Your expert microbial CDMO for biotechnological and biopharmaceutical products

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Richter BioLogics is a leading and steadily growing, Germany-based GMP compliant contract manufacturer (CDMO) of biopharmaceuticals specialized in products derived from bacteria and yeasts.

Over the past 35+ years we gained substantial experience in the development and manufacture of different product classes including  antibody-like scaffolds, plasmid DNA, proteins, and vaccines. The company currently operates a development facility and two cGMP manufacturing facilities with bioreactor capacities of up to 1,500 litres, enabling GMP manufacturing for phase I to III up to commercial supply. By expanding our production capabilities we will triple our production capacities by adding a total area of about 10,000 sqm and two additional bioreactors with capacities of 300L and 1,500L fermentation volume for microbial production.We further expand our process devellopment department and are prepared to take further and new projects.

With flexibility, high-quality services, commitment to good manufacturing practice and total transparency our experienced teams offer reliable and highly specialized contract development and manufacturing services to support the global pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries.

To meet the high quality requirements, Richter BioLogics consistently works to the highest standards of pharmaceutical quality.

This has been verified by major regulatory bodies including EMA, FDA, ANVISA, PMDA and MFDS as well as by numerous customer audits. 

Our Mission

Richter BioLogics is a leading and steadily growing biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with manufacturing facilities in Germany approved by international authorities. We provide high quality services from process and analytical development to GMP-compliant commercial manufacturing.

We are a strong partner with a broad expertise and an extensive track-record to execute projects at various stages. It is our daily goal to meet customer demands through continuous improvement, innovation and expansion of our capacities. We listen to our clients and jointly move projects forward. We deliver reliably, fast and yet with the highest manufacturing excellence. We care for our people and develop talents. In our inspiring work environment our highly skilled and motivated people successfully advance projects in a flexible and transparent manner.

We enable our partners to bring biopharmaceutical products to market in time and improve the lives and health of people.

Our Vision

First in class CDMO delivering services and products to the full satisfaction of our partners and the health of people

Facts about Richter BioLogics

From early development through to commercial manufacturing, Richter BioLogics is your partner of choice.

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CONFERENCES

Connect with our qualified team to learn more about Richter BioLogics´s capabilities. Richter BioLogics will be present at the following conferences.

CDMO Business

Date

Location   

Event

March 17 – 19 , 2025

Milan, Italy

May 13 – 17, 2025

New Orleans, USA              

May 12 – 15, 2025

Hamburg, Germany      

June 16-19, 2025

Boston, USA

30.9. – 2.10., 2025

Basel, Switzerland

October 28 – 30, 2025

Frankfurt, Germany            

Contact us to arrange a virtual meeting or a telephone conference.

Job Fairs

Date

Location   

Event

Mai, 2025

Kiel, Germany            

Contact us to arrange a virtual meeting or a telephone conference.

Biotech in Germany: The History of Richter Biologics

2024
  • Grand opening of new facility at Bovenau site
  • GR becomes 100% owner and Richter-Helm becomes Richter BioLogics
2021

Major Expansion of manufacturing capacity at Bovenau site

2020

Collaboration with Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. to manufacture Inovio´s INO-4800 DNA vaccine candidate targeted against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

2018

FDA approval

2014

Expansion of manufacturing capacity at Bovenau site

2013

FDA approval

2011

Implementation of P. pastoris technology

2009

Fully remodelled Hannover facility in Operation

2007

Acquisition by Gedeon Richter Plc and HELM AG for establishment of a joint venture CDMO

2003

Initiation of GMP manufacturing in Bovenau

1998

Opening of the development site in Hamburg

2000

Construction of a large scale GMP facility in Bovenau

1989

Entering in contract GMP manufacturing business

1987

Foundation of Pharma Biotechnologie Hannover one of the first manufacturers of recombinant proteins in Germany.

Our biotech development and production facilities

Richter BioLogics´s Headquarters is located in Hamburg, Germany. Our two state-of-the-art production facilities are based in Hannover and Bovenau, Germany.

Facilities for mammalian cell based CDMO services – including Fill & Finish for both microbial and mammalian products – are offered by our mother company Gedeon Richter located in Budapest and Debrecen, Hungary. To reach Gedeon Richter please click on the link at the bottom of the map.

Our development and production facilities

Richter BioLogics´s Headquarters is located in Hamburg, Germany. Our two state-of-the-art production facilities are based in Hannover and Bovenau, Germany.

Facilities for mammalian cell based CDMO services – including Fill & Finish for both microbial and mammalian products – are offered by our mother company Gedeon Richter located in Budapest and Debrecen, Hungary. To reach Gedeon Richter please click on the link at the bottom of the map.

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Richter BioLogics´s Headquarters & Development Center is located in Hamburg, Germany.

In our Process Development and Quality Control units, we develop and optimize clients processes and have established and qualified analytical methods necessary for the characterization of process intermediates, drug substance and drug product.

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Hannover

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Richter BioLogics´s GMP compliant multipurpose Manufacturing Site with 1000m² production area and fermenter volumes of up to 300 L is located in Hannover, Germany.

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Bovenau

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Richter BioLogics´s GMP compliant multipurpose Manufacturing Site with 4500 m² production area and fermenter volumes of up to 1,500 L is located in Bovenau, Germany.

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