Sartorius AG

Sartorius AG
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
ISIN
IndustryPharmaceutical and Laboratory Equipment
Founded1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Göttingen, Germany
FounderFlorenz Sartorius
HeadquartersGöttingen, Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Joachim Kreuzburg (CEO & Executive Board Chair)
  • Gerry Mackay (Executive Board Member)
  • René Fáber (Executive Board Member)
  • Rainer Lehmann (CFO)
RevenueIncrease €4.17 billion (2022)[1]
Number of employees
15,942 (end 2022)[1]
Websitesartorius.com

Sartorius AG is an international pharmaceutical and laboratory equipment supplier, covering the segments of Bioprocess Solutions and Lab Products & Services. In September 2021, Sartorius has been admitted to the DAX, Germany's largest (Blue chip) stock market index.[2] As a leading partner to the biopharmaceutical research and industry, Sartorius supports its customers in the development and production of biotech drugs and vaccines - from the initial idea in the laboratory to commercial production. Sartorius conducts its operating business in the two divisions Bioprocess Solutions and Lab Products&Services. The divisions bundle their respective businesses according to the same application areas and customer groups. The divisions share some of the infrastructure and central services.[3]

Universal theodolite made by Florenz Sartorius, c. 1910

Recent history (since 2000)[edit]

In 2015, Sartorius Acquired cell line and process development Cellca.[4] By 2017, the subsidiary Sartorius Stedim Cellca was in operation, operating out of a rented facility in Laupheim, but by 2019 a new facility is slated to be occupied in the Eselsberg district of Ulm.[5]

2000
Sartorius took over B. Braun Biotech International (BBI) from B. Braun Melsungen AG. BBI, the world's leading manufacturer of fermenters (bioreactor) and cell culture systems at the time, was integrated into the Sartorius group as Sartorius Stedim Systems GmbH (formerly Sartorius BBI Systems GmbH ), a subsidiary of Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH.[citation needed]

Sartorius AG acquired the remaining shares in Viva Science and is now the sole owner.[citation needed]

2005
Sartorius acquires 100% of the shares of Omnimark Instrument Corporation, Arizona, United States (moisture analyzers).[citation needed]

2007
Sartorius merged its biotechnology division with the French biotech company Stedim S.A. The resulting Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) is the world's leading technology provider for the biopharmaceutical industry. The new company is listed on the Paris stock exchange.[6][7]

Sartorius took over the Toha Plast GmbH , which now operates under the name Sartorius Stedim Plastics .[citation needed]

2008
Through its subgroup, SSB Sartorius acquired the Swiss-based Wave Biotech AG, a leading provider of single-use bioreactors.[citation needed]

2011
Sartorius acquired the liquid handling business of the Finnish laboratory specialists Biohit. Thus, the Group expands its product portfolio in the field of laboratory instruments.[3][citation needed]

2013
A new production building for the injection molding of plastic parts was opened in Göttingen. In the same year, the new Asia sales center of the Sartorius Group was inaugurated in Shanghai, from which all sales and marketing activities for China and for the entire Asia region are controlled.[8][9]

2016
The company acquired two North American flow cytometry companies, IntelliCyt ($90 million)[10] and ViroCyt ($16 million).[citation needed]

In July, the company, through SSB, acquired kSep Systems, which specialized in preparative centrifugation for recombinant proteins, vaccines, and cell therapy products.[11]

In November, the SSB subdivision opened a new bioanalytical and biosafety testing facility in Boston.[12]

2017
The company acquired cell-based assay and instrumentation firm Essen BioScience, from private equity owner SFW Capital Partners, for $320 million.[13]

A co-development agreement between Sartorius' Cellca subsidiary and Synpromics began to test Synpromics' customized synthetic promoters on Cellca's CHO Expression Platform.[5]

Another co-development agreement was inked with Nova Biomedical to develop a system for large-scale testing of diverse cell culture conditions.[14]

