Name

IACA LABORATORIOS

Legal name

IACA LABORATORIOS S.A.

Website

https://iaca.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Central Laboratory Services (Core Lab Operations) (HLAGAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA), Forage & Feed Testing Services (Silage, Hay, Pasture) (AFACAKAM)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory services
• Diagnostic testing services
• Molecular pathology testing
• Veterinary diagnostic laboratory
• Environmental analytical testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bahia Blanca

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: Laboratory analysis services for patients including clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, microbiology, endocrinology, genetics, and specialized testing. Services provided at multiple branch locations and via home service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IACA Laboratorios is a clinical analysis laboratory providing comprehensive diagnostic testing services across multiple specialized departments including Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Endocrinology, Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology, Toxicology, Histocompatibility, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism. The laboratory also offers Molecular Pathology, Agronomic, Bromatological/Industrial/Environmental, Bioanalytical, and Veterinary testing services through multiple branch locations in Bahía Blanca and Buenos Aires.

Product overview

IACA LABORATORIOS is a multi-disciplinary clinical analysis laboratory offering comprehensive diagnostic testing services through multiple specialized departments. The core offering is the Laboratorio Clínico Humano, which processes high-complexity analyses across departments including Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Toxicology, Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Endocrinology, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, and Histocompatibility. Additional divisions include Molecular Pathology, Agricultural, Bromatological/Industrial/Environmental, Bioanalytical, and Veterinary laboratories. The IACA LAB APP provides patients mobile access to results, while the ProDDEC program offers nationwide neonatal congenital disease screening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laboratorio Clínico Humano (Human Clinical Laboratory) Comprehensive clinical laboratory offering diagnostic testing across multiple specialized departments including Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, Microbiology, Endocrinology, Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology, Toxicology, Histocompatibility, and Inborn Errors of Metabolism. The facility processes more than 8000 high-complexity practices daily and serves individual patients, referring physicians, and pediatric patients with specialized specimen handling.
• Laboratorio Agronómico (Agronomic Laboratory) Agricultural laboratory providing analytical testing services for agricultural samples and crop-related testing for agricultural producers and related businesses.
• Laboratorio Bromatológico, Industrial y Medio Ambiente (Bromatological, Industrial and Environmental Laboratory) Food science, industrial, and environmental testing laboratory providing water quality analysis, effluent testing, food safety analysis, glyphosate and AMPA detection in water samples, and related industrial and environmental analytical services.
• Laboratorio Bioanalítica (Bioanalytical Laboratory) Bioanalytical laboratory providing specialized analytical testing services supporting clinical and research applications.
• Laboratorio Veterinario (Veterinary Laboratory) Veterinary laboratory providing diagnostic testing services for animal health for veterinarians, farmers, and pet owners.
• Departamento de Patología Molecular (Molecular Pathology Department) Molecular pathology department providing advanced molecular diagnostic testing including PCR-based pathogen identification and DNA sequencing for precision diagnostics.
• ProDDEC (Programa de Detección y Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Congénitas) Neonatal screening and congenital disease detection program providing newborn screening tests and follow-up diagnostic services nationwide, covering conditions such as congenital hypothyroidism and cystic fibrosis DNA variant detection.
• IACA LAB APP Mobile application (iOS and Android) enabling patients to view their laboratory test results from anywhere, complementing in-person and home service laboratory offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing capacity of 8000+ high-complexity practices daily
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered supportive and core.

• UK NEQAS Reproductive SciencesupportiveOthersParticipation in ANDROLOGY SCHEME for semen concentration, sperm morphology, and sperm motility evaluation through external quality assurance program
• GenQA (Genomics Quality Assessment)supportiveOthersParticipation in blood (postnatal), myeloid (AML/MDS/CML), and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) for SNV detection quality assessment programs
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Atlanta, USAsupportiveOthersParticipation in Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program including Cystic Fibrosis DNA Variant Detection, acylcarnitines, amino acids, and neonatal screening determinations
• CAP (College of American Pathologists)supportiveOthersParticipation in multiple CAP proficiency testing programs including B-Type Natriuretic Peptides, Special Immunology, Trace Metals, Flow Cytometry, BRCA 1/2 Sequencing, and many others covering comprehensive laboratory testing areas
• GEP-ISFG (International Society of Forensic Genetics)supportiveOthersCollaborative exercise participation on STR autosomal DNA analysis in DNA mixtures and DNA polymorphisms in blood stains and other biological fluids
• Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas (Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán)supportiveOthersParticipation in bacteriology, microbiology, and culture media proficiency testing programs for Mycobacteria
• PEEC - Fundación Bioquímica ArgentinasupportiveOthersParticipation in extensive interlaboratory quality control programs covering semen analysis, bacteriology, celiac disease, endocrinology, hematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, and more
• EuroFlow ConsortiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationImplementation of standardized EuroFlow protocols for eight-color flow cytometry in onco-hematological disease diagnosis and minimal residual disease assessment

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Synlab Argentina: Subsidiary of the European reference laboratory giant Synlab, providing clinical and industrial testing across Argentina. Comparable in routine and specialty diagnostics plus industrial testing verticals.
• Eurofins Argentina: Global testing services group with Argentine operations covering food, environmental, and clinical testing. Comparable in the agricultural/industrial/environmental laboratory vertical IACA operates through its Bromatological division.
• Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires — Laboratorio: Hospital-based reference lab in Buenos Aires offering comprehensive clinical diagnostics including molecular pathology, flow cytometry, and cytogenetics. Comparable in advanced specialty testing, with much larger institutional scale.
• CEMIC — Laboratorio Central: Buenos Aires medical center with an integrated clinical laboratory offering routine and specialty diagnostics. Comparable in clinical diagnostics and patient-facing testing operations, with academic medical center scale.
• Swiss Medical Group — Laboratorio: Large Argentine healthcare group with integrated laboratory services supporting its hospital and outpatient network. Comparable clinical laboratory offering with significantly broader geographic reach and capital base than IACA.

Direct peers

• Diagnóstico Maipú: Argentine clinical laboratory and diagnostic imaging network serving Buenos Aires and surrounding regions. Comparable as a multi-specialty clinical lab offering routine and advanced testing through physical branches and home service.
• Stamboulian Laboratorio de Análisis Clínicos: One of Argentina's largest clinical reference laboratories, offering a broad multi-specialty test menu for patients and physicians nationwide. Directly comparable to IACA's Clinical Human Laboratory across clinical chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, and specialty diagnostics.
• Laboratorio LACE: Argentine clinical reference laboratory serving patients and healthcare providers with a multi-specialty testing menu. Directly comparable to IACA in clinical diagnostics scope, physician referral model, and Argentine market positioning.

Regional players

• Vitalab Argentina: Argentine clinical analysis laboratory operating in different provinces with comparable multi-specialty test offerings. Similar regional clinical lab business model focused on patient walk-in and physician referrals.
• Laboratorio Bio Diagnóstica: Argentine clinical laboratory with regional branch network and a multi-specialty test menu. Comparable as a clinical analysis provider focused on the patient and physician referral model in different Argentine provinces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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