Univers Bio-Médical

What Univers Bio-Médical does

Groupe Univers Bio is a privately held healthcare distribution group headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, operating through two wholly-owned subsidiaries: UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL SA (founded 2001, distributing medical equipment, consumables, reagents, and medical furniture) and UNIVERS BIO-PHARMA (distributing pharmaceutical products and essential medicines). The group supplies hospitals, clinical laboratories, and retail/hospital pharmacies across Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Niger, with four operational locations and a field sales force supported by WooCommerce-based client portals in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso and a dedicated supplier portal for partner management. In 2024/2025 the group launched UB-MEDICAL, its first proprietary private-label brand for blood collection tubes and related medical supplies, marking a transition from pure distribution toward own-brand manufacturing in selected consumables. Revenue is generated primarily through transactional, quote-based B2B sales to institutional healthcare buyers, with volume negotiation and occasional promotional discounts (e.g., 35% on medical products, 20% on syringes) as the commercial levers; no revenue figures, funding history, or ownership details beyond private/founder-held status are disclosed.

Name

Univers Bio-Médical

Legal name

Groupe UNIVERS BIO

Website

https://web.unibio.bf

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe Univers Bio is a privately held healthcare distributor headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, supplying medical equipment, consumables, reagents, and pharmaceuticals to hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies across Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Niger via two subsidiaries and the UB-MEDICAL brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (423450)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Compounding Ingredient & API Distributors (Pharma Supply) (HLAIAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Pharma & Biologics Distribution (GDP-compliant) (HLAGAMAD), Diagnostic & Laboratory Packaging (Specimen Containers, Transport Tubes) (IMALAIAF), Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Medical equipment distribution
• Pharmaceutical product distribution
• Laboratory reagent supply
• Medical consumables supply
• Healthcare distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ouagadougou

HQ country

Burkina Faso

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Equipment Distribution: Distribution of medical equipment including laboratory instruments, analyzers, surgical equipment, and medical furniture to hospitals and laboratories across West Africa.
2. Medical Consumables: Sale of disposable medical supplies including collection tubes, syringes, surgical sutures, gloves, and other consumables to healthcare facilities.
3. Pharmaceutical Products: Distribution of pharmaceutical products including essential medicines, vaccines, and therapeutic solutions to pharmacies and healthcare structures.
4. Laboratory Reagents: Supply of laboratory reagents, chemical products, and diagnostic test kits to laboratories and medical facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Groupe Univers Bio distributes medical equipment (laboratory instruments, analyzers, surgical equipment, medical furniture), medical consumables (syringes, sutures, gloves, collection tubes), laboratory reagents and diagnostic kits, and pharmaceutical products (essential medicines, vaccines, therapeutic solutions) to hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies across Burkina Faso and West Africa. The group operates through two subsidiaries — UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL SA (medical equipment and consumables) and UNIVERS BIO-PHARMA (pharmaceuticals) — and recently launched its own UB-MEDICAL brand for blood collection tubes.

Product overview

Groupe Univers Bio operates as a healthcare distribution group in Burkina Faso and West Africa, comprising two complementary subsidiaries. UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL SA (founded 2001) focuses on distributing medical equipment, consumables, reagents, and laboratory materials to hospitals and laboratories. UNIVERS BIO-PHARMA handles pharmaceutical product distribution. The company recently launched its proprietary UB-MEDICAL sub-brand for medical products. The group operates an e-commerce platform (WooCommerce) with regional client portals for Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Abidjan, and Niamey, along with a supplier portal for partner management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UB-MEDICAL: New brand launched by UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL SA after more than 25 years of expertise in the biomedical sector. UB-MEDICAL represents the company's own branded medical products including precision tubes designed to meet international standards.

Products and services

• Medical Equipment

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 24 years of expertise in biomedical sector since 2001

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SD BIOSENSORcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 28 February 2024UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL participated in the SD BIOSENSOR Africa Distributors Meeting in Dar es Salaam from February 28 to March 1, 2024. SD BIOSENSOR is a manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests including HIV/Syphilis combo tests. UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL serves as a distributor of SD BIOSENSOR products in West Africa.
• Arab Health / MedlabminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 January 2024UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL SA exhibited at Arab Health and Medlab 2024 in Dubai (January 29 - February 1, 2024), two major healthcare industry exhibitions for the Middle East and Africa regions.
• International Medical Equipment ManufacturerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership network with international manufacturers of laboratory equipment, reagents, and medical supplies. The company showcases partner logos including PanBiotech, Sacace, BioMérieux-style brands, and various reagent manufacturers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Shalina Healthcare: Pan-African pharmaceutical and healthcare products distributor with its own branded generics and OTC portfolio, operating across multiple African markets. Comparable as a vertically integrated Africa-focused pharma distributor pursuing both branded and third-party product lines.
• CFAO Healthcare: Healthcare distribution arm of the CFAO Group, distributing medical equipment, consumables, and pharmaceutical products across multiple African countries. Directly comparable as a multi-country West and Central African medical distributor with similar B2B institutional customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Medtronic Africa: Global medical device manufacturer with established African distribution operations, including West Africa. Comparable as a supplier of medical devices and equipment into the same hospital and clinical customer base that UNIVERS BIO serves.
• Imperial Health Sciences (DSV Healthcare): Major African healthcare logistics and distribution business (formerly Imperial Health Sciences), serving pharma manufacturers and hospital customers with warehousing, distribution, and value-added services across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Henry Schein Africa: Global distributor of medical, dental, and veterinary supplies with growing presence in Africa. Comparable as a wide-catalog medical and laboratory products distributor serving healthcare providers across emerging markets.
• BioMérieux: Global in vitro diagnostics and microbiology solutions company with active distribution networks across Africa for reagents, instruments, and consumables. Comparable as a supplier of laboratory reagents and diagnostic equipment into West African laboratories that UNIVERS BIO also serves.

Emerging players

• SD Biosensor: Manufacturer of rapid diagnostic tests (including HIV/Syphilis combo) actively expanding in Africa through distributors such as UNIVERS BIO-MEDICAL. Comparable as a partner-supplier of diagnostic tests whose products flow through African distribution networks.

Others

• DHL Life Sciences: Global logistics provider with a dedicated life sciences and healthcare supply chain offering across Africa. Comparable as an enabling supply-chain and cold-chain partner serving the same pharma and diagnostics distribution flows in West Africa.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/univers-bio-m%C3%A9dical

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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