Capris Medica

What Capris Medica does

Capris Medica (legal name Capris S.A.) is a privately held Costa Rican medical device and diagnostic reagent distributor headquartered in San José. The company operates a portfolio of seven product categories — Diagnóstico Clínico (Clinical Diagnostics), Insumos (Medical Supplies), Investigación (Research), Industria (Industrial), Veterinaria (Veterinary), Microscopia (Microscopy), and Patología (Pathology) — distributing devices, reagents, and consumables to clinical laboratories, pathology laboratories, research centers, and universities in Costa Rica. Distribution is supported by a dedicated logistics center in La Uruca, San José, and a direct enterprise field-sales motion offering personalized technical application support and maintenance services.

Complementing the physical product portfolio, Capris Medica has developed Labcore Web, a proprietary Laboratory Information System (LIS / SIL in Spanish) that manages the full analytical cycle: patient information entry, examination requests, result analysis, reporting, billing, and result delivery. The system is positioned as integrated workflow software rather than a standalone SaaS offering, and it functions as a differentiation lever and potential switching-cost driver across the installed base.

The company is ISO 13485 certified for medical device quality management and ISO 37001 certified for anti-bribery management, and it holds the Sello Anticorrupción from the Cámara Costarricense de la Salud. These certifications are particularly relevant for public-sector healthcare procurement in Costa Rica, where ethical compliance under Law N° 9699 is increasingly a prerequisite. The company is independently owned with no identified parent, no external funding rounds, and no public listing, operating under the leadership of General Manager Gerardo Montenegro Brenes. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with a traditional enterprise distribution model.

Name

Capris Medica

Legal name

Capris S.A.

Website

https://caprismedica.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Capris Medica is a Costa Rican medical device and diagnostic reagent distributor serving clinical laboratories, pathology labs, research centers, and universities, complemented by Labcore Web, a proprietary laboratory information system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Distribution

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (42421)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122), Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAGAIAH

Laboratory Consumables & Plasticware (Tips, Tubes, Plates, Filters)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Laboratory Equipment, Instruments & Consumables

SECONDARYHLACAMAA

Clinical Laboratory LIS (Core Lab/Hospital Lab)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Laboratory Information Systems (LIS/LIMS) & Pathology Informatics

SECONDARYHLAMAFAO

Practice Consumables & General Medical Supplies (Needles, Syringes, Gloves, Swabs)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Veterinary & Animal Health/Veterinary Medical Devices & Supplies

Keywords

• Medical device distribution
• Diagnostic reagents
• Laboratory information systems
• Clinical diagnostics supplies
• Microscopy equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

San José

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Devices Distribution: Distribution of medical devices and diagnostic reagents to healthcare facilities including clinical laboratories, pathology labs, research centers, and universities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Capris Medica distributes medical devices and diagnostic reagents — including clinical diagnostics, medical supplies, research reagents, industrial products, veterinary diagnostics, microscopy equipment, and pathology products — to clinical laboratories, pathology labs, research centers, and universities in Costa Rica. The company complements its physical product portfolio with Labcore Web, a proprietary Laboratory Information System (LIS) that manages the full analytical cycle (administrative, pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases) for laboratory customers, and provides technical application support, customization, training, and maintenance services.

Product overview

Capris Medica is a Costa Rican medical device and diagnostic reagent distributor offering a portfolio of products organized into seven product categories: Diagnóstico Clínico (Clinical Diagnostics), Insumos (Medical Supplies), Investigación (Research), Industria (Industry), Veterinaria (Veterinary), Microscopia (Microscopy), and Patología (Pathology). These categories are complemented by Labcore Web, a Laboratory Information System (SIL) that serves as the company's core software platform for laboratory management. Labcore Web complements the physical product portfolio by providing digital infrastructure for laboratory administration, encompassing administrative, pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases to achieve complete control of the analytical cycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Labcore Web: Laboratory information system platform for managing laboratory operations including patient information, test requests, result management, reporting, billing, and result delivery

Products and services

• Diagnóstico Clínico (Clinical Diagnostics) Products and supplies for clinical diagnosis, including laboratory reagents and medical devices for clinical laboratories performing diagnostic testing.
• Insumos (Medical Supplies) Medical supplies and consumables for healthcare and laboratory operations, serving as ongoing operational inputs for clinical and research facilities.
• Investigación (Research Products) Products and reagents for research purposes, supporting biotechnology and life-sciences research activities at universities and research centers.
• Industria (Industrial Medical Products) Industrial medical products and solutions for manufacturing and industrial applications.
• Veterinaria (Veterinary Diagnostics) Veterinary medical devices and reagents for animal health diagnostics, distributed to veterinary laboratories and clinics.
• Microscopia (Microscopy Equipment) Microscopy products and equipment for laboratory analysis and research, serving clinical, pathology, and research customers.
• Patología (Pathology Products) Pathology products including reagents and devices for pathology laboratories performing pathological analysis and diagnosis.
• Labcore Web Laboratory Information System (LIS) Laboratory Information System (SIL/LIS) that manages all aspects of a laboratory including administrative, pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases, enabling total control of the analytical cycle for patient orders, including patient information entry, test requests, result management, reporting, billing, and result delivery to clients.

Named customers4 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Roche Diagnostics: Global diagnostics leader offering IVD instruments, reagents, and laboratory IT solutions. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose portfolio of clinical diagnostics products and lab software directly overlaps Capris Medica's distribution and LIS offerings, but at far greater scale.
• Siemens Healthineers: Global medical technology company with diagnostic instruments, reagents, and laboratory IT products. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose clinical diagnostics, lab automation, and lab IT portfolio overlaps Capris Medica's distribution categories.
• Henry Schein: Large medical and dental supplies distributor serving healthcare providers globally, including Latin America. Comparable as a broader medical distribution incumbent whose catalog of consumables, instruments, and equipment overlaps Capris Medica's distribution categories.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Global life sciences tools and laboratory supplies company with broad diagnostics, reagents, and lab IT offerings. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose analytical instruments, reagents, and lab informatics portfolio overlaps with Capris Medica's distribution and LIS businesses.

Direct peers

• LabWare: Provider of Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for clinical and analytical labs globally. Comparable as a direct competitor to Capris Medica's Labcore Web LIS in the lab information system category.
• bioMérieux: French in vitro diagnostics company with global distribution including strong Latin American presence across clinical microbiology and industrial microbiology. Comparable as an IVD reagent and instrument provider selling to clinical, research, and industrial labs — overlapping with several of Capris Medica's product categories.
• STARLIMS: Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) provider serving clinical, research, and industrial labs. Comparable as a direct competitor to Capris Medica's Labcore Web in the laboratory information system category.
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): Global medical device and diagnostics company distributing products to clinical and research labs across Latin America. Comparable as a manufacturer-distributor of medical devices, reagents, and lab consumables — overlapping with Capris Medica's clinical diagnostics and supplies portfolio.

Regional players

• Werfen: Spain-based diagnostics company with a deep Latin American distribution network for IVD instruments and reagents. Comparable as a regional medical-device and diagnostics distributor serving clinical labs in Spanish-speaking markets, similar to Capris Medica's go-to-market.

Emerging players

• LabVantage Solutions: LIMS provider serving analytical, quality, and clinical laboratories. Comparable as a competing laboratory information platform targeting the same type of lab customers that Capris Medica serves via Labcore Web.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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