What Omega Diagnostics does

Omega Diagnostics Ltd is a UK-based in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) company operating as a subsidiary of Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Plc within the publicly listed Omega Diagnostics Group PLC (LSE: ODX). Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, with an additional office in Mumbai (Omega Dx (Asia) Pvt Ltd), the company develops, manufactures, and markets immunoassay-based diagnostic products for food sensitivity and gut health. Its core portfolio consists of two complementary products: FoodPrint®, a laboratory-based IgG food sensitivity testing platform that processes serum/plasma samples, and Food Detective®, a point-of-care test designed for in-clinic use by practitioners.

The company’s technology stack combines wet-lab immunoassay chemistry with a digital results delivery layer. Samples submitted to the laboratory are processed under a LIMS aligned with Royal College of Pathologists Guidelines, and results are delivered to practitioners and patients through the Omega Digital Platform — a web, iOS and Android application built and hosted by Cirdan on Microsoft Azure servers located in the United Kingdom. Omega controls the underlying data while Cirdan manages the technology infrastructure.

Commercially, Omega generates revenue through one-time sales of diagnostic test kits and recurring laboratory processing services, supported by a direct-to-practitioner website (omegadx.com), a direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront (cnslab.co.uk, Magento-based), and a distributor network spanning 63 countries. Its primary customers are healthcare practitioners in functional medicine, nutrition and dietetics, with consumers reached both via practitioner referral and direct purchase. The company has invested in geographic expansion (notably India), digital platform capabilities, and event-driven demand generation (e.g., WHX Labs Dubai 2026), while restructuring away from pandemic-era COVID-19 test manufacturing.

Name

Omega Diagnostics

Legal name

Omega Diagnostics Ltd

Website

https://omegadiagnostics.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Omega Diagnostics is a UK-based IVD company that develops and sells immunoassay-based food sensitivity and gut health tests (FoodPrint® and Food Detective®) to healthcare practitioners and consumers across 63 countries, with lab processing and digital results delivered via its Omega Digital Platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

In-vitro Diagnostics (Food Sensitivity & Gut Health)

NAICS

In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (325413), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

IVD Reagents, Assay Kits & Consumables (Non-instrument) (HLAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food, Feed & Nutraceutical Analytical Testing (HLAGADAN)

Keywords

• Food sensitivity testing
• In-vitro diagnostics
• IgG immunoassay tests
• Gut health diagnostics
• Functional medicine tests

Headquarters

HQ city

Alva

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Product Sales: Sale of diagnostic test kits (FoodPrint and Food Detective) to healthcare practitioners and consumers. Products are sold directly via the company's e-commerce platform (cnslab.co.uk) and through a global distributor network spanning 63 countries.
2. Laboratory Processing Services: Processing of patient serum and plasma samples in the company's laboratory to generate test results delivered via the Omega Digital Platform. Samples are collected via sample information forms and returned to the service laboratory. Revenue from lab processing is recurring as practitioners reorder tests for new and existing patients.
3. Digital Platform Services: Subscription-style access to the Omega Digital Platform (web, iOS, Android) which delivers test results, reporting and analytics, and product recommendations to patients. Platform provided by Cirdan on Microsoft Azure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Omega Diagnostics develops, manufactures, and markets in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) test kits for food sensitivity and gut health, anchored by two flagship products: FoodPrint®, a comprehensive laboratory food sensitivity testing platform that processes serum/plasma samples to detect IgG antibody reactions, and Food Detective®, a point-of-care test kit enabling in-clinic food sensitivity screening. The company also operates an in-house laboratory that processes practitioner- and patient-submitted samples and delivers results through the Omega Digital Platform (web, iOS, Android) provided by Cirdan and hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Product overview

Omega Diagnostics is a health and nutrition diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets diagnostic products primarily in the food sensitivity and gut health space. The company's core product portfolio consists of two main testing solutions: FoodPrint® and Food Detective®, both designed for use by healthcare practitioners to identify food sensitivities and intolerances through blood-based testing. These products enable practitioners to make informed decisions regarding personalized nutrition for their patients. Omega Diagnostics also previously manufactured COVID-19 tests (which were transitioned to a subcontractor) and CD4 production (relocated to Ely, Cambridgeshire). The company operates as a subsidiary of Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Plc.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Food Detective®: A diagnostic product for food sensitivity testing
• FoodPrint®
• Omega Digital Platform

