Medicatech

What Medicatech does

Medicatech (legal entity: MEDICATECH SA) is a privately held Swiss medical device services company founded in 1979 and headquartered in Aubonne, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The company operates a single-site biomedical mechanical workshop staffed by 11–50 employees, serving hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities exclusively in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Its core business is the in-house repair and maintenance of surgical instruments, flexible and rigid endoscopes, and sterilization containers, conducted under binocular microscopes by precision mechanics and supported by ISO 13485:2016-certified processes for medical device classes I–III. Each device is registered in proprietary traceability software that captures unit-level repair history, operator data, and lifespan statistics, with permanent marking applied via laser (Datamix), nano-percussion, and electrochemical techniques. Medicatech is the exclusive Swiss distributor for Landanger surgical instruments and provides manufacturer-authorized technical service for Medline Europe's Steriset sterilization containers and TEINNOVA's hospital cleaning robots.

The company operates four core service pillars — surgical instrument repair (across ten surgical categories including micro-surgery, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, neurosurgery, electrosurgery, orthopaedics, ENT, urology, gynecology, and general instrumentation), new instrumentation sales (with exclusive Landanger distribution), flexible and rigid endoscopy maintenance (covering Olympus, Pentax, Fuji, Storz, and other brands with 1,300 in-stock references and 2,300 qualified parts for flexible scopes), and sterilization container supply, replacement, and biennial servicing (with average 10-year container lifespan). In June 2024, it added custom-made sterilization basket manufacturing for high-precision disciplines such as ophthalmology and microsurgery. The business is monetized through a mix of transactional repair services (CHF 140/hour ex-VAT, with 5-working-day standard turnaround and 24-hour express option), hardware sales (with free shipping above CHF 500 and 48-hour delivery), equipment rental (weekly minimum billing with loan scopes dispatched within 8 working hours), and Full-Package subscription contracts that bundle repair, replacement, and sales into 3-year quarterly-fee arrangements covering 100% of instrumentation or 60–70% optics repair rates. Distribution is direct via regional pickup routes, Swiss Post delivery, and customer pickup at headquarters, supported by content marketing, a multilingual website (FR/EN/DE/IT), LinkedIn presence, and participation in industry conferences.

Name

Medicatech

Legal name

MEDICATECH SA

Website

https://medicatech.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medicatech is a privately held Swiss medical device services company founded in 1979, operating a single-site biomedical workshop in Aubonne that repairs, maintains, and supplies surgical instruments, flexible and rigid endoscopes, and sterilization containers to hospitals and clinics across Switzerland and Liechtenstein under ISO 13485:2016 certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Repair Services

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Open & Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments (Handheld, Laparoscopic, MIS) (HLAHADAA)

Keywords

• Surgical instrument repair
• Medical device maintenance
• Endoscope servicing
• Sterilization containers
• Medical device distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Aubonne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Repair and maintenance services: Core revenue stream from repairing surgical instruments, endoscopes, and scopes. Charged at CHF 140/hour (excluding VAT) for repair services. Includes free quotes and 6-month warranty on repairs. Collection via regional pickup service or mail with specialized cases.
2. New instrumentation and endoscopy product sales: Sale of new surgical instruments from major brands and exclusive Landanger distribution in Switzerland. Products include micro-surgery, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, neurosurgery, electrosurgery, orthopaedics, gynecology, urology, ENT and general instrumentation. Free shipping for orders over CHF 500 in Switzerland.
3. Full package contracts: All-inclusive contract solutions combining repair, replacement and sales across three business areas. Based on quarterly fee with 3-year contracts. Includes Instrumentation Package (100% coverage), Eco-Package Optics (60-70% repair rate average), Flexible Endoscopy Package (4 coverage levels), and Sterilization Container Package (preventive maintenance every 2 years).
4. Equipment rental and loan services:
5. Custom sterilization basket manufacturing: On-demand fabrication of custom sterilization baskets designed to protect fragile medical devices, particularly for high-precision surgery disciplines such as ophthalmology and microsurgery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Medicatech supplies, maintains, and repairs surgical instruments for Swiss healthcare facilities. Its core activities are surgical instrument repair across 10 specialties, flexible and rigid endoscopy maintenance, sterilization container supply and servicing, and sale of new surgical instrumentation (with exclusive Landanger distribution in Switzerland). All repairs are performed in-house at its Aubonne biomedical mechanical workshop using proprietary traceability software and advanced marking technologies, complemented by Full Package multi-year service contracts.

