Laboratoires SANTINOV

What Laboratoires SANTINOV does

Laboratoires SANTINOV is a privately held French food supplement manufacturer and direct-to-consumer e-commerce operator founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chaponost, France. The company designs and markets a coordinated portfolio of nutritional products — SURGILINE® (post-bariatric multivitamins in tablet and sachet formats), GLuPiline® (multivitamins formulated for patients on GLP1 medications), FORTILINE® whey protein, and HELYCUT® microbiota sachets — alongside a complementary SMART FORK SLOW CONTROL behavioral device. Its formulations target the specific vitamin, mineral, protein, and gut-health deficiencies experienced by patients after bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy) and those undergoing GLP1-based obesity or diabetes treatments.

The company's commercial model is direct-to-consumer via its own storefront at santinov-obesite.com, supplemented by healthcare-professional referrals (surgeons and nutritionists) that drive qualified patient traffic. Revenue mechanics are anchored on a quarterly subscription program with discounted pricing versus standalone purchase (e.g., SURGILINE at €23/box standalone), automated delivery through Colissimo, and PCI-compliant payment processing via Crédit Agricole and Ogone Ingenico. Geographic coverage is centered on France with dedicated toll-free numbers for Belgium and Luxembourg, and organic shipments to Italy and Switzerland based on customer reviews. The company is micro-scaled (1-10 employees), has not raised institutional funding, and has no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or management team in the public record.

Customer testimonials indicate multi-year subscriber retention (since 2017-2018), a 10/10 aggregated site review score, and reliance on word-of-mouth plus surgeon recommendations rather than paid acquisition at scale. There are no disclosed patents, certifications, regulatory actions, AI/ML capabilities, or enterprise contracts; the business is operated as a niche lifestyle nutrition brand with a defensible domain position but limited operational complexity.

Name

Laboratoires SANTINOV

Legal name

Santinov laboratories

Website

https://santinov.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Laboratoires SANTINOV is a French DTC e-commerce company, founded in 2007, that sells specialized multivitamins, protein, and microbiota supplements to post-bariatric surgery and GLP1 medication patients in France and Benelux via a subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bariatric Nutritional Supplements

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Nutrition & Meal Replacement (RTD, Bars, Powders) (CRADAGAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Probiotics & Digestive Health Supplements (CRADAGAF), Weight Management & Metabolic Supplements (CRADAGAG)

Keywords

• Bariatric nutritional supplements
• Post-surgery multivitamins
• GLP1 vitamin support
• Protein supplements
• Microbiota supplements

Headquarters

HQ city

Chaponost

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (e-commerce): Direct-to-consumer sale of specialized food supplements (multivitamins, proteins, microbiota products) and devices through the company's e-commerce storefront, with online and mail subscription options for recurring purchases.
2. Subscription (trimestriel): Quarterly subscription model enabling automatic delivery of supplements (e.g., Surgiline at 23 euros per box sans subscription, or discounted subscription pricing), providing predictable recurring revenue and reducing customer churn.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Laboratoires SANTINOV designs, manufactures, and markets specialized food supplements (multivitamins, protein powders, microbiota sachets) and a smart eating device formulated specifically for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery or are undergoing GLP1 medication treatment. Products are sold direct-to-consumer through an e-commerce storefront and a quarterly mail-subscription model.

Product overview

SANTINOV Laboratories is a French food supplement company founded in 2007, specializing in nutritional products for patients following bariatric surgery or GLP1 medication treatments. The product portfolio consists of six core offerings: SURGILINE® tablets and sachets (post-bariatric multivitamins), GLuPiline® tablets (post-GLP1 multivitamins), FORTILINE® whey protein powder, HELY CUT® microbiota sachets, and SMART FORK SLOW CONTROL (smart eating device). These products are designed as a coordinated supplementation system addressing the specific nutritional deficiencies, protein needs, and digestive health requirements of post-bariatric and GLP1 patients, available through an e-commerce subscription model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SURGILINE® Tablets: Post-bariatric multivitamins in tablet form for patients after bariatric surgery.
• SURGILINE® Sachets
• GLuPiline® Tablets
• FORTILINE® Whey Powder
• HELYCUT® Sachets
• Smart Fork Slow Control

Products and services

• SURGILINE® Tablets

Quantifiable outcome

• Good blood test results maintained for 2 years with continued use
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Crédit AgricoleminorOthersSantinov's e-commerce platform uses Crédit Agricole and Ogone Ingenico for secure payment processing in partnership, ensuring PCI-compliant transaction handling for direct-to-consumer sales.
• Colissimo (French Postal Service)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSantinov uses Colissimo (French postal service) for order delivery and shipment tracking, providing reliable parcel delivery across France and to international customers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bariatric Fusion: US post-bariatric supplement brand offering chewable multivitamins, protein, and hair/skin/nail support. Direct competitor targeting the same lifelong daily-supplementation use case as SANTINOV.
• Bariatric Advantage: US-based pioneer in post-bariatric nutritional supplementation offering multivitamins, calcium, protein, and micro-nutrient products. Directly comparable to SANTINOV in product scope and clinical positioning toward bariatric patients.
• FitForMe: Dutch-based specialist in multivitamins formulated specifically for patients after bariatric surgery (WLS/WLS Forte, Multi). Closest direct competitor to SANTINOV's SURGILINE® range, serving the same post-bariatric patient population across Europe.
• BariMelts: US-based company specializing in melt-in-your-mouth bariatric vitamins and supplements with formulations tailored to absorption challenges post-surgery. Comparable niche focus and patient-specialist D2C model.
• Celebrate Vitamins: US-based company producing multivitamin and calcium citrate supplements specifically formulated for post-bariatric surgery patients. Closely aligned with SANTINOV's niche specialization and clinical-grade positioning.

Emerging players

• Designs for Health: Practitioner-channel supplement brand offering specialized nutritional protocols including metabolic and post-weight-loss support, with comparable D2C/practitioner-recommended distribution overlap with SANTINOV.

Broad incumbents

• Unicity International: Global nutritional supplement company offering weight-management and metabolic health products, partially overlapping with SANTINOV's weight-management and metabolic-supplement positioning though at much broader scale.
• Nestlé Health Science: Global medical nutrition division of Nestlé offering oral nutritional supplements, protein powders, and disease-specific formulations (including bariatric-related). A potential broad incumbent that could enter or expand in the post-bariatric/post-GLP1 niche.
• Abbott Nutrition: Major medical nutrition player behind Ensure, PediaSure, and Protality; broadly serves patients needing specialized nutritional support including bariatric and chronic-disease populations, representing a deep-pocketed adjacent competitor.

Regional players

• Procare Health: Spanish-based women's health and nutritional supplement company with bariatric-surgery-specific multivitamin ranges. Comparable product positioning to SANTINOV in a neighboring European market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/laboratoires.santinov
• Instagraminstagram.com/laboratoires.santinov

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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