LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTE PUBLIQUE

Name

LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTE PUBLIQUE

Legal name

Laboratoire National de Santé Public

Website

https://lnsp.gov.bf

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAIAA

National Public Health Reference Laboratories

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Laboratories & Reference Testing Networks

SECONDARYHLAGAKAK

Laboratory Quality & GLP/GCLP Compliance

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Life Science Tools & Services (CRO/CDMO/Lab Services)/Regulatory Affairs, Quality & Compliance Services (GxP)

SECONDARYHLAJAIAN

Laboratory Informatics & Reporting (LIMS/ELR) Public Health Networks

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Laboratories & Reference Testing Networks

SECONDARYHLAJAIAD

Disease-Specific Reference Laboratory Networks (e.g., TB, HIV, Influenza)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Laboratories & Reference Testing Networks

Keywords

• Public health laboratory
• Drug quality control
• Food safety testing
• Water quality certification
• Microbiological analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Testing and Certification Fees: LNSP performs conformity controls and quality certification on products (food, drugs, water, cosmetics, pesticides, etc.) at the charge of manufacturers, importers, and other economic operators requesting market authorization. Fees are levied for product testing, inspection, and the issuance of conformity certificates or sanitary certificates.
2. Biomedical Analysis Services: LNSP conducts biomedical analyses at the request of individuals (physical persons) or legal entities (public or private), generating service fees for medical diagnostic testing.
3. Government Budget Allocation: As a public institution under the Burkina Faso government, LNSP receives state funding to support its reference laboratory functions, regulatory mandates, and public health surveillance activities.
4. Dosimetry and Radioprotection Services: LNSP ensures dosimetric surveillance of persons exposed to ionizing radiation and provides radioprotection services, which are rendered as charged professional services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LNSP is Burkina Faso's national reference public health laboratory providing multidisciplinary testing, quality control, and certification services for pharmaceuticals, food, water, cosmetics, and environmental samples. It issues binding conformity and sanitary certificates required for market authorization, operates the Direction du Contrôle des Médicaments et des Produits Non Alimentaires (DCM/PNA) for pharmaceutical surveillance, and coordinates the national laboratory network for integrated disease surveillance and epidemic confirmation. The laboratory serves government regulators, domestic manufacturers, importers, judicial authorities, and individuals through its Ouagadougou headquarters and regional directions.

Product overview

LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTE PUBLIQUE (LNSP) is a multidisciplinary public health laboratory established in 1999 in Burkina Faso. It operates as a single integrated laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of testing, analysis, and quality control services rather than a software product platform. The core offerings include biomedical analysis, toxicological testing, physico-chemical and microbiological analysis, medicine and vaccine quality control, food safety testing, water quality certification, environmental monitoring, dosimetric surveillance, and expert evaluation services. The laboratory serves as the national reference laboratory, coordinating with the National Laboratory Network for disease surveillance and providing technical expertise to government agencies, producers, and consumers. LNSP maintains a quality assurance system based on ISO 17025 standards and provides both regulatory testing services and advisory support to protect public health and community safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biomedical Analysis Services
• Toxicological Analysis
• Physico-chemical Analysis
• Microbiological Analysis
• Medicine and Vaccine Quality Control
• Food Safety Testing
• Water Quality Testing and Certification
• Environmental Analysis
• Dosimetric Surveillance and Radioprotection
• National Laboratory Network Coordination
• Expert Evaluation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 74 local producers (67 water, 7 food/chemical) signed quality control protocols with LNSP as of April 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USP — United States Pharmacopeia (Convention de la pharmacopée américaine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015USP implements the PQM program funded by USAID. Through this partnership, technical capacity is transferred to LNSP's DCM/PNA directorate and ANRP to strengthen pharmaceutical quality surveillance systems. The program focuses on building capabilities for drug quality testing and market monitoring.
• Service d'Information du Gouvernement (SIG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe SIG is a strategic structure attached to the Cabinet of the Ministry of Communication, responsible for coordinating government website content and communications. SIG coordinates LNSP's web presence alongside all other ministry and public institution sites, providing editorial oversight and governance of the government's digital communication ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Public Health Laboratory (LNSP) of Côte d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's national public health reference laboratory performing biomedical, food, and environmental testing under a similar statutory mandate. Highly comparable in scope and institutional structure.
• Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI): Kenya's national medical research and reference laboratory body providing biomedical diagnostics, drug quality testing, and epidemiological surveillance. Comparable national reference role with diversified testing services.
• Centre Pasteur du Cameroun: Cameroon's public health reference laboratory under the Institut Pasteur network, performing biomedical diagnostics, disease surveillance, and food/water quality testing. Comparable mandate, funding model, and scope to LNSP.
• Institut Pasteur de Dakar: Senegal's multi-disciplinary public health reference laboratory providing biomedical diagnostics, vaccine production, and epidemiological surveillance. Comparable to LNSP as a West African national reference lab with international partnerships and a broad testing portfolio.
• Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Ghana's national reference biomedical research institute conducting disease surveillance, diagnostics, and public health testing. Comparable as a national public health laboratory with ISO-aligned operations and international donor funding.

Broad incumbents

• National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD): South Africa's national public health institute with extensive reference laboratory capacity across infectious diseases. Comparable as a national reference function but at substantially larger scale and broader portfolio than LNSP.

Others

• West African Health Organization (WAHO): ECOWAS regional health agency coordinating laboratory networks and harmonizing standards across West Africa. Relevant as an ecosystem orchestrator that shapes the regulatory environment in which LNSP operates.
• Africa CDC: Continental public health agency coordinating laboratory networks and disease surveillance across Africa. Relevant as a donor/program partner that funds and coordinates with national reference labs like LNSP.

Regional players

• Institut Pasteur de Madagascar: Madagascar's national reference laboratory providing biomedical diagnostics, epidemiological surveillance, and reference testing. Operates in a different geography but mirrors LNSP's mandate and multi-disciplinary model.
• Laboratoire National de Référence du Mali (LNS): Mali's national public health reference laboratory providing biomedical diagnostics, drug QC, and disease surveillance. Closest geographic and structural peer to LNSP across the Sahel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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