RITVERC GmbH

Name

RITVERC GmbH

Legal name

RITVERC JSC

Website

https://ritverc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sealed Radionuclide Sources

NAICS

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Sealed Source Manufacturing, Encapsulation & Recycling/Take-Back (Source lifecycle management) (EUAKAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiopharmaceutical & Nuclear Medicine Distributors (HLAIAJAI), Radiation Safety, Dosimetry & Regulatory Compliance (Nuclear Medicine) (HLAIAGAJ), Radiation Therapy Isotopes & Sources (Brachytherapy seeds, sealed sources for oncology) (EUAKAIAD)

Keywords

• Sealed radionuclide sources
• Mössbauer spectroscopy sources
• Nuclear calibration sources
• Radioactive source manufacturing
• Radiation transport packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Kurchatov

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sealed Radionuclide Source Sales: Design, serial manufacturing, and direct sales of sealed radionuclide sources across gamma, beta, X-ray, and Mössbauer categories. >75 standard sizes. ISO 9001-certified serial production. Includes industrial, medical, scientific, and reference/check sources.
2. Radioactive Material Transportation Packaging: Manufacturing and sale of certified transport packaging: Type A packages (УКТIА-РТ, УКТIА-РТ-М1, УКТМIА-РТ multi-use) and exempt packages (УКТ1). Sold alongside radionuclide products for compliant delivery.
3. Reference Radionuclide Solutions: Standardized radionuclide solutions sold for calibration, reference, and metrology applications.
4. Import/Export Services for Radionuclide Products: Licensed import and export of radionuclide products, leveraging joint Russian-German venture structure and regulatory approvals.
5. Source Replacement and Product Testing Services: Source replacement services and product testing as after-sales professional services for customers operating sealed sources.
6. ARC Labelled Compound Distribution (Reseller): RITVERC acts as distributor of ARC Inc. (USA) labelled compounds (3H, 14C, 32P, 33P, 35S, 125I, and others) for Russian customers. Catalogue of >7000 products. Average lead time 4–8 weeks. Can organize specific activity calibration at VNIIM (D.I. Mendeleev Institute).
7. Educational and Training Equipment: RadLab kits (demonstration cloud chambers, radiometric sets, spectrometric sets) and Mössbauer source grippers for educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RITVERC designs, manufactures, and sells sealed radionuclide sources (gamma, beta, X-ray, and Mössbauer) for industrial measurement, scientific research, nuclear medicine calibration, and educational use. The company also produces certified Type A and exempt transport packaging for radioactive materials, radiation protection equipment (lead bricks, source grippers), and educational demonstration kits (RadLab), and offers import/export, source replacement, dangerous goods transport, and product testing services.

