60 Biotech Startups in Germany to Watch in 2023
Germany's Biotech sector is booming. This year’s list of the best 60 Germany Biotech startups is an eclectic mix of hyper-growth scaleups, small creative startups and everything in between.
Last update: September 08, 2023
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Developer of bio-fabricated silk protein materials.
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Latest Funding
$27 Million · Series C
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
Novo A/S
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Business Model
B2B
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Munich
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Contact
•••••@amsilk.com
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Innovative immunotherapies developer for cancer patients.
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Latest Funding
$52 Million
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
Forbion Capital Partners, Forbion Capital Partners, Forbion Capital Partners, Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Novartis Venture Fund, Novartis Venture Fund, Novartis Venture Fund, Bayern Kapital, Bayern Kapital, Coparion, Coparion
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Business Model
B2B
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Munich
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Contact
•••••@catalym.com
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Manufacturer of sustainable biological binding of materials.
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Latest Funding
$11 Million · Series B
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
HG Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Business Model
B2B
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Munich
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Contact
•••••@bind-x.com
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Developer of chemotherapeutic drugs designed to fight against cancer and chronic diseases.
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Latest Funding
$65 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
BioMedPartners, Andera Partners, Seventure Partners, Bayern Kapital, Coparion, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@tubulis.com
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Diagnosis and treatment of hard-to-treat cancers.
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Latest Funding
$25 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Andera Partners, HealthCap, Pureos Bioventures, Earlybird Venture Capital
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Contact
•••••@ariceum-therapeutics.com
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HMNC Brain Health is a precision medicine pioneer in psychiatry based in Munich.
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Latest Funding
$14 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech, Pharma, Manufacturing
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
ALSTIN Capital
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Contact
•••••@hmnc-brainhealth.com
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Cardior Pharmaceuticals discovers and develops medicines and therapeutics for the treatment and prevention of heart disease.
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Latest Funding
$76 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma
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Locations
Hanover
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
BioMedPartners, Inkef Capital, Hadean Ventures, Coparion, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@cardior.de
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Emergence is a biopharmaceutical company working on novel ADC immunotherapies for cancers with a high unmet need.
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Latest Funding
$99 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma, Fitness, Manufacturing
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Locations
Duisburg
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Hadean Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@emergencetx.com
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Resolve Biosciences is applying the power of Molecular Cartography to enable scientists to gain new insights in spatial biology.
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Latest Funding
$71 Million · Series B
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Düsseldorf
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@resolvebiosciences.com
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IRUBIS is a company that specializes in mid-infrared spectroscopy for bioprocessing and biotechnological solutions.
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Latest Funding
$3.2 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing, Future of Work
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Verve Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@irubis.com
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Abalos Therapeutics is an Essen, Germany-based developer of novel immuno-virotherapies against cancer.
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Latest Funding
$50 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma, Manufacturing
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Locations
Essen
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Seventure Partners, Coparion, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@abalos-tx.com
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ATAI Life Sciences develops innovative mental health treatments that address significant unmet medical needs.
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Latest Funding
$160 Million · Series D
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech, Data and Analytics
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@atai.life
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Climedo's platform enables cutting-edge clinical validation and product surveillance of medical devices and pharmaceutical products
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Latest Funding
$5.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma, Data and Analytics, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Nauta Capital
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Contact
•••••@climedo.de
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Protein-based drugs.
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Latest Funding
$500 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Investors
Y Combinator
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Contact
•••••@invitris.com
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Platform for pharmacies to sell medication online.
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Latest Funding
$500 Thousand · Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C, MARKETPLACE
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Investors
Y Combinator
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Contact
•••••@sanvivo.eu
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Next-gen antibiotics.
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Latest Funding
$1.3 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@smartbax.de
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Battery recycling factory.
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Latest Funding
$8.6 Million · Seed
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Hardware, Biotech, Deep Tech, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing
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Locations
Aachen
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Speedinvest, Vsquared Ventures, Blue Impact Ventures, 10x Founders
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Contact
•••••@cylib.de
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Neotiv develops digital solutions for the early detection and follow-up of memory problems.
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Latest Funding
$10 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Magdeburg
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds, bmp Ventures
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Contact
•••••@neotiv.com
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Gene editing therapeutics.
