzer + middleware vendor, it competes with Valab as a substitute for vendor-neutral validation layers.
• Data Innovations: Data Innovations is the most direct peer — a middleware / instrument manager provider that offers autoverification and result review capabilities integrated with major LIS systems and lab analyzers. Competes head-to-head with Valab in the autoverification/biological validation layer between analyzers and LIS.
• Roche (cobas IT middleware): Roche's cobas IT solutions middleware suite includes autoverification and result management features tightly coupled with Roche analyzers. Competes with Valab by offering bundled validation within an analyzer manufacturer's ecosystem.
• Siemens Healthineers (Atellica / Lab Workflow): Siemens Healthineers provides autoverification and lab workflow solutions around its Atellica and Aptio analyzer lines. Competes with Valab on the same biological validation use case, with bundled middleware versus vendor-neutral offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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