What EBRC does

EBRC Consulting GmbH is a privately held German regulatory and scientific consulting firm headquartered in Hannover, founded in 1993 by Rodger Battersby as a two-person practice. The firm provides EU regulatory compliance and product safety services to the industrial chemicals, agrochemicals, biocides, food and feed additives, and cosmetics sectors, covering REACH, CLP, Biocidal Products Regulation (EU 528/2012), Plant Protection Products Regulation (1107/2009), and cosmetics/food additive authorization frameworks. Its service portfolio spans data gathering, hazard assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterization, regulatory dossier compilation and submission, classification and labelling, SDS generation, and special services including task force and consortium management, special analytics, QSAR calculations, and tool development.

The firm's technology stack is rooted in regulatory science methodology rather than software platforms. Three proprietary tools anchor its metals-specialized offering: MEASE (Metals' EASE) for occupational exposure assessment, originally developed for Eurometaux in 2010 and refined to MEASE 2 in February 2018; RiCoG (Rigorous Containment Guide), launched September 2012 to document Strictly Controlled Conditions for isolated intermediates under REACH; and HERAG (Health Risk Assessment Guidance for Metals), comprising eight fact sheets published in 2007 following a 2005–2007 project contracted by Eurometaux, Eurofer, and ICMM. These tools have become reference methodologies within EU REACH practice for metals and inorganic compounds.

EBRC operates on a B2B professional services model with quote-based engagement, no public pricing, and direct sales to enterprise clients across its five verticals. The firm employs approximately 70 staff, with more than half working part-time and average tenure exceeding 12 years, signaling a senior-heavy billable base. EBRC monetizes its neutral-facilitator position by coordinating industry consortia and task forces for joint dossier submissions — a recurring engagement pattern across the metals, agrochemical, and biocides industries. In 2026, after more than 30 years of independent operation, EBRC became part of the Chemservice Group, joining a broader European chemical services platform while retaining its brand.

Name

EBRC

Legal name

EBRC Consulting GmbH

Website

https://ebrc.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EBRC Consulting GmbH is a Hannover-based regulatory science consulting firm serving the EU chemical, agrochemical, biocide, food/feed additive, and cosmetics industries with dossier preparation, risk assessment, and proprietary tools for metals regulation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Consulting & Compliance Program Management (FDA/USDA/EFSA) (AFALADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training & Competency Programs (HACCP, PCQI, GMP) (AFALADAK), Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (BPAHAJAD), Regulatory Compliance Testing (Microbiological, Chemical, Allergen) (AFALADAA)

Keywords

• Regulatory consulting services
• Chemical risk assessment
• REACH compliance
• Biocidal product regulation
• Agrochemical regulatory dossiers

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannoversch Münden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for regulatory compliance including risk assessment, hazard assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterisation. Services span EU REACH, Biocidal Products Regulation, Plant Protection Products legislation, and food/feed additive authorisation processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EBRC provides regulatory and scientific consulting services for the chemical, biocidal, cosmetic, agrochemical, food, and feed additive industries. The firm delivers data gathering, hazard assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterisation, regulatory dossier compilation and submission, and compliance documentation under EU frameworks including REACH, BPR, PPP, CLP, and food/feed additive regulations. Proprietary tools MEASE, RiCoG, and HERAG support metal-specific occupational exposure and risk assessments.

Product overview

EBRC is a regulatory consulting firm offering scientific and regulatory services for the chemical, biocidal, cosmetic, agrochemical, food, and feed additive industries. Rather than a unified software platform, EBRC provides specialized consulting services organized around risk assessment and regulatory compliance, supported by proprietary tools including MEASE (occupational exposure assessment for metals), RiCoG (rigorous containment documentation for REACH intermediates), and HERAG (health risk assessment guidance for metals). The core service portfolio encompasses data gathering, hazard assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterisation, regulatory dossiers and submissions, and compliance documentation, all delivered by a multidisciplinary scientific team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MEASE: Metals' EASE - Occupational Exposure Assessment Tool for Metals, providing first-tier exposure estimates for metals and inorganic substances in occupational settings under EU REACH regulation.
• RiCoG
• HERAG

