Radar · Traditional Medical Devices in Italy
Best Traditional Medical Devices Companies in Italy
The 34 best Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Rejoint.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
34companies tracked
$6.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
Sources & further reading
- Statista
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRADITIONAL MEDICAL DEVICES × ITALY
Our analysis of 50 Traditional Medical Devices companies
$5.7b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2016median founding year
49median Fliar Index™
252kcombined LinkedIn audience
75%of audience held by top 3
Ranked: Best Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rejoint Manufacturer of additive, IOT, and wearables products for knee replacement | $6M | 68 mo ago | Funding Raised | Gian Guido Riva Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | 13 patents Orthopedic surgical jigs for femoral/tibial bone preparation and prosthesis implantation | — |
| 2 | Aquabuddy Provider of personal hygiene beds for professionals and hospitals | $171K | 107 mo ago | Funding Raised | Matteo Monticelli CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | 3 patents Bedside bathing devices for immobile or bedridden patients | — |
| 3 | Haemotronic Manufacturer of medical components | — | 71 mo ago | Acquired | Mattia Ravizza CEO | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | 5 patents Extracorporeal blood treatment kits and catheter flushing/filling medical device systems | — |
| 4 | Finceramica Manufacturer of bone and joint regeneration medical devices. | — | 105 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | — | PleskPHPLaravel+12 | — | — |
| 5 | Bracco Leading family-owned player in the field of diagnostic imaging, focused on contrast imaging to transform… | — | 129 mo ago | Funding Raised | Fulvio Bracco CEO | 1927 | DrupalPHPSalesforce+21 | — | — |
| 6 | SIFI Developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals for eye care | — | 138 mo ago | Acquired | Sisse Fisker Founder | 1935 | Salesforce DeskAuraBootstrap+5 | — | — |
| 7 | BigiX Pharma Manufacturer of half cylinder cushion, antibacterial wedge & sanitizers | — | — | Acquired | Vittorio Pesato CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 8 | BioCare Europe Provider of healthcare product. The company distributes material, equipment and medical devices in the field… | — | — | Acquired | — | 1977 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy
#1
Funding Raised · Castel Maggiore, Emilia Romagna · founded 2015 · 14 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Castel Maggiore, Emilia Romagna · founded 2015 · 14 employees
Manufacturer of additive, IOT, and wearables products for knee replacement
Funding rounds
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$4.6M
- Apr 2019Grant (prize money)$1.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Ministry of Economic Development, Almacube
#2
Funding Raised · Budrio, Emilia Romagna · founded 2014$171Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Budrio, Emilia Romagna · founded 2014
Provider of personal hygiene beds for professionals and hospitals. The company offers Aquabuddy Pro an electro-medical device to complement and replace assisted baths in various hospitals, retirement homes and nursing homes.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$59.3K
- Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$59.1K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$52.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, EIC Fund
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoutubeContact Form 7Nginx
#3
Acquired · Mirandola, Emilia Romagna · founded 1999 · 600 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Mirandola, Emilia Romagna · founded 1999 · 600 employees
Manufacturer of medical components
Founders & team
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAruba.ItAutoptimizeDebianGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#4
Funding Raised · Italy · 44 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Italy · 44 employees
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Joint Operations Ltd) announced in 12 mo
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApache Http ServerAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGsap
#5
Funding Raised · Milan, Milan · founded 1927 · 325 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Milan, Milan · founded 1927 · 325 employees
Bracco is a leading family-owned player in the field of Diagnostic Imaging, focusing on contrast imaging to provide the healthcare industry with the best possible images for transforming patient outcomes. They offer a general-purpose software application called VueBox for quantifying tissue perfusion using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (DCE-US).
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 115k LinkedIn followers — 45.6% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderCookiebotDocusignDrupal
#6
Acquired · Catania, Sicily · founded 1935 · 500 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Catania, Sicily · founded 1935 · 500 employees
Developer and manufacturer of pharmaceuticals for eye care. The company provides for products for diabetic macular edema, corneal lesions, cataract, infections & inflammations, ocular hygiene, dry eye, retinal disorders & vitreous floaters. The company has ISO certified manufacturing facilities.
Founders & team
Investors
21 Invest
Tech stack
AuraBootstrapCloudflareHstsMicrosoft 365Onetrust
Funding & investor landscape
$6.5Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Gian Guido Riva
Founder & CEO · Rejoint
Matteo Monticelli
CEO · Aquabuddy
Mattia Ravizza
CEO · Haemotronic
Fulvio Bracco
CEO · Bracco
Diana Bracco
CEO · Bracco
Sisse Fisker
Founder · SIFI
Fabrizio Chines
Chairman & CEO · SIFI
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Italy
How research on Medical Devices is moving in Italy
A read on the academic research around Medical Devices — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 289 Italy-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200920202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 44% → 60% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
- Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna26
- Politecnico di Milano23
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico17
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia16
- Italian Institute of Technology14
leading researchers
Arianna Menciassi · Paolo Dario · Giuseppe Tortora · Giuseppe Andrea Fontanelli · Maria Donawa · Fanny Ficuciello · Bruno Siciliano · Francesco Cepolina
▲
Breakthroughs45 · 16%
▼ 22%→13% share
▼0.6× share momentum4 median citations53% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (22%→13% of field), led by Wireless.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Wireless1→5
- Robotic surgery1→5
Landmark Robotic magnetic steering and locomotion of capsule endoscope for diagnostic and surgical endoluminal procedures · 299 cites
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Advancements116 · 40%
▲ 36%→39% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations60% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (36%→39% of field), led by Robotic surgery.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Robotic surgery3→17
- Surgical robot13→25
- Robot10→15
- Biomedical engineering1→5
- Antimicrobial1→4
Newly emergingDa Vinci Surgical System 0→7 · MEDLINE 0→6 · Training (meteorology) 0→5
Landmark Prevention and control of biofilm-based medical-device-related infections · 462 cites
▼
Concerns78 · 27%
▼ 33%→26% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations59% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are cooling (33%→26% of field), led by Product (mathematics).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Product (mathematics)2→10
- Quality (philosophy)1→8
- Health care1→6
- Surgical robot4→8
- Robotic surgery2→5
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→6
Landmark Healthcare-associated infections, medical devices and biofilms: risk, tolerance and control · 708 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Italy
Where medical devices is researched across Italy
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Rome47 · +0.26
Milan44 · +0.23
Genoa26 · +0.33
Turin16 · +0.31
Pisa15 · +0.25
Naples14 · +0.33
Bologna10 · +0.18
Florence6 · +0.20
Common questions
How many Traditional Medical Devices companies are there in Italy?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Traditional Medical Devices companies headquartered in Italy that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy?
The Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy on this list have raised a combined $6.5M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Traditional Medical Devices company in Italy?
Rejoint is the highest-funded Traditional Medical Devices company in Italy, with $6.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy are funded?
2 of the 34 Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Traditional Medical Devices unicorns are there in Italy?
None of the Traditional Medical Devices companies in Italy on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Italy Traditional Medical Devices companies?
The most active investors in Italy Traditional Medical Devices companies on this list include Europa, 21 Invest, Almacube, Armonia SGR, Augens Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.