PL BioScience GmbH
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Sector Focus | Core Technology: Development and manufacturing of innovative cell culture supplements, specifically Human Platelet Lysate (HPL) for cell therapy research, regenerative medicine and biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
Mission Statement | Company Vision: PL BioScience catalyzes the research & development of cell therapy and regenerative medicine through advanced cell culture media. As Europe’s only HPL specialist, it maintains its leading position in Europe while actively building a strong market presence in Asia and the U.S.
Products | Services:
- ELAREM™ Platform: Broad range of xeno-free, donor-based HPL products.
- ELAREM™ Ultimate-FD PLUS: The only gamma-irradiated, GMP-grade HPL with IP protection.
- PL Synergy Bundle: Pre-validated platform for potent, reproducible cell growth in advanced media.
Target Market | Application Area: Our HPL technology replaces animal-derived serum with a human- derived alternative, providing the consistency and regulatory confidence necessary to deliver life-saving therapies faster. We serve companies, academic institutions, and clinical developers who need safe, ethical, consistent cell culture supplements supporting human cell growth for research and therapeutic use.
Unique Selling Proposition (USP): One platform, one supplier — from first experiment to commercial scale — sets ELAREM™ apart. A portfolio of purpose-built HPL solutions, taking customers from research through GMP-level clinical manufacture on a single, validated platform, ELAREM™ eliminates reformulation risk and regulatory burden.
FUNDING & GROWTH
Current Development Stage:
- On-the-market: Donor-derived HPL
- Next Launch: PLSynergy, a research- grade Mesenchymal Stromal Cell (MSC) culture kit.
- Advanced development: Artificial HPL
Next Strategic Milestones:
- New Production Site: Aachen enables 20,000 litres of HPL per year — the largest capacity worldwide, with EUR 50–120M revenue potential.
- Regulatory Approval: Japan’s PMDA issued a Material Qualification Certificate for ELAREM™ Ultimate-FD PLUS cell culture media.
- Xcell Therapeutics Partnership: Delivers research-grade MSC culture solutions to researchers worldwide.
Headquarters Location: Auf der Hüls 184-186, 52068 Aachen, Germany
Year Founded: 2015
Website: www.pl-bioscience.com
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +49 241 95719-100
CEO: Dr. Hatim Hemeda
Key Contact Person:
Christian Wilkes, CFO & Co-Founder
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/christianwilkes-63431691
