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Your Needs Are Driving Our Innovation!
In close collaboration with universities and research institutions, WACKER’s corporate R&D team of over 200 researchers continuously develops new production platforms and technologies for all types of biopharmaceuticals including recombinant proteins, live microbial products, pDNA, mRNA and LNPs. The R&D scientific team has secured patents for more than 200 different patents and applications across these diverse areas. They are also involved with 35+ active academic and industry collaborations.


- Ready to Fight Future Pandemics
Article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 1 Nov, 2024 - Well Prepared to Tackle Future Pandemics
Article in European Biotechnology Magazine, 2 Oct, 2024 - How CDMO Wacker Biotech is Inspiring Innovation in mRNA Therapeutics
Video interview in Fierce Biotech, 4 March, 2024 - Supporting the Future of mRNA Therapeutics
Interview article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 1 March, 2024 - Enlisting mRNA in the Fight against Cancer
Story in WACKER Magazine, 18 October, 2022 - High-Throughput Screening System
Story in WACKER Magazine, 15 March, 2023 - Wacker Biotech Bullish on Microbial Manufacturing
Article in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 25 April, 2019

- Navigating mRNA Manufacturing with Flexibility and Innovation | PDF
March 2024 - Technology Advances Needed to Drive Future mRNA Growth | PDF
February 2024 - Overcoming pDNA supply Challenges for mRNA Manufacturing | PDF
January 2024 - High-Speed Identification of Superior Production Strains
published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 27 November, 2023 - A Unique E. coli-Based Secretion System
published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 3 June, 2021 - Microbial Secretion via ESETEC® Technology
published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, 12 May, 2017 - ESETEC® 2.0: High-Yield and Cost-Efficient Production of Antibody Fragments | PDF
- ESETEC®: Efficient Manufacturing of a Pegylated Anticalin | PDF
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Engage the Experts at Wacker Biotech
A few of our scientific leaders talk about the challenges and rewards of the exciting new field of mRNA therapeutics. In June 2024, we opened our state-of-the-art competence center in Halle, Germany to ramp up mRNA capacity and meet the growing demand for expert mRNA process development and manufacturing.
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A Dedication to R&D, Manufacturing and Client Success
mRNA is a completely new modality with no established textbook or manufacturing process. Dr. Sebastian Schuck shares how a strong focus on R&D in WACKER’s Munich headquarters combined with the personalized approach Wacker Biotech can offer as mid-sized CDMO have given the firm early mover advantage in the field of mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
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The Innovation Pipeline
Dr. Christian Hundshammer discusses how innovation is driving the advanced therapeutics field, from AI-based genetic sequence optimizations and mRNA formulations to targeted delivery for cell and gene therapies.
Wacker Biotech is a science-driven CDMO proud to work on the cutting edge of new innovations for human health.
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The mRNA IP Landscape
Advanced therapeutics typically require a highly personalized approach tailored to a particular patient cohort. WACKER brings together the right facilities, scales and teams of experts to deliver these customized approaches.
And our platforms such as a proprietary strain for producing plasmid DNA make it easier to navigate a complex IP landscape.
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Bridging R&D and GMP
mRNA is inherently an unstable molecule that requires robust process controls and analytics, especially when scaling up production.
Wacker Biotech scientists have many years of mRNA experience and are continually innovating alternative delivery platforms and new analytical methods for in-process checks.

- Early-Stage Biotech CDMO Partnering Strategies
Podcast with PharmaSource/Life Science Networks, 3 Dec 2024 - Enhancing mRNA Production with Advanced Analytics
Webinar with Sartorius BIA Separations and BioInsights, 8 October 2024 - Inducible Secretion with ESETEC®: The Solution for Difficult-to-Produce Proteins
Webinar with BioProcess International, 1 June 2021

- Innovative Technologies Enable Highly Efficient Development and Manufacturing of Nucleic Acid Based Therapeutics (PDF, 828 KB) | PDF
Presented at International mRNA Health Conference, Boston, USA, November 2024 - Optimized Plasmid Backbones for Efficient rAAV Manufacturing (PDF, 1013 KB) | PDF
Presented at European Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy, October 2024