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Top 25 Pharmaceutical development companies based in Germany

Name: Pharmaceutical development companies based in Germany
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 241 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 241 pharmaceutical development companies headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 24,463 professional contacts across them, including 9,601 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers pharmaceutical development 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 17, 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 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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24,463Contacts tracked

9,601Verified emails

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The 25 largest pharmaceutical development companies based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 241 pharmaceutical development companies based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to pharmaceutical development 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 17, 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 17, 2026
2	Grünenthal Group	Indirect evidence	Aachen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,503 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management and related diseases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Aenova Group	Indirect evidence	Starnberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
4	Daiichi Sankyo Europe Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,126 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Daiichi Sankyo is a global healthcare company committed to becoming a trusted healthcare innovator, transforming the lives of people through its strength in science and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Rentschler Biopharma	Partial evidence	Laupheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	780 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rentschler Biopharma is a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) focused exclusively on client projects.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Medac Group	Indirect evidence	Wedel (holstein), GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	670 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At medac Group, we believe that health is humanity’s most valuable resource.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Axplora	Indirect evidence	Raubling, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	617 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Axplora, a company bringing together Farmabios, Novasep and PharmaZell.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Wörwag Pharma Gmbh & Co. KG	Indirect evidence	Böblingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	590 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wörwag Pharma GmbH & Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Nuvisan	Indirect evidence	Neu-ulm, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 2026
10	IDT Biologika	Indirect evidence	Dessau-rosslau, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	437 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IDT Biologika is your full-service CDMO for viral vaccines, cell & gene therapeutics and other biologics protecting humans worldwide!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	CABB	Partial evidence	Sulzbach Am Taunus, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	394 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CABB Group is a leading contract development and manufacturing company (CDMO) for starting materials, active ingredients and advanced intermediates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Schwabe Group	Partial evidence	Karlsruhe, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	307 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Schwabe Group comprises several different affiliated companies in the pharmaceutical and health industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG	Indirect evidence	Andernach, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	303 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At LTS, our purpose drives everything we do: We CARE for patients, our partners, employees and communities, we CREATE innovative drug delivery solutions, and we DELIVER…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Rottendorf Pharma	Partial evidence	Ennigerloh, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	299 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A first-class contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), Rottendorf Pharma has been manufacturing, packaging, developing formulations and analytical methods for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	H&t Presspart	Indirect evidence	Marsberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	292 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “H&T Presspart is a leading developer and manufacturer of drug delivery devices and components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Midas Pharma	Partial evidence	Ingelheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	256 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Midas Pharma is an innovative pharmaceutical company based in Ingelheim, Germany, that offers products, services and expertise along the entire pharmaceutical value chain - from…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Gedeon Richter Pharma Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Eschborn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	247 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Originalpräparate, Generika, Biosimilars und Lizenzprodukte: Gedeon Richter steht weltweit für wirksame, moderne und zugleich erschwingliche Therapien.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Chiesi Deutschland	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	237 contacts →
	Partial 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 17, 2026
19	Adragos Pharma	Partial evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1,001-5,000	230 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Adragos Pharma is an internationally operating contract development and manufacturing organization headquartered in Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Coriolis Pharma	Partial evidence	Martinsried (munich), GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	178 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Coriolis Pharma is a globally operating and science driven contract research and development organization (CRDO).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Probiogen AG	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	176 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ProBioGen is a renowned contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and technology provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Formycon AG	Indirect evidence	Planegg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Who we are Formycon AG is a leading, independent developer of high-quality biosimilars, follow-on products of biopharmaceutical medicines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	G. Pohl-Boskamp Gmbh & Co. KG	Partial evidence	Hohenlockstedt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	173 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pohl-Boskamp is one of the leading medium-sized pharmaceutical companies in Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Dr. Pfleger Arzneimittel Gmbh	Indirect evidence	Bamberg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	144 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	HWI Group	Indirect evidence	Ruelzheim, GermanyHQ checked Sep 17, 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 17, 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: pharmaceutical development 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 pharmaceutical development companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of pharmaceutical development companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name pharmaceutical development 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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Pharmaceutical development companies based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

39.2%Verified-email coverage

101.5Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

8.3%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 241 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 pharmaceutical development 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 “pharmaceutical development 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 pharmaceutical development 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 pharmaceutical development 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, 9,601 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 17, 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 pharmaceutical development 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 pharmaceutical development companies are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 241 pharmaceutical development 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 pharmaceutical development companies?

Berlin leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (16) and Munich (9).

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 9,601 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 241 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 17, 2026.

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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.