Medax

What Medax does

Medax S.R.L. Unipersonale is an Italian medical device company founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Possidonio (Modena province), with 51-100 employees. The company develops, manufactures, and markets biopsy, interventional, and special needles across nine clinical categories: soft tissue biopsy (automatic, semi-automatic, and reusable systems), bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, breast localization, prenatal diagnosis, body fluid treatment (thoracentesis and paracentesis), Veress needle, lymph node biopsy, and vertebroplasty.

All production is performed 100% in-house using sophisticated manufacturing technology across every department, and the full product portfolio carries EC and FDA approval under EU medical device directive 93/42/EEC. The company's reusable biopsy guns (Medcore, Medgun, M-Gun, Sonogun) are designed to interoperate with proprietary disposable needle lines (Unicore, Unigun, Universal), and Medax's needles are also engineered for backward compatibility with major third-party reusable systems (Bard Magnum, BIP EvoCore, Uromed Corazor), creating a two-sided ecosystem. Materials science design choices — ETO sterilization with 5-year shelf life, triple-sharpened cannula tips, ergonomic colour-coded handles, and Luer Lock connections — differentiate safety, ease of use, and ergonomics.

Medax sells primarily through direct B2B channels to hospitals, radiology and interventional radiology departments, oncology and hematology units, breast care and senology departments, and maternal-fetal medicine groups. International lead generation is driven through recurring participation in three flagship trade shows: CIRSE (Barcelona), MEDICA (Düsseldorf), and Arab Health (Dubai). The company also operates an explicit OEM/contract manufacturing arm, serving as a white-label producer for other medical device companies. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with B2B medical device sales. As of the most recent disclosures, the company was operating with a registered share capital of €100,011, was wholly owned as a single-member S.R.L., had completed a digital transformation of its production and organizational processes in 2024, and had announced organizational restructuring with strategic goals for the 2025-2027 period.

Name

Medax

Legal name

Medax S.R.L. Unipersonale

Website

https://medax.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Medax is an Italian medical device manufacturer (founded 2000, 51-100 employees) that develops, produces, and sells 100% in-house biopsy, interventional, and special needles — EC and FDA approved — to hospitals and specialty departments in radiology, oncology, hematology, breast care, prenatal diagnosis, and body fluid treatment, with direct B2B sales and OEM contract manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Devices

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (33911)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Generic Hospital & Institutional Products (HLAIABAL)

Keywords

• Biopsy needles
• Bone marrow biopsy
• Medical device manufacturing
• Interventional radiology
• Soft tissue biopsy

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Revenue generated from developing, manufacturing and marketing of biopsy, interventional and special needles. Products are sold to healthcare institutions and medical professionals worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Medax develops, manufactures, and markets biopsy, interventional, and special needles for healthcare institutions worldwide. The portfolio spans soft tissue biopsy systems (automatic, semi-automatic, reusable), bone marrow biopsy and aspiration devices, breast localization needles, prenatal diagnosis kits, body fluid treatment sets, and Veress needles. All products are 100% produced in-house, are EC and FDA approved, and serve radiology, oncology, hematology, and surgical departments.

Product overview

Medax is a medical device company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of biopsy, interventional, and special needles. The product portfolio is organized into several categories: Soft Tissue Biopsy (including automatic systems like Medone and MedOne Ultra, semi-automatic systems like Medeasy and Bio-feather, reusable systems like Medcore/Medgun/M-Gun/Sonogun, and compatible needles like Unimed/Unicore/Unigun/Universal/FNA/Cox/Facile); Bone Marrow Biopsy & Aspiration (including biopsy systems Medlock/Hemax/Medbone/Neo Oxus/Med-L/Med-B/Med-J and aspiration systems Perfectus/Handlex/Mielox/Med-S/Med-I); Breast Localization (Medwire/Medwire NR/Sinurep); Prenatal Diagnosis (Amniox/Villox/Villo-kit); Body Fluid Treatment (Toraset/Paraset); and Special Needles (Veress Needle). All products are 100% produced in-house with EC and FDA approval. The products are designed to work with each other through compatible systems (e.g., Medcore with Unicore needles, Medgun with Unigun needles) and various coaxial introducer needles for multiple biopsy procedures.

