Luis Marinho, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, S.A.

What Luis Marinho, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, S.A. does

Luis Marinho, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, S.A. is a family-owned clinical diagnostic laboratory operating from a single central facility on Rua Sá da Bandeira in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1956 by Dr. Luís Adriano Marinho Fernandes and reincorporated as a Sociedade Anónima in 2008. The laboratory offers a broad catalog of routine clinical analyses (microbiology, biochemistry, hematology, coagulation, endocrinology, tumor markers, drug monitoring, humoral and cellular immunity, immunoallergology, molecular biology) alongside specialized tests such as food and lactose intolerance panels, Helicobacter pylori 13C urea breath testing, combined first-trimester prenatal screening, salivary cortisol assays, and COVID-19 rapid antigen and Abbott serology testing. Genetic testing and anatomical pathology are delivered through strategic partnerships with Genetyca-ICM and HICISLAB, respectively, enabling the laboratory to offer a full diagnostic menu without operating those specialties in-house.

The business model is sales-led and direct: patients visit the central laboratory or schedule home sample collection (Domicílios), physicians prescribe analyses, and the laboratory bills through per-test fees, predefined health screening packs (e.g., Pack Homem at €29.50, Pack Geral at €14.50), and contractual arrangements with 19 Portuguese health insurers and public subsystems including ADSE, Advancecare, Multicare, Médis, SAMS, Allianz, Ageas, CGD, and PSP. The laboratory has held ISO 9001 certification by Bureau Veritas since 2004 and has been fully computerized for more than 20 years with high-technology automated analyzers. Its six-person team is led by Technical Director Dr. Luís Baldaque Marinho (Clinical Pathologist) and Administrator Dra. Maria José Namora, with operations confined to the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal.

Name

Luis Marinho, Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, S.A.

Legal name

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. Luís Marinho, S.A.

Website

https://luismarinho.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Luis Marinho is a 70-year-old single-site clinical analysis laboratory in Porto, Portugal, offering routine and specialized diagnostic testing across 14 specialty areas to individual patients and physicians, with 19 health insurance agreements and home visit sample collection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAMAH

Genetic & Prenatal Testing Laboratories

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Clinical Laboratories

Keywords

• Clinical laboratory services
• Diagnostic testing services
• Medical pathology analyses
• Preventive health screening
• COVID-19 diagnostic testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Analysis Services: Laboratory diagnostic testing services for patients. Services include routine clinical analyses (blood, urine, stool, saliva, sputum, and other biological fluids), special analyses (intolerance tests, prenatal screening), genetic testing through partners, and anatomical pathology through partner lab. Revenue generated through per-test fees and predefined analysis packages (packs).
2. Home Visit Services (Domicílios): Home sample collection service for patients unable to visit the laboratory facilities. Scheduled by phone, providing convenience and expanding access to patients with mobility limitations or time constraints.
3. Health Insurance and Subsystem Agreements: Contractual arrangements with health insurance providers (ADSE, Advancecare, Multicare, Médis, SAMS, SAD-GNR, SiB, CGD, PSP, Saúde Prime, Medicare, Allianz, RNA Medical, Lusitania, Future Healthcare, Vitoria, Ageas, CETI) and public sector entities. Patients covered by these agreements receive services with billing through their health plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Laboratório de Análises Clínicas Dr. Luís Marinho is a clinical diagnostic laboratory in Porto, Portugal, providing routine and specialized clinical analyses (microbiology, biochemistry, hematology, coagulation, endocrinology, tumor markers, drug monitoring, immunity, immunoallergology, molecular biology, and sports medicine). It also offers COVID-19 antigen and serology testing, prenatal screening, Helicobacter pylori urea breath testing, lactose and food intolerance testing, salivary cortisol testing, partner-enabled genetics and anatomical pathology services, and home sample collection (Domicílios) for patients unable to travel to the central facility.

