Synlab Group

In 1998, together with his partners, Bartl Wimmer founded SYNLAB GmbH in Augsburg, Germany, as an association of freelance laboratory physicians. In 2010, SYNLAB merged with the two laboratory providers, Futurelab and Fleming Labs, which laid the groundwork for several further acquisitions. SYNLAB was acquired by the European private equity investor Cinven in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Minster |first=Adam |title=Cinven news |url=http://www.cinven.com/mediacentre/pressreleases.aspx?mediaid=640&year=2015 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Cinven |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-07 |title=Corona-Pandemie macht Labordienstleister zum SDax-Neuling |url=https://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/14370597-synlab-fokus-corona-pandemie-labordienstleister-sdax-neuling |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Wallstreet Online |language=de}}

In August 2015, the private equity company Cinven acquired French laboratory service provider Labco.{{Cite news |title=Investor Cinven kauft Labordienstleister Labco |language=de-De |work=Going Public – Das Kapitalmarkt-Portal |url=http://www.goingpublic.de/investor-cinven-kauft-labordienstleister-labco/ |access-date=2023-08-21}} Labco SA was founded in 2004 by a group of French biologists as a cooperation of nine French laboratories. In 2007, Labco took over General Lab in Spain and Portugal. In October 2015, Cinven took over the majority of shares of SYNLAB and merged both companies to become SYNLAB Group.{{Cite journal |last=Doelfs |first=Guntram |date=2015-08-01 |title=Labco und Synlab bilden neuen Laborriesen: Labormarkt |url= |journal=Klinik Management aktuell |language=de |volume=20 |issue=08 |pages=11–11 |doi=10.1055/s-0036-1577820 |issn=1439-3514}} Before, the private equity company BC Partners was the majority shareholder of SYNLAB.{{Cite news |last=Bray |first=Chad |date=2015-06-26 |title=Cinven Agrees to Buy a Majority Stake in Synlab |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/business/dealbook/cinven-agrees-to-buy-a-majority-stake-in-synlab.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |issn=0362-4331}} In December 2016, Novo Holdings A/S acquired 10% of SYNLAB shares, which was increased to about 20% in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Portfolio news |url=https://www.cinven.com/media/portfolio-news/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Cinven |language=en}}

In 2015, SYNLAB entered the African market."Synlab fasst auch in Afrika Fuß". Börsen-Zeitung (in German). 2015-05-20."Übernahme in der Laborbranche". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 2014-11-24. From 2016 to 2019, SYNLAB spent an average of 200 million euros annually on acquiring new companies."Lukrative Laborketten". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 2021-04-08.

In January 2020, it won a tender for a centralised pathology service to serve Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust for 15 years.{{cite news |last=Clover |first=Ben |date=2020-01-22 |title=Preferred bidder announced for £2.25bn contract |work=Health Service Journal |publisher= |url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/service-design/preferred-bidder-announced-for-225bn-contract/7026754.article |accessdate=2023-08-21}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020, SYNLAB received a contract from UEFA to test players, officials, and referees and has been named the "UEFA Laboratory Diagnostics Provider 2020/2021".{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Hans-Jürgen |date=2020-08-05 |title=Deal mit Uefa: Deutscher Laborkonzern Synlab testet Europas Spitzenfußballer |url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/medizin/deal-mit-uefa-deutscher-laborkonzern-synlab-testet-europas-spitzenfussballer/26067654.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Handelsblatt |language=de}} For 2021, SYNLAB reported an increase in sales of around 44% due to the high number of PCR tests.Hofmann, Siegfried (2022-03-16). "Gewinn verdreifacht: Coronatests bescheren Synlab Rekordjahr". Handelsblatt (in German).

In 2021 SYNLAB sold its Analytics & Services activities to SGS, a company providing inspection, verification, testing and certification services.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-11-10 |title=SGS erholt sich vom Corona-Schock und kauft Synlab-Prüfsparte |url=https://www.moneycab.com/schweiz/sgs-erholt-sich-vom-lockdown-fruehling-uebernahme-von-synlab/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Moneycab |language=de-CH}}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-13 |title=Synlab A&S wird zu SGS Analytics |url=https://www.labo.de/news/umfirmierung-nach-uebernahme.htm |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Labo |language=de}}

Since 2022, SYNLAB has been expanding in the Latin American market. For instance, the company entered the Chilean market in 2022 to expand its presence in fast-growing emerging markets. Other complementary bolt-on acquisitions were made in countries like France, Germany, Mexico and Colombia.[https://ag.synlab.com/fileadmin/Press_releases/20230316__PM_SYNLAB-Gesch_ftsbericht-2022.pdf "SYNLAB erzielt robustes zugrunde liegendes Wachstum im Geschäftsjahr 2022"]. Synlab (in German). 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

SYNLAB sold its veterinary diagnostics segment to Mars Incorporated in 2023.{{Cite news |last=Sychev |first=Andrey |date=2023-08-14 |title=Germany's Synlab agrees to sell vet business to Mars |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/germanys-synlab-agrees-sell-vet-business-mars-2023-08-14/ |access-date=2023-08-21}}

