Toxi-coop Toxicological Research Center

What Toxi-coop Toxicological Research Center does

Toxi-Coop Zrt. (the "Toxi-Coop Toxicological Research Center") is a European non-clinical Contract Research Organization founded in 1982 and headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. The company provides GLP-compliant toxicology and analytical testing services across six practice areas: general toxicology (acute, chronic/subchronic/carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicology, safety pharmacology, and miRNA-based toxicity testing), ecotoxicology (aquatic, terrestrial, and environmental fate), analytical chemistry (physical chemistry, bioanalysis, method development/validation, formulation analysis), REACH regulatory services, quality assurance, and medical device testing. Studies are conducted in accordance with OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (held since 2003, most recent inspection 2025) and ISO 9001 (held since 2000), with regulatory acceptance at FDA, EMA, ICH, ECHA, and EFSA, following OECD, OPPTS/EPA, JMAFF, ISO, EC, CIPAC, SCCS and VICH guidelines.

The company operates approximately 130 employees across a network of Hungarian sites — two Budapest offices plus laboratories and research facilities in Balatonfüred and Karmacs, totaling roughly 2,500 m² of laboratory footprint, with a new research site planned in Bar in 2025. International client coverage is delivered through a business development office in Switzerland and a US representative via AIMBR (both established 2012). The proprietary miRNA-based toxicity testing methodology, developed under Hungarian national project 2020-1.1.2-PIACI-KFI-2020-000021, is the principal internal R&D-driven service differentiator.

Toxi-Coop is a privately held Hungarian Zrt. (limited company) with no disclosed parent, no venture or private equity ownership, and no public listing. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and chemical industry clients (horizontal segmentation), with European tax-credit (CIR) certification supporting French-client work. The company has funded capital equipment and R&D primarily through EU/Hungarian grant instruments (GOP, GINOP, VEKOP, NVKP), including a HUF 602,832,296 VEKOP equipment grant in 2016.

Name

Toxi-coop Toxicological Research Center

Legal name

"Toxi-Coop" Toxicological Research Center Zrt.

Website

https://toxicoop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Toxi-Coop Zrt. is a Budapest-based European non-clinical Contract Research Organization providing GLP-compliant toxicology, ecotoxicology, analytical chemistry, REACH, and medical device testing services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and chemical industry clients from multiple Hungarian laboratory facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-clinical Contract Research Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Toxicology & Safety Assessment CROs (GLP) (HLAGAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Laboratory Quality & GLP/GCLP Compliance (HLAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Contract research services
• Non-clinical toxicology
• Regulatory safety testing
• Ecotoxicology testing
• GLP-compliant studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Budapest

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Services: Project-based contracts for conducting regulatory toxicology studies for pharmaceutical, chemical, and agrochemical companies. Services include general toxicology, ecotoxicology, analytical chemistry, REACH services, and medical device testing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Toxi-Coop is a European non-clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing GLP-compliant toxicology studies, ecotoxicology tests, analytical chemistry services, REACH regulatory services, and medical device testing for the pharmaceutical, chemical, and agrochemical industries. Studies are conducted across multiple Hungarian facilities under OECD GLP and ISO 9001 standards, accepted by FDA, EMA, ICH, ECHA, and EFSA regulatory authorities.

Product overview

Toxi-Coop Zrt. is a European non-clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing comprehensive toxicology and analytical testing services. The company operates as a unified service platform organized into six main service areas: General Toxicology (covering acute, chronic/genotoxicity, reproductive/developmental toxicity, safety pharmacology, and miRNA-based testing), Ecotoxicology (aquatic, terrestrial, and environmental fate studies), Analytical Chemistry (physical chemistry, bioanalysis, method development, formulation analysis), REACH Services, Quality Assurance, and Medical Device testing. These services support the agrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with regulatory-compliant studies conducted under GLP conditions.

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Products and services

• General Toxicology Comprehensive toxicology testing services for pharmaceutical and chemical industry clients requiring non-clinical safety assessment of substances, including acute toxicity, chronic/subchronic/carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, safety pharmacology, and miRNA-based toxicity testing.
• Ecotoxicology Environmental toxicology services for agrochemical and chemical industry clients assessing effects of substances on aquatic organisms, terrestrial organisms, and environmental degradation/persistence.
• Analytical Chemistry Laboratory analytical services for pharmaceutical, chemical, and agrochemical clients including physical chemistry property determination, bioanalysis of drugs/metabolites/biomarkers, analytical method development and validation, and formulation analysis.
• REACH Services Regulatory services supporting chemical industry clients with REACH compliance, including toxicology, ecotoxicology, and exposure assessment data for chemical registration with ECHA.
• Quality Assurance (QA) Quality assurance services ensuring study compliance with GLP and ISO 9001 standards, including study-based audits, process audits, facility audits, and data integrity verification for regulatory submission studies.
• Medical Device Testing Non-clinical testing services for medical device manufacturers requiring biological safety evaluation data to support regulatory approval and conformity assessment.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a life sciences division providing non-clinical and ecotoxicology testing. Competes with Toxi-Coop in REACH-related and agrochemical testing for European clients.
• Eurofins Scientific: Large international testing services group offering ecotoxicology, environmental, and product safety testing. Overlaps with Toxi-Coop's ecotoxicology, environmental fate, and analytical chemistry service lines for agrochemical and chemical clients.
• Labcorp Drug Development (formerly Covance): Major global CRO providing non-clinical toxicology, ecotoxicology, and regulatory testing services alongside clinical development. Competes with Toxi-Coop for outsourced GLP toxicology work, particularly from large pharma.
• WuXi AppTec: Global CRO providing non-clinical toxicology, safety pharmacology, and bioanalysis services to pharma and chemical clients. A scale competitor in the same outsourced toxicology category as Toxi-Coop.
• Bureau Veritas: International TIC provider with a chemicals and commodities testing portfolio including ecotoxicology and REACH services. Comparable to Toxi-Coop in serving chemical industry compliance testing demand.
• Charles River Laboratories: Global non-clinical CRO offering a comprehensive suite of preclinical, toxicology, and safety assessment services to pharmaceutical and chemical clients. Directly competes with Toxi-Coop in GLP toxicology studies but at vastly greater scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• CiToxLAB (now part of Charles River): European-focused non-clinical CRO historically specialized in general toxicology, ecotoxicology, and safety pharmacology for chemical and pharma clients — service profile that closely overlapped with Toxi-Coop before Charles River acquisition.
• AnaPath Research: European GLP-certified contract research organization offering toxicology, pathology, and ecotoxicology services. Similar-sized, regionally focused CRO comparable to Toxi-Coop in capability scope and customer mix.
• Inotiv (formerly Envigo): Contract research organization providing non-clinical toxicology, safety assessment, and research models to pharma and chemical clients. Direct comparable in GLP toxicology service breadth and target customer base.
• BSL Bioservice Scientific Laboratories: European GLP-certified contract laboratory offering in vivo toxicology, ecotoxicology, and analytical services. Closest direct comparable to Toxi-Coop in service mix, regulatory positioning, and target market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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