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Products and services

• Med-S Bone marrow aspiration system with triple sharpened tip cannula for non-traumatic, fast, and easy penetration into the bone marrow cavity, featuring adjustable depth setter. Designed for hematology and oncology departments performing bone marrow aspiration procedures.
• Med-L Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration system with special extraction cannula, available in a version (S) optimized for multiple procedures. Targets clinical specialists performing iliac crest biopsy and aspiration.
• Med-I Bone marrow aspiration system with ergonomic handle for comfortable procedure and firm grip, featuring Luer Lock connection for syringe. For oncology and hematology clinical use.
• Med-J Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration needle for iliac crest procedures, featuring a coloured-coded design with remover guide.
• Medeasy Semi-automatic spring-loaded biopsy system with selectable penetration depth (10/20 mm), also available with Sword tip. Used for soft tissue biopsy in radiology and oncology settings.
• Medone Automatic disposable spring-loaded biopsy system with 22 mm penetration depth, one-hand usage, and double firing trigger. Used for soft tissue core biopsy procedures.
• MedOne Ultra Programmable automatic disposable biopsy system with 25 mm penetration depth, 20 mm sample notch, and automatic or sequential firing modes. Used for advanced soft tissue biopsy procedures.
• Medwire Repositionable breast localization needle for non-palpable mammary lesions, available in J-Type and O-Type hook wire configurations. Used by breast surgeons and radiologists prior to surgery.
• Medwire NR Breast localization needle for non-palpable mammary lesions in single wire configuration, also available in marked and stiffened versions.
• Hepamed Menghini kit for liver biopsy using the histological aspiration biopsy technique without ultrasound imaging. Used by hepatologists and interventional radiologists.
• Sonomed Full-core biopsy system for ultrasound-guided histological aspiration biopsy with ultra thin sharpened cannula.
• Sonogun Reusable aspiration gun usable with disposable needle Sonomed, lightweight and compatible with 10ml and 12ml syringes.
• Medlock Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration system with special safe and atraumatic extraction cannula and coloured-code ergonomic handle. ETO sterilized with 5-year shelf life.
• Hemax Bone marrow biopsy system with special HM or HF safe and atraumatic extraction cannula, available in Diamond, Aspiration, and Fish Mouth tip configurations.
• Medbone Bone marrow biopsy needle for performing bone marrow biopsy in the iliac crest.
• Neo Oxus Bone marrow biopsy needle for performing bone marrow biopsy (NX) and bone marrow explant (EN) in the iliac crest.
• Med-B Bone marrow biopsy needle for iliac crest biopsy with special cap for safe sample removal.
• Handlex Bone marrow aspiration system with ergonomic handle HN, also available in explant/transplant version HD, featuring triple sharpened tip cannula and adjustable depth setter.
• Perfectus Bone marrow aspiration system PS, also available in explant/transplant version PF.
• Mielox Bone marrow aspiration system with special handle design for comfortable procedure and firm grip.
• Medcut Automatic biopsy system with 11/22 mm penetration depth, firing trigger in proximal position, and sharpened cannula.
• Lux2 Semi-automatic spring-loaded biopsy system with detachable cannula for multiple procedures, 15/22 mm penetration depth.
• Velox 2 Semi-automatic spring-loaded biopsy system with adjustable penetration depth.
• Bio-feather Semi-automatic spring-loaded biopsy system with ergonomic shape and adjustable penetration depth (10/22 mm).
• Medcore Automatic reusable biopsy system usable with disposable needle Unicore, lightweight (190 gr) with adjustable penetration depth (16/22 mm).
• Medgun Automatic reusable biopsy system usable with disposable needle Unigun, lightweight (220 gr) with safety switch.
• M-Gun Automatic reusable biopsy system usable with disposable needle Universal, lightweight (250 gr) with 22 mm penetration depth.
• Unimed Soft tissue biopsy needles compatible with different reusable biopsy guns, with centimeter markings and optional sliding stopper.
• Unicut Disposable biopsy needle compatible with BIP EvoCore, Uromed Corazor, and Bard Magnum automatic reusable biopsy systems.
• Unicore Medcore-compatible biopsy needle also usable with Bard Magnum automatic reusable biopsy system.
• Unigun Medgun-compatible biopsy needle.
• Universal M-Gun-compatible biopsy needle also usable with Bard/Biopty and US Biopsy/MBD-23 reusable guns.
• Cox Standard coaxial introducer needle used for single access in multiple biopsies, also available with blunt stylet.
• Cox (Blunt Stylet) Coaxial introducer needle with blunt stylet to reduce risk of organ damage.
• Cox Special Coaxial introducer needle for single access in multiple biopsies.
• Facile Tru-cut manual biopsy system usable with CF introducer coaxial needle.
• FNA Fine aspiration needles for cytological and microhistological biopsy with different tip versions: Chiba, Quincke, Westcott, and Franseen.
• Sinurep Breast localization needle for non-palpable mammary lesions.
• Amniox Special sharpened needles for transabdominal retrieval of amniotic fluid and chorionic villi during prenatal diagnosis.
• Villox Special sharpened needles for transabdominal retrieval of chorionic villi during prenatal diagnosis.
• Villo-kit Kit for transabdominal retrieval of chorionic villi during prenatal diagnosis using introducer coaxial needle technique.
• Toraset Thoracentesis set for aspiration of pleural exudates, available in manual and automatic (Toramatic) versions.
• Paraset Paracentesis set for aspiration of ascetic fluid with waste bag, non-return valve, drainage tap, and a wide range of needle options.
• Veress Needle Special needle for paracentesis, thoracentesis procedures, and pre-laparoscopy gas insufflation.
• OEM Contract Manufacturing Service Contract manufacturing service for developing, manufacturing, and marketing biopsy, interventional, and special needle products to other medical device companies' specifications. Leverages 100% in-house manufacturing capabilities and EC/FDA regulatory compliance.

