Biotest

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Hessen; Darmstadt; Offenbach, Landkreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Dreieich
Sector
Manufacturing
(20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
21.1 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
12 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

German biotechnology company Biotest announced to create at least 300 jobs in Dreieich (Hesse) by extending its production capacities until 2018. This is part of the company’s “Biotest Next Level” investment programme.

Currently, Biotest employs 1,940 people worldwide, 850 of them in Dreieich, where the investment programme shall redouble production capacities.

Sources

  • 12 November 2013: Biotest (press release)
  • 14 November 2013: Offenbacher Post

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Biotest, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 76197, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76197.