About us

CENIOS GmbH, headquartered in Bottrop, develops and manufactures quantitative rapid tests for agriculture and the food industry. Unlike conventional lateral flow tests, which only deliver a positive or negative result, CENIOS measures the actual concentration of a substance directly on-site. This quantification is a decisive advantage over standard rapid test methods and enables reliable decisions exactly where they are needed: in the barn, in the lab, or right at delivery.

Our portfolio covers three areas. In antibiotic residue control for food, we detect beta-lactams and tetracyclines in raw milk in particular. In mycotoxins, we offer detection of aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, fumonisins, ochratoxin A, and T2 and HT2 toxins in feed and food. In animal health, we provide test parameters for cattle, pigs, and sheep, ranging from metabolic disorders to pregnancy detection to viral and bacterial infections. We also develop additional analytes on customer request.

The underlying technology is protected by two granted patents, a European patent and an international PCT patent. CENIOS has received public funding support and manufactures its best-selling products at its own site in Bottrop.

Our team combines expertise in natural sciences, diagnostics, and engineering. Together, we pursue the goal of giving farmers, dairies, and feed manufacturers reliable, fast answers, precisely where conventional laboratory methods are too slow or too costly.

Laboratory screening and diagnostic tests are important tools of our health and food system. Standard laboratory methods for detection are time-consuming and cost-intensive. POCT (point-of-care tests) are rapid detection methods used in veterinary diagnostics, food safety, and environmental analysis, providing results within minutes rather than days.

Conventional POCT methods typically only deliver a positive or negative result, since no parallel standard curve can be established during the measurement. CENIOS overcomes this limitation. We produce our own signal-generating nanomaterials, custom-engineered for quantification, allowing our tests to measure the actual concentration of a substance rather than a simple yes or no. This combines the speed and low cost of POCT with the precision normally reserved for standard laboratory methods.