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Coating a concrete surface with liquid bitumen

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, will present high perfor-mance construction sealants and adhesives at this year’s ARCHIBAT.

A look at Wacker Biotech production in Amsterdam: in addition to single-use bioreactors, Live Microbial Products (LMPs) are also produced here in large stainless-steel fermenters capable of holding up to 1,500 liters per batch

Dr. Susanne Leonhartsberger has been the managing director of Wacker Biotech GmbH since 2017, and, in her capacity as the head of the Biopharmaceuticals business line, is responsible for WACKER’s biologics business. “What especially motivates me is that we’re providing innovative medications for sick people all over the world – and that’s how most of us feel,” the biologist observes. (Photo: Wacker Chemie AG)

Through its 2018 acquisition of SynCo Bio Partners B.V. in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Wacker Chemie AG strengthened its pharmaceutical protein business and expanded its portfolio – an important step to keep pace with the rapidly growing biologics market. As a result, Wacker Biotech now has three sites: Jena, Halle and Amsterdam, with a total of about 330 employees. (Photo: Wacker Chemie AG)