About Hygiena

Hygiena delivers rapid microbial detection, monitoring, and identification solutions to a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, health care, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, and personal care. Utilizing advanced technologies and patented designs, Hygiena provides industry-leading ATP monitoring systems, PCR-based foodborne pathogen detection, DNA fingerprint molecular characterization systems, allergen tests, environmental collection devices, and more. Hygiena is committed to providing customers with high-quality innovative technologies that are easy-to-use and reliable, backed by excellent customer service and support.Ā Headquartered in Camarillo, California, with offices in Wilmington, Delaware, the United Kingdom, and China, and over 80 distributors in more than 100 countries worldwide, Hygiena products span the globe.


Company History

1970’s – 1980’s

1974Medical Packaging CorporationĀ (MPC)
founded, maker of sample collection, human diagnostics tests

1975 – Finnish inventor Veikko Tarkkanen invents ATP luminescence system

1980’s – ATP testing pulls ahead of cell culture in rapid food safety testing

1980’s – ATP testing moves from lab to handheld

1980’sĀ – MPC begins making bioluminescence instruments

1985Ā – Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) invented


1990’s – 2004

1995Ā –Ā Original gel-based BAXĀ® System launched

1996Ā – RiboPrinterĀ® microbial characterization system introduced

2001Ā – First automated BAXĀ® System launched

2002Ā – Hygiena formed to provide products for surface hygiene testing market

SnapShotĀ Universal ATP test introduced

2002Ā – 2003Ā SpotCheck Plus and PRO-Clean™ color tests for product residues launched

2003Ā – SystemSURE II ATP System with UltraSnapā„¢ introduced


2005 – 2009

2005Ā – Company develops global sales team

2005Ā BAXĀ® System Q7 PCR instrument introduced

2006Ā SystemSURE Plus, next version of ATP instrument, launched

2007Ā –Ā Launch of new chromogenic bacteria testĀ InSite Listeria

2008Ā Hygiena Shanghai establishes presence in Asia, Oceania


2010 – 2014

2010Ā – Entry into hospital segments in Europe, US

2010Ā – First BAXĀ® System assay with Scorpions probe technology

2011Ā –Ā EnSURE™ Monitoring System introduced as next generation of SystemSURE Plus luminometer

2013Ā – AOAC-RI approval on first MicroSnapā„¢ tests

2014Ā AllerFlow Gluten test for allergens launched


2015 – Today

2015Ā –Ā Smaller BAXĀ® System X5 provides PCR detection to more food companies

2015Ā –Ā AOAC-RI approval for MicroSnapā„¢ Total; InSite Salmonella launched

2016Ā – Company partners with Warburg Pincus for investment, growth

2017Ā – Hygiena acquires BAXĀ® System, RiboPrinterĀ® System from DuPont Diagnostics’ Qualicon business

2018Ā –Ā Hygiena Completes Acquisition of Biomedal Diagnostics Food Safety

2018Ā –Ā Hygiena and Charles River Laboratories, Inc. enter strategic partnership for CelsisĀ® Dairy, Food & Beverage Products