What Antiseptica does

Antiseptica Dr. Hans-Joachim Molitor GmbH is a German specialty chemical company founded in 1980 and headquartered in Berlin, specializing in disinfection, cleaning, and hygiene products for healthcare, food industry, and cleanroom applications. The company operates a broad product portfolio organized across four categories: hand disinfection (Manorapid® line, Poly-Alcohol, Ethisol®), surface disinfection (Descogen®, Biguacid, Oxygenon, Acrylan®, Descorapid®), instrument disinfection and cleaning (Descogen®-I, Triacid-N, Instruton), and hand/skin care (Dermoguard, Dermo Care, Sano Soft). Its technology is built on established active-ingredient chemistries including alcohols, quaternary ammonium compounds, aldehydes, active oxygen (Caroat/peroxymonosulfate), and diamines, combined with proprietary delivery innovations such as the HyBag hygienic packaging system.

The company's products carry regulatory validations including VAH (Verbund für Angewandte Hygiene) listings, RKI (Robert Koch Institute) listings, BAuA registration numbers, and ongoing ECHA EU-wide biocide approval filings. Antiseptica is certified to DIN EN ISO 13485 for medical device quality management. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: (1) catalog product sales of disinfectants and cleaners to healthcare facilities, food manufacturers, and cleanroom operators via direct field sales and e-commerce; (2) Private Label and own-brand contract manufacturing including small batch production runs; and (3) paid online hand hygiene e-learning for healthcare workers at €9.90 per non-customer participant (free for customers). Pricing is quote-based with a 28-day payment term and a small-order surcharge under €350.

Go-to-market combines a direct field sales team (Außendienst) serving European enterprise healthcare and food industry customers, an owned e-commerce storefront for SMB buyers, and an active international distribution partner recruitment program. The company serves a diversified customer base spanning European hospitals, nursing homes, dental practices, doctors' practices, kindergartens, food manufacturers/processors, and cleanroom facilities. In March 2023, the company relocated its headquarters from Pulheim to Berlin with a new warehouse in Großbeeren, consolidating its operational footprint to support continued European distribution.

Name

Antiseptica

Legal name

ANTISEPTICA Dr. Hans-Joachim Molitor GmbH

Website

https://antiseptica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Antiseptica is a 40+ year German specialist in disinfection, cleaning, and hygiene products serving European hospitals, nursing homes, dental practices, food manufacturers, and cleanroom facilities via direct field sales, private label manufacturing, and expanding international distribution partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disinfection and Infection Control Products

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612), Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (3256)

SIC

Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842)

akta.pro primary industry

Hand Hygiene & Skin Antisepsis (Soaps, Sanitizers, Surgical Scrubs, CHG Prep) (HLAHANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hand Sanitizers & Cleansing Sprays (CRABAEAJ), Medical & Hygiene Disposables (Underpads, Disposable Washcloths, Bed Bath Products) (CRADALAK)

Keywords

• Disinfection products
• Hand hygiene
• Surface disinfection
• Instrument disinfection
• Infection control products

Headquarters

HQ city

Pulheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Disinfection and Cleaning Products: Sale of disinfectants, cleaning agents, and care products for hands, surfaces, and instruments to healthcare facilities, food industry, and cleanrooms
2. Private Label Products: Custom Private Label and private brand product development and manufacturing, including small batch production runs
3. Online Training Services: Online hand hygiene training for healthcare workers - free for customers, 9.90 EUR per participant for non-customers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Antiseptica develops, manufactures, and distributes disinfectants, cleaning agents, and skincare preparations for hands, surfaces, and instruments targeting healthcare facilities, food industry operators, and cleanroom environments. The portfolio spans hand rubs, surface disinfectants, instrument disinfection and cleaning, skin antisepsis, and care products using multiple active ingredient chemistries, complemented by private-label manufacturing and online hygiene training services.

