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Since 1997
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A healthy mind in a healthy body. It is more than our name – it is the mindset behind everything we do.
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Who we are
Performance diagnostics for people who want more.
Our users are sports physicians, coaches, physiologists and sports scientists. They prepare athletes for the Olympic Games, top-flight leagues and the next World Championships – and for almost three decades they have relied on software from mesics.
Today we deliver everything from a single source: measuring devices, a mobile app and professional diagnostic software. From Cologne, for all of Europe.
1997
founded – almost three decades of experience
19
German Olympic training centres work with WinLactat
440+
Olympic medals since our founding
3,600+
customers in sport, science and medicine
8M+
lactate measurements – analysed with mesics
More than 440 Olympic medals. That is how many athletes from Germany’s Olympic training centres have won since 1997 – and WinLactat was part of their performance diagnostics.
Our journey
From research project to the standard in elite sport.
Origins
1997
Where it all began: Clausthal
Building on research at TU Clausthal, Hille Sport Software is founded – the nucleus of mesics.
Partner
1998
Side by side with the German Ski Association
Together with the DSV, WinLactat is born – software shaped directly by the demands of elite sport.
Growth
2002
mesics GmbH is born
Under the leadership of Joachim Magera, Hille Sport Software becomes mesics GmbH. Two decades of growth begin.
Elite sport
2005
WinLactat becomes the gold standard
Developed with the best: all of Germany’s Olympic training centres played a key role in shaping WinLactat – from elite-sport practice, for practice. The software becomes the benchmark for combined lactate diagnostics and spiroergometry.
New chapter
2022
New partners, new momentum
Andreas Adam, Gerd Bernhardt and Mirko Ogorek join as new shareholders. Together with Joachim Magera, they position mesics for its next phase of growth: a broader portfolio, modern structures and an international outlook.
Hardware
2023
Our own meters: Lactate Express & Metabol Pro
With our own lactate meters, the circle is complete – from the drop of blood to the finished report, all from a single source.
Digital
2024
App & AI: diagnostics go mobile
The Lactate Express App brings analysis to the smartphone. AI supports our service and processes.
Today
Cologne
The next chapter
New headquarters in Cologne’s Mediapark, a central warehouse in Germany – and our sights set on Europe and Asia.
One ecosystem
Measure. Analyse. Understand. All from a single source.
Precise, right at the athlete
A drop of blood, a few seconds – right on the treadmill, at the ergometer or trackside.
Lactate Express – lactate & glucose, the compact way in
Metabol Pro – five parameters, touch display, rechargeable battery
Results at a glance
Via Bluetooth to the smartphone: thresholds, training zones and trends – for athletes and their coaches.
Lactate Express App – iOS & macOS
Professional diagnostics at the workstation
Combined lactate diagnostics and spiroergometry, validated threshold models, reports and integration with practice management systems.
WinLactat – for institutes, clinics and diagnosticians
Measure and coach on the go with the app – analyse and document in depth with WinLactat.
Our location
At home in Cologne’s Mediapark.
In the heart of one of Germany’s most modern office and media districts – central, internationally accessible and close to our partners.
Im Mediapark 5 · 50670 Cologne
Aerial image: Superbass, CC BY-SA 4.0, edited (visualisation)
Infrastructure
Built for reliability.
Central warehouse in Germany
Devices, test strips and accessories available from stock in Cologne. Orders leave our warehouse quickly and reliably.
Modern IT & AI at work
AI-supported processes from enquiry to shipment: shop assistant, phone assistant and automated order processing – fast and available around the clock.
In-house software development
WinLactat, the Lactate Express App and our internal systems are built by our own development team – with short paths from customer feedback to update.
Availability
From Germany to all of Europe.
Our central warehouse in Cologne keeps the entire range in stock. This is how we supply labs, clinics, clubs and athletes across Europe – quickly and reliably.
2–3business days delivery within the EU
Who trusts us
In use wherever performance is measured.
A selection of our customers in elite sport, science and medicine.
Independently and scientifically validated
Lactate Express was tested against a laboratory reference analyser by the University of Würzburg and FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg: 231 measurement pairs, very high agreement in trend (ICC 0.98). Meixner et al., Biology Open 2026, peer-reviewed. doi:10.1242/bio.062543
The next chapter
Let’s become faster, bigger and stronger – together.
We are growing – and looking for partners to help us advance performance diagnostics in Europe and Asia.
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