MTS - The Wetlab Company

Name

MTS - The Wetlab Company

Legal name

mts-the wetlab company GmbH

Website

https://mts-wetlab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ophthalmic Surgical Training Services

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Ophthalmic Goods (3851), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Ophthalmic/Outpatient Eye Surgery) (HLAKAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cataract Surgery Systems & IOLs (Phaco Systems, IOLs, Intraoperative Aberrometry, Viscoelastics) (HLAHAJAH), Oculoplastics & Lacrimal Surgical Devices (Ptosis/Orbital Tools, DCR/Lacrimal Stents, Facial Implants) (HLAHAJAL), Cornea, External Disease & Refractive Surgery (LASIK/PRK) (HLAKAKAF)

Keywords

• Ophthalmic surgical training
• Wetlab training services
• Microsurgery education
• Phacoemulsification courses
• Medical congress wetlabs

Headquarters

HQ city

Haiming, Tyrol

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Academy Training Course Fees: Revenue from multi-day intensive training academies (Winter Academy, Vienna Wetlab, Intensive Wetlab Days, Glaucoma Summit Extreme) where ophthalmologists pay registration fees for hands-on wetlab training with expert faculty. Fees range from €2,640 to €4,140 depending on course duration and format. Prices include 20% VAT.
2. Congress and Exhibition Wetlab Services: End-to-end wetlab solutions provided at international medical congresses. Revenue comes from congress organizers and industry partners who commission MTS to set up and manage wetlab facilities at their events. Services include logistics, equipment rental (up to 100 microscopes), setup, on-site coordination, and technical support.
3. Company and Industry Partner Services: Customized training concepts for companies, universities, and teaching institutions. Revenue from medical device companies requiring wetlab facilities to demonstrate and train on their products, including new product launches and technique demonstrations. Industry partners register and pay for wetlab stations at events.
4. Self-Practice Wetlab Sessions: Self-directed practice sessions (All You Can Phaco) where participants pay per session or per day to practice phaco surgery on pig eyes using provided equipment, without instructor supervision. Limited to 5 participants per day, up to 50 eyes per day.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MTS operates a mobile ophthalmic surgical wetlab with up to 100 fully equipped workstations that is deployed globally at international congresses and at its own training academies in Austria. The company provides hands-on surgical training on fresh pig eyes using high-end Oertli phaco machines and Zeiss surgical microscopes, covering phacoemulsification, vitrectomy, glaucoma surgery, ocular traumatology, and other microsurgical procedures for ophthalmologists, residents, veterinarians, and industry partners.

Product overview

MTS - The Wetlab Company is a specialized provider of ophthalmic surgical training services, offering both structured academies and customized wetlab solutions. The core product portfolio includes five named training academies: Winter Academy (phaco and vitrectomy), Vienna Wetlab Course, Intensive Wetlab Days (traumatology), Glaucoma Summit Extreme, and iSCOPE Prague. Self-service training is available through 'All You Can Phaco' for independent practice. The service layer encompasses complete congress and exhibition wetlab logistics with up to 100 workstations, equipment rental, customized training for institutions, and industry partner registration. All offerings combine hands-on wetlab practice with expert faculty instruction, targeting ophthalmologists, veterinarians, optometrists, and related medical professionals at beginner to expert levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ophthalmic Winter Academy Six-day intensive phaco and vitrectomy training course held annually in Schruns, Austria, covering basic and advanced phaco techniques, nuclear disassembly, lens implantation, MIVS, retinal detachment, and trauma surgery, priced at €4,140 per participant including VAT.
• Vienna Wetlab Course Five-day hands-on surgical training course at Klinik Landstraße, Vienna, covering phaco and vitrectomy with state-of-the-art machines, instruments, and disposables, priced from €3,180 to €3,480 per participant including VAT.
• Intensive Wetlab Days Four-day ocular traumatology training course at MTS headquarters in Ötztal Bahnhof with intensive wetlab exercises and individual supervision for primary treatment of severe ocular and eyelid injuries, priced at €3,120 per participant.
• Glaucoma Summit Extreme Three-day advanced glaucoma surgery training course at Convention Center Gurgl Carat in Gurgl, Tirol, covering MIGS procedures (Hydrus, Kahook, XEN, Preserflo, iStent, Miniject), trabeculectomy, and drainage implants using simulation models, priced at €2,640 per participant including VAT.
• iSCOPE Prague Advanced microsurgical training academy held in Prague, Czech Republic, combining cutting-edge hands-on wetlab training with expert-led lectures for ophthalmologists.
• All You Can Phaco Self-directed basic phaco training sessions without an instructor, offering unlimited practice with up to 50 eyes per day on Oertli phaco machines and Zeiss microscopes with complete instrumentation and disposables, limited to 5 participants per day at €1,320 for a 2-day booking (15% discount when booked together).
• Congress and Exhibition Wetlab Services End-to-end wetlab solutions for international ophthalmology congresses and corporate events (AAD, ASCRS, DGII, DOC, DOG, ESCRS, EGS, EURETINA, EVRS, ISGS, SOE, SFO, WGC, WOC) including logistics, equipment setup, on-site coordination, and technical troubleshooting with up to 100 fully equipped workstations deployable globally.
• Customized Training Concepts Tailored training concepts designed for companies, universities, and teaching institutions, including hands-on support for new product launches and technique demonstrations by medical device companies.
• Equipment Rental and Technical Support Technical assistance and equipment rentals including up to 100 surgical microscopes plus provision of fresh pig eyes from certified sources for realistic microsurgical training at external venues.
• Company/Industry Partner Registration Accreditation registration service for industry or company partners to participate as sponsors, exhibitors, or wetlab station hosts at MTS-hosted events including Intensive Wetlab Days, Glaucoma Summit Extreme, and Vienna Wetlab Course.