Product overview

Antiseptica Dr. Hans-Joachim Molitor GmbH is a specialist for hygiene and infection prophylaxis offering a comprehensive portfolio of disinfectants, cleaning products, and skincare preparations. The product range spans four main categories: (1) Hand disinfection products including Poly-Alcohol Hände-Antisepticum, Manorapid® Plus/Basic/Synergy/pure/r.f.u., and Ethisol®; (2) Surface disinfection products including Descogen® F/Liquid/Oxy Wipes, Biguacid Basic/Liquid/Plus/S, Descocid-N, Antiseptica Kombi products, Oxygenon S/Liquid, Acrylan®, and Descorapid®-Tücher; (3) Instrument disinfection and cleaning products including Descogen®-I, Triacid-N/r.f.u., Instruton E/C, Antiseptica Instrumenten Reiniger Liquid, and Oxygenon I; (4) Hand/skin care products including Dermoguard Plus, Dermo Care, Dermo Safe, Sano Soft, Antiseptica Liquid Soap, Antiseptica Waschpräparat, and Dermotan. Application accessories include the A°-Wipes cloth dispensing system. Services include an online hand hygiene training program (E-Learning) and custom Private Label product development. The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 13485 for medical devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Poly-Alcohol Hände-Antisepticum Alcoholic hand disinfectant for hygienic and surgical hand disinfection, effective against bacteria, yeasts, mycobacteria, and limited virucidal (Norovirus and Rotavirus). Contains 70 ml 2-Propanol per 100 ml.
• Manorapid Plus Ready-to-use alcoholic hand rub for hygienic and surgical hand disinfection, free of perfume and colourants. Effective as limited virucidal PLUS and virucidal per EN 14476. Contains 79.90 g Ethanol (96%). BAuA Reg.-Nr.: N-72008.
• Manorapid Basic Alcoholic hand disinfectant for rapid hygienic and surgical hand disinfection, free of colourants. Effective bactericidal, yeasticidal, tuberculocidal, and limited virucidal (Noro and Rota viruses). Contains 63.14 g 2-Propanol. BAuA Reg.-No.: N-38512.
• Manorapid Synergy Ready-to-use solution for hygienic and surgical hand disinfection in areas with increased risk of virus contamination. Effective virucidal. Contains 57.6 g Ethanol (96%). BAuA Reg.-No.: N-45599.
• Manorapid pure Ready-to-use, unperfumed alcoholic hand rub for hygienic and surgical hand disinfection. Limited virucidal, effective against Norovirus and Rotavirus. Contains 63.1 g Propan-2-ol per 100 ml. BAuA Reg.-No.: N-65660.
• Manorapid r.f.u. Alcoholic hand disinfectant for hygienic and surgical hand disinfection. Effective bactericidal, levurozid, and tuberculocidal. Available in multiple packaging sizes from 150 ml bottles to 5 L canisters. BAuA Reg.-Nr.: N-43809.
• Ethisol Alcoholic solution for rapid disinfection with residue-free drying. Effective against Norovirus and Adenovirus. Contains 34.0 g Ethanol (94%) and 12.0 g Propan-2-ol. Suitable for food manufacturing environments. BAuA Reg.-Nr.: N-50083; N-35235.
• Ethisol Plus Wipes Ready-to-use alcohol-containing disinfection and cleaning wipes. Effective fungicidal and viruzid, passing the 4-field test per EN 16615 (bactericidal, levurozid). Impregnation solution contains 63.4 g Ethanol and 0.05 g Didecyldimethylammoniumchlorid per 100 g. BAuA Reg.-Nr.: N-71859.
• Descorapid Tücher Alcoholic cleaning and disinfection wipes for rapid surface disinfection. Contains 63.14 g Propan-2-ol. BAuA Reg.-Nr.: N-24416; N-47831; N-55856.
• Acrylan Ready-to-use aqueous rapid disinfectant for wipe disinfection of sensitive surfaces and medical devices. Contains 0.525 g Didecyldimethylammoniumchlorid and 0.120 g Polyhexanide per unit.
• Biguacid Basic Alcoholic solution for targeted rapid surface disinfection. Contains 11.50 g Propan-2-ol. BAuA Reg-Nr.: N-45590.
• Biguacid Liquid Ready-to-use alcoholic solution for rapid surface disinfection. Contains 35.00 g Propan-2-ol and 25.92 g Ethanol. BAuA Reg-Nr.: N-21337; N-51619.
• Biguacid Plus Concentrate for disinfection of sensitive surfaces.
• Biguacid-S Surface disinfectant with special cleaning power. Contains 17.5 g Didecyldimethylammoniumchlorid and 4.0 g Polyhexanid per unit.
• Descogen F Granulate for surface disinfection based on active oxygen.
• Descogen Liquid Konz. Surface disinfectant concentrate based on active oxygen. Contains 20.0 g Caroat per unit. Packaging: carton with 6 x 2 L bottles.
• Descogen Liquid r.f.u. Ready-to-use liquid surface disinfectant based on active oxygen. Contains 0.6 g Caroat per unit.
• Descogen Oxy Wipes Pre-impregnated, ready-to-use disinfection wipes in practical standing pouch. Based on active oxygen with 0.6 g Pentakalium-bis(peroxymono-sulfat)-bis(sulfat) (Caroat). BAuA Reg.-Nr.: N-75312.
• Descocid-N Concentrate for surface disinfection with excellent cleaning performance, particularly suitable for the food industry. Contains 13.2 g Benzalkoniumchlorid, 6.0 g Didecyldimethylammoniumchlorid, and 4.5 g Formic acid per unit. Packaging: 1 x 10 L canister.
• Antiseptica Kombi Liquid Alcoholic solution for targeted rapid disinfection. Contains 35.0 g Propan-1-ol and 20.0 g Ethanol. BAuA Reg-Nr.: N-45586.