Product overview

Medicatech is a Swiss medical device services company founded in 1979, operating across four core service pillars — surgical instrument repair, instrumentation sales, flexible and rigid endoscopy, and sterilisation containers — unified under its 'Repair-Replace-Sale' philosophy. The company operates a biomedical mechanical workshop that is a leader in surgical instrument maintenance and repair, serving all major brands across ten surgical categories (micro-surgery, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, neurosurgery, electrosurgery, orthopaedics, ENT, urology, gynaecology, and general instrumentation). Its instrumentation arm holds exclusive Swiss distribution rights for LANDANGER. The endoscopy division maintains and repairs both flexible endoscopes (Olympus, Pentax, Fuji, Storz) and rigid scopes/optics across all brands, with its own dedicated stock of over 1,300 product references. The sterilisation container line covers sale, replacement, and revision services. These core offerings are bundled into 'Full Packages' — quarterly-fee service contracts (3-year terms) covering instrumentation, optics (Eco-Package), flexible endoscopy, and sterilisation containers. In 2024, Medicatech launched custom-made sterilisation baskets as a new product line for protecting fragile instruments in high-precision disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surgical Instrument Repair Repair of surgical instruments across 10 categories (micro-surgery, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, neurosurgery, electrosurgery, orthopaedics, ENT, urology, gynaecology, and general instrumentation), performed in-house under binocular microscopes with proprietary software-based traceability and 6-month warranty. Targets Swiss hospitals and clinics.
• Instrumentation (Sale and Exclusivity) Sale of surgical instruments across all major brands and exclusive Swiss distribution rights for LANDANGER in general instrumentation, arthroscopy, electrosurgery, ortho-vertèbre, ENT, gynaecology, and urology; delivered via a short distribution channel from own stock.
• Flexible Endoscopy Maintenance and repair of flexible endoscopes from Olympus, Pentax, Fuji, and Storz, with a permanent stock of 1,300 product references and 2,300 qualified parts, per-part traceability, and average turnaround under 14 days for common repairs.
• Rigid Endoscopy (Scopes/Optics) Repair and sale of rigid endoscopes (optics) for all major brands (Storz, Olympus, Landanger, Wolf, Stryker, Comeg, Aesculap) across laparoscopy, arthroscopy, ENT, cystoscopy, hysteroscopy, and ureteroscopy. Includes cold-light cables and adapters; repairs use fixed pricing and Datamix laser marking.
• Sterilisation Containers Sale, replacement, and revision servicing of aluminium and stainless steel sterilisation containers with reusable or single-use filter options and a wide range of cover/tub colours and sizes. Revision services include tub, cover, filters, rivets, nuts, closure systems, leak-proofing, and seals. Average lifespan of 10 years.
• Full Packages All-inclusive service bundles combining repair, replacement, and sale across four packages: Instrumentation Package (100% coverage, quarterly fee, 3-year contract), Scope Eco-Package (100% optics coverage, quarterly fee, 3-year renewable), Flexible Endoscopy Package (4 coverage levels), and Sterilisation Container Package (new containers, biennial preventive maintenance, repairs, and replacement).
• Custom-Made Sterilisation Baskets Custom-fabricated sterilisation baskets precisely sized to each instrument's dimensions with calibrated protections, designed to protect fragile medical devices (DMx) during retreatment and intra-hospital transport. Targeted at high-precision surgical disciplines such as ophthalmology and microsurgery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60-70% of optics repaired through Eco-Package, reducing replacement costs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TEINNOVAcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2023Spanish company TEINNOVA signed a collaboration agreement with Medicatech in October 2023, making Medicatech their exclusive technical service in Switzerland. TEINNOVA produces innovative cleaning robots for air distribution systems in large facilities like hospitals. Medicatech will maintain and repair these cutting-edge cleaning robots.
• Medline EuropecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 September 2023Medline Europe, a global medical products distributor, selected Medicatech as their exclusive technical service provider in Switzerland for Steriset (formerly Wagner) sterilization containers. Medicatech provides maintenance, repair, and sales of these containers, having been trained and certified by the manufacturer.
• LandangercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2022Exclusive Swiss distribution partnership for Landanger surgical instruments. Landanger is the No. 1 in France for reusable surgical instruments and present in over 75 countries. Medicatech provides the entire Landanger range including general instrumentation, arthroscopy, electrosurgery, ortho-vertebrae, ENT, gynecology, and urology products through a short distribution channel from their own stocks.
• IG WIG (Interessengemeinschaft für Wiederaufbereitung im Gesundheitswesen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry group for medical device reprocessing in healthcare. Medicatech is a member alongside Instru-Rep AG and HERMED Medizintechnik Schweiz AG. The group collectively addresses Swissmedic regarding third-party repair regulations and lobbies for clearer maintenance authorization guidelines.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Getinge AB: Large European medical technology company with sterilization, surgical workflows and instrument reprocessing offerings, comparable to Medicatech's sterilization container and instrumentation service lines at the enterprise-hospital level.
• STERIS plc: Global sterilization, infection prevention and surgical instrument service provider with broad portfolio including sterilization containers and instrument reprocessing services, overlapping with Medicatech's sterilization container and Full Package offerings.
• Medline Industries, LP: Global medical products manufacturer and distributor that selected Medicatech as its exclusive Swiss technical service provider for Steriset containers — a hybrid partner/competitor with broad sterilization and surgical supply reach in Europe.
• Aesculap (B. Braun): Major surgical instrument manufacturer with integrated service and reprocessing capabilities; competes with Medicatech's repair and Full Package offerings and supplies instruments Medicatech services.
• KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG: Global endoscope and rigid optics manufacturer with its own service network; competes with Medicatech's rigid endoscopy and optics repair offering and represents both an OEM service rival and a brand Medicatech services.
• Olympus Corporation: Global flexible endoscope manufacturer with extensive OEM service programs; Medicatech services Olympus flexible endoscopes as a third party while competing with Olympus service contracts for the same Swiss hospital customers.
• Stryker Corporation: Global medical device manufacturer with comprehensive surgical instrument and endoscopy service programs that compete with Medicatech's third-party repair offering while also being a brand whose instruments Medicatech services.

Emerging players

• Soma Tech Intl: US-based medical equipment refurbishment, repair and sales company that overlaps with Medicatech's instrument repair and resale model, though serving a different geographic market and customer mix.

Direct peers

• HERMED Medizintechnik Schweiz AG: Swiss medical device service provider and IG WIG member offering surgical instrument repair, endoscopy service, and sterilization container maintenance — closely overlapping Medicatech's core four service pillars within Switzerland.
• Instru-Rep AG: Swiss surgical instrument and endoscopy repair specialist and fellow IG WIG member, directly comparable in service portfolio, customer base (Swiss hospitals), and regulatory positioning to Medicatech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medicatech

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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