Quantifiable outcome

• 29 years of experience in ophthalmic surgical training
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Oertli Instrumente GmbHcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOertli is a Diamond Sponsor of MTS wetlab events and provides high-end phaco machines and surgical equipment for training. Oertli was an important early partner from the company's founding in 1996, supporting the original vision of bringing high-quality wetlab training to surgeons.
• Carl Zeiss AGcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerZeiss is a Diamond Sponsor providing surgical microscopes for wetlab training at MTS academies and congress wetlabs.
• Corza MedicalcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCorza Medical is a Diamond Sponsor specializing in ophthalmology, providing surgical devices and equipment for wetlab training.
• Hoya Surgical OpticscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHoya Surgical Optics is a Diamond Sponsor providing intraocular lenses and surgical equipment for wetlab training.
• Oculus Optikgeräte GmbHmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerOculus is a Gold Sponsor providing ophthalmic diagnostic and surgical equipment for wetlab training.
• Medicel AGmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMedicel AG is a Gold Sponsor, providing surgical instruments and devices for wetlab training (Swiss Evolution brand).
• Hasa OptixmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerHasa Optix is a Gold Sponsor, providing ophthalmic surgical solutions for training.
• AlbomedmajorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAlbomed is a Gold Sponsor providing medical devices and consumables for wetlab training.
• ESASO (European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESASO has partnered with MTS since 2009 for surgical skills transfer training. ESASO relies with great satisfaction on MTS for wetlab training at their programs. This is a long-standing educational partnership.
• International Ophthalmology CongressesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTS has partnered with many of the world's leading ophthalmology congresses including AAD, ASCRS, DGII, DOC, DOG, ESCRS, EGS, EURETINA, EVRS, ISGS, SOE, SFO, WGC, and WOC to provide wetlab services. MTS handles all logistics, setup, equipment, and on-site coordination for these events.

Scale indicators5 records

Emerging players

• Orbis International: Orbis operates the Flying Eye Hospital and a global training program for ophthalmologists in low- and middle-income countries. While its mission and mobile-platform approach are similar to MTS, its focus is humanitarian capacity-building rather than premium-tier industry-sponsored wetlabs.
• FundamentalVR: FundamentalVR provides VR-based haptic surgical training across multiple specialties including ophthalmology. It represents an emerging technology-based competitor that could substitute for parts of MTS's hands-on wetlab value proposition as the technology matures.
• HelpMeSee: HelpMeSee is a global nonprofit focused on eliminating cataract blindness through high-volume surgical training, using high-fidelity simulation and live surgery training rather than animal-eye wetlabs. It represents the most direct alternative training model to MTS for cataract surgery skill acquisition.
• Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International: SEE International runs volunteer-based ophthalmic surgical programs and training clinics worldwide. It overlaps with MTS in addressing hands-on surgical skills development for ophthalmologists, though primarily through clinical proctoring rather than wetlab infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Alcon: Alcon is the largest ophthalmic device manufacturer globally and operates its own surgeon training programs (including phaco and vitreoretinal wetlabs) through regional institutes and partnerships with congresses. It competes with MTS for wetlab delivery but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Johnson & Johnson Vision: Johnson & Johnson Vision runs the Vision Experience Institute and supports wetlabs for cataract and refractive surgery worldwide. It is a large incumbent offering overlapping training capability but within a much broader medtech portfolio.
• Carl Zeiss Meditec: Carl Zeiss Meditec manufactures surgical microscopes and IOLs and runs its own surgeon education programs through Zeiss Training Centers and congress-sponsored wetlabs. It is both an MTS Diamond Sponsor and a competitor in supplying training infrastructure.
• Bausch + Lomb: Bausch + Lomb is a major ophthalmic device and pharmaceutical company with surgeon training programs spanning cataract, vitreoretinal and refractive surgery. It represents a broad incumbent that can deliver wetlab training either in-house or via partners like MTS.

Others

• International Council of Ophthalmology: The ICO is a global body that defines ophthalmic education standards and supports training programs worldwide. It is adjacent to MTS in facilitating ophthalmic surgical education, though it does not deliver wetlab services directly.
• Oertli Instrumente: Oertli is a leading Swiss manufacturer of phaco and vitreoretinal surgical platforms and a long-time Diamond Sponsor of MTS. While it does not directly offer wetlab training services, it enables MTS's training capability and could in principle compete with its own academy programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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