Biofibre Hair

Name

Biofibre Hair

Legal name

Medicap Srl

Website

https://biofibre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Carpi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales (Biocompatible Hair Fibers): Sale of CE-certified biocompatible artificial hair fibers and implantation instruments (Automatic Hair Implant System and manual Implanter) to certified medical professionals and clinics. Revenue generated from product sales to trained physicians who perform the procedures.
2. Medical Training and Certification Services: Revenue from exclusive training courses and master programs for physicians seeking certification to perform the Biofibre hair implant technique. Graduates receive diplomas enabling them to use the Medicap system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Biofibre Hair (Medicap Srl) manufactures and distributes biocompatible artificial hair fibers and implantation instruments for the medical treatment of male and female alopecia. The product portfolio includes the Capelli Artificiali Biocompatibili 4.0 fiber line, Alta Densità high-density fibers, the Automatic 4.0 automated implant system, manual Implanter tools, and a dedicated Hair Care Set for post-implant maintenance. The company also operates the MEDICAP 4.0 Academy, which trains and certifies physicians to perform the implant procedure.

Product overview

Medicap produces and distributes a complete system of Biocompatible Artificial Hair products and Hair Implant Instruments (manual Implanter and Automatic Implanter) for the correction of male and female alopecia. The core offering consists of Capelli Artificiali Biocompatibili 4.0 and Capelli Medicap Alta Densità 4.0 hair fibers, which are implanted using either the Automatic 4.0 Hair Implant System or the manual Implanter Medicap. The Hair Care Set provides post-procedure maintenance. All products are classified as Medical Devices certified with CE 0373 mark, meeting MDR 2017/745 safety and efficacy requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biofibre®: Brand name for artificial biocompatible hair implant system, including Capelli Artificiali Biocompatibili 4.0 products and the Medicap® 4.0 Hair Implant System
• Medicap® 4.0 Hair Implant System
• Automatic Medicap® 4.0 Hair Implant System
• Medicap® Alta Densità 4.0
• Implanter Medicap®

Products and services

• Capelli Artificiali Biocompatibili 4.0

Quantifiable outcome

• Triple hair density achievable with Alta Densità products while implanting only a single fiber

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Capillus: US-based developer of laser cap devices (Capillus272) for hair regrowth, FDA-cleared. Competes with Biofibre in the hair loss treatment market using a non-invasive approach targeting overlapping alopecia patients.
• Theradome: Developer of laser helmet devices for hair regrowth (LH80 PRO). Competes with Biofibre in the alopecia treatment market using a non-invasive, home-use approach targeting similar patient demographics.
• Lexington International (HairMax): Manufacturer of laser-based hair growth devices (LaserBand, LaserComb) for androgenetic alopecia. Targets the same alopecia patient base as Biofibre with a non-invasive alternative, and overlaps in selling through physician and consumer channels.
• Apira Science (iGrow): Manufacturer of FDA-cleared low-level laser therapy hair growth helmets. Offers an alternative non-invasive hair loss treatment that competes for the same patient base as Biofibre's artificial hair implants.

Others

• Cole Instruments: Manufacturer of manual and motorized FUE hair transplant instruments used by surgeons worldwide. An enabling supplier in the hair restoration ecosystem that competes for physician adoption budgets against Biofibre's implant systems.

Broad incumbents

• Venus Concept: Global medical aesthetic device company selling energy-based platforms (laser, RF) used in hair restoration and aesthetic practices. Overlaps with Biofibre in supplying physician-channel medical devices for the alopecia treatment workflow, though at broader portfolio scale.
• Bosley: Largest US hair restoration clinic network, performing FUE/FUT transplants. A direct competitive threat in the hair restoration services category, offering the natural-hair alternative to Biofibre's artificial fiber implants.
• Sisram Medical (Alma Lasers): Hong Kong/Israeli-listed aesthetic medical device company offering laser, RF, and ultrasound platforms used by clinics for hair restoration and other aesthetic indications. A broad incumbent in physician-channel aesthetic medical devices overlapping with Biofibre's hair restoration focus.

Direct peers

• Restoration Robotics (ARTAS): Developer of the ARTAS robotic hair transplant system, the most prominent technology-driven alternative to Biofibre's artificial hair implants. Both companies sell medical device systems to physicians for hair restoration, though ARTAS uses automated FUE extraction of natural hair while Biofibre implants artificial fibers.
• Nido Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of biocompatible artificial hair implant systems and fibers, the closest direct competitor to Medicap in the artificial hair implant category. Both companies sell proprietary fiber products and implantation instruments to trained physicians for treating alopecia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/biofibremedicap
• Instagraminstagram.com/biofibre
• Xx.com/BiofibreHair
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medicap-srl

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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