• Antiseptica Kombi-Flächen Desinfektion Concentrate for disinfection and cleaning of surfaces. Contains 8.0 g Glutaraldehyde, 5.0 g Benzalkoniumchlorid, and 3.0 g Didecyldimethylammoniumchlorid. Packaging: carton with 6 x 1 L dosing bottles.
• Oxygenon S Granulate for surface disinfection based on active oxygen. Sporicidal with 60.0 g Caroat per unit. Packaging: carton with 10 x 1 kg boxes.
• Oxygenon Liquid r.f.u. Ready-to-use liquid disinfectant based on active oxygen for surfaces and medical devices. Contains 0.6 g Caroat per unit.
• Oxygenon Liquid concentrate Liquid disinfectant concentrate based on active oxygen for surfaces and medical devices. Contains 20.0 g Caroat per unit. Packaging: carton with 6 x 2 L bottles.
• Descogen-I Granulate based on active oxygen for manual disinfection of medical instruments. Contains 60.0 g Caroat per unit. Packaging: carton with 10 x 1 kg cans.
• Oxygenon I Granulate for manual disinfection of medical instruments based on active oxygen. Packaging: carton of 10 x 1 kg boxes.
• Triacid-N Aldehyde-free concentrate for manual disinfection of medical instruments and laboratory equipment. Sporicidal with 18.0 g N-Dodecylpropane-1,3-diamin. Packaging: carton with 6 x 1 L dosing bottles.
• Triacid-N r.f.u. Ready-to-use aldehyde-free instrument disinfectant for manual disinfection of smaller instruments. Mycobactericidal with 0.54 g N-Dodecylpropane-1,3-diamin per 100 g.
• Instruton E Enzymatic concentrate for chemo-thermal and manual instrument reprocessing. Combination of proteases, amylases, tensides, and other components.
• Instruton C Liquid rinse concentrate for use in high-temperature bedpan washers. Combination of complexing agents, polyacrylates, and corrosion inhibitors.
• Antiseptica Instrumenten Reiniger Liquid Liquid concentrate for automatic rapid cleaning of thermolabile and thermostable instruments and laboratory equipment.
• Dermoguard Plus Washing lotion for hygienic handwash with combination of skin-friendly components. BAuA Reg-No.: N-84693. Available in cartons of 20 x 500 ml bottles or 12 x 1 L bottles.
• Dermo Care Skin cleansing and care spray with combination of skin-protecting and caring components. Packaging: carton with 12 x 400 ml spray cans (environmentally friendly propellant).
• Dermo Safe Skin protection preparation — free of parabens, fragrances, and colourants. Packaging: carton with 18 x 500 ml bottles.
• Sano Soft Skin care preparation with combination of skin-caring components, free of parabens, fragrances, and colourants. Packaging: carton with 6 x 150 ml tubes.
• Antiseptica Liquid Soap Universal washing lotion for all areas with frequent skin and hand washing.
• Antiseptica Waschpräparat Especially mild cleaning and caring skin wash lotion for the care sector.
• Dermotan Universal washing lotion for all areas of frequent hand and skin washing, made with skin-friendly tensides. Packaging: carton of 18 x 500 ml bottles.
• Skin-Des coloured Alcoholic ready-to-use skin antiseptic for pre-surgical skin treatment. Packaging: carton of 30 x 200 ml spray bottles.
• Skin-Des colourless Colourless alcoholic ready-to-use skin antiseptic for pre-surgical skin treatment. Packaging: carton of 30 x 200 ml spray bottles and 2 x 5 L canisters.
• A°-Wipes Dispenser bucket for dry nonwoven cloths (28 x 28 cm) made of 100% PP for impregnation with surface disinfectants. Cloths available in hygienic individually packaged PE bags.
• Antiseptica Online-Schulung (E-Learning) Online hand hygiene training program for healthcare professionals. Customers receive the training free of charge; non-customers pay 9.90 EUR per participant. Training is conducted online with a test and participation certificate upon completion.
• Private Label and Own-Brand Manufacturing Custom Private Label and trade brand product development and manufacturing in small production runs, tailored to customer requirements and market demands, alongside Antiseptica's standard product range.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products effective against Noro and Rota viruses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Distribution PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAntiseptica is actively seeking new distribution partners worldwide. Requirements include familiarity with infection control and established distribution networks within the target country market. Interested parties contact [email protected] with keyword 'Distribution partner for [country]'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Diversey: Global hygiene and sanitation products company serving healthcare, food service, and facility management. Competitor in surface disinfection and cleanroom hygiene with significantly broader geographic reach and resources than Antiseptica.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions. Serves the same hospital, food-industry, and cleanroom end markets as Antiseptica but at much larger scale and with a broader portfolio including laundry, pest elimination, and water-treatment services.
• PAUL HARTMANN AG: German medical and care products company with deep overlap in disinfection, wound care, and incontinence management. A larger incumbent whose Bode division competes most directly with Antiseptica's VAH-listed hospital disinfection products.

