Who owns Biolab?
Biolab is owned by IDH (Egypt, LSE: IDHC), which has owned the brand since 2011.[1]
IDH owns 60% of Biolab rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc — Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc (60% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇪🇬 Egypt, Cairo
- Origin
- 🇯🇴 Jordan, Amman
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Care providers › Labs & diagnostics
- Parent ticker
- LSE: IDHC
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Biolab
Biolab is a chain of medical laboratories in Jordan, run by Al Makhbariyoun Al Arab, in which IDH holds 60%; its acquisition in 2011 took IDH into Jordan. IDH's annual report credits it with strong brand equity in Amman and the surrounding areas. Its revenue was JOD 15 million in 2025, up 7%, from 3 million tests. IDH also uses the name in Saudi Arabia, where Biolab KSA had five branches by mid-2026.
Ownership timeline of Biolab
Where Biolab sits in IDH
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Al Borg (99.3%)
- Al Borg Scan
- Al Mokhtabar (99.9%)
- Biolab (60%)
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Other brands owned by IDH
IDH controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in healthcare & pharma.
Also in healthcare & pharma
Other brands in labs & diagnostics, and who owns them
The 26 brands in labs & diagnostics on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Sonic Healthcare, with 9; IDH has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bioscientia | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| AmeriPath | Quest Diagnostics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colilert | IDEXX | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Petrifilm | Neogen | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Labcorp | Labcorp | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Health Services Laboratories | Sonic Healthcare | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: IDH
IDH is a publicly listed company headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: IDHC.
Integrated Diagnostics Holdings is a Jersey-registered operator of medical laboratories and radiology centres in Egypt, Jordan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, listed in London since May 2015 and also on the Egyptian Exchange. It began in 2008, when Abraaj bought 76.8% of Al Borg to build a regional diagnostics platform. Its 2025 revenue was EGP 7.9 billion from 767 branches, about 85% of it in Egypt. In 2026 Hena Holdings, owned by chief executive Hend El-Sherbini and her mother Moamena Kamel, raised its holding to 56.67% through a mandatory offer.
🇯🇴 Biolab and other Jordanian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 11 brands that began in Jordan. 2 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Biolab among them.
- Almaha Cheese — Jordan Dairy 🇯🇴
- Badeel — Siniora 🇯🇴
- BebeLait — Nutridar 🇯🇴
- Royal Jordanian — Royal Jordanian 🇯🇴
- The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Jordan — Coca-Cola İçecek 🇹🇷
- Almaha Milk — Jordan Dairy 🇯🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Biolab?
The parent company of Biolab is IDH, a publicly listed company headquartered in Egypt.
Is Biolab Jordanian or Egyptian?
Biolab originated in Jordan, but it is owned today by IDH, which is headquartered in Egypt. So Biolab is a Jordanian-origin brand under Egyptian ownership.
Since when has IDH owned Biolab?
IDH has owned Biolab since 2011.
Is Biolab still owned by IDH?
Yes. As of 24 October 2026, Biolab is still owned by IDH (60% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc — Annual Report 2025 — Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc, Annual report; retrieved 24 October 2026.
- [2] Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc — 1H 2026 Results — Integrated Diagnostics Holdings plc, Stock exchange filing, published 11 September 2026; retrieved 24 October 2026.
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