Products and services

• MEASE (Metals' EASE) MEASE provides first-tier exposure estimates for metals and inorganic substances in occupational settings under EU REACH regulation. MEASE 2 refines the original approach with updated parameters combining measured data and modelling approaches (from EASE, TRA, and HERAG) for transparent, conservative exposure assessments.
• RiCoG (Rigorous Containment Guide) RiCoG supports registrants in documenting rigorous containment as part of Strictly Controlled Conditions (SCC) for isolated and transported intermediates under REACH. It helps prioritize process steps for higher-tier assessment and provides a structured way to record rigorous containment at the process level.
• HERAG (Health Risk Assessment Guidance for Metals) HERAG provides metal-specific guidance documents for human health risk assessments, addressing specific characteristics of metals and inorganic compounds that traditional guidance developed for organic chemicals failed to adequately cover.
• Data Gathering & Literature Searches Comprehensive scientific data and knowledge searches including published literature from authoritative databases, regulatory reviews, factual databases, and proprietary client data with full confidentiality maintenance.
• Hazard Assessment Critical review of data quality, transparent documentation of evaluation criteria, expert judgement, and conduct of studies according to EU and OECD guidelines covering physical chemical properties, human health, environmental fate, ecotoxicology, endocrine disrupting properties, and PBT/vPvB assessments.
• Exposure Assessment Assessment covering occupational exposure, consumer exposure, environmental exposure, and human exposure via environment using tiered approaches and regulatory-compliant modelling tools.
• Risk Characterisation Integration of hazard and exposure data to derive risk characterisation ratios using transparent assumptions and robust uncertainty analysis for regulatory acceptance.
• Regulatory Dossiers & Submission Dossier compilation and submission services for agrochemicals (Regulation 1107/2009), biocides (BPR EU 528/2012), industrial chemicals (REACH, CLP), food additives, and cosmetics across various regulatory frameworks.
• Compliance & Documentation Classification and labelling services under EU CLP Regulation and GHS, and Safety Data Sheet generation according to REACH Annex II and ECHA guidance.
• Special Services Task force and consortium management, special analytics (nano characterization, trace analysis, spectroscopy), data management and biostatistics, tailored online surveys, tool development, socio-economic analysis, QSAR calculations, training courses, and guidance development.

Quantifiable outcome

• All EU regulatory applications prepared by EBRC have been successfully completed to date
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Chemservice GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026EBRC became part of the Chemservice Group in 2026 after more than 30 years of independent growth. This partnership expands expertise, strengthens international network, and opens new opportunities for clients and employees. Chemservice Group is a parent company providing strategic alignment and shared resources.
• EurometauxmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurometaux, the EU association of the non-ferrous metals industry, contracted EBRC to develop MEASE tool for occupational exposure assessment for metals. Also involved in HERAG project for developing metal-specific guidance documents for human health risk assessments.
• EurofermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three industry associations (along with Eurometaux and ICMM) that contracted EBRC as principal consultant to develop HERAG guidance documents for human health risk assessment of metals and inorganic metal compounds (2005-2007).
• ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of three industry associations that contracted EBRC to develop HERAG guidance documents for human health risk assessment of metals and inorganic metal compounds from 2005 through 2007.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Global engineering, design, and environmental consultancy with a significant product safety and chemical regulatory practice in Europe. Competes with EBRC for industrial chemical clients but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Arcadis: International design, engineering, and environmental consulting firm offering product safety and chemical regulatory services, including REACH support — a broad incumbent competing for similar industrial chemicals accounts.
• Eurofins Regulatory & Consultancy Services: Eurofins' regulatory and consultancy arm bundles chemical testing with regulatory dossiers, REACH support, and product safety work — directly comparable service lines but tied to Eurofins' global laboratory network.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification company offering chemical regulatory compliance services alongside its broader TIC portfolio — comparable on the regulatory advisory service line, though bundled with testing.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a strong environmental and chemical regulatory consulting practice serving industrial clients across Europe — comparable on the consulting and regulatory advisory axis but operating at much greater scale.
• Exponent: Scientific and engineering consulting firm with a regulatory sciences practice serving chemicals, consumer products, and life sciences — comparable in scientific depth but broader in sector and geographic coverage.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Large global sustainability and environmental consultancy with a Product Stewardship practice covering REACH and chemical compliance for major manufacturers — overlaps with EBRC at enterprise clients but is not a specialist.

Emerging players

• Steptoe & Johnson: International law firm with a recognised chemicals and REACH regulatory practice advising on EU chemical law — comparable on the legal/regulatory advisory layer for chemical clients but operating primarily as legal counsel rather than scientific consultants.

Direct peers

• RCC Group (now part of Cencora/PharmaLex lineage): European chemical regulatory affairs consultancy offering REACH, biocides, and agrochemical registration services — a close specialist peer serving similar mid-sized chemical industry clients across the EU.
• knoell: A leading European regulatory consulting firm specialising in REACH, biocides, agrochemicals, and chemical product safety — the closest direct peer to EBRC in scope, customer base (chemical manufacturers), and EU regulatory focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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