MVO

What MVO does

MVO is a French medical device sterilization services provider founded in 2008 and headquartered in Le Mans. Operating 16 sterilization units across France with approximately 350 employees, the company serves public and private hospitals, clinics, and healthcare groups requiring reliable sterilization of reusable surgical instruments. The service platform spans in-situ sterilization at client facilities, ex-situ processing at MVO-owned units, mobile sterilization units deployable across Europe during client renovations or emergencies, and low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization for heat-sensitive devices including Da Vinci robot optics and critical endoscopes. MVO complements its core services with proprietary digital tooling (LogiBOP® surgical preparation software launched May 2025), Qualiopi-certified training programs (including a new e-learning platform launched in 2025), and audit/consulting engagements covering regulatory compliance, territorial mutualization studies, and unit design/fitting.

The business model is anchored in multi-year service contracts with healthcare establishments for sterilization, supplemented by unit-priced training (from €260 to €1,250 per session), professional services for audits, and subscription licensing for LogiBOP® software. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise field sales, with regional sales representatives (chargés d'affaires itinérants) targeting healthcare groups in Normandy, IDF, Haut de France, and Grand Est. The company is family-owned (de Poix family, with Ludovic de Poix as President and Serge de Poix as founder), holds ISO 13485:2016 certification since 2010 and Qualiopi certification since 2021, and operates entirely within the French market with mobile unit capability extending across Europe.

Name

MVO

Legal name

MVO Holding

Website

https://mvo-sterilisation.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MVO is a French medical device sterilization services provider operating 16 units across France, serving hospitals and clinics with in-situ, ex-situ, and mobile sterilization, complemented by LogiBOP® surgical preparation software, certified training, and audit/consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Sterilization Services

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Sterilization Services & Contract Reprocessing (ETO/Gamma/E-beam providers) (HLAHANAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sterilization Equipment & Systems (Autoclaves, Low-Temp, ETO, H2O2, UV) (HLAHANAA)

Keywords

• Medical sterilization services
• Surgical preparation software
• Mobile sterilization units
• Endoscope reprocessing
• Healthcare compliance auditing

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sterilization Services: Core business providing medical device sterilization to healthcare establishments. Services include in-situ sterilization (onsite at client facilities), ex-situ sterilization (external processing), and mobile unit deployment. Revenue is generated through service contracts with hospitals and clinics across France.
2. Formation (Training): Certified training services for healthcare professionals in sterilization best practices. Training formats include inter-establishment (at MVO facilities), intra-establishment (at client sites), and e-learning. In 2025, trained 821 learners across 295 sessions totaling 4,963 training hours.
3. Audit & Conseil: Consulting services including functional audits, regulatory audits (BPPH compliance), quality audits, territorial audits for sterilization mutualization opportunities, and logistics audits using Lean tools (VSM). Also includes design and layout assistance for sterilization units.
4. LogiBOP® Software: Licensing of proprietary surgical preparation management software. The solution helps healthcare establishments manage their operating theatre arsenals with digital tracking and preparation optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MVO provides industrial-scale medical device sterilization services to French healthcare establishments through in-situ and ex-situ service delivery at 16 sterilization units across France. Its offering spans reusable medical device sterilization, low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization for heat-sensitive instruments, mobile sterilization units for temporary deployment, the LogiBOP® surgical preparation software, Qualiopi-certified training (classroom and e-learning), and audit/consulting services for regulatory compliance and process improvement.

Product overview

MVO is a leader in medical sterilization in France offering an integrated portfolio of services built around its core sterilization expertise. The portfolio includes in-situ and ex-situ sterilization services, mobile sterilization units (UMS) for temporary deployments, low-temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilization for heat-sensitive devices, the LogiBOP® digital software for surgical preparation management, audit and consulting services, endoscope treatment unit management, Qualiopi-certified training programs (including e-learning), and design/fitting services for new sterilization units. The offering is organized as a service platform with complementary modules that can be deployed independently or together depending on healthcare establishment needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LogiBOP®: Digital software solution for preparing surgical interventions, managing operating room arsenals, and optimizing logistics with PDA guidance and real-time tracking capabilities.

