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Top 25 Biotech research institutions based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 164 biotech research institutions headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 24,797 professional contacts across them, including 7,220 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers biotech research institutions headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest biotech research institutions based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 164 biotech research institutions based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to biotech research institutions: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceDarmstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+7,816 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Together with our colleagues, customers and stakeholders, we impact life and health with science.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidenceGöttingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+5,767 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sartorius is a leading international partner of biopharma research and manufacturing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0003,036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Evotec is a biotechnology company that is committed to advancing drug discovery and development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidenceBergisch Gladbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20265,001-10,0002,849 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For over 35 years, we have been developing cutting-edge science and technology to empower biomedical research and personalized medicine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Partial evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000715 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Max Delbrück Center is a leading hub for biomedical research, molecular medicine, and innovation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceNeu-ulm, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Your partner of choice in bringing therapeutics to life, Nuvisan is the unique CRO/CDMO with extensive pharma experience and industry-leading scientific expertise, providing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLeipzig, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000206 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI investigates and develops specific problem solutions at the interfaces of medicine, life sciences and engineering.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceMartinsried (munich), GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200178 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Coriolis Pharma is a globally operating and science driven contract research and development organization (CRDO).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidenceMainz, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200163 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our mission is to turn scientific breakthroughs into progress for patients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceRuelzheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200117 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With 150 colleagues at 3 sites in Ruelzheim, Frankfurt and Appenweier we look back on 30 years of experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Partial evidenceMönchengladbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200112 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MLM Medical Labs is a leading specialty and central laboratory with comprehensive research services and diagnostic capabilities in Europe and the United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceMunich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20075 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tubulis is now part of Gilead Sciences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Partial evidenceHeidelberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20065 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BioMed X is an independent research institute located on the campus of the University of Heidelberg in Germany, with a world-wide network of partner locations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Indirect evidencePotsdam, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20046 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Kernkopmetenzen des Potsdamer Institutsteils Bioanalytik und Bioprozesse des Fraunhofer IZI liegen in der angewandten Forschung in den Bereichen Analytik, Diagnostik…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Partial evidenceLeverkusen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“INVITE is a Research Center and Open Innovation Platform for innovative production Technologies in the Life Science industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceDresden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a35 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“B CUBE - Three Dimensions of Molecular Bioengineering Nature offers an enormous arsenal of functional systems and properties that could answer a wide range of unmet technological…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Partial evidenceMartinsried, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cluster Management by BioM: Since 1997, Munich’s biotech sector has been supported by BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH, a not-for profit service company located in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Partial evidenceGermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Nucleate is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceHeilbad Heiligenstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20030 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our institute is a non-university research institute of the Free State of Thuringia and an associated institute of the Technical University of Ilmenau.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSchwentinental, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“e-nema is a well-established, fast growing company in an equally fast growing sector.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BIOCOM AG is an information specialist for bio­technology and Life Sciences that provides markedly diverse products and services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Indirect evidencePlanegg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ISAR Bioscience arbeitet an Projekten, die sich weit verbreiteten Krankheiten widmen.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-1021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sysmex Group has delivered solutions to customers around the world in the field of in-vitro diagnosis since its foundation in 1968.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Partial evidenceOffenburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Picea Biosolutions is a biotechnology company focused on creating tailored and sustainable biosolutions to meet 21st-century challenges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For as long as we can remember, our planet has generously given us everything we have needed and everything we have wanted.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Biotech research institutions based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
29.1%Verified-email coverage
151.2Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
9.1%Largest-city concentration · Berlin
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
57
11-50
53
51-200
28
201-500
12
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
1
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 164 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among biotech research institutions, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “biotech research institutions”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names biotech research institutions), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among biotech research institutions, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,220 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names biotech research institutions, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many biotech research institutions are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 164 biotech research institutions headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Merck Life Science, headquartered in Darmstadt, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most biotech research institutions?

Berlin leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Munich (7) and Heidelberg (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,220 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 164 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.