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Latest Funding
$12 Million · Seed
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Industries
Biotech, Genetics
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Locations
Dresden
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Employees
51 to 100
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Investors
Forbion Capital Partners, Wellington Partners
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Contact
•••••@seamlesstx.com
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Quantum MRI agents for assessing early patient response.
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Latest Funding
$30 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Stuttgart
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@nvision-imaging.com
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mRNA therapeutics and LNP delivery.
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Latest Funding
$16 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma, Genetics
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@ethris.com
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Crafting the future of personal health.
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Latest Funding
$26 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, Biotech, Data and Analytics
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@temedica.com
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Medical AI company with a focus on critical care.
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Latest Funding
$17 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Fintech, AI, Biotech, Mobile, Payments
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Locations
Aachen
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, B2C, SAAS
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Investors
Sana Kliniken
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Contact
•••••@clinomic.ai
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German company is a provider of targeted drug rescue program intended to involve pharmaceutical research and development.
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Latest Funding
$10 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma, Manufacturing
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Locations
Heidelberg
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Andera Partners
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Contact
•••••@exciva.com
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INERATEC provides sustainable fuels, gas-to-liquid, power-to-gas and power-to-liquid application products.
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Latest Funding
$20 Million
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Industries
Climate Tech & Green Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing
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Locations
Karlsruhe
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Employees
101 to 250
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Extantia Capital, Planet A Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@ineratec.de
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Labforward supports laboratory teams on their quest for groundbreaking discoveries and delivering innovative high-quality products.
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, Biotech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
IBB Ventures
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Contact
•••••@labforward.io
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Mushlabs is a biotech company using fermentation to create the next generation of sustainable foods from the roots of mushrooms.
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Latest Funding
$10 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Foodtech, Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, B2C
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Investors
Redalpine
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Contact
•••••@mushlabs.com
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Drug discovery DAO.
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Latest Funding
$3.6 Million · Seed
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Industries
Crypto & web3, Biotech
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1001 to 5000
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Investors
Inflection
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Contact
•••••@labdao.xyz
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Teledermatology.
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Latest Funding
$3.8 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@nia-medtech.com
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Bacterial profiling and microbiome analysis.
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Latest Funding
$14 Million · Series A
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Industries
Biotech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@mbiomics.com
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Product platform based on recombinant alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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Latest Funding
$2.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2C
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Contact
•••••@aatec-medical.com
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Eleva develops novel biological therapies.
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Latest Funding
$73 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma
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Locations
Freiburg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@elevabiologics.com
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Digital therapeutics solutions for oncology.
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Latest Funding
$3.2 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
11 to 50
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Investors
Simpact Ventures
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Contact
•••••@prosoma.com
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Molab is a biotechnology research company that uses AI to create molecules faster.
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Industries
AI, Biotech, Pharma, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Picus Capital
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Contact
•••••@molab.ai
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Precisis specializes in the development of innovative medical products.
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Latest Funding
$23 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Heidelberg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@precisis.de
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A biotechnology company focused on developing products to address areas of major unmet need.
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Latest Funding
$21 Million · Series B
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Hamburg
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Employees
51 to 100
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Contact
•••••@topas-therapeutics.com
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anvajo GmbH is a Dresden-based technology company that develops, manufactures and sells innovative solutions for the analysis of liquids.
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Latest Funding
$18 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, Biotech, Deep Tech, Manufacturing, Pet Tech
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Locations
Dresden
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Employees
51 to 100
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@anvajo.com
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Dopavision is a therapeutic company developing a digital therapeutic for myopia.
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Latest Funding
$14 Million · Series A
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, Biotech
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Novartis Venture Fund
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Contact
•••••@dopavision.com
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faCellitate is a life science tools company targeting customers in drug discovery, toxicology, industrial biotech and stem cell research.
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Latest Funding
$3.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Mannheim
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@facellitate.com
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LEVY is a Software-as-a-Medical Device (SaMD) for infertility diagnostics and individual therapeutic strategies.
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Latest Funding
$2.8 Million · Pre Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Femtech, Mobile, Business Intelligence, Fertility
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2C, FREEMIUM
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Investors
Calm/Storm Ventures, Atlantic Labs
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Contact
•••••@levy.health
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LenioBio develops rapid plant-based, cell-free protein expression that scales for research, development and production.
