Biotech · Germany
Biotech startups in Germany
Early-stage biotech companies headquartered in Germany, founded in the last 5 years. Drawn from public sources.
How we choose these companies
A public directory of early-stage European biotech startups. We aim to list every company that fits, not a hand-picked few. Here is exactly what that means, and why:
- European: headquartered in Europe (EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland and nearby). We go by where a company is based, not just where it sells, because this is a map of the European ecosystem.
- Early-stage: founded in the last 5 years. That is where the new ideas and the most active part of the ecosystem are; established household-name scaleups are a different list.
- A real product company: builds a scalable technology product or platform. We leave out agencies, consultancies and local service businesses, which do not follow the same path.
- Independent: a standalone company, not a subsidiary or brand of a larger corporation.
- Active: currently operating, with a live website. We re-check regularly and remove companies that shut down, get acquired, or move out of scope.
We list only public information about what each company does. We deliberately do not track or show fundraising: who is raising, who is investing, or how much. This is a directory of companies, not a deal database.
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16 early-stage biotech startups in Germany
A comprehensive list from public sources, not a hand-picked few.
Cultimate Foods
Berlin, GermanyDevelops cultivated fat ingredients to improve the taste and texture of plant-based meat alternatives.
Dermagnostix
Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyDevelops molecular diagnostics tests to accurately differentiate chronic inflammatory skin diseases.
DNTOX
Düsseldorf, GermanyOffers animal-free, human-cell-based testing systems to evaluate the neurotoxicity of chemicals and drugs.
Invitris
Garching, GermanyScaling the cell-free synthesis of bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant infections.
Koralo
Munich, GermanyCreates microalgae and mycelium-based alternative seafood using co-fermentation.
Kynda
Jelmstorf, GermanyProvides plug-and-play bioreactor systems and starter cultures for on-site mycelium protein production.
Microbify
Straubing, GermanyUses specialized anaerobic microorganisms to generate biomethane from carbon dioxide and hydrogen in storage facilities.
MicroHarvest
Hamburg, GermanyProduces scalable single-cell protein from microorganisms for food and feed applications.
Mk2 Biotechnologies
Planegg, GermanyDeveloping a scalable, cell-free synthesis platform for the high-purity production of custom peptides.
Nosh Bio
Berlin, GermanyProduces functional, single-ingredient protein and binders from mycelium for the food industry.
Pacifico Biolabs
Berlin, GermanyDevelops seafood alternatives using mycelium-based fermentation.
Phytolinc
Cologne, GermanyDevelops automated, energy-efficient photobioreactors for high-density microalgae cultivation.
Plectonic
Munich, GermanyDeveloping DNA-nanotechnology-based immunotherapies to selectively target cancer cells.
PRAMOMolecular
Berlin, GermanyDevelops therapeutic microRNAs designed to silence cancer-causing proteins directly in targeted organs.
Senara
Munich, GermanyDevelops cell-cultivated milk products directly from animal cells without the need for cows.
Smartbax
Munich, GermanyDeveloping a new generation of selective antibiotics to combat multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens.
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