Product overview

RITVERC is a radionuclide product manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of sealed radioactive sources for industry, science, and medicine. The core product line includes Industrial Sources (X-ray, gamma, and beta radiation sources with over 75 standard sizes), Sources for Nuclear Medicine (calibration sources), Reference and Check Sources and Solutions (wide area sources, point sources, geometry sources, check sources, standardized solutions, and educational sources), and Sources for Scientific Application (Mössbauer sources with 57Co and 119mSn isotopes, labeled compounds ARC, reference absorbers). Supporting products include Packaging solutions (Type A packages, reusable Type A packages, exempt packages for radioactive material transport), Equipment (RadLab educational kits, Mössbauer source grippers, lead radiation protection products), and Services (import/export, source replacement, dangerous goods transportation, product testing). The portfolio serves customers in over 50 countries across industrial radiography, medicine, research, and education sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Sources Sealed radionuclide sources for industrial applications including X-ray radiation sources (55Fe, 109Cd, 133Ba), gamma radiation sources (22Na, 57Co, 60Co, 65Zn, 88Y, 133Ba, 137Cs, 152Eu, 241Am), and beta radiation sources (63Ni, 85Kr, 90Sr, 147Pm). Used by industrial manufacturers and operators for non-destructive testing, thickness/density measurement, oil well logging, X-ray fluorescence analysis, gas chromatography, and ion mobility spectrometry.
• Sources for Nuclear Medicine Calibration sources for nuclear medicine applications, including medical imaging sources used by medical imaging facilities and radiotherapy departments to calibrate diagnostic and treatment equipment.
• Reference and Check Sources and Solutions Wide area (planchet) and disk sources, gamma point sources, X-ray and low energy photon sources, PIP-Tag sources, geometry sources (Marinelli beakers, dose calibrator gamma standard DCGS), check sources, and standardized radionuclide solutions for metrology and instrument verification applications.
• Sources for Scientific Application Sources for scientific research including Mössbauer sources (57Co, 119mSn), reference absorbers, source grippers, and labeled compounds distributed under the ARC partnership for nuclear physics, materials science, and chemistry research applications.
• Mössbauer Sources Hermetically sealed capsules containing radioactive isotopes for Mössbauer spectroscopy. Types include 57Co sources (rhodium matrix, 5-100 mCi) and 119mSn sources (calcium stannate matrix, 2-20 mCi). Available as serial and point source variants with multiple capsule types, designed for precision spectroscopic measurements.
• Labeled Compounds ARC Radiolabeled chemicals distributed on behalf of ARC Inc. (USA), catalog of over 7000 products labeled with isotopes such as 3H, 14C, 32P, 33P, 35S, and 125I. Distributed to medical and research centers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and government institutions in Russia with typical lead time of 4-8 weeks.
• RadLab Educational Kits Educational kits for practical study of radioactivity phenomena, including a demonstration Wilson cloud chamber for observing charged particles (muons, pions, kaons, cosmic background), a radiometric set for hands-on dosimetry and decay statistics labs, and a spectrometric set with closed gamma radiation sources for gamma spectrometry training.
• Mössbauer Source Grippers Tungsten-shielded devices for mounting and dismounting Mössbauer sources type MCo7 and MSn9 onto gamma resonance spectrometers, available for capsule types 1, 2, 3, and 6 with diameters 6-18 mm. Dramatically reduces operator gamma dose during source handling.
• Radiation Protection Products Lead bricks type 'dovetail' for building lead walls and 'houses' for radiation protection, including installation bricks, row bricks, and corner bricks with optional decontamination paint coating.
• Type A Transport Packages Type A transport packaging sets (УКТIА-РТ and УКТIА-РТ-М1) for radioactive materials with lead shielding thickness 1-40 mm (УКТIА-РТ) or 10-40 mm (УКТIА-РТ-М1), approved for road and air transport of sealed radionuclide sources.
• Reusable Type A Package (УКТМIА-РТ) Multi-use Type A transport packaging set with 30 mm tungsten protective container for transporting radiopharmaceuticals, sealed radionuclide sources, and radioactive materials in repeated-use applications.
• Exempt Package (УКТ1) Exempt packaging sets for transporting closed radionuclide sources with activity levels below regulatory thresholds; cardboard box with protective inserts designed for road and air transport.
• Import and Export of Radionuclide Products International import and export services for radionuclide products with required licenses and documentation, leveraging regulatory approvals under the company's joint venture structure.
• Source Replacement Service Professional source replacement services for radioactive sources at customer sites, provided as after-sales support.
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods Transportation services for radioactive materials meeting all regulatory requirements including IAEA SSR-6 and Russian НП-053-16 standards.
• Product Testing Testing services for radionuclide products to verify quality and regulatory compliance, including strength class testing per ISO 2919 / ГОСТ Р 52241-2004.
• Educational Sources School sources for education on radioactivity, including alpha (241Am), beta (22Na, 60Co, 90Sr, 137Cs), and gamma sources (22Na, 60Co, 133Ba, 137Cs) meeting Cleapps methodology requirements for safe student use.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gamma quantum yield at resonance energy ≥75% for Mössbauer sources
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BEBIG GmbH (Eckert & Ziegler Stragg Rochatisotope AG, EZAG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993BEBIG GmbH (Berlin, Germany), part of Eckert & Ziegler Stragg Rochatisotope AG (EZAG), is a co-founding partner of RITVERC's Russian-German joint venture established in 1993. Contributed to company formation and continues as a key partner, with joint venture branding and logo prominently displayed on RITVERC's website.
• V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1993The V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute (Khlopin Institute), a renowned Russian nuclear research institution in St. Petersburg, is a co-founding partner of the RITVERC joint venture established in 1993. Provides scientific and institutional backing to the joint venture, with joint venture branding and logo displayed on RITVERC's website.
• ARC Inc. (USA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRITVERC serves as the official Russian distributor of ARC Inc. (USA), distributing >7,000 labelled chemical compounds tagged with isotopes (3H, 14C, 32P, 33P, 35S, 125I, and others) to medical and research centers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and government institutions in Russia. ARC Inc. manufactures and supplies the products; RITVERC handles distribution, regulatory compliance, and local sales including government tender supply.
• Individual Co-FoundersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA number of individuals were part of the founding group of the Russian-German joint venture established in 1993 alongside BEBIG GmbH and the Khlopin Institute.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eckert & Ziegler (EZAG): Eckert & Ziegler is a publicly listed German radiation technology group that is the parent of BEBIG GmbH, RITVERC's co-founding JV partner. EZAG manufactures a broad portfolio of industrial and medical radioisotope products including sealed sources, making it both an institutional ally and a broader-scale incumbent competitor.
• Mirion Technologies: Mirion is a global radiation safety and measurement company that owns Isotope Products Laboratories and QSA Global, both of which manufacture sealed radioactive sources, reference sources, and calibration standards. Mirion competes with RITVERC across industrial, medical calibration, and scientific research source segments at significantly larger scale.
• GE HealthCare: GE HealthCare is a major global medical imaging and nuclear medicine equipment OEM that buys large volumes of calibration and reference sources for its PET, SPECT, and dose calibrator installed base. While not a direct sealed-source manufacturer, its procurement profile overlaps with RITVERC's nuclear-medicine calibration customer segment.
• Curium Pharma: Curium is one of the world's largest nuclear medicine companies producing diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. It is comparable to RITVERC at the level of nuclear-medicine supply chain activity (handling, packaging, and distributing radioactive materials) and shares RITVERC's regulatory-and-logistics compliance profile, but at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Spectrum Techniques: Spectrum Techniques is a US-based manufacturer specializing in sealed radioactive sources for nuclear medicine calibration, Mössbauer spectroscopy, and educational applications. Its 57Co and 119mSn Mössbauer source lines directly overlap RITVERC's most differentiated products, serving similar university and national-laboratory customers.

Emerging players

• Berthold Technologies: Berthold Technologies is a German manufacturer of radiation measurement and process control instrumentation that uses sealed radioactive sources in many of its level, density, and thickness gauges. It is comparable as a customer/adjacent peer for industrial source applications, particularly in European process industries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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