Where is Medicel located?

Medicel is headquartered in Thal, Switzerland.

How many employees does Medicel have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Medicel is 64.

Where does Medicel rank among its competitors?

Medicel ranks 7th amongst 46 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Iantrek, which secured $30M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Medicel?

Medicel's top competitors include Alcon, Sight Sciences and Iantrek. Among them, Iantrek secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Medicel - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Medicel is an acquired company based in Thal (Switzerland), founded in 1996 by Emil Hohl. It operates as a Developer of ophthalmic surgical instruments. The company has 46 active competitors, including 5 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Alcon, Sight Sciences and Iantrek.

Company Details

Medicel is developing ophthalmic surgical instruments. The company has developed products like cataract instruments, phaco cassette systems, phaco accessories, trocar system, lens injection systems, and more. The company has received CE certification for its products.

Website: www.medicel.com/en/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Thal, Switzerland

Stage

Acquired

Ranked

7^th among 46 active competitors

Employee Count

64 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Alcon & 53 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Halma (Mar 09, 2011)

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Medicel got acquired by Halma on Mar 09, 2011.

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Medicel has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Medicel is Emil Hohl. Mauro BUhler is the CEO of Medicel.

Here are the details of Medicel's key team members:

Emil Hohl: Founder of Medicel.
Mauro BUhler: CEO of Medicel.

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Medicel's employee count trend

Medicel has 64 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Medicel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Medicel include Alcon, Sight Sciences and Iantrek. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Medicel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Alcon 1945, Fort Worth (United States), Public	Developer of a wide range of eye care products	$187M	Entrada Ventures, HSBC & 2 others	70/100
2nd	Sight Sciences 2006, Menlo Park (United States), Public	Developer of surgical systems for the treatment of ophthalmological diseases	$129M	Janus Henderson Investors, Allegro Investment Fund ... & 7 others	62/100
3rd	Iantrek 2019, White Plains (United States), Series C	Developer of a minimally invasive eye surgery technology	$97.8M	Sectoral, USVP & 5 others	58/100
4th	Haag-Streit 1858, Switzerland, Acquired	Manufacturer of ophthalmic diagnostic equipment and precision micro surgical instruments	-	-	54/100
5th	Keranova 2015, Saint Etienne (France), Series B	Surgical equipment for anterior chamber Ophthalmic surgery	$31M	Merieux Developement, CEA Investissement & 6 others	42/100
6th	Zhitong Technology 2020, Jiaxing (China), Series A	Developer of surgical devices for ophthalmic indications	$13.7M	Aibo Qingshi, Lingyi Capital & 2 others	35/100
7th	Medicel 1996, Thal (Switzerland), Acquired	Developer of ophthalmic surgical instruments	-	-	32/100
8th	X-BIOMEDICAL 2017, Wayne (United States), Seed	Revolutionizing microscopy with portable AI & VR systems for healthcare	-	-	32/100
9th	Cutting Edge 2015, Montpellier (France), Funding Raised	Developer of ophthalmological products	-	IRDI Capital Investissement, SOFILARO	32/100
10th	Epsilon Eye Care 1997, Mumbai (India), Unfunded	Manufacturer of ophthalmic precision surgical instruments	-	-	31/100