Beta Gamma Service

What Beta Gamma Service does

Beta Gamma Service (legal entity: BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG) is a privately held, family-owned German industrial services company founded in 1981 and headquartered in Wiehl, North Rhine-Westphalia, with approximately 200 employees. The company operates three German facilities — Wiehl, Bruchsal, and Saal an der Donau — and a US subsidiary (BGS US), making it a regionally distributed Mittelstand provider of industrial radiation processing services. Its core business is split between Strahlensterilisation (radiation sterilization) and Strahlenvernetzung (radiation crosslinking of polymers), executed through dual technology platforms using beta/electron beam (E-beam) and gamma radiation sources, with a specialized electron irradiation capability for power semiconductors.

Revenue is generated through custom, project-based professional services contracts. Pricing is quote-driven and determined by dose range (kGy), radiation type preference, product dimensions and weight, packaging specifications, shipment volume, and delivery frequency — reflecting the high-mix, regulated nature of each customer's validation requirements. BGS serves enterprise customers across at least eight verticals: medical technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, packaging, automotive and e-mobility, electrical and electronics, infrastructure (including district heating), and mechanical engineering. A field sales motion supported by a detailed web inquiry form is the primary go-to-market channel.

The company is differentiated by a deep regulatory moat (ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 13485, EN ISO 11137, FDA registration, and JAPAN-PAL certification across all three German sites), over 40 years of accumulated process know-how, and ongoing R&D cooperation with universities and research institutes. FY2025 closed with slight growth driven by medical technology sterilization demand, with stable development forecast for FY2026.

Name

Beta Gamma Service

Legal name

BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://de.bgs.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Family-owned German industrial radiation services company operating three facilities since 1981, providing electron beam and gamma-based sterilization for medical devices and polymer crosslinking for automotive, electronics, and infrastructure applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Radiation Processing Services

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Processing & Sterilization Services (Medical device sterilization, food irradiation, materials modification) (EUAKAIAG)

Keywords

• Radiation sterilization services
• Radiation crosslinking
• Industrial irradiation
• Medical device sterilization
• Polymer crosslinking

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiehl

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Radiation Sterilization Services: Sterilization services for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, and packaging materials. Revenue is generated per project based on dose requirements, product specifications, and volume.
2. Radiation Crosslinking Services: Polymer modification services for automotive, electrical, electronics, infrastructure, and mechanical engineering applications. Revenue based on material type, dose, and processing requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BGS Beta-Gamma-Service provides industrial radiation sterilization of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology products, and radiation crosslinking of plastics and elastomers, using both electron-beam (beta) and gamma radiation technology. The company operates as a contract processing service, running customer products through its irradiation facilities located across Germany. It also offers a specialized electron-beam service for power semiconductors used in industrial electronics.

Product overview

Beta Gamma Service (BGS) is an industrial irradiation service provider offering two core service lines: radiation sterilization and radiation crosslinking. Founded in 1981, the company operates three facilities in Germany (Wiehl, Bruchsal, and Saal a.d. Donau) using both beta (electron beam/E-beam) and gamma radiation technologies. The Strahlensterilisation service focuses on germ reduction and sterility for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and packaging materials. The Strahlenvernetzung service enhances plastic material properties for automotive, electrical/electronics, infrastructure, and mechanical engineering applications. A specialized application for electron irradiation of power semiconductors is also offered. The company positions itself as a pioneer in industrial beta and gamma radiation applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Radiation Sterilization (Strahlensterilisation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Products are residue-free and immediately usable after radiation treatment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Research Institutes and UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBGS maintains ongoing cooperation with universities, research institutes, and close collaboration with customers for development of new irradiation applications and improvement of existing products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sotera Health: Sotera Health owns Sterigenics, the world's largest gamma and electron beam sterilization services provider for medical, pharmaceutical, and food applications. BGS's most direct large-scale competitor in radiation sterilization with global facility footprint.
• Ionisos: Ionisos is a European contract sterilization specialist offering gamma and electron beam services across multiple European sites. Closest regional direct peer to BGS given similar service portfolio, customer verticals, and European industrial sterilization focus.
• E-BEAM Services: E-BEAM Services is a US-based contract electron beam sterilization and crosslinking provider serving medical device and industrial customers. Direct peer in the e-beam modality with overlapping medical and polymer crosslinking applications.

Emerging players

• Rad Source Technologies: Rad Source Technologies develops X-ray based sterilization and decontamination equipment and services. Comparable to BGS as a radiation-based sterilization specialist with a distinct technology approach (X-ray versus gamma/e-beam).

Broad incumbents

• Steris: Steris is a global leader in sterilization and infection prevention, offering contract sterilization services (radiation, EtO, steam) alongside capital equipment. Directly comparable to BGS as a sterilization services competitor with broader modality and geographic coverage.
• Best Theratronics: Best Theratronics (formerly MDS Nordion) manufactures and supplies Cobalt-60 gamma sources used in sterilization facilities and supplies gamma irradiator systems. Adjacent peer as a supplier of core radiation technology that BGS relies upon.

Others

• ScandiDos: ScandiDos provides dosimetry and quality assurance systems used to validate radiation sterilization and radiotherapy doses. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler serving the same radiation sterilization customer base with QA tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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