Mycometer

What Mycometer does

Mycometer A/S is a privately-held Danish specialist instrumentation company founded in 1998 as a University of Copenhagen spin-off by Dr. Morten Reeslev and Dr. Morten Miller. The company develops and commercializes rapid enzymatic analysis methods, based on fluorescence measurement of N-Acetylhexosaminidase (NAHA) enzyme activity, for quantifying fungi (mold) and bacteria on surfaces and in air. Its core product line comprises five assay families, Mycometer Surface Fungi (MSF), Surface Bacteria (MSB), Air Fungi (MAF), Air Allergen (MAA), and Air FAI (Fungal-to-Allergen Index), supported by portable fluorometer equipment and standardized air sampling kits. The technology is US-EPA verified and codified under ISO 16000-22:2025 and ASTM D8527-25.

Name

Mycometer

Legal name

Mycometer A/S

Website

https://mycometer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Microbial Testing Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAHACAH

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) & Building Environmental Sampling

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

SECONDARYAFALAEAK

Rapid On-Site Environmental Testing Kits & Instruments (Lateral Flow, PCR, ATP Devices)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Environmental Monitoring & Hygiene Verification (Swabs, ATP, Pathogen Monitoring)

SECONDARYAFALAEAD

Air & Aerosol Monitoring (Bioaerosols, Mold, Yeast, Airborne Pathogens)

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Safety, Testing & Certification/Environmental Monitoring & Hygiene Verification (Swabs, ATP, Pathogen Monitoring)

Keywords

• Microbial contamination testing
• Mold quantification equipment
• Indoor air quality testing
• Enzymatic fluorescence detection
• Remediation verification systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Hørsholm

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Testing Equipment and Kits: Mycometer sells waterproof suitcase kits containing portable fluorometers, pipettes, thermometers, timers, and calibration cuvettes. These are one-time purchases of equipment required to run the tests.
2. Test Reagents and Assays: The company sells test assays (MSF, MSB, MAF, MAA, MA-FAI) as consumables. Each parcel contains reagents, pipette tips, filters, and sampling materials for a specific number of samples. Surface tests provide 20 samples per parcel; Air FAI tests provide 10 samples per parcel.
3. Additional Sampling Supplies: Additional sampling materials including bags with swabs, templates, and wetting solutions for fungi or bacteria testing. Sold as supplementary consumables to existing customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mycometer develops and sells rapid enzymatic testing equipment and consumable reagents for detecting and quantifying mold (fungi) and bacteria on surfaces and in indoor air, targeting building inspectors, remediation specialists, and indoor air quality professionals. The product line comprises surface tests (MSF, MSB), air tests (MAF, MAA, MAF-FAI), and the portable fluorometer-based analysis equipment and air sampling kits required to run them. The proprietary fluorescence-based NAHA detection technology is US-EPA verified and recognized under ISO 16000-22:2025 and ASTM D8527-25 standards.

Product overview

Mycometer offers a suite of rapid on-site testing products for quantifying mold (fungi) and bacteria in environmental samples. The portfolio consists of surface-based tests (Mycometer Surface Fungi and Mycometer Surface Bacteria) for measuring contamination on building materials, and air-based tests (Mycometer Air Fungi, Mycometer Air Allergen, and Mycometer Air FAI) for indoor air quality assessment. The products share a common analysis platform based on a portable fluorometer that measures enzyme activity via fluorescence. All products are supported by dedicated air sampling equipment and require certification training. The technology is US-EPA verified and recognized under ISO 16000-22:2025 and ASTM D8527-25 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mycometer surface Fungi: Rapid quantification of fungi on surfaces, ISO 16200-25 and ASTM D8527-25 compliant
• Mycometer surface Bacteria
• Mycometer air Fungi
• Mycometer air Allergen
• Mycometer air FAI
• Bactiquant

