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Top 25 Fermentation biotechnology companies based in Germany

RevenueBase identified 70 fermentation biotechnology companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 5,942 professional contacts across them, including 2,943 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers fermentation biotechnology 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 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 fermentation biotechnology companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 70 fermentation biotechnology companies 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 fermentation biotechnology 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceMunich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202610001+4,495 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a leading player and one of the world’s most research-intensive chemical and biotechnology companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Indirect evidenceDarmstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500291 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“AB Enzymes is an industrial biotech company specialized in enzymes and their applications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLeipzig, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000184 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mit unseren innovativen Technologien gestalten wir den gesellschaftlichen und industriellen Wandel hin zu Klimaneutralität und ökologischer Produktion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Strong evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500159 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ohly is one of the world's leading suppliers of yeast-based ingredients, fermentation nutrients, culinary powders and lipid powders for the global food, biotechnology, human, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBramsche, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50078 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Leiber refines brewers’ yeast into innovative products for humans and animals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Partial evidenceWerne, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50071 contacts →

Partial evidence

“UNIFERM - Der Fermentationsspezialist Seit Jahrzehnten vereinen wir bei UNIFERM Tradition und Innovation, um die Backbranche zu inspirieren.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceLeipzig, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20070 contacts →

Partial evidence

“c-LEcta is a global biotechnology company with over 20 years experience in the development, production and distribution of enzyme products.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMannheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,00062 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“With sustainable, renewable products from biomass for a climate-friendly world - that is what we at CropEnergies stand for.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidenceZwingenberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The BRAIN Biotech Group is a leading company in the research, development and production of specialist enzymes with a focus on the food and life science industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MicroHarvest Delivers Better Protein: Sustainable.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceQuakenbrück, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“BIOWEG, founded in 2019 in Germany, is a purpose-driven organization powered by conscious ChemDesign.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5026 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We offer cost-competitive, nutritious, and delicious solutions for the food industry, allowing for a short and clean label.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Indirect evidenceHeidelberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Cultivated B (TCB) is driving the transformation of food and food ingredient manufacturing towards a sustainable future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Partial evidenceRheinbach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a technology specialist for fermentation and bioprocesses, Frings is your partner for plant engineering and manufacturing from laboratory to industrial scale.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Partial 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
16Indirect evidenceBerlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We research, analyze, develop and formulate enzymes for agricultural and industrial applications- We develop enzyme products to improve flowability, productivity and performance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidencePinneberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Kompetenz in Biogas Silierung Labordienstleistungen 🧫 Fermenterbiologie Stromvermarktung Wir leben Biogas!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceAachen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“m2p-labs is an internationally leading supplier of microbioreactor systems focusing on microreaction and automated solutions for screening and bioprocess development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Indirect evidenceBüttelborn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 2023 Biocatalysts Ltd successfully completed the acquisition of Breatec, WeissBioTech and Biosun from its parent company BRAIN Biotech AG, creating the Bioproducts division…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Indirect evidenceBad Honnef, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cetotec was founded in 1996, and has established itself as a worldwide leader in Research and Development for the vinegar industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceHalle (saale), GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Nomad Bioscience GmbH is a biotechnology company based out of Weinbergweg, Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Partial evidenceIsernhagen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a leading specialist in ecosystemic fermentation, woresan is your partner for innovative and sustainable solutions in various industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Partial evidenceKöln, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“b.fab is specialized in the efficient conversion of CO2 and hydrogen (H2) from renewable energy into biotechnological value chains.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Indirect evidenceHamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Schmeckt gut.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidencePlanegg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Twogee Biotech specializes in enzyme discovery and custom enzyme mixtures for efficient degradation of agricultural residues like wheat straw, corn stover, and bagasse.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Fermentation biotechnology companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
49.5%Verified-email coverage
84.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
7.1%Largest-city concentration · Berlin
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
33
11-50
21
51-200
6
201-500
5
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
2
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 70 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 fermentation biotechnology 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 “fermentation biotechnology 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 fermentation biotechnology 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 fermentation biotechnology 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, 2,943 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 fermentation biotechnology 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 fermentation biotechnology companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 70 fermentation biotechnology 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?

Wacker, headquartered in Munich, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most fermentation biotechnology companies?

Berlin leads with 5 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (4) and Leipzig (4).

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 2,943 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 70 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.