Courage + Khazaka electronic

What Courage + Khazaka electronic does

Courage + Khazaka electronic GmbH is a Cologne-based, family-owned manufacturer of objective skin analysis measurement instruments, founded in 1986 by Wilfried Courage and Gabriel Khazaka. The company designs and produces a portfolio of proprietary biophysical probes and imaging systems — most prominently the Corneometer® (skin hydration), Cutometer® (elasticity), Tewameter® (transepidermal water loss), Mexameter (melanin/erythema), and VisioFace® (facial imaging) — that are widely recognized as gold-standard tools in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and dermatological research.

The product architecture centers on the Multi-Probe Adapter System (MPA 10), a modular platform that accepts interchangeable probes and is controlled by the MPA CTplus data acquisition and analysis software. Adjacent product lines serve in-vitro testing on skin equivalents, occupational medicine, and cosmetic consultation settings (including the Multi-Derma-System MDS 3000 and Visioscope PC 35). The portfolio is supported by calibration, service, and recycling offerings, creating both one-time hardware revenue and recurring software and service streams.

C+K sells globally through direct enterprise sales from its Cologne headquarters and a network of representatives across more than 70 countries, targeting scientific research institutions, dermatology clinics, cosmetics companies, and occupational health practitioners. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 (TÜV Rheinland) for medical-device quality management. Leadership is transitioning to the second generation, with founder Wilfried Courage now supported by his son Georg and daughter Diana. Current R&D focus areas include in-vitro measurement systems and sun protection factor determination for the sunscreen industry.

Name

Courage + Khazaka electronic

Legal name

Courage + Khazaka electronic GmbH

Website

https://courage-khazaka.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Courage + Khazaka electronic GmbH manufactures gold-standard biophysical skin measurement instruments (Corneometer®, Cutometer®, Tewameter®) and imaging systems, selling globally to scientific research institutions, dermatology clinics, and cosmetics companies across 70+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Scientific Instruments Sales: Sale of proprietary skin analysis devices and probe systems for research, dermatology, and cosmetics applications
2. Software and Software Updates: Sales of measurement software including MPA CTplus for data acquisition and analysis
3. Service and Calibration: Calibration, service, repair, and recycling services for devices

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Courage + Khazaka electronic designs, manufactures, and globally distributes proprietary skin analysis instruments and probe systems for objective measurement of skin parameters such as hydration, elasticity, transepidermal water loss, melanin, and erythema. The portfolio includes the Corneometer, Cutometer, Tewameter, Mexameter, Tewitro in-vitro system, MoistureMap, VisioFace, Visioscope, and the Multi-Probe Adapter (MPA 10) platform with MPA CTplus software, serving research laboratories, dermatology clinics, cosmetics companies, occupational medicine, and cosmetic consultation markets.

Product overview

Courage + Khazaka electronic offers a comprehensive portfolio of skin analysis technology, comprising three foundational gold-standard instruments (Corneometer®, Cutometer®, Tewameter®) for measuring skin moisture, elasticity, and TEWL, complemented by an extensible Multi-Probe System (MPA 10) platform with modular probe attachments (Mexameter MX 18, Tewitro TW 24), specialized image analysis devices (VisioFace®, Visioscope, MoistureMap), and consumer-facing consultation systems (Multi-Derma-System MDS 3000). The product line serves both scientific/research applications (efficacy testing for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, dermatology) and cosmetic consultation purposes, organized into scientific products, dermatology, occupational medicine, and cosmetic consultation categories.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corneometer
• Cutometer
• Tewameter
• Mexameter MX 18
• Multi-Probe Adapter System (MPA 10)
• MPA CTplus Software
• Tewameter TM Hex
• Tewitro TW 24
• MoistureMap MM 200
• VisioFace 1000 D
• Visioscope PC 35
• Multi-Derma-System MDS 3000
• SCS Skin Color Measurement Devices

Quantifiable outcome

• Objective measurement systems considered gold standard in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and dermatological research

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Perfect Corp: Taiwan-based AI beauty technology company behind YouCam apps, providing smartphone-camera-based skin analysis to cosmetics brands and retailers. Direct competitive threat to C+K's cosmetic consultation line from a fundamentally different (AI/vision) technology approach.
• SciBase: Swedish company commercializing electrical impedance spectroscopy (Nevisense) for skin barrier assessment and melanoma detection. Adjacent to C+K's skin measurement category, serving overlapping dermatology customers with a different physical measurement modality.
• Revieve: Beauty technology platform offering AI-driven skin diagnostics and product recommendations for beauty brands and retailers. Targets the same personalized-cosmetics workflow that C+K's VisioFace/MDS 3000 products serve, but with a software-only delivery model.
• Fotofinder Systems: German manufacturer of dermatoscopic imaging systems (FotoFinder ATBM, BodyScan) primarily for dermatology and skin cancer screening. Tangential overlap with C+K's dermatology imaging products but more focused on clinical lesion documentation.

Direct peers

• Canfield Scientific: US-based leader in clinical imaging systems (VISIA, OBSERV, IntelliStudio) for dermatology, plastic surgery, and cosmetics consultation. Competes most directly with C+K's VisioFace/Visioscope cosmetic consultation line, though using imaging rather than probe-based technology.
• Delfin Technologies: Finnish developer of skin measurement instruments (MoistureMeter, ElastiMeter, SkinFibroMeter) for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and clinical research—directly overlapping with C+K's Corneometer/Cutometer/Tewameter product line in both technology and customer segments.
• Miravex: Irish company producing the Antera 3D, a multi-spectral skin imaging and analysis device used for cosmetic research and dermatology assessment. Overlaps with C+K's imaging-based products and shares the same end customers in cosmetics efficacy testing.
• Cortex Technology: Danish manufacturer of the DermaLab series of skin analysis probes (hydration, TEWL, elasticity, sebum, pH), serving the same cosmetics R&D and dermatology research end markets as C+K with comparable probe-based measurement technology.
• Callegari: Italian maker of the Soft Plus multi-probe skin analysis system measuring hydration, elasticity, sebum, and pH. Targets cosmetics labs, dermatology clinics, and aesthetic medicine—substantially overlapping with C+K's scientific product portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Beurer: Large German health and wellness company with a broader consumer-facing portfolio including skin analysis devices for end consumers. A scaled incumbent that competes at the lower end of the cosmetic consultation segment that C+K's MDS 3000 also addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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