Star Syringe

What Star Syringe does

Star Syringe Limited is a privately held medical device licensing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that transfers its Auto-Disable (AD) Syringe and Needle Safety technology to manufacturers around the world. Its flagship offering is the K4 Safety Needle Cap, a one-piece injection moulded anti-needle stick device that fits all three major syringe types (luer slip, luer lock, and needle lock), accommodates nearly all needle lengths and gauges, and features a transport position for safe syringe handling plus rotation capability for low-angled and IV injections. The product is positioned as a 'like-for-better' replacement for the standard needle cap, with materials costs reportedly 50% lower than comparator safety products and compatibility with retrofitted existing manufacturing equipment.

The company operates a B2B non-exclusive licensing model, providing licensees with technology transfer documentation, engineering support, and, through its StarTek division, turn-key factory solutions including design, quality management, production assistance, and training. The StarTek engineering team has over 90 years of combined medical device experience and has built more than 30 factories for syringes, needles, and associated products worldwide. K4 is designed to exceed OSHA (USA) standards, meet ISO requirements, and comply with WHO 2020 and UNICEF guidelines on sharps injury protection, targeting medical device manufacturers and, downstream, healthcare systems and workers as end users. The company is small (1-10 employees), has no disclosed revenue, no disclosed funding, and no publicly listed customers or licensees.

Name

Star Syringe

Legal name

Star Syringe Limited

Website

https://starsyringe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Star Syringe is a London-based medical device licensing company that transfers its K4 Safety Needle Cap and AD syringe technology to manufacturers worldwide through non-exclusive licences, supported by its StarTek engineering division offering turn-key factory solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Safety Needle Technology Licensing

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Prefilled Syringes & Safety Syringes (HLAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Medical device licensing
• Safety needle technology
• Anti-needle stick devices
• Syringe manufacturing technology
• Medical device engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing: Non-exclusive licensing for manufacture and distribution of K4 Safety Needle Cap technology. Licensees receive technology transfer including documentation and rights to manufacture and sell the product.
2. Engineering and Consultancy Services: StarTek division provides dedicated engineering resource for K products including engineering and consultancy for licensees, project planning up to implementation of medical device factories, and turn-key factory solutions including training

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Star Syringe is a medical device licensing company that develops and transfers its AD Syringe and Needle Safety technology (primarily the K4 Safety Needle Cap and K1 product line) to syringe and needle manufacturers worldwide via non-exclusive licensing. The company also provides engineering, quality management, training, and turn-key factory solutions through its StarTek division to help licensees manufacture and distribute the K4 safety cap globally.

Product overview

Star Syringe is a medical device licensing company offering a portfolio of safety needle and syringe products, with its primary offering being the K4 Safety Needle Cap. The company also provides technology transfer services for its AD Syringe and Needle Safety technology, including K1 medical devices. Through its StarTek division, the company offers engineering support, quality management, production assistance, and turn-key factory solutions for licensees manufacturing safety syringe products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• K4 Safety Needle Cap: One piece injection moulded anti-needle stick device with no cannula, no hub and no glue. A universal safety cap that fits onto all three major syringe types - luer slip, luer lock and needle lock.
• K1
• StarTek

Products and services

• K4 Safety Needle Cap
• K1 AD Syringe and Needle Safety Technology Star Syringe's AD (Auto-Disable) Syringe and Needle Safety technology product line, including the K1 medical device, offered via non-exclusive licensing to syringe and needle manufacturers worldwide. Quality assurance of K1 medical devices is maintained to ISO standards.
• StarTek Engineering and Turn-Key Factory Solutions Engineering, quality management, production, training, and turn-key factory solutions for licensees manufacturing K4 and K1 safety syringe products. Services include design, technology transfer documentation, project planning, implementation of medical device factories, and retrofitting of existing equipment, delivered by a team with 90+ years of combined medical device experience and a track record of 30+ factory builds worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in material costs compared to comparator safety needle products
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Terumo Medical: Terumo produces syringes and safety-engineered needle devices (e.g., SurGuard) used widely in hospitals. It is comparable to Star Syringe as a broad incumbent targeting the same sharps-safety regulatory environment.
• ICU Medical (formerly Smiths Medical): ICU Medical acquired Smiths Medical and offers a broad portfolio of safety syringes and needle devices. Comparable to Star Syringe as a broad incumbent serving the same hospital and clinical end-markets with safety-engineered sharps.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): BD is the global leader in syringes and safety-engineered sharps (e.g., Safety-Lok, Eclipse). It competes with Star Syringe's K4 as a large integrated manufacturer with proprietary safety-syringe systems sold to the same healthcare customers worldwide.
• B. Braun Medical: B. Braun manufactures safety hypodermic syringes (e.g., Injekt, Surecan) and IV therapy products globally. As a broad incumbent it competes with Star's licensing-based safety cap model via its own integrated safety-syringe systems.
• Nipro Corporation: Nipro manufactures hypodermic syringes and safety needles globally, including for public health tenders. It competes with K4 as a vertically integrated manufacturer serving the same healthcare procurement channels.

Emerging players

• SOL-Millennium Medical Group: SOL-Millennium is a growing medical device manufacturer focused on safety syringes, needles, and sharps-injury-prevention products for global health markets. It is an emerging peer to Star Syringe in the WHO-aligned safety-injection segment.

Direct peers

• Retractable Technologies: Retractable Technologies specializes in safety syringes with retractable-needle designs (VanishPoint, PatientSafe). It is a direct functional peer to Star Syringe in the safety-injection segment, serving hospitals and public health buyers seeking WHO/OSHA-compliant devices.

Others

• Stevanato Group: Stevanato Group manufactures drug containment, syringes, and drug delivery devices for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Comparable as an adjacent supplier of syringe and delivery components serving the same injectable-safety market.
• Gerresheimer AG: Gerresheimer produces primary packaging glass and plastic, including syringes and vials for injectable drugs. Adjacent to Star Syringe in the broader injectable-delivery supply chain, supplying container systems used with safety-needle products.
• West Pharmaceutical Services: West provides drug delivery and containment components, including elastomeric closures and syringe system components. Comparable to Star Syringe as an enabling supplier to the injectable drug-delivery ecosystem in which K4 safety caps are used.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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