Top Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Companies in Germany
We hold 4,663 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Germany with a verified online presence. Germany's business register does not publish industry classifications, so this segment is built from verified company profiles rather than registry codes — it covers the companies you can actually research and reach, not every entity on the register. Below is how that population splits by location and company size.
Counts on this page are pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Germany with a verified online presence. Germany does not publish industry codes in its business register, so this is not a count of every registered company.
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Ranked by employee band from verified company profiles. Germany's business register does not publish company size or revenue.
| # | Company | Website | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boehringer Ingelheim | boehringer-ingelheim.com | 10,000+ |
| 2 | Bayer | Pharmaceuticals | bayer.com | 10,000+ |
| 3 | Merck Group | merckgroup.com | 10,000+ |
| 4 | Fresenius Kabi | fresenius-kabi.com | 10,000+ |
| 5 | Grünenthal Group | grunenthal.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 6 | PharmaLex | pharmalex.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 7 | Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | emdgroup.com | 10,000+ |
| 8 | STADA Group | stada.com | 10,000+ |
| 9 | Gerresheimer | gerresheimer.com | 10,000+ |
| 10 | Merz Therapeutics | merztherapeutics.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 11 | Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH | daiichi-sankyo.eu | 1,001–5,000 |
| 12 | SCHOTT Pharma | schott-pharma.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 13 | Novartis Deutschland | novartis.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 14 | MSD Deutschland | msd.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 15 | Vetter Pharma | vetter-pharma.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 16 | Fette Compacting | fette-compacting.com | 501–1,000 |
| 17 | DFE Pharma | dfepharma.com | 201–500 |
| 18 | Aenova Group | aenova-group.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 19 | Berlin-Chemie Menarini | berlin-chemie.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 20 | Evonik Health Care | evonik.com | 10,000+ |
| 21 | ITM Isotope Technologies Munich SE | itm-radiopharma.com | 501–1,000 |
| 22 | Biotest GmbH & Co. KGaA | biotest.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 23 | Pharma Deutschland | pharmadeutschland.de | 51–200 |
| 24 | Adragos Pharma | adragos-pharma.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 25 | Denk Pharma | denkpharma.com | 201–500 |
| 26 | Sandoz in Deutschland | sandoz.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 27 | Daiichi Sankyo Deutschland GmbH | daiichi-sankyo.de | 201–500 |
| 28 | Tiefenbacher Group | tiefenbachergroup.com | 501–1,000 |
| 29 | Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e.V. (VFA) | vfa.de | 51–200 |
| 30 | Bionorica SE | bionorica.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 31 | PHARMAPLAN (TTP Group) | pharmaplan.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 32 | Axplora | axplora.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 33 | IDT Biologika | idt-biologika.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 34 | ratiopharm | ratiopharm.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 35 | Coriolis Pharma | coriolis-pharma.com | 51–200 |
| 36 | JRS PHARMA | jrspharma.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 37 | Schwabe Group | schwabe-group.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 38 | medac group | medac-group.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 39 | Schülke & Mayr | schuelke.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 40 | Bundesverband der Pharmazeutischen Industrie | bpi.de | 11–50 |
| 41 | Midas Pharma | midas-pharma.com | 201–500 |
| 42 | SIRIO Europe | sirio-europe.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 43 | Heel | heel.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 44 | Wörwag Pharma GmbH & Co. KG | oerwagpharma.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 45 | Takeda in Deutschland | takeda.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 46 | Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Germany | eurofins.de | 1,001–5,000 |
| 47 | Gedeon Richter Pharma GmbH | gedeonrichter.de | 51–200 |
| 48 | WALA | ala.world | 1,001–5,000 |
| 49 | FUTRUE | futrue.com | 501–1,000 |
| 50 | Sanity Group | sanitygroup.com | 51–200 |
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It concentrates in Berlin (361 companies), followed by Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt. If your reps work territories, that is the fastest way to split the list.
At regional level North Rhine-Westphalia leads with 770 companies — useful if you assign by state or canton rather than by city.
By headcount, 586 are micro companies of 1–9 people and 806 sit in the 10–249 range — usually the best band for outbound, since they are big enough to hold a budget and small enough that the decision maker answers.
Where pharmaceutical manufacturing companies are based
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| Berlin | 361 |
| Hamburg | 192 |
| Munich | 191 |
| Frankfurt | 97 |
| Cologne | 92 |
| Düsseldorf | 66 |
| Leipzig | 45 |
| Hannover | 40 |
| Dresden | 40 |
| Freiburg | 39 |
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by region
| Region | Companies |
|---|---|
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 770 |
| Bavaria | 689 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 629 |
| Hesse | 369 |
| Berlin | 359 |
| Lower Saxony | 288 |
| Hamburg | 193 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 156 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 155 |
| Saxony | 129 |
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by company size
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1–9 | 586 |
| 10–49 | 547 |
| 50–249 | 259 |
| 250–999 | 137 |
| 1,000+ | 83 |
Headcount is published for 1,612 of these companies; the rest are in the database without a size band.
Frequently asked questions
How many pharmaceutical manufacturing companies are there in Germany?
Our data covers 4,663 pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Germany with a verified online presence.
Can I get decision-maker contacts for these companies?
Yes. Every company record can be paired with verified decision-maker contacts — names, job titles, verified email addresses and direct phone numbers. Book a meeting and we will scope the list against your ICP.
Why is this not a count of every registered company in Germany?
Counts on this page are pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in Germany with a verified online presence. Germany does not publish industry codes in its business register, so this is not a count of every registered company.