Laboratoires CIAM

What Laboratoires CIAM does

Laboratoires CIAM is a privately-held French manufacturer, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Sallanches in the French Alps, that specializes in the injection moulding and assembly of plastic parts for medical use. The company serves European medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) requiring custom plastic components produced to specification, including tubing connectors (MLL/FLL types for 1mm to 5.5mm diameters), high-pressure connectors rated to 1200PSI, asymmetric and symmetric Y connectors, stopcocks, manifolds made of lipido-resistant TPX, extension lines in PE/PVC/co-extruded tubing, high-pressure lines in PUR or PVC, Heimlich valves, CVP manometers, and safety caps. The portfolio also extends to branded finished sub-devices such as THORACIAM (pleural drain) and COMBICIAM (catheter for protected distal bronchial sampling), with parts supplied for guide wire sets, catheter sets, and enteral nutrition systems.

The underlying technology is conventional multi-shot plastic injection moulding combined with manual and semi-automated assembly of medical-grade polymers, supported by deep expertise in raw material selection matched to clinical application requirements. A central differentiator is the firm's ability to deliver custom parts to measure against customer drawings and specifications rather than only catalog SKUs, allowing it to support small- and medium-batch production runs that larger commodity moulders are unwilling to take on.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven: customers request quotes through the company's website or by phone, pricing is determined by specification, material, volume, and customization, and engagements are typically structured as multi-year supply contracts. ISO 13485:2016 certification (valid 2024–2027, issued by Afaq/AFNOR) covers the design, manufacture, and distribution activities and functions as a primary qualification credential with medical device procurement teams. The company employs 11–50 people, operates from a single manufacturing site, and reaches customers through direct sales supported by a website with downloadable product catalogs and a quote request form. No customer logos, revenue figures, funding rounds, or distribution partnerships are disclosed.

Name

Laboratoires CIAM

Legal name

Laboratories CIAM

Website

https://labociam.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laboratoires CIAM, founded in 1986 in Sallanches, France, is a specialist manufacturer of custom injection-moulded plastic components for European medical device OEMs, supplying connectors, stopcocks, manifolds, extension lines, and branded sub-devices under ISO 13485 certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Life Sciences Injection Molding (Devices, Diagnostics, Cleanroom) (IMANAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

Keywords

• Medical plastic components
• Plastic injection moulding
• Medical device manufacturing
• Custom medical parts
• Tubing connectors

Headquarters

HQ city

Sallanches

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Plastic Components Manufacturing: Laboratoires CIAM generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of custom plastic injection-moulded components for medical device applications. Their product range includes connectors (MLL/FLL), stopcocks, manifolds, extension lines, and specialized products like THORACIAM and COMBICIAM catheters. The business operates on a project-based manufacturing model where parts are produced to customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Laboratoires CIAM manufactures custom injection-moulded plastic components for medical applications. The company produces connectors, stopcocks, manifolds, extension lines, and specialized catheters including THORACIAM (pleural drain) and COMBICIAM (bronchial sampling catheter). It also offers bespoke parts manufacturing to customer specifications, leveraging expertise in raw material selection for medical use since 1986.

Product overview

Laboratoires CIAM is a specialized manufacturer of injection and moulded medical plastic parts, operating since 1986. The company offers two core product lines: (1) Components — including MLL/FLL tubing connectors, high-pressure connectors (1200PSI), Y connectors, and parts for guide wire and catheter sets; and (2) BNS Products — comprising stopcocks, manifolds, extension lines, high-pressure lines, Heimlich valves, and CVP manometers. Two branded sub-products round out the portfolio: THORACIAM (Pleural Drain) and COMBICIAM (Catheter for protected distal bronchial sampling). The company also offers custom parts manufacturing to measure for specific customer needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Components
• BNS Products
• THORACIAM
• COMBICIAM
• Custom Parts to Measure

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Raumedic: German manufacturer of polymer-based components and tubing for medical and pharmaceutical applications, including high-pressure lines, manifolds, and custom extrusion/injection parts — directly comparable in product technology and regulatory positioning to CIAM.
• Vygon: French-headquartered medical device manufacturer specialising in single-use products including connectors, stopcocks, extension lines, catheters, and enteral nutrition systems — a near-direct overlap with Laboratoires CIAM's product portfolio and customer base of European medical device OEMs.
• Injectoplast (Switzerland): Swiss custom injection moulder focused on medical and pharmaceutical plastic parts with ISO 13485 quality systems — a like-for-like small/medium European medical plastics contract manufacturer competing for similar custom work.

Broad incumbents

• Helix Medical (Freudenberg Medical): Global contract manufacturer of medical silicone and plastic components, catheters, and minimally invasive device subassemblies — a broader incumbent offering overlapping custom medical injection moulding and assembly services.
• Smiths Medical: Global medtech player producing IV catheters, connectors, manifolds and related disposables used in anaesthesia, IV infusion, and critical care — overlapping strongly with CIAM's therapeutic use cases at much larger enterprise scale.
• Becton Dickinson (BD): Large diversified medical technology company with extensive injection-moulded disposable device and connector franchises across IV, vascular access, and diagnostics — a broad incumbent that anchors the same medical plastics component category.
• ICU Medical: US-based global medical device company with a broad IV-connector, stopcock, and custom-moulded fluid management portfolio that competes for the same hospital and OEM customers CIAM serves, though at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Biomerics: Specialty medical plastics and components manufacturer offering injection moulding, extrusion, and assembly for interventional and surgical devices — comparable niche-focused medtech plastics services.
• Statice: Specialised French medical device manufacturer of custom plastic components, tubing sets, and single-use devices for pharma/biotech OEMs — an emerging regional competitor in the same custom medical plastics niche.

Regional players

• Plastiques Gosselin: French custom plastics injection moulder with medical-grade and ISO-quality capabilities, serving European device and industrial customers as a regional alternative to Laboratoires CIAM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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