In October 2024, SYNLAB agreed to sell its Spanish business to Eurofins Scientific{{cite web |title=SYNLAB agrees to sell its Spanish business to Eurofins |url=https://www.synlab.com/news-updates/read-article/synlab-agrees-to-sell-its-spanish-business-to-eurofins-1532953}}{{cite web |title=Eurofins agrees to acquire SYNLAB’s clinical diagnostics operations in Spain |url=https://cdnmedia.eurofins.com/corporate-eurofins/media/m44lnezd/2024-10-28-eurofins-agrees-to-acquire-synlab-clinical-diagnostics-operations-in-spain.pdf}}

Mathieu Floreani is the CEO of SYNLAB Group, who changed from DHL to SYNLAB in 2018. The former CEO and co-founder of SYNLAB, Bartl Wimmer, retired from this position at the end of March 2018. Also part of the Management Board is Sami Badarani, Group CFO, who joined the company in 2017."[https://ag.synlab.com/fileadmin/secured_files/2023/SYNLAB_AR_2022_DE-PW.pdf Synlab Annual Report 2022]". Synlab (in German). 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company is present in more than 30 countries on four continents and employs around 28,000 people. The company performed 600 million laboratory tests and achieved sales revenues of approximately 3.25 billion euros in 2022. SYNLAB grows organically and through mergers and acquisitions as an industry consolidator. SYNLAB has been listed in the Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since April 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-30 |title=SYNLAB AG new in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard |url=https://www.deutsche-boerse.com/dbg-en/media/press-releases/SYNLAB-AG-new-in-the-Frankfurt-Stock-Exchange-s-Prime-Standard--2629994 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Deutsche Börse}} Between 2015 and 2022, SYNLAB made 152 acquisitions in more than 20 countries, with a total enterprise value of around 1 billion euros.{{Cite web |last=Wadewitz |first=Sabine |date=2022-06-22 |title=Synlab will mit Akquisitionen wertvoller werden |url=http://www.boersen-zeitung.de/unternehmen-branchen/synlab-will-mit-akquisitionen-wertvoller-werden-1abd141e-f094-11ec-93c0-7b4664f4b5ae |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Börsen-Zeitung |language=de}}

In total, ca. 500 laboratories belong to the SYNLAB hub and spoke laboratory network. The network comprises, among others, two European reference laboratories situated near Stuttgart and Barcelona, as well as 31 central laboratories that are specialised and also run tests for other laboratories within the network. Regional and emergency laboratories constitute the majority of the network.

SYNLAB runs several competence centres, such as the WHO supranational reference laboratory in Munich-Gauting, a centre specialised in tuberculosis.{{Cite web |title=Development Aid |url=https://www.developmentaid.org/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=DevelopmentAid |language=en}} SYNLAB's Spanish Molecular Genetics Department was the first laboratory in Europe to develop a non-invasive prenatal genetic test.{{Cite web |last=Saltmarsh |first=Abigail |date=2022-08-23 |title=Laboratory 4.0: Five of the World’s Top Digital Labs |url=https://emag.medicalexpo.com/laboratory-4-0-five-of-the-worlds-top-digital-labs/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=E-Magazine |language=en-GB}} SYNLAB also acquired Sistemas Genómicos, a laboratory specialised in genetics and bioinformatics{{Cite web |last=Vázquez |first=David |last2=Ávila |first2=Ana |date=2023-02-18 |title=Del laboratorio a la startup: así emprenden los científicos españoles |url=https://www.businessinsider.es/laboratorio-startup-emprenden-cientificos-1196390 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Business Insider España |language=es}} from Spain, in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Herbert |first=Nick |date=2022-01-11 |title=Spain: Synlab strengthens genetics offering with acquisition of Sistemas Genómicos in Spain |url=https://www.laingbuissonnews.com/healthcare-markets-international-content/spain-synlab-strengthens-genetics-offering-with-acquisition-of-sistemas-genomicos-in-spain/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=LaingBuisson |language=en-GB}}

SYNLAB provides medical diagnostic services to practising doctors, hospitals and clinics, governments, and corporates. The company also operates a network of more than 1,800 blood collection points (BCPs) for patients. SYNLAB's multidisciplinary range of services includes, in the field of human medicine, clinical chemistry, haematology, coagulation, microbiology, serology, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, pathology, cytology, endocrinology, and maternity care.{{Cite web |title=synlab International GmbH |url=https://www.bayern-international.de/en/company-database/company-details/synlab-international-gmbh-37005/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Bayern International |language=en}} The SYNLAB laboratories examine 600 million samples (e.g. urine, blood, tissue) every year on the basis of around 5,000 different test parameters.Bender, René (2018-12-17). "Auffällige Laborwerte". Handelsblatt (in German). Approximately 50 new parameters are added each year.

In 2020, for example, Microba and SYNLAB entered an agreement to supply Microba's tests to healthcare providers in Spain and other countries in Europe and Latin America.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Microba inks European distro deals for new products |url=https://www.miragenews.com/microba-inks-european-distro-deals-for-new-958193/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Miragenews}}

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