BioLabs

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New biotech center for Munich from 2026

BioLabs|TUM is creating a 1,800-square-meter innovation hub for 15 to 20 biotech startups in the heart of Munich, equipped with high-end labs, mentoring, and global networking.

Insempra

Inside Stories

Insempra: Biotech for a sustainable future

Insempra develops bio-based ingredients through fermentation and aims to replace petrochemical raw materials with sustainable alternatives. The Munich-based biotech startup thinks industrially,…

Life Science Factory

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Infrastructure and expertise: The Life Science Factory as a springboard for life science startups

A Munich "Life Science Factory," including fully equipped laboratories, has been operating since 2024. The facility was originally founded in 2018 by…

Tubules

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3 Munich biotech startups honored with the European Lifestars Awards

Three Munich startups impressed at this year's European Lifestars Awards in London: Of all the applications and nominees received…

Knowing01

Deals

Knowing01 receives oversubscribed pre-seed funding

Munich-based biotech SaaS startup Knowing01 has raised half a million euros in an oversubscribed pre-seed round. The investment is led by…

CPTx

Deals

CPTx raises 26 million euros

The biotech startup CPTx has closed a €26 million ($29 million) financing round. CPTx is a spin-off…

Irubis

Deals

Irubis secures pre-Series A financing

With the current financing, the Munich-based biotech company intends to further expand its Monipa measurement system.

Christian Gnam

ecosystem

“The biotech scene has always fascinated me”: Christian Gnam on his new role as IZB Managing Director

Since April, the Innovation and Start-up Center for Biotechnology (IZB) has had a new director, Christian Gnam. With extensive experience in…

MAxL BioM Opening

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BioM opens new startup incubator MAxL

In the presence of State Secretary Tobias Gotthardt, BioM opened the startup incubator "Munich Accelerator Life Sciences & Medicine" (MAxL) in Martinsried.…

Adrian Schomburg, CEO at Eisbach Bio

Deals

Eisbach Bio receives 4.2 million euros

The biotech company Eisbach Bio is receiving support from Texas: The Cancer Focus Fund is investing 4.2 million euros (4.5 million dollars) in…

Omega

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Omegagga receives funding from EIC Accelerator

1,083 startup applicants, 42 winning teams – and with Omegga, one from Munich. After the final selection round of the EIC Accelerator 2023…

AATec Medical

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AATec Medical and Sprind cooperate in preclinical study

The Munich-based biotech startup AATec Medical is collaborating with the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations (Sprind) on drug development. The goal of the collaboration is…