“In the first six months of the year, we have seen unabated high demand for innovative technologies used in the production of biopharmaceuticals. Orders from customers who manufacture coronavirus vaccines have played an additional important, though not dominant, role in this respect. The acquisitions closed in 2020 also are performing well and have added positive momentum. Our most recent acquisition of a majority stake in CellGenix, a leading global supplier of GMP grade cell culture components, enables us to provide our customers with even more comprehensive support in moving their drug candidates quickly and efficiently through the various steps of drug development so that innovative therapies reach patients faster.

Due to the ongoing expansion of our production facilities worldwide, we are well prepared to respond to the continued high demand, and recruitment of additional employees is continuing at full speed. As communicated at the beginning of July, we significantly raised our sales and earnings forecast for the full year yet again though forecasts are currently subject to above-average uncertainty due to the various pandemic-related effects.”

Joachim Kreuzburg
Chairman of the Board and CEO