2019
The company acquired the Israel cell culture media developer and manufacturer Biological Industries.[15]

2020
The company acquired selected assets of Danaher Corporation, including products for the research and development of cell therapies.[16]

2021
The company acquired the German cell culture media manufacturer Xell AG,[17] the German cell and gene therapy raw materials supplier CellGenix GmbH[18] and the German bioanalytic company ALS Automated Lab Solutions GmbH.[19]

Products & Services[edit]

Sartorius Stedim Biotech[edit]

Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource[edit]

BioOutsource is a subsidiary of Sartorius Stedim Biotech[26]

Sartorius Stedim Cellca[edit]

  • CHO Expression Platform, for production of biological agents[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Sartorius Group 2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Sartorius Group. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Jetzt auch im Dax: Sartorius und Symrise spielen in der ersten Liga". www.hna.de (in German). 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ^ a b "Sartorius | Biopharma, Laboratory, Applied & Life Sciences". Sartorius. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  4. ^ "Sartorius Acquires Cell Line and Process Developer Cellca". GEN News Highlights. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Insights". Columns. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 1. 1 January 2017. Bioprocessing: Synthetic Promoters Promise to Boost Mammalian Cell Platform’s Yields. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Sartorius weiht neues Werk in China ein". www.chemie.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  7. ^ "Sartorius erweitert in Göttingen - faktor". 2015-09-24. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  8. ^ "Sartorius | Biopharma, Laboratory, Applied & Life Sciences". Sartorius. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  9. ^ "Sartorius: Neue Produktionshalle für die Kunststoffverarbeitung". KunststoffWeb (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  10. ^ Cardillo, Joe (28 June 2016). "Fast-growing ABQ biotech startup acquired for $90 million in cash". Albuquerque Business First. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  11. ^ DePalma, Angelo (15 January 2017). "Just Enough Downstream Innovation". Feature Articles. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 2. A New Spin. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Sartorius Sees Future in New Boston Lab". Columns. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 1. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Sartorius to Buy Essen for $320M to Acquire Live-Cell Imaging Platform". GEN News Highlights. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Sartorius, Nova to Combine Bioreactor and Cell Analyzer Platforms". GEN News Highlights. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  15. ^ "$50m deal helps make Sartorius media player again - Bioprocess Insider". BioProcess International. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  16. ^ Macdonald, Gareth John (12 May 2020). "Sartorius' Acquisition of Danaher Techs Fits Demand for Process Intensification". GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Sartorius buys Xell among 'lively' M&A environment - Bioprocess Insider". BioProcess International. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Sartorius acquires majority stake in CellGenix". biopharma-reporter.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Milbank Advises Sartorius on Acquisition of Majority Stake in ALS Automated Lab Solutions". Milbank LLP. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  20. ^ Thomas, Dave (1 October 2017). "Evaluation of an Automated Cryovial Dispensing System for Cell Banking". Tutorials. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 17. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  21. ^ DePalma, Angelo (1 August 2017). "True to Scale: Benchtop Bioreactors". Feature Articles. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 14. Sartorius Stedim Biotech’s 2nd-Generation STR Bioreactors. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  22. ^ Zijlstra, Gerben; Gupta, Priyanka (15 September 2017). "Supplement: Moving toward Continuous Bioprocessing". Feature Articles. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 16. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  23. ^ DePalma, Angelo (1 May 2017). "Scaledown Keeps Processes on the Up and Up". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 9. Platform Options. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  24. ^ DePalma, Angelo (1 June 2017). "Chromatography Makes Room for Biomolecular Diversity". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 11. Heavier Load for Membranes. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  25. ^ Peuker, Thorsten (1 May 2017). "Supplement: Strategies to Overcome Modular Design Challenges". Featured Articles. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 9. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Insights". Columns. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Vol. 37, no. 11. 1 June 2017. Bioprocessing: Sartorius Stedim Biotech Launches Chemistry Testing Services. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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