Product overview

Laboratório Dr. Luís Marinho is a clinical analysis laboratory offering a comprehensive portfolio of diagnostic services from its single central location in Porto. The core offering is Análises Clínicas (routine clinical analyses) covering microbiology, biochemistry, hematology, coagulation, endocrinology, tumor markers, drug monitoring, immunology, immunoallergology, molecular biology, and sports medicine. Specialized services (Análises Especiais) include food and lactose intolerance testing, Helicobacter pylori breath test, prenatal screening, and salivary cortisol. COVID-19 diagnostics encompass both rapid antigen and Abbott serology testing. The laboratory extends its reach through two partner-enabled services — Genética (via GENÉTICA ICM) and Anatomia Patológica (via HICISLAB) — enabling patients to access these specialties with a single visit. Home collection (Domicílios) and pre-configured analysis packages (Packs de Análises) provide additional access channels. The full A–Z test catalog includes over 200 individual analyses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Routine Clinical Analyses (Análises Clínicas) Comprehensive routine clinical laboratory analyses covering microbiology, biochemistry, hematology, coagulation, endocrinology, tumor markers, drug monitoring, humoral and cellular immunity, immunoallergology, and molecular biology. Analyses performed on blood, urine, stool, saliva, sputum, and other biological fluids for disease diagnosis, monitoring, confirmation, and preventive screening.
• COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (Teste Rápido Antigénio Covid-19) Rapid in vitro diagnostic test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen in nasopharyngeal swab samples with 94% sensitivity and 99.4% specificity. Results delivered by email or SMS within 1 hour of test execution. Indicated for contacts of confirmed cases, symptomatic individuals within 7 days, screening of healthcare professionals, and workplace/school/care-home outbreak management.
• COVID-19 Serology (Serologia COVID-19) Chemiluminescence immunoassay developed by Abbott for the quantitative determination of IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Used to identify prior infection and developed immunity, particularly for asymptomatic individuals, NHS workers, and people in key functions.
• Prenatal Screening — First Trimester Combined (Rastreio Pré-Natal) Combined first-trimester prenatal screening combining PAPP-A and Free Beta HCG blood tests with ultrasound between weeks 11 and 13+6 days. Evaluates risk for Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), and Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), detecting 97% of cases with a 3% false-positive rate.
• Helicobacter Pylori Urea Breath Test 13C (Estudo do Helicobacter Pylori) Non-invasive urea breath test where the patient ingests urea labeled with carbon-13 (13C) for detection of H. pylori bacteria in the stomach and intestine. Results available the same day. Indicated for evaluation of ulcers and associated adenocarcinoma risk.
• Lactose Intolerance Test (Teste de Intolerância à Lactose) Diagnostic test measuring fasting blood glucose and post-lactose-ingestion blood glucose at 30 and 60 minutes to diagnose primary, secondary, congenital, or developmental lactose intolerance.
• Food Intolerance Test (Teste de Intolerância Alimentar) Food intolerance testing service to identify sensitivities to specific foods through laboratory analysis.
• Salivary Cortisol Test (Prova de Cortisol Salivar) Non-invasive salivary cortisol test using cotton-based sample collection with instructions for home collection and room-temperature or refrigerated storage. Features high sample stability.
• Genetics Testing (Genética) Genetic analysis services delivered through a partnership with Instituto de Estudos Celulares e Moleculares GENÉTICA ICM (Genetyca-ICM). Patients can perform all genetic testing through the laboratory with a single blood draw; samples are collected and forwarded to the partner institute for specialized genetic analysis.
• Anatomical Pathology (Anatomia Patológica) Anatomical pathology services, including Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, delivered through a partnership with HICISLAB — Laboratório de Anatomia Patológica Dr. Rodrigues Pereira. Patients deliver anatomical pathology samples at the laboratory, which are forwarded to HICISLAB for analysis.
• Home Visit Sample Collection (Domicílios) Home sample collection service for patients unable to visit the central laboratory. Scheduled via telephone (222 076 220 or 933 999 870), extending laboratory access to patients with mobility limitations or time constraints.

Quantifiable outcome

• COVID-19 rapid antigen test: 94% sensitivity, 99.4% specificity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Instituto de Estudos Celulares e Moleculares GENÉTICA ICM (Genetyca-ICM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for genetic analysis services. Patients can perform all genetic testing through the laboratory without needing to travel elsewhere or have multiple blood draws. The laboratory collects samples and sends them to the partner institute for specialized genetic analysis, providing a seamless patient experience.
• HICISLAB - Laboratório de Anatomia Patológica Dr. Rodrigues PereiracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for anatomical pathology services including cytology (Papanicolaou test). Patients can deliver their anatomical pathology samples at the laboratory, which are then forwarded to HICISLAB for analysis. Simplifies access to anatomical pathology services for patients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Avelab: Smaller Portuguese clinical analysis laboratory focused on routine and specialized testing with home-visit service. Comparable on boutique, trust-based service model and domiciliary offering, but smaller geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Affidea Portugal: Portuguese operator of diagnostic services spanning imaging and laboratory analyses, part of a European group. Comparable on the clinical diagnostics category and payer contracts, but broader in imaging than laboratory specialty.

Direct peers

• SYNLAB Portugal: Largest clinical laboratory network in Portugal, offering a similar A-to-Z clinical analysis portfolio plus specialized genetics and pathology. Directly comparable on service breadth, payer agreements, and physician-prescribed testing model — but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic coverage.
• Unilabs Portugal: European clinical laboratory operator with significant Portuguese presence offering routine and specialty diagnostics. Directly comparable on test menu and insurance contracting; differentiated by international parent backing and integrated digital patient portal.
• Joaquim Chaves Saúde: Portuguese clinical analysis laboratory chain with multiple collection centers across Portugal, including in Porto. Comparable on routine and specialty testing, ISO-style quality positioning, and insurance agreements; differentiated by larger scale and multi-site network.
• Dr. Germano de Sousa – Centro de Diagnóstico: Portuguese clinical pathology and diagnostic laboratory with multi-decade history and broad test portfolio including prenatal screening and specialty analyses. Closely comparable on brand-led, physician-trust business model and breadth of in-house specialty tests.
• Labocur: Portuguese clinical analysis laboratory offering routine and specialized testing with home collection services. Directly comparable on service model, including domicílios, and on insurance-contracted B2C patient access.
• CUF Laboratórios: Laboratory arm of the CUF private hospital group in Portugal, providing clinical analysis services from hospital-anchored and outpatient locations. Comparable service portfolio and Portuguese payer mix; benefits from hospital-group integration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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