Laboratorio Bionorte

Name

Laboratorio Bionorte

Legal name

Laboratório Bionorte

Website

https://laboratoriobionorte.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Chemistry & Immunoassay Laboratories (HLAFAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Genetic & Prenatal Testing Laboratories (HLAFAMAH), Genetic & Genomic Testing (germline, somatic, carrier, pharmacogenomics) (HLAAALAD), Prenatal, Newborn & Reproductive Diagnostics (NIPT, IVF/PGT, newborn screening) (HLAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Clinical diagnostic testing
• Genetic testing panels
• Newborn screening
• Clinical laboratory services
• Molecular diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio Branco

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Diagnostic Testing Services: Laboratory performs clinical analysis exams including blood tests, genetic panels, newborn screening, lipid profiles, and specialized molecular diagnostics. Revenue is generated through direct patient payment and via health insurance (convenio) billings.
2. Health Insurance (Convenio) Billing: The laboratory has agreements with multiple health insurance providers (convenios) to serve their insured members. This represents a major revenue channel covering SUS (public health system), private insurance, and corporate health plans.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Laboratório Bionorte is a clinical laboratory that performs routine diagnostic testing (blood analysis, biochemistry, immunology, hormones, hepatitis, tumor markers, fertility, lipid profiles) and a portfolio of advanced genetic tests including the Sommos line (Mulher, Equilíbrio, Bebê, Raízes), Personna Fitness, Pharmacogenetic CNS Panel, Genomic Nutrition Panel, and Hereditary Cancer Panel, as well as neonatal screening (Teste do Pezinho). Services are delivered through physical collection points, a drive-thru collection service, and an online results portal for patients, physicians, and corporate health plans.

Product overview

Laboratório Bionorte is a clinical laboratory offering a comprehensive range of diagnostic tests and genetic analysis services. The company operates a multi-product genetic testing portfolio under the 'Sommos' brand (Sommos Mulher, Sommos Equilíbrio, Sommos Bebê, Sommos Raízes) and specialized genomic panels (Personna Fitness, Painel Farmacogenético do SNC, Painel Genômico de Nutrição e Resposta ao Exercício, Painel de Câncer Hereditário). Core diagnostic services include traditional clinical analysis (lipid profiles, newborn screening via 'Teste do Pezinho') alongside innovative genetic testing using advanced methodologies such as Real-Time PCR and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). The laboratory provides patient-facing services including Drive-Thru Coleta and online results portals for both patients and healthcare providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sommos Mulher Genetic test focused on female health, providing insights for careful monitoring of women's health.
• Sommos Equilíbrio Genetic test revealing information about health and wellness, covering various aspects of personal well-being.
• Sommos Bebê Neonatal screening test evaluating more than 350 genetic diseases through DNA analysis.
• Sommos Raízes Genetic ancestry test to discover and explore genetic roots and heritage.
• Personna Fitness Fitness genetic test evaluating 8 genetic markers in genes related to aerobic training response, strength training, hypertrophy, and body fat accumulation using Real-Time PCR technique.
• Painel Farmacogenético do Sistema Nervoso Central Pharmacogenetic panel analyzing 26 genes associated with 79 medications to help reduce time between prescription and desired clinical effect for CNS treatments.
• Painel Genômico de Nutrição e Resposta ao Exercício Pioneering personalized medicine test in Brazil that analyzes more than 145 genetic markers from a saliva sample to provide personalized reports on diet, food intolerance, food cravings, sweet tooth, and satiety sensation.
• Painel de Câncer Hereditário Molecular test performed on whole blood using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) methodology to analyze 40 genes related to oncogenesis for hereditary cancer risk assessment.
• Teste do Pezinho (Newborn Screening) Neonatal heel prick screening test to identify congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, and hemoglobinopathies (sickle cell trait and disease) in newborns, performed between 3rd and 5th day of life.
• Perfil Lipídico (Lipid Profile Testing) Lipid profile testing including total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL fractions, and triglycerides with specific reference values based on cardiovascular risk assessment.
• Drive-Thru Coleta Drive-thru blood collection service allowing patients to have blood samples collected without leaving their vehicle, with pre-registration required via an online form before arrival. Targeted at agility and convenience.
• Resultados Online para Médicos Online results portal allowing doctors to access patient test reports from anywhere via login credentials through the Worklabweb system.
• Resultados Online para Convênios Online results service for companies with health insurance plans (convenios) to access employee test reports via the Worklabweb portal.
• Clinical Diagnostic Testing (routine blood, biochemistry, immunology, hormones, hepatitis, tumor markers, fertility) Routine clinical diagnostic testing including blood analysis, biochemistry, immunology, hormones, hepatitis, tumor markers, fertility sectors, urinalysis, microbiology, and parasitology, performed using fully automated analyzers at the headquarters laboratory and supported by satellite collection points.