Products and services

• Stérilisation In Situ On-site medical device sterilization tailored to each healthcare establishment's organization and objectives, providing qualified proximity service with optimized treatment times. Targeted at hospitals and clinics that require consistent, regulatory-compliant sterilization capacity co-located with their surgical operations.
• Stérilisation Ex Situ External sterilization processing that frees 'noble' (high-value clinical) surfaces in healthcare establishments while delivering quality service close to in-situ standards through innovative processes and computerized communication. Targeted at healthcare establishments looking to outsource sterilization while maintaining traceability and quality.
• Stérilisation Basse Température (Low-Temperature Sterilization) Hydrogen peroxide vapor sterilization at temperatures below 60°C for heat-sensitive medical devices including Da Vinci robot optics and critical endoscopes, providing up to 3-month shelf life versus 20 minutes for standard steam sterilization and improving surgeon availability. Targeted at surgical teams using robotic and endoscopic instruments that cannot tolerate autoclave temperatures.
• Unité Mobile de Stérilisation (Mobile Sterilization Unit) Fully equipped mobile sterilization facility with 3 washer-disinfectors, return counter, 3 autoclaves, 5 recomposition workstations, sealers, PCs and supervision printers, plus transport cabinets and an adapted living base with changing rooms, office, and rest area. Deployable across Europe during client renovations, construction, or breakdowns to deliver turnkey sterilization continuity. Targeted at hospitals and clinics needing temporary sterilization capacity.
• LogiBOP® Proprietary digital software for surgical intervention preparation that manages operating theatre arsenals through ergonomic PDA-guided workflows, achieving 30-60% movement optimization and 99.9% preparation compliance with real-time progress tracking, missing item management, and substitution handling. Targeted at hospitals and surgical teams seeking to optimize operating room logistics.
• Audit & Conseil Expert audit and consulting services covering functional audits, regulatory audits (BPPH compliance), quality audits, territorial audits for sterilization mutualization opportunities, and logistics audits using Lean tools (VSM), as well as design and layout assistance for sterilization units. Targeted at healthcare establishments seeking qualitative, functional, and economic improvement of their sterilization operations.
• Endoscopie Comprehensive endoscope treatment unit management including audits and optimization services to ensure performance, regulatory compliance, and daily peace of mind for endoscopic instrument reprocessing. Targeted at healthcare establishments running endoscopic procedures that require reliable, traceable endoscope reprocessing.
• Formation (Training) Qualiopi-certified training programs for healthcare professionals covering sterilization best practices, autoclave safety, charge release, endoscopy, instrumentation, and low-temperature sterilization, delivered in inter-establishment, intra-establishment, and e-learning formats. In 2025, MVO trained 821 learners across 295 sessions totaling 4,963 training hours. Targeted at sterilization staff and healthcare professionals across 150+ establishments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.8% composition compliance rate
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and minor.

• BpifrancesupportingOthersMVO is part of the Coq Vert community, a community of business leaders committed to ecological and energy transition, partnered with Bpifrance, ADEME, and the French Ministry of Ecological Transition.
• ADEMEsupportingOthersPartner for GHG emissions assessment and sustainable development initiatives, providing tools and support for the company's BEGES (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Balance) and transition planning.
• La French CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMVO is a member of La French Care, the movement promoting excellence in healthcare in France, led by Bpifrance and the association of French healthcare actors, supporting ecosystem development and excellence for patients.
• LazareminorOthersCharitable partnership supporting housing and social reintegration of homeless people through shared living arrangements. Skipper Tanguy Le Turquais participates in sailing events (Vendée Globe) representing the association, with MVO supporting the initiative.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Matachana: Spanish sterilization equipment manufacturer and service provider. Matachana is already MVO's equipment supplier (4 mini-tunnels and 7 autoclaves at Saint-Herblain) and offers its own hospital sterilization service solutions, making it both a partner and direct competitor.
• Cantel Medical (now part of Steris): Infection prevention and sterilization consumables/services business, now integrated into Steris. Relevant comparable for MVO's consumables-led and contract-service sterilization economics.
• Steelco: Italian manufacturer of washer-disinfectors and sterilizers serving hospitals and laboratories. Steelco competes with MVO on the equipment layer that underpins MVO's service operations.
• Soluscope: French specialist in endoscope and heat-sensitive instrument reprocessing. Soluscope directly competes with MVO's Endoscopie and low-temperature H2O2 sterilization product lines within French hospitals.
• Belimed: Swiss provider of sterilization and disinfection equipment and services for hospitals. Belimed's integrated equipment-plus-service approach directly parallels MVO's autoclave-based hospital sterilization offering.
• E-BEAM Services: Contract electron-beam sterilization provider for medical devices. Comparable as a third-party sterilization service provider, although using a different modality than MVO's autoclave/H2O2 focus.

Broad incumbents

• Getinge: Swedish medtech group with a major Sterilization division offering both equipment and workflow software for sterile reprocessing departments. Comparable to MVO's in-situ/ex-situ service model and LogiBOP®-style software.
• Steris: Global leader in sterilization products, services and infection prevention. Steris's contract sterilization and hospital sterile services overlap directly with MVO's core offering, though Steris operates at much greater scale and across many geographies.
• Sterigenics (Sotera Health): Contract sterilization and lab services network with global footprint. Sterigenics' outsourced sterilization model is the closest analog to MVO's in-situ/ex-situ hospital contract model.

Regional players

• Human Meditek: South Korean specialist in low-temperature plasma sterilization systems for heat-sensitive medical devices, directly competing with MVO's hydrogen peroxide low-temperature modality in Asian markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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