What DSN Trade does

DSN Trade was a Dutch medical supply distributor headquartered in Leek, Netherlands, founded in 1990. The company distributed products across seven core care categories — Incontinence, Diabetes, Stoma, Medical Nutrition, Respiratory, Wound Care, and Infusion Therapy — serving patients, healthcare professionals (huisartsen, zorgprofessionals), healthcare institutions (zorginstellingen), and care programs (zorgprogramma's). Its offering combined a direct account management sales channel with a self-service portal (Mijn Mediq) for recurring chronic-care supply.

The business model was a classic medical supply distributor with recurring revenue from chronic-condition patients and institutional accounts. No technology stack, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary platform components are disclosed, and the self-service portal is positioned as a customer convenience layer rather than a differentiated technology asset. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees, consistent with a focused specialty distributor.

Effective October 1, 2023, DSN Trade's activities were transferred to Mediq Nederland B.V., ending independent operations. The brand and accounts are now operated within Mediq's distribution platform, and DSN Trade no longer operates as a standalone entity.

Name

DSN Trade

Legal name

Mediq Nederland B.V.

Website

https://dsntrade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DSN Trade was a Dutch medical supply distributor (founded 1990, Leek) serving patients, healthcare professionals, and institutions across seven care categories; its activities were transferred to Mediq Nederland B.V. on October 1, 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DSN Trade distributes medical and hospital supplies across seven care categories—incontinence care, diabetes care, stoma care, medical nutrition, respiratory care, wound care, and infusion therapy—to patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare institutions in the Netherlands. Following the October 1, 2023 transfer to Mediq Nederland B.V., these activities continue under the Mediq brand with the same account managers and a self-service patient portal (Mijn Mediq).

Product overview

DSN Trade, now part of Mediq, is a healthcare supply company serving patients and healthcare professionals. Its product portfolio is organized around seven core care categories: Incontinence Care (Continentiezorg), Diabetes Care (Diabeteszorg), Stoma Care (Stomazorg), Medical Nutrition (Medische voeding), Respiratory Care (Luchtwegzorg), Wound Care (Wondzorg), and Infusion Therapy (Infuustherapie). The company also provides patient-facing services including a customer portal (Mijn Mediq), order management, and customer support for patients, healthcare professionals, and care institutions. Following the transfer to Mediq Nederland BV on 1 October 2023, DSN Trade's operations and customer relationships are now managed under the Mediq brand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Continentiezorg (Incontinence Care)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mediq Nederland BVStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023DSN Trade's operations were fully transferred to Mediq Nederland BV effective 1 October 2023. This transfer was intended to improve service quality for DSN Trade customers by integrating them into Mediq's broader healthcare supply infrastructure. Existing DSN Trade account managers and contact persons became part of the Mediq team, ensuring continuity of service for existing customers.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• B. Braun Melsungen: B. Braun is a large European medical device and pharmaceutical supplier with a strong footprint in infusion therapy, wound care, and continence. It is a broad incumbent whose product portfolio overlaps with multiple DSN Trade categories and serves the same Dutch and European healthcare institutions.
• Henry Schein: Henry Schein is a global distributor of healthcare products to office-based practitioners, hospitals, and home-care providers. Its broad medical supply portfolio is comparable to DSN Trade's role as a Dutch multi-category medical supply distributor.
• Owens & Minor: Owens & Minor is a large U.S.-headquartered distributor of medical and surgical supplies, with a growing Patient Direct home-care business. Its home-health distribution model is comparable to DSN Trade's direct-to-patient and institution medical supply distribution.
• McKesson: McKesson is a global pharmaceutical and medical supply distributor with a substantial medical-surgical business and home-care presence. Its medical distribution and home-care operations are comparable to DSN Trade's role as a multi-category medical supply wholesaler.
• Cardinal Health: Cardinal Health is a major U.S. healthcare services and product distribution company with medical and at-home supply businesses. Its medical product distribution function and at-home solutions segment are comparable to DSN Trade's medical supply distribution activities.
• Medline Industries: Medline is one of the largest privately held medical supply manufacturers and distributors globally, with a broad portfolio of medical, surgical, and home-care products. It is a broad incumbent operating in adjacent home-care categories that DSN Trade serves, including wound care, continence, and general medical supplies.

Direct peers

• Convatec: ConvaTec provides stoma, continence, advanced wound, and infusion care products globally. It is a direct competitor in the same specialty home-care categories DSN Trade distributed, with overlapping patient and healthcare-professional customers across Europe.
• Coloplast: Coloplast is a global manufacturer and distributor of ostomy, continence, wound, and skin care products. It directly overlaps with several of DSN Trade's core specialty categories (stoma/continence/wound care) and serves the same patient and clinician customer base in the Netherlands and broader Europe.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Mölnlycke is a Swedish-headquartered specialist in wound care and surgical solutions. Its wound care portfolio is a direct overlap with DSN Trade's Wondzorg line and serves the same Dutch and European hospital, home-care, and clinician customer base.
• Mediq: Mediq is the parent company that absorbed DSN Trade's activities on 1 October 2023. It is a leading European distributor of medical devices and home-care supplies, directly comparable in product portfolio (continence, stoma, wound, diabetes, infusion, respiratory, medical nutrition) and customer base (patients, GPs, hospitals, and care institutions).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MediqNV
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• Instagraminstagram.com/mediq.nl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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