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WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS

Biotech Solutions for a Dynamic Growth Sector

WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS supplies customized biotech products – such as cyclodextrins, cysteine, biopharmaceuticals, fine chemicals and polyvinyl acetate solid resins.

Global Market Leader in Cyclodextrins

Global Market Leader in Polyvinyl Acetate Solid Resins for Gumbase

Food Laboratories in Adrian, Burghausen, Singapore and Shanghai

Winner of the 2008 Environmental Award from the Federation of German Industries (BDI) for Biosynthetic L-Cysteine

3 Sites for the Production of Pharmaceutical Proteins

Only Company to Produce All Kinds of Natural Cyclodextrins (α, β & γ)

A Leading Supplier of Polyvinyl Acetate Solid Resins for Gumbase

Leading Contract Manufacturer of Biopharmaceutical Proteins

We offer you complete, tailored solutions based on innovative biotech processes for growth sectors such as food additives, pharmaceutical actives and agrochemicals.

R&D is a top priority at WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS. Ever since the 1980s, our biologists, chemists and engineers have been busy developing biotech products and processes. Today, we develop production processes for high-quality bioactive substances and are continuously improving our production systems for pharmaceutical proteins.

How Biotechnology Pervades Our Lives

Stronger Together

Curcumin is a highly effective antioxidant that is not readily absorbed by the human body. Dr. Wolz, a German nutritional supplements manufacturer, also recognized this, which is why he counts on CAVACURMIN® from WACKER, a curcumin extract encapsulated with cyclodextrin that has a increased bioavailability.

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Vaccines

Wacker Biotech has been making vaccines on behalf of pharmaceutical companies and research institutes for some 20 years now.

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Guilt-Free Indulgence

Lavish, delicious and yet low in calories: a WACKER product derived from natural corn starch offers a low-fat alternative to synthetic emulsifiers and animal-based products – and is taking the Mexican baked goods and confectionery market by storm.

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LMPs: Beneficial Bacteria

They float in a murky soup of nutrients in huge steel tanks: life forms too small to be seen by the naked eye. These are bacterial strains which grow and reproduce. Wacker Biotech uses them to manufacture pharmaceutical products: so-called live microbial products (LMPs) – a promising class of active ingredients.

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PLASMITEC®

Wacker Biotech’s plug-and-play platform for pDNA production

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Biotechnology Solutions – Our Business at a Glance

Our division’s product range includes pharmaceutical proteins, live bacteria, cyclodextrins (sugar molecules that act as adjuvants such as odor- or flavor-masking agents) and cysteine, polyvinyl acetate solid resins for gumbase, organic intermediates and acetylacetone.

Our Expertise for You

We combine expertise in traditional fine chemicals with our biotech know-how and utilize synergies between these two fields to develop products with high added value. This combination is our great strength and puts us in a position, together with you, to develop custom solutions for special market requirements.

“Biologics offer novel opportunities for fighting severe illnesses, such as cancer. What motivates me and many of my colleagues is WACKER’s role as a supplier of innovative medication for sick people all over the world.”

Dr. Susanne Leonhartsberger
President of WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS

WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS

The name of our WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS division says it all. BIO stands for our goal of expanding the innovative biotech products and processes we have developed with almost 30 years of experience in biotechnology. SOLUTIONS means we offer our customers more than just individual products – we also provide customized, innovative, all-in-one solutions. WACKER ideally combines its extensive chemical expertise with biotechnological know-how and is making targeted investments in a growth field with great potential for our future business.

Here you’ll find the right product for your application.