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hologic: Women's health leader whose Breast Health division (SenoMark, ATEC, Eviva) directly competes with Medax's Medwire breast localization needles for non-palpable lesion localization in senology departments.
• Merit Medical Systems: Interventional medical device manufacturer with a meaningful biopsy and drainage needle portfolio; comparable go-to-market selling biopsy and interventional consumables to hospitals and interventional radiologists.
• Cook Medical: Privately held global medical device company with a broad biopsy and interventional needle portfolio (e.g., Cook biopsy needles, bone marrow needles), competing with Medax across radiology, oncology, and OB/Gyn use cases.
• Argon Medical Devices: Specialty manufacturer of biopsy, drainage, and interventional devices; competes directly with Medax in soft tissue core biopsy needles, bone marrow biopsy systems, and drainage needles sold to hospitals worldwide.
• BD (Becton Dickinson): Global medical device leader whose BD Interventional segment (including the legacy Bard biopsy needle line, e.g., Bard Magnum) directly competes with Medax in core, soft tissue, and bone marrow biopsy needles sold to radiology departments.

Emerging players

• Mermaid Medical: Denmark-based niche player in biopsy needles, drainage catheters, and interventional accessories; comparable as a smaller European competitor overlapping with Medax's biopsy and body fluid treatment lines.
• AprioMed: Sweden-based specialist in core biopsy and soft tissue biopsy needles with similar niche focus to Medax; competes in the same European radiology and oncology channels with comparable specialty-only positioning.
• INRAD Inc. US specialty manufacturer of core biopsy needles and biopsy needle guidance devices; competes with Medax's soft tissue biopsy systems in radiology and interventional radiology departments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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