Quantifiable outcome

• Newborn screening can evaluate more than 350 genetic diseases (Sommos Bebê panel)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Polícia Militar do AcrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth insurance (convenio) partnership providing laboratory diagnostic services to military personnel and their dependents of the Military Police of the state of Acre. Listed as a convenio partner on the laboratory's official partnerships page.
• Real ConvênioscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth insurance partnership providing laboratory diagnostic services to Real Convênios plan members.
• GEAPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGEAP Saude is a health plan operator for federal civil servants. Partnership provides laboratory diagnostic services to GEAP insured members.
• Bradesco SaúdecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBradesco Saúde health insurance plan partnership providing laboratory diagnostic services to Bradesco employees and clients.
• CASSIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCASSI is the health plan operator for Banco do Brasil employees. Partnership provides laboratory diagnostic services to CASSI members.
• Saúde CaixacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth plan for Caixa Econômica Federal employees, providing laboratory diagnostic services to plan members.
• FUSEXcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFUSEX is the supplementary health plan for Brazilian Army personnel. Partnership provides laboratory diagnostic services to military personnel.
• SESC-ACcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSESC (Serviço Social do Comércio) health plan for commerce workers in Acre. Partnership provides laboratory diagnostic services.
• Hospital Santa JulianacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth plan and referral partnership with Hospital Santa Juliana, a major healthcare provider in Rio Branco, Acre.
• UFAC (Universidade Federal do Acre)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUniversity health plan partnership providing laboratory diagnostic services to university staff. Also listed as SINTTPAc (technical staff union of UFAC).
• Bombeiros AC, Medprev, Sindmed-AC, Uniodonto AC, OAB-AC, SEEB-AC, SENGEAC, SINTESAC, MP-AC, SINTTPAc, Grandcard, Personal Card, Ara Super, ASTCOMminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdditional health insurance/convenio partnerships including firefighter corps health plan, medical plan providers, dental plan (Uniodonto), lawyer association, bank employees union, engineers union, technical union, public ministry, and various health card providers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Synlab: European-headquartered diagnostics giant with presence in Brazil. Comparable medical laboratory services including clinical chemistry, genetics, and specialty diagnostics, but operates as a global incumbent rather than a regional specialist.
• Quest Diagnostics: One of the largest clinical laboratory networks in the world, with broad genetic and specialty testing menus. Comparable in service categories (clinical diagnostics, pharmacogenomics, hereditary cancer panels) but as a multinational incumbent rather than a regional operator.

Direct peers

• Hermes Pardini: Brazilian clinical lab with a specialty emphasis on high-complexity and genetic testing (including Pardini Genômica). Comparable to Bionorte in offering premium genetic panels alongside routine diagnostics, with comparable business model around physician referrals and health plan billings.
• Diagnósticos do Brasil (DB): Brazilian diagnostics chain serving multiple states. Comparable clinical lab business with similar emphasis on routine and specialty testing, health insurance billings, and collection point networks.
• SIDI Medicina Diagnóstica: Regional Brazilian diagnostics network offering clinical analysis, genetics, and imaging. Comparable mid-sized competitor operating a multi-collection-point model similar to Bionorte's approach in Acre.
• Dasa: Brazil's largest diagnostics company operating a national network of clinical labs and hospitals. Directly competes with Bionorte in clinical diagnostics, genetics, and imaging, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach across Brazil.
• Sabin Diagnósticos e Saúde: Brazilian diagnostics group with strong presence in the Midwest and North regions of Brazil. Comparable as a multi-state clinical lab with expansion focus on Brazil's interior, including the Amazon region where Bionorte operates.
• Fleury: Major Brazilian clinical diagnostics chain with strong specialty genetics and preventive medicine offerings. Comparable business model as a multi-specialty lab with accredited quality systems, physician referral network, and health plan relationships.

Emerging players

• 23andMe: Consumer-facing genetic testing company offering ancestry and health predisposition reports. Comparable in the consumer-genetics category that overlaps with Bionorte's Sommos Raízes and Personna Fitness panels, but distributed direct-to-consumer rather than through physician referrals.

Regional players

• Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Acre (Lacen-AC): Public health reference laboratory for the state of Acre. Overlaps with Bionorte in newborn screening, infectious disease diagnostics, and clinical chemistry within the same Acre geography, though it serves a public-health rather than private-patient mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Investors

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