Pathologie Kaufbeuren

What Pathologie Kaufbeuren does

Pathologie Kaufbeuren (legally Institut für Pathologie Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, Überörtliche BAG für Histologie und Zytologie) is a private physician-owned diagnostic pathology practice headquartered in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, with two additional locations in Ravensburg and Memmingen. The practice operates as an inter-municipal joint medical practice (Berufsausübungsgemeinschaft) led by five Geschäftsführer: Dr. Marlene Lessel, Prof. Dr. Andreas Gaumann, PD Dr. Stephan Schwarz-Furlan, Dr. Cyril Bank, and PD Dr. Joachim Alfer, alongside employed specialists, physicians in training, and laboratory/administrative teams. The institute provides comprehensive pathology diagnostic services spanning conventional histopathology (including neuropathology), cytopathology (approximately 70,000 examinations per year), and molecular pathology, supported by accredited laboratory processes (DAkkS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2012; DIN ISO 9001 since 2006).

Its service portfolio includes specialized dermatopathology, oral pathology (delivered via the OralCDX® brush biopsy system, exclusively offered in Germany), pediatric bone marrow reference pathology (designated reference pathologist for European EWOG-MDS/SAA and GPOH Diamond-Blackfan Anemia studies), BAL flow cytometry diagnostics, and the proprietary PEMA® (Personalisierte Endometriale Maturations Analyse) endometrial receptivity assay for assisted reproduction. Molecular diagnostics including PCR, next-generation sequencing, and in-situ hybridization are delivered through the Teilgemeinschaftspraxis Molekularpathologie Südbayern (TGMP), a joint practice established in 2010 with five other southern Bavarian pathology institutes and operated from Munich-Giesing with a Penzberg location.

Revenue is generated on a per-examination basis under regulated German fee schedules (GOÄ for private patients, EBM for statutory insured), with PEMA® offered as a self-pay IGeL service. The customer base comprises regional hospitals and clinics (notably Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth Ravensburg, where the institute maintains an office in the hospital's physician house), outpatient physicians across the Allgäu/Swabia/Upper Bavaria/Upper Swabia regions, and specialty referrers including IVF centers in Germany and internationally. Demand-side growth levers are limited and tied to regional demographic, hospital, and reproductive medicine trends rather than active sales motions, while the institute's research-active staff and academic appointments (University of Regensburg, RWTH Aachen, MNU Mongolia) sustain reputational credentials and referral pipelines.

Name

Pathologie Kaufbeuren

Legal name

Institut für Pathologie Kaufbeuren-Ravensburg, Überörtliche BAG für Histologie und Zytologie

Website

https://pathologie-kaufbeuren.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pathologie Kaufbeuren is a private physician-owned diagnostic pathology practice operating across Kaufbeuren, Ravensburg, and Memmingen in Bavaria, offering histopathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, dermatopathology, oral pathology (OralCDX®), pediatric bone marrow reference diagnostics, and the PEMA® endometrial analysis for IVF centers, serving regional hospitals, outpatient physicians, and specialty referrers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pathology Diagnostic Services

NAICS

Medical Laboratories (621511), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances (2835)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAMAA

Anatomic Pathology (Histopathology & Cytopathology)

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

SECONDARYHLAAALAI

Cytology & Histopathology Diagnostics (IHC, ISH, tissue-based assays)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Biotechnology & Biologics/Diagnostics (Biotech-related)

Keywords

• Histopathology diagnostics
• Cytopathology services
• Molecular pathology
• Dermatopathology diagnostics
• Endometrial biopsy analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaufbeuren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pathology Diagnostic Services: The institute generates revenue through billing for histopathological, cytological, and molecular pathology diagnostic examinations. Fees are calculated according to the official German medical fee schedules (GOÄ for private patients and EBM for statutory insured patients). Revenue is derived from processing tissue samples, cell samples, and body fluids submitted by referring physicians and hospitals.
2. IGeL Services (Individual Health Services): Personalized Endometrial Maturation Analysis (PEMA®) is provided as an individual health service (IGeL) and billed privately to patients. These examinations are not covered by statutory health insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pathologie Kaufbeuren is a physician-owned diagnostic pathology institute operating three laboratories in Kaufbeuren, Ravensburg and Memmingen. It performs histopathological, cytological and molecular pathological examinations of tissue, cell and body fluid samples submitted by referring hospitals and outpatient physicians, with specialized services in dermatopathology, oral pathology, pediatric bone marrow pathology, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) flow cytometry, and the proprietary PEMA® endometrial maturation analysis for assisted reproduction.