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Latest Funding
$13 Million · Series A
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech, Pharma, Manufacturing
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Locations
Düsseldorf
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@leniobio.com
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Bosque Foods leverages the power of fungi to create whole-cut meats using clean ingredients and minimal processing.
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Industries
Foodtech, Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Blue Impact Ventures, Food Labs
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Contact
•••••@bosquefoods.com
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Production of bacterial single cell protein solutions
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Latest Funding
$8.3 Million · Series A
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Industries
Agritech, Foodtech, Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Hamburg
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Astanor Ventures, Faber Ventures, Food Labs
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Contact
•••••@microharvest.com
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AI-driven deciphering of genetic diseases
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Latest Funding
$5.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Health Tech, AI, Biotech, Machine Learning, Business Intelligence
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B, SAAS
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Investors
Entrepreneur First, Frontline Ventures
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Contact
•••••@nostos-genomics.com
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Carbon Atlantis is producing energy-efficient approach for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal.
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech, Energy & Nuclear, Manufacturing
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Locations
Berlin
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Atlantic Labs
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Contact
•••••@carbonatlantis.com
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Lignopure provides plant-based ingredients based on lignin for high value markets
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Latest Funding
$2.7 Million · Seed
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Hamburg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@lignopure.de
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Face recognition for payments and financial services.
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Industries
AI, Biotech
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Locations
Munich
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@saffe.co
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BOOST Thyroid is the first digital and the only science solution helping people with thyroid disease prevent long-term health complications.
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Mobile
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B, B2C, FREEMIUM
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Investors
IBB Ventures
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Contact
•••••@boostthyroid.com
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protein engineering, ML, drug development
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Pharma
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Entrepreneur First, Picus Capital
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Contact
•••••@cinference.bio
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CryoTherapeutics is focusing on the development, demonstration of clinical benefit & commercialization of a proprietary cryotherapy system.
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Manufacturing
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Locations
Potsdam
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@cryotherapeutics.com
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i3 membrane combines iconic with membrane technology to create multifunctional and controllable separation techniques located in Germany.
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Deep Tech, Manufacturing, Business Intelligence, Developer Tools
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Locations
Dresden
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@i3membrane.de
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Noscendo operates as a diagnostics company.
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma
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Locations
Duisburg
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Investors
Earlybird Venture Capital, Paua Ventures, High-Tech Gründerfonds
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Contact
•••••@noscendo.com
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Living Brain is a biotechnology company that develops a new method of rehabilitation treatment using virtual reality.
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Latest Funding
$1.5 Million
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Industries
Health Tech, Hardware, AR / VR, Biotech
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Locations
Heidelberg
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Employees
1 to 10
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@livingbrain.de
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Cultimate Foods is a cellular agriculture company.
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Latest Funding
$730 Thousand
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Industries
Foodtech, Biotech, Future of Work
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Locations
Berlin
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Employees
1 to 10
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Contact
•••••@cultimatefoods.com
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AYOXXA is a biotech company commercializing innovative technology.
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Cologne
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@ayoxxa.com
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CEVEC Pharmaceuticals develops therapeutic proteins and monoclonal antibodies with human glycosylation patterns.
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Industries
Health Tech, Biotech, Pharma, Manufacturing
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Locations
Cologne
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Employees
11 to 50
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Business Model
B2B
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Contact
•••••@cevec.com
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Evotec is a drug discovery alliance company providing drug discovery solutions to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Hamburg
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Employees
1001 to 5000
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Contact
•••••@evotec.com
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Numaferm is a Düsseldorf University spin-off that specializes in the biotechnical production.
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Düsseldorf
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Employees
11 to 50
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Contact
•••••@numaferm.com
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Protagen Protein Services is a global leader in Biosimilars, Proteomics, Protein Characterization, GMP Protein Analysis.
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Dortmund
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Employees
101 to 250
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Contact
•••••@protagenproteinservices.com
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Semaia Pharmaceuticals specializes in the exploration of new drug targets in oncology.
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Industries
Biotech, Deep Tech
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Locations
Dortmund
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•••••@semaia.com
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