Laboratório São Judas Tadeu

What Laboratório São Judas Tadeu does

Laboratório São Judas Tadeu is a regional clinical analysis laboratory headquartered in Vazante, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founded on March 7, 1988, by pharmaceutical biochemist Nilza Maia de Assis Alves, the laboratory performs routine clinical diagnostics, including blood, feces, urine, and microbiological testing, using automated and semi-automated analysis equipment. The facility participates in the PNCQ (Programa Nacional de Controle de Qualidade) external quality control program, indicating adherence to recognized Brazilian laboratory quality standards.

The laboratory operates a single physical site and supplements in-person service with a home sample collection service and an online portal for delivery of results. Revenue is generated on a fee-for-service basis from two customer segments: individual consumers paying directly at the point of service, and patients covered by a network of 16 health insurance plans and institutional partnerships (convênios), including municipal governments, CASSI (Banco do Brasil employees), Hapvida, and COPASA. Payment is collected either directly from patients or via reimbursement from partner plans.

The business model is a traditional regional clinical lab: local brand and physician-referral relationships drive walk-in volume, while the convênio network provides institutional patient flow. There are no public financial disclosures, no disclosed technology partnerships beyond standard analyzers, and no reported expansion beyond the Vazante location.

Name

Laboratório São Judas Tadeu

Legal name

Laboratório São Judas Tadeu

Website

https://labsaojudastadeu.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Laboratório São Judas Tadeu is a regional clinical analysis laboratory in Vazante, Minas Gerais, Brazil, founded in 1988, providing blood, feces, urine, and microbiological testing to individual consumers and 16 partner health plans and institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Laboratories (HLAFAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microbiology & Infectious Disease Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAD), Occupational Health & Employer Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAK)

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory services
• Diagnostic testing services
• Blood analysis services
• Microbiological examinations
• Home specimen collection

Headquarters

HQ city

Vazante

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Laboratory Testing Services: Laboratory generates revenue through diagnostic testing services for individual patients and institutional clients. Services are billed through health insurance plans (convênios) or direct payment. Home collection services are offered free of charge when scheduled 24 hours in advance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Laboratório São Judas Tadeu is a clinical analysis laboratory that performs diagnostic testing on patient specimens, including blood tests, feces tests, urine tests, and microbiological examinations. Services are delivered through a walk-in laboratory location in Vazante/MG, with optional home specimen collection, and results are released to patients and physicians via a secure online portal.

Product overview

Laboratório São Judas Tadeu is a traditional clinical analysis laboratory founded in 1988 in Vazante, Minas Gerais, offering a unified diagnostic services portfolio. The core offering comprises four main laboratory test categories: blood tests (exames de sangue), feces tests (exames de fezes), urine tests (exames de urinas), and microbiological tests (exames microbiológicos). Supporting these core services, the laboratory provides an online results portal where patients and physicians can securely access test results, and a home collection service (coletas domiciliares) that allows specimens to be collected at patients' residences for added convenience. All services are backed by participation in the Programa Nacional de Controle de Qualidade (PNCQ) proficiency testing program and continuous quality improvement practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exames de Sangue (Blood Tests)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Alves & Maia LtdaminorOthersHealth insurance plan (convênio) providing coverage for laboratory testing services to plan members.
• Câmara Municipal de VazanteminorOthersMunicipal government entity providing health coverage for employees through laboratory services.
• Caixa de Assistência dos Funcionários do Banco do Brasil (CASSI)minorOthersHealth insurance plan for Banco do Brasil employees providing coverage for laboratory testing services.
• Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA)minorOthersState water utility company providing health coverage for employees through laboratory services.
• Engemed Saúde Ocupacional Ltda.minorOthersOccupational health services provider with health plan coverage for laboratory testing.
• Clínica Cristo Rei Ltda.minorOthersHealthcare clinic partner providing referrals for laboratory testing services.
• Instituto de Previdência dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais (IPSEMG)minorOthersState employee pension institute providing health coverage for members through laboratory services.
• Parex Service Ltda.minorOthersHealth insurance plan provider covering laboratory testing services.
• HapvidaminorOthersLarge health insurance operator providing coverage for laboratory testing services.
• Abertta SaúdeminorOthersHealth insurance plan provider covering laboratory testing services.
• Prefeitura Municipal de VazanteminorOthersMunicipal government providing health coverage for employees through laboratory services.
• PromedminorOthersHealth insurance plan provider covering laboratory testing services.
• Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI)minorOthersNational industrial training service providing health coverage for employees and students.
• VitallisminorOthersHealth insurance plan provider covering laboratory testing services.
• WCA RH - Belo Horizonte LtdaminorOthersHuman resources company providing health coverage for employees through laboratory services.
• Willemita LtdaminorOthersHealth insurance plan provider covering laboratory testing services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Others

• Hapvida: Large Brazilian health-plan operator with vertically integrated diagnostic assets. Listed as a convênio partner of the subject lab; relevant as both a payer relationship and a potential vertically integrated competitor that could internalize lab volume.
• Bioclin: Brazilian manufacturer and supplier of clinical laboratory reagents and diagnostic kits. Not a direct competitor, but a key supplier class for regional labs like the subject company that rely on automated/semi-automated analyzers.

Broad incumbents

• Fleury S.A. Premium Brazilian diagnostics brand offering extensive clinical and specialty testing with strong digital patient portal. Comparable in core clinical analysis services, but competes in higher-tier segments and metropolitan markets rather than interior regional cities.
• Hermes Pardini: Large Brazilian clinical analysis laboratory with broad test menu including specialty and reference testing. Direct overlap with the subject lab's clinical chemistry and microbiology offerings, but operates nationally and with significantly more automation and digital integration.
• Sabin Diagnósticos e Saúde: Mid-to-large Brazilian clinical diagnostics chain offering routine and specialty testing across multiple states. Highly comparable in core service mix (blood, urine, microbiology) and convênio-driven model, but operates at national scale rather than in a single regional site.
• Diagnósticos da América (DASA): Largest diagnostics company in Brazil, offering clinical analysis, imaging, and specialized molecular testing. Comparable in core clinical lab services, but with vastly greater scale, test menu breadth, and digital infrastructure than the subject regional lab.
• Alliança Laboratório: Brazilian regional diagnostics chain focused on routine clinical analysis with strong convênio relationships. Overlaps with the subject lab in service portfolio and B2B2C payer dynamics, but serves multiple cities rather than a single site.

Regional players

• Laboratório Lustosa: Regional Brazilian clinical analysis laboratory offering similar routine and microbiology panels with convênio partnerships. Closely comparable in scale and service mix, but based in a different Brazilian region (Minas Gerais capital region), making it a regional rather than direct competitor.
• Laboratório Geraldo Lustosa: Regional Minas Gerais clinical analysis laboratory with a comparable test menu and convênio-driven model. Most relevant as a same-state peer; if it expanded into the Alto Paranaíba/Noroeste corridor it would be a direct competitive threat.
• Laboratório São Lucas: Regional Brazilian clinical lab chain offering routine clinical analysis with home collection services. Comparable service mix and patient-facing value proposition to the subject lab, though typically based in different metropolitan areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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