Ecomed

What Ecomed does

Ecomed is a private reproductive medicine and IVF clinic group founded in 1995 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and recognized as the first IVF center in Central Asia. The company operates a network of 14 clinic locations spanning all major Kazakhstan cities including Almaty, Astana, Shymkent, Atyrau, Aktobe, Aktau, Taraz, Kyzylorda, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Turkestan, and Uralsk, and is led by founder Saltanat Baikoshkarova, recognized as the founder of IVF in Kazakhstan with over 25 years of reproductive medicine experience.

The company's core offering is a full-cycle infertility treatment platform, built on standard assisted reproductive technologies including IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection), IUI (Intrauterine Insemination), embryo cryopreservation, and preimplantation genetic testing. Ecomed differentiates through an in-house donor bank (sperm, oocyte, and surrogate mother programs), integrated pregnancy management services, and an Embryoscope Plus embryo monitoring capability. Adjacent clinical lines include gynecology, urology (including spermogram analysis and male infertility workups), and a diagnostic center. The clinic has documented 30,000+ births cumulatively and reports a 40% per-cycle pregnancy success rate.

Ecomed operates a direct-to-consumer, professional services revenue model. Patients are acquired through the multilingual website (Russian, Kazakh, English), online appointment booking, Instagram presence (@ecomed.kz), and notably through the Kazakhstan presidential 'Angsagan Sabi' program, which allocates 7,000 state-funded IVF quotas annually and reduced wait times from 7-8 years to 12 months. Pricing is partially disclosed: pregnancy management is priced at 250,000 KZT and surrogate mother compensation starts at 3,000,000 KZT, while IVF program pricing requires consultation. The company is founder-owned with no institutional investors, has launched an affiliated training entity (AIRT-Ecomed), and has no public listing.

Name

Ecomed

Legal name

Ecomed

Website

https://ecomed.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ecomed is a private IVF and reproductive medicine clinic group operating 14 facilities across Kazakhstan. Founded in 1995 as the first IVF center in Central Asia, it delivers the full-cycle infertility treatment platform — IVF, ICSI, donor bank, surrogacy, cryopreservation, genetic testing, and pregnancy management — to infertile couples and surrogacy seekers, with significant volume from the state-funded 'Angsagan Sabi' program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fertility & Reproductive Medicine Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAJAD

Fertility, Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Women’s & Children’s Health Providers

SECONDARYHLAKAJAC

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (IVF/Fertility)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN)

Keywords

• IVF treatment
• Reproductive medicine
• Fertility services
• Surrogacy programs
• Cryopreservation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Almaty

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IVF Treatment Services: Core revenue from in vitro fertilization programs including stimulation, egg retrieval, fertilization, embryo transfer, and related medical procedures for treating infertility.
2. Pregnancy Management: Prenatal care services including regular examinations, laboratory testing, ultrasound, and obstetrician consultations throughout pregnancy.
3. Government Quota Programs: Revenue from state-funded IVF treatments through the 'Angsagan Sabi' program which provides quotas for citizens seeking infertility treatment.
4. Surrogacy Programs: Surrogate mother services including compensation arrangements for gestational carriers (from 3,000,000 KZT).
5. Donor Programs: Sperm donor, oocyte donor, and surrogate mother recruitment and matching services.
6. Urology and Diagnostic Services: Urology treatments, diagnostic testing, spermogram analysis, and related men's health services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ecomed operates a network of 14 reproductive medicine clinics across Kazakhstan, founded in 1995 in Almaty as the first IVF center in Central Asia. The company provides full-cycle infertility treatment including IVF, ICSI, donor egg and sperm programs, surrogacy, cryopreservation, genetic testing, pregnancy management, gynecology, urology, and diagnostic services. Patients are treated directly through Ecomed's own clinic network, with some procedures funded through government IVF quotas.

