Pharmaceutical industry

Everyone knows about aspirin^®. But did you also know that the best-known painkiller in the world is produced in Saxony-Anhalt? Just like many other pills, capsules and infusions. Behind this are companies such as Bayer Bitterfeld, Salutas/Hexal, Serumwerk, IDT Biologika and Oncotec.

• Around 3,000 people in Saxony-Anhalt work in the pharmaceuticals industry.
• The annual turnover of the industry tripled between 1999 and 2007, to more than 1.1 billion euros.
• The range of companies stretches from subsidiaries of international companies, to pharmaceutical plants with traditions stretching back decades, to modern biotech companies
• Many years of experience in medicine production
• Companies (selection): Bayer Bitterfeld GmbH, Salutas Pharma GmbH, Serumwerk Bernburg, IDT Biologika GmbH, Oncotec Pharma Produktion GmbH