What Hygiene North does

Hygiene Nord GmbH is an independent microbiological testing laboratory and hygiene consultancy headquartered in Greifswald, Germany, operating under DAkkS accreditation (certificate D-PL-18411-01-00) since 2003 in compliance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025. The laboratory delivers chemical, physical, and microbiological water analyses using officially recognized standard methods, alongside antimicrobial and microbicidal efficacy testing for biocides, medical devices, antiseptics, disinfectants, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics under EN, VAH, DVG, RKI, ASTM, and AOAC frameworks. International recognition via EA MLA and ILAC MRA agreements extends the validity of its test certificates across ILAC signatory economies.

The company serves a diversified B2B customer base spanning medical facilities (hospitals, practices, nursing homes), public and private swimming pool and bathing establishments, food production and catering operations, product manufacturers requiring regulatory efficacy testing, and private well owners. All services are delivered directly under quote-based, custom analysis packages with on-site sampling conducted by trained personnel and laboratory analysis performed at the single Greifswald facility, supported by a customer results portal.

Hygiene Nord operates a sales-led B2B go-to-market motion with no reseller or distribution network, relying on direct outreach, website contact channels, professional networks, and a regional partner ecosystem that includes the University of Greifswald's Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, INP Leibniz, BioCon Valley, Desicon Consulting, IUL Vorpommern, Labor Enders, and Micromun. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no public funding rounds, and no subsidiary structure; it is led by Managing Director Dr. rer. med. Torsten Koburger-Janssen (Dipl.Biol.).

Name

Hygiene North

Legal name

Hygiene Nord GmbH

Website

https://hygiene-nord.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hygiene Nord GmbH is a DAkkS-accredited microbiological testing laboratory in Greifswald, Germany, providing water analysis, antimicrobial efficacy testing, and hygiene consulting to medical facilities, bathing establishments, food producers, and product manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Microbiological Testing Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Water Sampling, Testing & Laboratory Analysis (Legionella/Microbiology) (BPABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Testing Laboratories (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALAAAA), Water System Sanitation Verification & Environmental Swabbing (Biofilm, Fixtures, Lines) (AFALAJAH), Surface Swab Testing & Contact Plate Sampling Services (AFALAEAC), Water & Drain Monitoring for Environmental Pathogens (Drains, CIP Return, Process Water) (AFALAEAE)

Keywords

• Microbiological testing services
• Water quality analysis
• Hygiene consulting
• Antimicrobial efficacy testing
• DAkkS accredited laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Greifswald

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Analysis Services: Laboratory testing services for drinking water, Legionella, swimming pool water, drinking water dispensers, medical facilities, well water, and sampling. Revenue generated through per-analysis fees with pricing varying by sample type and parameters tested.
2. Hygiene Consulting Services: Advisory services including hospital hygiene care, hygiene counselling, and quality management for medical practices and facilities. Provided on project or retainer basis.
3. Efficacy Testing: Comprehensive antimicrobial and microbicidal efficacy and biocompatibility testing for products including biocides, medical devices, antiseptics, disinfectants, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Revenue based on testing scope and regulatory relevance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hygiene Nord GmbH operates a DAkkS-accredited microbiological testing laboratory in Greifswald, Germany, performing chemical, physical, and microbiological water analyses (drinking water, Legionella, swimming pool, medical facility, well water, and dispenser samples) alongside efficacy testing for antimicrobial products such as biocides, disinfectants, antiseptics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The company also delivers hygiene consultancy, hospital hygiene support, and training services for medical practices, food businesses, and product manufacturers, with all testing conducted under DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

