Pforzheim, Paris & San Francisco,
Founded in 2006 by Dr. Andreas and Kirsi Schuessler, Acandis is a leading neurovascular medical device platform. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and commercial operations in more than 60 countries, Acandis is fully verticallyintegrated and rapidly growing. The company is headquartered in Pforzheim, Germany and employs more than 300 people.
Since its inception, under the leadership of its founders and management team, Acandis has demonstrated an aptitude for continuous innovation, establishing itself as a pioneer in the flow diverter, rescue stenting, mechanical thrombectomy and biologically-active device coating fields.
The company has launched 17 product families with an emphasis on improving patient outcomes and procedure ease. Because of Acandis product’s unique features and benefits, the company has achieved market leadership in multiple geographies. Excellence in stent design has enabled the company to produce an unprecedented range of device sizes, all seemingly tailor made to patient anatomy.
With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 25% since 2021, Acandis is well-positioned to outpace the fast-growing global neurovascular medical device market. The company has delivered this growth profile while remaining highly profitable.
Dr. Andreas & Kirsi Schuessler, Acandis Co-Founders commented: “After interacting with numerous investment firms, we decided to partner with Lauxera because of their deep experience developing and commercializing medical devices, their humility, ‘can-do’ attitude, and strong links to the US market. It felt like a true partnership from the first day Lauxera started due diligence and we are excited to build our family business alongside Sam, Edoardo and the broader Lauxera team.”
Dr. Samuel Levy, Founding Partner at Lauxera added: “What Kirsi and Andreas have accomplished at Acandis over the past 19 years is a remarkable medical device entrepreneurial success story. They have brought numerous classes of innovative medical devices to market both saving lives and delighting physician customers. Our goal is to help Kirsi and Andreas successfully lead the next chapter of the company’s extraordinary growth journey.”
Edoardo Fracchia, Partner at Lauxera further added: “Acandis’ ability to combine robust, consistent growth, manufacturing excellence, and superior research and innovation—while maintaining flexibility and agility—truly reflects the founders’ motto: ‘We always give every good idea a chance.’” Key uses of funds from the transaction include accelerating commercialization activities in direct markets and executing US clinical trials to achieve US market access for key Acandis products. The company will also explore external growth opportunities to broaden its reach and deepen its portfolio.”
About Acandis GmbH
Founded in 2006, Acandis is a German medical device company which manufactures and commercializes highly-innovative interventional devices for the treatment of neurovascular diseases. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of cuttingedge, lifesaving products composed of stents, thrombectomy devices, flow diverters, and catheters, addressing both ischemic and haemorrhagic strokes. Acandis’ active innovation engine has yielded numerous proprietary technologies that enhance device effectiveness, user-friendliness, and patient outcomes. The company maintains a strong intellectual property portfolio. Headquartered in Pforzheim, BadenWürttemberg, Germany, Acandis has a global footprint with presence in Europe, Asia,
India, and South America.
For more information, please visit www.acandis.com
”What Kirsi and Andreas have accomplished at Acandis over the past 19 years is a remarkable medical device entrepreneurial success story. They have brought numerous classes of innovative medical devices to market both saving lives and delighting physician customers. Our goal is to help Kirsi and Andreas successfully lead the next chapter of the company’s extraordinary growth journey.
Samuel LevyCo-founding Partner at Lauxera