Product overview

Ecomed is a reproductive medicine clinic offering a unified platform of fertility and reproductive health services. The core offering centers on IVF programs (including quota-based OSMS coverage), supported by integrated modules including cryopreservation, genetic testing, donor programs (sperm, oocyte, and surrogate mothers), pregnancy management, gynecology, and urology. The clinic operates its own donor bank and surrogate mother program, providing a full cycle of infertility treatment from diagnosis through pregnancy follow-up care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IVF Treatment Program Full-cycle in-vitro fertilization treatment for individuals and couples experiencing infertility, including standard IVF and ICSI procedures, delivered through Ecomed's 14 clinics across Kazakhstan.
• Donor Gamete Program Program providing donor sperm and donor eggs for patients who cannot use their own gametes, drawing on Ecomed's accumulated donor bank inventory.
• Surrogacy Program Coordination and clinical management of surrogacy arrangements for patients unable to carry a pregnancy themselves, delivered through Ecomed's clinic network.
• Cryopreservation Services (Cryotechnologies) Long-term storage and cryopreservation of sperm, eggs, and embryos using advanced laboratory technology, available to patients undergoing fertility treatment or wishing to preserve fertility.
• Genetic Testing Preimplantation and reproductive genetic testing to screen embryos and gametes for genetic conditions, supporting informed embryo selection during IVF cycles.
• Pregnancy Management Clinical management of pregnancy following successful conception via IVF or other assisted reproduction, provided to patients within the Ecomed clinic network.
• Gynecology Services General gynecological consultations and treatment provided to women as part of Ecomed's broader women's health offering.
• Urology Services Urological consultations and treatment for male patients, supporting Ecomed's reproductive medicine practice and broader male health offering.
• Diagnostic Center Diagnostic services including laboratory and imaging tests to support fertility evaluations, reproductive medicine procedures, and general patient assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ children born through the clinic's programs
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Angsagan Sabi Program (Government of Kazakhstan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Ecomed participates in the 'Angsagan Sabi' (Wished-for Baby) government program initiated by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The program provides 7,000 annual IVF quotas to citizens, reducing waiting time from 7-8 years to 12 months. The clinic delivers treatment outcomes that meet international standards, with 7,000 births in 3 years from 21,000 quotas provided.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Institut Marquès: Spain-based IVF specialist with strong international patient (medical tourism) focus and in-house donor bank. Comparable as a fertility-only chain that monetizes cross-border patient flows from countries with limited domestic capacity.
• Bourn Hall Clinic: Historic UK IVF pioneer (founded by IVF co-creators) with a focused fertility-only service offering. Comparable as a legacy brand competing in a consolidated IVF market on reputation and clinical outcomes.
• Genea: Australian fertility specialist with proprietary embryology technology, in-house donor programs and cryopreservation. Comparable as a vertically integrated IVF provider emphasizing clinical success rates and technology investment.
• Institute of Reproductive Medicine (Almaty): Established IVF and reproductive medicine clinic headquartered in Almaty, competing directly with Ecomed for infertile Kazakh couples. Operates a similar IVF/ICSI/IUI service stack and uses the same Angsagan Sabi government quotas.

Broad incumbents

• Mother and Child (MDMG): Russia's largest network of IVF clinics and women's health centers, with growing presence in CIS markets. Directly comparable as a multi-site IVF chain with the same core ART technology stack and government-corporate reimbursement exposure.
• Monash IVF Group: Publicly listed Australian IVF chain providing a full reproductive service stack (IVF, ICSI, donor programs, cryopreservation) under a unified brand. Closest Western analogue of Ecomed's integrated-clinic strategy in a regulated, multi-clinic setting.
• Virtus Health: Australia-listed IVF clinic network operating ~40+ fertility clinics across Australia, Ireland and the UK. Comparable multi-site IVF platform model with integrated donor programs and embryology labs, useful analogue for branded chain economics.
• EMC (European Medical Center): Premium Moscow-based private hospital group with a dedicated reproductive medicine department offering IVF, ICSI, and surrogacy coordination. Comparable on the private-pay, high-acuity segment Ecomed aims to capture from medical tourists.
• IVI / Eugin Group: World's largest IVF group (now part of IVI-RMA Global) operating clinics across Europe, Latin America and beyond. Closest scaled multi-region IVF chain comparable to Ecomed's ambitions beyond Kazakhstan.

Regional players

• Apollo Fertility: Indian subcontinent-focused IVF chain under Apollo Hospitals, providing branded fertility services in India, Bangladesh and adjacent markets. Comparable emerging-market IVF chain model with government-hospital partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ecomed.kz
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecomed.kz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecomed.kz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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