Product overview

Hygiene Nord GmbH is an independent microbiological testing laboratory and hygiene consultancy based in Greifswald, Germany, offering a unified portfolio of water analysis, hygiene control, efficacy testing, and consultancy services. The core offerings include Water Analysis (covering drinking water, legionella, swimming pools, medical facilities, and well water), Hygiene Controls (food analysis, process hygiene, environmental monitoring), Efficacy Tests for antimicrobial products (biocides, medical devices, disinfectants, pharmaceuticals), and Consultancy & Training services. All testing is conducted under DAkkS accreditation to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wasseranalytik (Water Analysis) Comprehensive accredited water analysis services covering drinking water, Legionella testing, swimming pool/bathing water, drinking water dispensers, medical facilities, well water, and professional sampling. Parameter analysis includes total colony count, coliform bacteria, E. coli, intestinal enterococci, Legionella spec., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Clostridium perfringens. Used by hospitals, practices, pool operators, food producers, and private well owners.
• Hygienekontrollen (Hygiene Controls) Hygiene control services including food analysis, process hygiene testing for dishwashers, washing machines, and autoclaves, environmental/operating hygiene controls, and industrial hygiene assessments with surface swab tests and air sampling. Used by food producers, restaurants, caterers, and industrial operators requiring HACCP-aligned process hygiene verification.
• Wirksamkeitsprüfungen (Efficacy Tests) Antimicrobial and microbicidal efficacy and biocompatibility testing for biocides, medical devices, antiseptics, disinfectants, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and materials, covering bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal, tuberculocidal, mycobactericidal, and sporicidal activity according to EN, VAH, DVG, RKI, ASTM, and AOAC standards. Used by product manufacturers requiring regulatory approval (BPR/ECHA, MDR) and R&D validation.
• Beratung und Schulung (Consultancy and Training) Professional hygiene consultancy and training services including hospital hygiene care (Krankenhaushygienische Betreuung), hygiene counselling, and quality management implementation for medical practices, hospitals, and facilities.
• Probenahme (Sampling) Professional sample collection and transport services conducted according to DIN EN ISO 19458 by trained samplers who are integrated into the laboratory's quality management system, supporting the broader water analysis and hygiene testing offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accredited testing for over 20 years with international recognition
• +1 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Desicon ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesicon Consulting provides advice on hygiene and disinfection services. A local consulting partner specializing in hygiene and disinfection advisory services.
• MicromunminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for Microbiological Research providing research collaboration and expertise in microbiological testing and analysis.
• INP LeibnizminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for Plasma Research and Technology e.V. based in Greifswald. A research partner providing expertise in plasma technology and its applications in hygiene.
• BioCon ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare industry network for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Regional network connecting healthcare and biotechnology companies for collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität GreifswaldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine at the University of Greifswald. Academic partner providing research collaboration and scientific expertise in hygiene and environmental medicine.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Eurofins Scientific: Global testing giant offering food, environmental, pharmaceutical, and microbiological testing including Legionella, water analysis, and antimicrobial efficacy. Operates a large accredited laboratory network and is the dominant scaled competitor in the same regulatory testing categories Hygiene Nord serves.
• TÜV Rheinland: German-rooted global testing and certification body offering accredited laboratory services including environmental, water, and product safety testing. Competes for the same medical-device, biocidal, and industrial hygiene compliance work.
• WESSLING Group: European analytical laboratory group offering food, environmental, water, and product testing services. Competes with Hygiene Nord in water and environmental microbiology testing, particularly for industrial and institutional customers.
• SGS: World-leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company with broad microbiological, water, and product efficacy testing capabilities. Competes with Hygiene Nord in regulated testing services for manufacturers and operators across multiple sectors.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification group with environmental, food, and product testing laboratories. Overlaps with Hygiene Nord on water quality, hygiene, and laboratory services for industrial and institutional clients.

Direct peers

• Labor Dr. Merk & Kollegen: German accredited medical and environmental microbiology laboratory offering water, hygiene, and clinical diagnostic testing. Comparable scale and accreditation profile in the regional microbiology testing market.
• HygCen (Hygiene Centrum): Germany-based accredited hygiene testing laboratory specializing in antimicrobial efficacy testing for disinfectants, antiseptics, and medical devices — directly comparable to Hygiene Nord's Wirksamkeitsprüfungen service line and target customers.
• BioScreen e.K. German microbiological contract laboratory offering Legionella, water, food, and environmental testing. Direct niche competitor to Hygiene Nord in the DACH testing market with comparable accredited methods and customer types.
• Dr. Brill + Partner (now part of Eurofins): Formerly an independent Hamburg-based institute for hygiene and antimicrobial efficacy testing, now part of Eurofins. Closely comparable niche German specialist in efficacy testing for disinfectants, antiseptics, and medical devices.
• GBA Group: German network of accredited analytical laboratories offering food, environmental, water, and pharmaceutical testing. Competes with Hygiene Nord across the food analysis, water analysis, and environmental monitoring service lines in the DACH market.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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