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BIOPRO Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH Helps Secure EUR 8.6 Million Investment in BioRegionUlm; Successful Biotech-Pharma Cooperation in Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany)


    A regional consortium is investing EUR 8.6 million in
    the biotech start-up CELLCA GmbH in Laupheim. CELLCA GmbH and
    Rentschler Biotech GmbH, Laupheim, have agreed to cooperate following
    the financing. The process was significantly supported by IHK Ulm,
    BioRegionUlm and the SYNPRO team of BIOPRO Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH.
    The CELLCA GmbH start-up was founded in order to develop and use
    new technology for the optimized biotechnological production of
    pharmaceutical substances. CELLCA GmbH is working on a new production
    process based on stable production stocks. As a partner, Rentschler
    can use this new technology for its own production projects. "However,
    Rentschler does not have exclusive right of use on this technology",
    emphasized CELLCA's Managing Director Dr Aziz Cayli. On 16 May 2006,
    all the partners involved signed the cooperation and partnership
    agreements.

    EUR 8.6 million from regional consortium

    A regional consortium comprising banks, investors and national
    funders is financing CELLCA GmbH to the tune of EUR 8.6 million and
    thereby making the partnership between CELLCA GmbH and Rentschler
    Biotechnologie GmbH possible.

    BIOPRO's economic promotion programme (SYNPRO) successful

    The SYNPRO team of BIOPRO Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH, the service and
    marketing agency from Baden-Wurttemberg dealing with issues affecting
    the local biotechnology sector, helped secure the partnership. "This
    success shows the effectiveness of BIOPRO's economic promotion
    programme (SYNPRO). We have systematically supported all partners from
    the pharmaceuticals industry, biotechnology and financial investment
    through all critical phases of the talks and up to the conclusion of
    negotiations", explained BIOPRO's Chief Executive Officer Dr Ralf
    Kindervater. "This successful investment was possible only through
    targeted and concerted cooperation between the regional initiatives
    and the support of the Federal State of Baden-Wurttemberg", said Dr
    Kindervater.
    BIOPRO Baden-Wurttemberg GmbH is the service and marketing agency
    of Baden-Wurttemberg for biotechnology and life sciences.
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    D 70174 Stuttgart
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