BIO Deutschland celebrates its 20th anniversary
BIO Deutschland e. V. celebrated its 20th anniversary on September 17. The association was founded two decades ago in Frankfurt am Main with the aim of supporting innovative biotech start-ups. Today, BIO Deutschland represents the interests of more than 380 members of all maturity levels and sizes, covering the entire spectrum of the biotechnology sector, from medical biotechnology with therapy and diagnostics development, contract research and production, to industrial biotechnology including nutrition and bioinformatics or AI and the associated industry clusters.
Oliver Schacht, Chairman of the Board of BIO Deutschland e. V., said: “We can look back on a 20-year success story with BIO Deutschland. The founding of the association gave innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized biotech companies a voice. Our industry has grown continuously over the last 20 years and continues to have great growth potential. Biotechnology is also a future technology with high added value for Germany. The sector has developed in a correspondingly diverse way. Some start-ups have become hidden champions or world-renowned companies. New start-ups with innovative ideas are added every year. As a platform technology, biotechnology is the basis for companies with numerous different business models. We can clearly be part of a positive future, as long as the framework conditions in Germany and Europe allow, the Biotech industry will continue becoming a key industry in Germany.”