LUMC Transplantatie Centrum

What LUMC Transplantatie Centrum does

LUMC Transplantatie Centrum is a specialized transplant center operating as an integrated department within the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), a public university medical center affiliated with Leiden University. Founded in 2017 as a consolidated entity, the center provides comprehensive organ transplantation services covering kidney, liver, pancreas, islet cell, and combined organ transplants (kidney-pancreas and liver-kidney), as well as living donor kidney and partial liver donation programs. The center operates from dedicated facilities within LUMC in Leiden, Netherlands, including a nursing ward, multiple outpatient clinics (Nierziekten en Transplantatie, MDL, Heelkunde), a day treatment facility, and an acute admission department.

The center's underlying technology stack combines conventional transplant medicine with several patient-facing digital tools. The Transplantatie Box is an e-health self-management tool that supports post-transplant patients in monitoring vital signs and medication adherence. Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing enables home-based immunosuppressant level monitoring via finger prick, reducing hospital visits. The Nierteam aan Huis program deploys two specialist nurses to patients' homes for education on kidney disease, dialysis, transplantation, and living donation. Supporting infrastructure includes the Biobank Transplantatie for research sample collection, the PROMs system for patient-reported outcome measurement, and the Leiden Transplant Talks quarterly webinar series. Patient experience is strong, with BeterMeter Q2 score of 8.2 and PEM 2024 score of 8.8.

The business model is a non-profit clinical delivery model embedded in the Dutch universal healthcare system. All clinical services are reimbursed through the mandatory Dutch health insurance basispakket, with the Nierteam aan Huis program explicitly reimbursed from the basic package. The center does not sell a product; it delivers regulated medical procedures and patient services to a primarily domestic patient base, with patients acquired through referrals from the national network of nephrologists and other specialists, supplemented by digital self-registration for living organ donors. Strategic partnerships include coordination with the Nederlandse Transplantatie Stichting (NTS) for organ donation procedures. The center reports no separate funding rounds, no parent revenue attribution, and no commercial revenue disclosures beyond the standard reimbursement structure.

Name

LUMC Transplantatie Centrum

Legal name

LUMC Transplantatie Centrum

Website

https://transplantatiecentrum.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LUMC Transplantatie Centrum is a non-profit transplant department within Leiden University Medical Center providing kidney, liver, pancreas, islet cell, and combined organ transplantation plus living donor programs to Dutch patients, supported by e-health tools and home-based education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organ Transplantation Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Transplant Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transplantation & Advanced Therapies Pharmaceuticals (incl. Cell & Gene Therapies) (HLAIAAAO), Transplant Hepatology (HLAKAEAK)

Keywords

• Organ transplantation services
• Transplant medical center
• Living donor programs
• Kidney transplantation
• Transplant patient care

Headquarters

HQ city

Leiden

HQ country

Netherlands

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. Healthcare Services Revenue: As part of LUMC, a university medical center, the Transplantatie Centrum operates within the Dutch healthcare system where medical services are reimbursed through health insurance (basispakket). The 'Nierteam aan Huis' program is reimbursed for patients from the basic healthcare package.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LUMC Transplantatie Centrum is a specialized transplant center within Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) providing comprehensive organ transplantation services including kidney, liver, pancreas, islet cell, and combined transplants, alongside living donor programs for kidney and partial liver donation. The center offers an integrated patient journey spanning pre-transplant evaluation, surgery, post-operative care, and long-term follow-up, supplemented by e-health tools such as the Transplantatie Box and DBS home medication monitoring.