Products and services

• FoodPrint® FoodPrint® is a laboratory-based food sensitivity testing platform that processes serum/plasma samples to detect IgG antibody reactions to a wide range of food antigens. Results are delivered to practitioners and patients through the Omega Digital Platform (web, iOS, Android). It is intended for use by healthcare practitioners to inform personalised nutrition recommendations.
• Food Detective® Food Detective® is a point-of-care food sensitivity test kit that enables healthcare practitioners to screen patients for food-specific IgG antibody reactions in-clinic, delivering rapid results to guide dietary recommendations.
• Laboratory Sample Processing Services Sample processing service where practitioners and patients submit serum/plasma samples to Omega Diagnostics' in-house laboratory, which uses a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) aligned with Royal College of Pathologists Guidelines to generate test results delivered via the Omega Digital Platform.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CirdancoreTechnology or IntegrationCirdan provides the Omega Digital Platform — a web platform, iOS and Android app that delivers test results directly to patients. Cirdan hosts the platform on Microsoft Azure servers in the United Kingdom. Omega controls the data while Cirdan manages the technology infrastructure.
• Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PlccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOmega Diagnostics Ltd is a subsidiary of Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Plc, which is also the parent company (investor/holding structure). Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Plc is the parent entity and listed investor (cnsplc.com). Omega Diagnostics is described as an 'international diagnostics testing business' under the CNS group.
• Shepherd & Wedderburn LLPminorOthersShepherd & Wedderburn LLP provides registered office services for Omega Diagnostics Ltd at their Edinburgh address (9 Haymarket Square). This is a corporate registered office service arrangement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Doctor's Data: Doctor's Data provides specialty functional-medicine testing (肠胃, toxins, hormones) used by integrative practitioners—a niche emerging peer that overlaps Omega's gut-health practitioner channel.

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins operates a global food, feed, and nutraceutical analytical testing network, serving as a broad incumbent comparable to Omega's laboratory services arm and IVD testing for food-related health claims.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad is a diversified IVD and life science tools company with immunoassay and clinical diagnostics offerings relevant to Omega's IVD reagent core, representing a broader incumbent peer.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher is a major IVD and immunoassay platform incumbent (Phadia/ImmunoCAP allergy diagnostics) with global distribution and clinical evidence capabilities well beyond Omega's, making it the dominant broad incumbent in overlapping food/allergy diagnostics.
• Abbott Diagnostics: Abbott is a leading broad IVD incumbent with immunoassay platforms, allergy testing, and global distribution; it serves as a broad incumbent benchmark for what a scaled IVD reagent and platform competitor could become in food sensitivity adjacency.

Direct peers

• Cyrex Labs: Cyrex Labs specialises in advanced immune reactivity and food sensitivity/sensitivity testing, serving functional and integrative medicine practitioners—directly comparable to Omega's immunoassay food sensitivity portfolio.
• Genova Diagnostics: Genova Diagnostics is a leading functional medicine laboratory offering IgG food sensitivity and comprehensive肠胃 diagnostics panels delivered to practitioners—a direct peer to Omega's FoodPrint lab-based offering.
• Vibrant Wellness: Vibrant Wellness provides food sensitivity and gut-health testing through practitioner channels, with a digital results and recommendation platform—a direct competitor in functional-medicine food sensitivity diagnostics.
• Alletess Medical Laboratory: Alletess offers IgG and IgE food sensitivity/sensitivity panels for healthcare practitioners, competing head-to-head with FoodPrint in the practitioner-ordered food sensitivity segment.

Others

• Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PLC: CNS is Omega Diagnostics' parent company and the listed entity under which Omega operates; together they share the same food sensitivity testing portfolio and practitioner base, making CNS the closest group-level comparator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/omegadiagnostics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors3 records

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M&A4 records

Investments

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