Emerging players

• Laboratoires ANIOS (Ecolab): French/French-Belgian specialist disinfectant manufacturer (now part of Ecolab) with strong positions in hospitals and dental practices across Europe. Comparable product focus on hand and surface disinfection for European healthcare buyers.

Direct peers

• Dr. Weigert: German hygiene specialist focused on instrument reprocessing, cleaning, and disinfection in healthcare, laboratories, and food industry. Strong overlap with Antiseptica's instrument disinfection / cleaning lines (Triacid, Instruton, Descogen-I).
• Dr. Schumacher: German manufacturer of disinfectants, hygiene, and cleaning products for medical, dental, and cleanroom applications. Closely comparable mid-sized German competitor with a similar vertical mix (healthcare, dental, food industry, cleanrooms).
• Oro Clean Chemie: Swiss manufacturer of disinfectants and cleaning products for dental and medical markets. Comparable specialty mid-sized European peer with a vertically similar focus on hand hygiene and surface disinfection for professional buyers.
• HARTMANN (Bode Chemie): German medical and hygiene company whose Bode Chemie division is a leading supplier of disinfectants and infection control products in Europe. Overlaps with Antiseptica in hand and surface disinfection for hospitals, nursing homes, and surgical settings.
• Lysoform: German specialist manufacturer of disinfectants and hygiene products for healthcare, food industry, and public institutions. Notably shares a data-protection-officer contact ([email protected]) with Antiseptica, suggesting close affiliation; comparable product portfolio and customer base.
• Schülke & Mayr: German-based specialist manufacturer of disinfectants, antiseptics, and hygiene products for healthcare, industry, and cleanrooms. Directly competes with Antiseptica across hand, surface, and instrument disinfection with a comparable VAH/RKI-listed product portfolio targeting European hospitals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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