Product overview

LUMC Transplantatie Centrum is a comprehensive transplant center offering a unified portfolio of integrated patient care services, educational resources, and e-health tools. The core clinical services include organ transplantation (kidney, liver, pancreas, island cell transplants) and living donation programs. These are supported by patient-facing digital services including the Transplantatie Box for self-management, DBS home medication monitoring, and online donor registration. Patient education is delivered through the Leiden Transplant Talks webinar series, e-books, and the Nierteam aan Huis home education program. Research participation is facilitated through the Biobank Transplantatie. The center also involves patients in service improvement via its Client Panel. Together, these services form a coordinated patient journey from pre-transplant education through post-transplant care and ongoing research participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nierteam aan Huis: Home education service providing information about kidney function, kidney failure, dialysis, kidney transplantation and living kidney donation

Products and services

• Nierteam aan Huis (Kidney Team at Home) A home education service where two specialized nurses visit patients at home to provide information about kidney disease, dialysis, kidney transplantation, and living kidney donation to the patient and their family or friends. The service is reimbursed from the Dutch basic healthcare package.
• De Transplantatie Box (The Transplant Box) An e-health and self-management tool that supports transplant patients in actively monitoring their health, measuring vital signs, and managing their care after transplantation.
• Medication Monitoring via Finger Prick (DBS - Dried Blood Spot Testing) A home-based medication monitoring service using dried blood spot testing via a finger prick, allowing patients to have their medication levels checked without visiting the hospital.
• Leiden Transplant Talks A quarterly webinar series organized together with the center's client panel, featuring topics of interest to transplant patients and their families, including interviews with donors and recipients.
• PROMs na transplantatie (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures) A patient-reported outcome measurement system that evaluates the quality and effectiveness of transplant care from the patient's perspective.
• Biobank Transplantatie A research biobank where transplant patients can participate in scientific research aimed at improving diagnostics, treatment, and care for future patients.
• Online Donor Registration (Donor Aanmelding) Digital registration forms allowing prospective living kidney or liver donors to self-register through the center's website for evaluation and donation procedures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient experience scores of 8.2 (BeterMeter) and 8.8 (PEM 2024) indicate high-quality patient satisfaction

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nederlandse Transplantatie Stichting (NTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NTS is referenced as the authoritative source for information about living liver donation. The LUMC Transplantatie Centrum works with NTS for organ donation coordination and refers patients to NTS for additional information about living donation procedures.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• UZ Leuven Transplantatiecentrum: Belgian university hospital transplant center in Leuven. Comparable multi-organ transplant program operating under a different national healthcare system but serving an overlapping patient base in the Benelux region, with similar research and academic integration.

Direct peers

• Erasmus MC Transplantatie Centrum: Transplant center within Erasmus MC, a leading Dutch university medical center in Rotterdam. Directly comparable as a competing multi-organ transplant program operating in the same national referral network with overlapping kidney and liver transplant capabilities.
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Transplantationszentrum: German university hospital transplant center recognized for kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation with strong research integration. Comparable as a European specialty transplant center combining clinical care, research, and innovation.
• Universitätsspital Zürich Transplantationszentrum: Swiss university hospital transplant center offering kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation integrated with University of Zurich research. Comparable as a European specialty transplant center with academic and innovation orientation.
• Amsterdam UMC Transplant Centrum: Transplant center within Amsterdam UMC (formed from AMC and VUmc merger). Comparable as a peer Dutch university transplant center offering kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation within the same national referral and reimbursement system.
• UMCG Transplantatiecentrum: Transplant center at University Medical Center Groningen, one of the largest Dutch transplant programs. Comparable as a competing university-hospital-based multi-organ transplant provider serving the same Dutch patient population and referral ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Karolinska University Hospital Transplant Center: Swedish academic hospital transplant center with multi-organ programs and strong research ties to Karolinska Institutet. Comparable as a leading European university medical center transplant provider in a publicly-funded healthcare system.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Transplant Program: Germany's largest university hospital with an established multi-organ transplant program. Comparable as a European academic medical center transplant provider integrating research, e-health, and high-volume procedural care.
• King's College Hospital Liver Transplant Unit: One of the largest liver transplant programs in Europe, based at a UK NHS teaching hospital. Comparable as a high-volume, research-integrated multi-organ transplant center with strong living donor programs and academic medical center affiliation.
• UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute: One of the largest and most recognized transplant centers globally, based at UPMC in Pittsburgh. Comparable as a research-driven, multi-organ specialty transplant program offering kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation within an academic medical center.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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