Products and services

• Mycometer Surface Fungi (MSF) On-site test assay for rapid quantification of mold/fungi concentration on surfaces, enabling documentation of mold growth, determination of damage scope, and verification of successful cleansing (PRV). Each parcel contains chemistry, pipette tips, filters, and sampling swabs for 20 samples. ISO 16200-25 and ASTM D8527-25 compliant.
• Mycometer Surface Bacteria (MSB) On-site test assay for rapid quantification of bacteria on surfaces in under one hour, used for delineating contaminated areas after flooding or sewage backup and for post-remediation verification. Each parcel contains chemistry, pipette tips, filters, and sampling swabs for 20 samples. ISO 16200-25 and ASTM D8527-25 compliant.
• Mycometer Air Fungi (MAF) On-site analytical assay for quantitative mold measurements in indoor air, measuring spores, hyphal fragments, and microfragments using activated air sampling. Each parcel contains chemistry, pipette tips, syringes, and filters for 20 samples. ISO 16200-25 and ASTM D8527-25 compliant.
• Mycometer Air Allergen (MAA) On-site quantitative aeroallergen measurement assay for indoor air, measuring total allergens including dust mites, pollen, mold, skin cells, pet dander, and insect parts. Each parcel contains chemistry, pipette tips, syringes, and filters for 20 samples. ISO 16200-25 and ASTM D8527-25 compliant.
• Mycometer Air FAI (Fungal to Allergen Index) Air testing assay that detects fungal sources by measuring the ratio between fungal particles and total allergens in air, providing indication of indoor mold source presence and potential exposure levels. Each parcel contains chemistry, pipette tips, syringes, and filters for 10 samples. ISO 16200-25 and ASTM D8527-25 compliant.
• Mycometer Analysis Equipment (Test Kit) Portable fluorometer-based analysis equipment in a waterproof suitcase, including 100 µl and 1000 µl pipettes, wipes, digital thermometer, timer, and black cuvette for calibration. Required hardware to run all Mycometer tests, sold with on-site and online training leading to certification.
• Mycometer Air Sampling Equipment Complete air sampling kit including trolley, DVP pump, tripod with flow meters, Makita leaf blower, battery charger, and timers, required for the Mycometer activated air sampling protocol used across all air tests (MAF, MAA, FAI).

Quantifiable outcome

• Relative standard deviation of 1.4-8.7% when samples tested by different technicians using different instruments
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• bioMérieux: bioMérieux is a global leader in in vitro diagnostics and industrial microbiology, offering culture-based and rapid alternative testing solutions for microbial detection across clinical, food, and environmental applications. Its industrial microbiology portfolio competes with Mycometer at the high end of environmental and pharmaceutical microbial testing.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins is the world's largest third-party testing laboratory group, with extensive environmental, food, and indoor air quality testing services. It competes with Mycometer where accredited laboratory verification is required alongside or in place of rapid on-site enzymatic analysis.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad manufactures analytical instruments, reagents, and molecular diagnostics used in life science, food, and environmental microbiology. It overlaps with Mycometer in the analytical laboratory instrument segment and represents a much larger incumbent with broader testing portfolio reach.
• EMSL Analytical: EMSL Analytical is one of the largest US environmental testing laboratories, offering mold, bacteria, allergen, and indoor air quality testing services used by inspectors and remediation contractors. It overlaps with Mycometer's customer base as an alternative testing pathway where lab-based analysis is preferred over rapid on-site enzymatic testing.
• 3M Food Safety (now part of Neogen): 3M Food Safety, integrated into Neogen, supplies a broad portfolio of rapid indicator tests (ATP swabs, Petrifilm, molecular assays) used across food processing, environmental hygiene, and sanitation verification. It competes with Mycometer indirectly where rapid surface hygiene testing is required and represents the established incumbent Mycometer must displace in adjacent facility applications.
• IDEXX Laboratories (Water): IDEXX provides water microbiology testing products (e.g., Colilert, Quanti-Tray) used by water utilities and industrial customers, and has grown into environmental pathogen detection. It is comparable to the legacy Bactiquant water testing line that Mycometer spun out in 2020 and relevant as a benchmark for rapid microbiology consumables at scale.

Direct peers

• LuminUltra Technologies: LuminUltra develops rapid ATP-based microbiological testing kits for water, industrial, and environmental monitoring, including field-deployable instruments and consumables. It is a comparable niche player to Mycometer in rapid on-site microbial quantification, with overlapping use cases in water systems and industrial hygiene.
• Hygiena (formerly BioControl Systems): Hygiena is the dominant ATP-based rapid hygiene monitoring company for surface and water microbial testing in food and facility environments. It is the most direct competitor to Mycometer in the rapid on-site microbial testing market, addressing many of the same building inspection, remediation, and indoor environment end users with an alternative (ATP) detection chemistry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mycometer

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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