Product overview

Pathologie Kaufbeuren is a pathology institute providing comprehensive diagnostic services across three locations (Kaufbeuren, Memmingen, Ravensburg). The core portfolio consists of conventional histopathology (including neuropathology), cytopathology, and molecular pathology. Specialized diagnostic services include dermatopathology, oral pathology, pediatric bone marrow pathology, BAL diagnostics, and endometrial diagnostics for assisted reproduction (PEMA). The institute operates as an accredited diagnostic facility with quality management support and collaborates with regional physicians and clinics to serve patients from the Allgäu, Obershwaben, and Oberbayern regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PEMA® (Personalisierte Endometriale Maturations Analyse): Personalized Endometrial Maturation Analysis - a monitoring service for human endometrium within natural or artificial menstrual cycles, focusing on endometrial receptivity for fertility treatment
• Teilgemeinschaftspraxis Molekularpathologie Südbayern

Products and services

• Histopathologie (Histopathology)

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 70,000 cytological examinations performed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Teilgemeinschaftspraxis Molekularpathologie Südbayern (TGMP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished in 2010 with 5 other pathology institutes/practices in southern Bavaria to provide molecular pathology diagnostics requiring high instrumentation investment. Located in Munich-Giesing with an extended practice location in Penzberg. Provides access to advanced molecular diagnostics including PCR, sequencing, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies.
• University Women's Clinic Erlangen (Universitätsfrauenklinik Erlangen)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the Women's Clinic at the University of Erlangen, specifically with the IVF and Endocrinology Laboratory under Prof. Dr. Ralf Dittrich. Focus on endometrial research and diagnostics for assisted reproduction.
• IVF Centers in Germany and internationallystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaborations with IVF centers for endometrial analysis in assisted reproduction. Specific partnerships include: Kinderwunschzentrum Amberg (Dr. Jürgen Krieg), Kinderwunsch im Zentrum (KiZ) Munich (PD Dr. Roxana Popovici), and Flinders University Adelaide (Prof. Kelton Tremellen).
• University Children's Hospital Freiburg (Kinderklinik der Universität Freiburg)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates three pediatric studies: EWOG-MDS (European Working Group on Myelodysplastic Syndromes in childhood), EWOG-SAA (European Working Group on Severe Aplastic Anemia), and GPOH Diamond-Blackfan Anemia study. Reference pathology leadership is with PD Dr. Irith Baumann in Böblingen.
• Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPD Dr. Joachim Alfer serves as Visiting Professor (since May 2017) and has established a cooperation with the National Center for Pathology (NCP) in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Activities include annual Mongolian-German conferences, IAP division symposia, training visits, telepathology diagnostics, and computer program development support.
• Kempten School for Medical Technical Assistants (Berufsfachschule für medizinisch-technische Assistenten/-innen Kempten)minorOthersThe institute supports training of medical technical assistants at the Kempten school in the Allgäu region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• LADR Laborverbund Dr. Kramer & Kollegen: Cooperative network of medical laboratories across northern Germany offering clinical chemistry, microbiology, and pathology services. Comparable as a regional, physician-cooperative lab model with multi-site coverage that mirrors Pathologie Kaufbeuren's Überörtliche BAG structure.

Others

• University Institute of Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen: Academic pathology institute partnering with Pathologie Kaufbeuren on endometrial research via Prof. Dittrich's IVF and endocrinology lab. Comparable as an academic pathology partner/competitor that combines clinical diagnostics with research and reference pathology in overlapping subspecialties.
• Helios Klinikum Pathology Departments: Large private hospital group operating its own pathology laboratories across Germany. Comparable as an integrated provider that could insource diagnostic work that Pathologie Kaufbeuren currently performs for regional hospitals like Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth.

Broad incumbents

• Unilabs: European diagnostics provider offering clinical lab and specialty pathology services across multiple countries. Comparable as a multi-country European player investing in molecular pathology and companion diagnostics capacity.
• Sonic Healthcare: Global pathology and laboratory medicine group with European operations including Germany. Comparable as a broad international incumbent in anatomic pathology that competes on scale, IT integration, and molecular diagnostics breadth.
• Cerba Healthcare: European network of specialty and routine diagnostics laboratories with significant pathology and molecular capabilities. Comparable as a broad European incumbent focused on specialty diagnostics, including anatomic pathology and oncology testing.
• Medicover: European healthcare and diagnostics group with laboratory services in Germany and several other countries. Comparable as a multi-country diagnostics provider expanding into specialty pathology and IVF-related testing adjacent to PEMA®.
• Synlab: Europe's largest medical diagnostics provider with extensive German operations spanning clinical chemistry, microbiology, and pathology. Comparable as the dominant scaled incumbent in German lab diagnostics against which a regional pathology practice must compete and differentiate on subspecialty depth.
• amedes Group: German-headquartered network of medical laboratories and outpatient centers with substantial pathology and molecular diagnostics services. Comparable as a broad German incumbent competing for hospital and outpatient referral volume in overlapping catchment areas.

Direct peers

• MVZ Institut für Pathologie München (and similar German pathology MVZ practices): Other German Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum (MVZ) pathology practices in southern Bavaria offering histopathology, cytology, and molecular pathology to regional hospitals. Comparable as direct regional pathology competitors with similar subspecialty focus and referral-driven business models.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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