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Top 25 Drug development and research companies based in Germany

Name: Drug development and research companies based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 170 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 170 drug development and research companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 18,270 professional contacts across them, including 6,807 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers drug development and research companies 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 19, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest drug development and research companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 170 drug development and research companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to drug development and research companies: 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Merck Healthcare	Indirect evidence	Darmstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	6,208 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Life is a beautiful gift and health is what allows us to enjoy it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Evotec	Strong evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	3,036 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Evotec is a biotechnology company that is committed to advancing drug discovery and development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Berlin-Chemie Menarini	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,642 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BERLIN-CHEMIE is an international research-based pharmaceutical company with its headquarters in Berlin, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Aenova Group	Indirect evidence	Starnberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our products and behaviour affect and improve the health and well-being of millions of patients, and their families around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Nuvisan	Indirect evidence	Neu-ulm, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	502 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 19, 2026
6	Takeda In Deutschland	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	428 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Takeda ist ein global führendes, biopharmazeutisches Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz in Japan.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	HEEL	Indirect evidence	Baden-baden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	333 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We develop, produce and distribute medicinal products based on natural ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Schwabe Group	Indirect evidence	Karlsruhe, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	307 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Schwabe Group comprises several different affiliated companies in the pharmaceutical and health industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	H&t Presspart	Partial evidence	Marsberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	292 contacts →
	Partial evidence “H&T Presspart is a leading developer and manufacturer of drug delivery devices and components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Chiesi Deutschland	Strong evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	237 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Chiesi dedicates itself to the research, development and sales of innovative, therapeutic prescription products in the areas of respiratory, neonatology, transplant medicine and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Fraunhofer IZI	Indirect evidence	Leipzig, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	206 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 19, 2026
12	Coriolis Pharma	Strong evidence	Martinsried (munich), GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	178 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Coriolis Pharma is a globally operating and science driven contract research and development organization (CRDO).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Proteros Biostructures Gmbh	Partial evidence	Planegg-martinsried, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	137 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Proteros is an early drug discovery partner for even the most technically challenging targets, from target through to lead progression.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Helmholtz Institute For Pharmaceutical Research Saarland Hips	Partial evidence	Saarbrücken, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	133 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) was established in 2009 as a joint venture of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and Saarland…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	FGK Clinical Research Gmbh	Strong evidence	München, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	119 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Full-service contract research organization offering a complete range of clinical development and consulting services to biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	HWI Group	Indirect evidence	Ruelzheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	117 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 19, 2026
17	MLM Medical Labs	Partial evidence	Mönchengladbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	112 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 19, 2026
18	Tubulis Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tubulis is now part of Gilead Sciences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Labtec	Indirect evidence	Langenfeld (rheinland), GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “By your side - from idea to market We, Labtec, have a vast expertise as a full service CDMO for transdermal therapeutic systems and oral films.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	3b Pharmaceuticals Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH (3BP) is a privately held pharmaceutical R&D company based in Berlin, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Taros Discovery	Indirect evidence	Dortmund, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Taros Chemicals GmbH & Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Klosterfrau Group	Indirect evidence	Köln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For nearly 200 years Klosterfrau Healthcare Group has been developing, manufacturing and selling pharmaceutical products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Scitaris	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Our passion for science and dedication to support innovative drug development has brought us together to found SCITARIS, a consulting firm focused on R&D strategy support for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Heel Deutschland	Indirect evidence	Baden-Baden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir sind ein pharmazeutisches Unternehmen, das auf natürliche Arzneimittel spezialisiert ist.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Synovo	Indirect evidence	Tübingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Synovo GmbH is a Tübingen based pharmaceutical discovery services company with a focus on inflammation and innate immunity providing services in: Medicinal Chemistry Pharmacology…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: drug development and research companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names drug development and research companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of drug development and research companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name drug development and research companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Drug development and research companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

37.3%Verified-email coverage

107.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

11.2%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 170 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 drug development and research companies, 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 “drug development and research companies”. 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 drug development and research companies), 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 drug development and research companies, 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, 6,807 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 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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 drug development and research companies, 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 drug development and research companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 170 drug development and research companies 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 Healthcare, headquartered in Darmstadt, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most drug development and research companies?

Berlin leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (14) and Munich (10).

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 6,807 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 170 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 19, 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.