ECT

What ECT does

ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH is a privately held German contract laboratory founded in 1993 and headquartered in Flörsheim am Main, Germany. The company joined the SynTech Research Group in November 2021 and operates as a GLP-certified testing facility performing ecotoxicological studies with aquatic, sediment, terrestrial, and dung organisms, alongside bioaccumulation, environmental fate, taxonomy, waste, and wastewater analyses. Its service portfolio spans ten testing domains plus a full consultancy offering for regulatory dossier preparation across industrial chemicals (REACH), pharmaceuticals, biocides (BPR), and plant protection products (PPPR).

ECT generates revenue through B2B project-based professional services engagements with industrial chemicals, pharmaceutical, biocide, and agrochemical companies that require GLP-compliant ecotoxicity data for regulatory submissions. Pricing is quoted per project depending on test type, organism group, regulatory framework, and turnaround time, with no public price list. The go-to-market is direct sales-led: the lab engages clients without intermediaries, supported by visibility at SETAC scientific conferences, peer-reviewed publications, and ongoing participation in OECD and ISO standardisation committees that double as demand-generation and influence channels.

The underlying technology is a process-driven GLP laboratory platform anchored in validated OECD and ISO test guidelines, supplemented by an active research programme funded by the EU and German institutions (e.g., ARISTO, PRORISK, PREMIER, BioDive4Soil). Operational differentiation rests on regulatory accreditation breadth (GLP categories 4, 5 and now 1), 30+ years of reputational capital, 451 news entries spanning 2011-2026, and a scientist base that includes PhD-level experts who serve on international standardisation bodies. There is no software, API, or AI component to the offering; the product is fundamentally scientific services delivered in a regulated laboratory environment.

Name

ECT

Legal name

ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH

Website

http://www.ect.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ECT conducts ecotoxicity tests with aquatic and terrestrial organisms with consulting to reduce environmental hazards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ecotoxicology Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Toxicology & Safety Assessment CROs (GLP) (HLAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emerging Contaminants Testing & Risk Management (PFAS, microplastics, pharmaceuticals) (EUANAJAF), Pesticide Residue & Agrochemical Screening Services (Soil/Plant/Water) (AFACAKAF), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) & Industrial Contaminants Testing (Dioxins, PCBs, PAHs) (AFALAFAE)

Keywords

• Ecotoxicology testing services
• GLP laboratory testing
• Environmental risk assessment
• Regulatory dossier consultancy
• Aquatic and terrestrial toxicity tests

Headquarters

HQ city

Flörsheim Am Main

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: GLP-compliant ecotoxicological testing services for aquatic and terrestrial organisms, bioaccumulation studies, and environmental fate studies. Revenue generated through contract testing arrangements with chemical, pharmaceutical, biocide, and agrochemical companies requiring regulatory data.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH operates a GLP-compliant laboratory that performs standardised ecotoxicological tests on aquatic, sediment, terrestrial, and dung organisms, along with bioaccumulation and environmental fate studies. Its consultancy team prepares environmental risk assessment dossiers for industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biocides, and plant protection products under EU regulatory frameworks. The firm also contributes to OECD and ISO test method standardisation and runs ecotoxicological research projects.

Product overview

ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH is a privately owned laboratory services company founded in 1993 that joined the SynTech Research Group in 2021. The company operates as a single integrated service offering comprising ecotoxicology testing services and consultancy for environmental risk assessment. Testing services include analytical chemistry, aquatic organisms, sediment organisms, terrestrial organisms, dung organisms, bioaccumulation, environmental fate, taxonomy, waste, and wastewater testing—all conducted under Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). Consultancy services support dossier preparation for industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biocides, and plant protection products. The company also actively contributes to standardisation through OECD and ISO activities, and conducts ecotoxicological research projects supported by the EU, German organisations, and other funding bodies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecotoxicology Testing Services Comprehensive GLP-compliant laboratory testing services for aquatic and terrestrial organisms including analytical chemistry, bioaccumulation studies, and environmental fate assessments, serving chemical, pharmaceutical, biocide, and agrochemical companies needing regulatory ecotoxicology data.
• Testing - Aquatic Organisms Ecotoxicity testing services for aquatic organisms including fish, invertebrates, and algae to assess chemical effects on water-dwelling species.
• Testing - Sediment Organisms Specialized testing services for sediment-dwelling organisms to evaluate chemical toxicity in sediment compartments.
• Testing - Terrestrial Organisms Ecotoxicity testing for soil organisms including earthworms, enchytraeids, and other terrestrial invertebrates.
• Testing - Dung Organisms Specialized testing services for dung organisms to assess effects of veterinary pharmaceuticals and other chemicals.
• Testing - Bioaccumulation Bioaccumulation testing to evaluate the potential of chemicals to accumulate in living organisms.
• Testing - Environmental Fate Studies on chemical behaviour and fate in the environment including degradation, transformation, and transport.
• Testing - Waste Ecotoxicological characterization of waste materials according to European regulations including HP14 classification.
• Testing - Wastewater Testing services for wastewater and activated sludge to assess effects on aquatic organisms.
• Consultancy - Industrial Chemicals Regulatory consultancy services for environmental risk assessment of industrial chemicals under REACH and other frameworks.
• Consultancy - Pharmaceuticals Expert consultancy for environmental risk assessment of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals.
• Consultancy - Biocides Regulatory support for biocide authorization including environmental risk assessment dossiers.
• Consultancy - Plant Protection Products Dossier preparation and consultancy services for pesticide registration including effects on soil organisms.
• Standardisation Activities Participation in the development, standardisation, and validation of ecotoxicological test methods through OECD, ISO, and other standardisation organisations.
• Ecotoxicological Research Active research in ecotoxicology and ecology contributing to method development and standardisation, including EU-funded projects and collaborations.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SynTech Research GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH joined the SynTech Research Group in November 2021, becoming part of a larger research organisation that provides broader capabilities in ecotoxicology and environmental risk assessment services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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