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www.sanofi -aventis.com 

Medical knowledge is our fascination. 

Together with our associates in 

research, science and education we 

help millions of people all over the 

world. We are obliged by our medical 

improvement, because health matters!

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Dr. Ulla Peters or Reinhold Lauer

UHY Deutschland AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft / Zimmerstraße 23 / D-10969 Berlin

Phone [phone] / Fax [phone] / www.uhy-deutschland.de / www.uhy.com

Life sciences companies are in safe hands with UHY.

UHY Deutschland AG is a joint venture of long established 

medium-sized auditing and consulting firms with a total of 

140 employees and partners.

As a member of UHY International, a global association of 

independent accounting and consulting firms with about 

6,300 employees we can provide audit, accounting, tax 

and consulting services in 235 business centres across the 

globe.

UHY Deutschland AG has extensive experience in finan-

cial and consulting services for life sciences companies for 

many years. We offer the following services:

 

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Audits of financial and consolidated statements under 

the German Commercial Code (HGB) and IFRS

 

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Accounting & Reporting

 

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Due diligence (financial and tax) and business valua-

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Consulting services on IPOs

 

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Business Advisory

 

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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

 

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German and international taxation

Berlin / Bremen / Cologne / Frankfurt / Hamburg / Munich

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Addresses

Healthcare Industry Network

Berlin Brandenburg

www.healthcapital.de

Encompassing all healthcare activities 

in Berlin and Brandenburg

Linking partners in research, hospitals, 

clinics, business and industry

Promoting and enabling cross-sector

medical innovations

This project of the TSB Innovationsagentur Berlin GmbH is

subsidized by the Investitionsbank Berlin, with funding

provided by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics,

Technology and Women.

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Addresses

Addresses

Healthcare Industry Network

Berlin Brandenburg

www.healthcapital.de

Encompassing all healthcare activities 

in Berlin and Brandenburg

Linking partners in research, hospitals, 

clinics, business and industry

Promoting and enabling cross-sector

medical innovations

This project of the TSB Innovationsagentur Berlin GmbH is

subsidized by the Investitionsbank Berlin, with funding

provided by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics,

Technology and Women.

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Networks 48

Biotech Parks 

49

IP Asset Management 

49

Universities and Research Centers 

49

Banks and VCs 

50

Supporting Organisations 

51

Pharmaceutical Companies 

51

Contract Manufacturers 

52

Contract Research Organisations 

52

Biotech Companies 

53

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Networks

BioHyTec – Verein für Bioanalytik  

und Biohybrid-Technologien e. V.

BioHyTec is the biohybrid technology network in the life sciences cluster of Berlin-Brandenburg. 

This new field of technology is the interface between biosensor development and microsystems 

technology. Biohybrid systems open up new applications in pharmaceutical research, clinical 

 diagnostics, food analysis and genetic engineering.

biohytec.de

BioResponseNetzwerk 

BioResponse is an interdisciplinary research and development organisation with members from 

Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony. It focuses on the development and marketing of multiplex assays 

for diagnostic antibody identification based on the proprietary BioResponse technology, which is 

comprised of fully automated image analysis of fluorescence-encoded microparticles and labelled 

cell structures. 

bioresponse.de

DiagnostikNet-BB Netzwerk Diagnostik 

Berlin-Brandenburg

DiagnostikNet-BB is the Berlin-Brandenburg network for in vitro diagnostics. Members include bio-

tech companies as well research institutes and clinics. Main objectives of the network are: Develop-

ment of system solutions, optimizing compatibility, close cooperation with leading clinicians and 

joint marketing.

diagnostiknet-bb.de

GABI – Genomanalyse im Biologischen 

System Pflanze

GABI stands for Genome Analysis of the Plant Biological System and is an associative project sup-

ported by the German Federal Ministry of Education, Research and Technology (BMBF) as well as a 

number private enterprise companies. These companies are grouped under the Business Platform 

promoting Plant Genome Research GABI e. V. (WPG). A Patent and Licence Agency associated with 

GABI (GVS) has the task of commercialising and protecting research results by means of licence 

rights. 

gabi.de

Glykostrukturfabrik

The Network Glycobiotechnology Berlin-Brandenburg brings together scientists with many different 

areas of competence in studying and utilizing complex carbohydrates. The aim is product-oriented 

development of the region’s wide range of glycobiological technologies, building a complete glyco-

biotechnological process chain and to establish the region as a center of competence in the field of 

glycobiotechnology.

glykostrukturfabrik.de

Health Capital Berlin-Brandenburg

In order to develop the scientific and economic position of the region, the governments of the 

states of Berlin and Brandenburg have put the master plan “Healthregion Berlin Brandenburg” into 

effect. Its key to a continued success is a continued close interplay between research, development 

and education / vocational training with production, application and supply. All of these activities 

are integrated and coordinated through the Network “Gesundheitswirtschaft Berlin Brandenburg” 

under the brand of “HealthCapital”.

healthcapital.de

Net-DDD Network for Drug Discovery & 

Development Berlin-Brandenburg

The Network for Drug Discovery & Development Berlin-Brandenburg was launched in 2007 as an 

open interdisciplinary initiative with the aim to accelerate the transfer of clinical relevant find-

ings into innovative drugs and therapeutic concepts. The network, which was co-founded by the 

Leibniz Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and the competence network biotechnology, 

BioTOP Berlin-Brandenburg, offers state-of-the-art technology and expertise in the field of drug 

discovery. 

drugdiscoverynet.de

Netzwerk Nutrigenomik  

Berlin-Brandenburg

Nutrigenomics is a highly innovative and fast-growing interdisciplinary field of research link-

ing genome research, plant biotechnology and molecular nutritional research and offering new 

applications for medicine and nutrition. Nutrigenomics aims at providing an understanding for 

how nutrition affects the balance between health and disease. Network partners include local 

universities and research institutes, private enterprises, public-sector organizations and various 

collaborative project groups. 

nutrigenomik.de

Netzwerk Weiße Biotechnologie  

Berlin-Brandenburg

The White Biotechnology Network serves as an engine for the advancement of the white biotech-

nology in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. By combining of a number of competencies, the partners 

in the network are capable of developing innovative solutions for complex problems in den fields 

of chemistry, paper, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food. 

weisse-biotechnologie-

bb.de

Regenerative Medicine Initiative 

Berlin-Brandenburg

The mission of the RMIB is to promote the Berlin-Brandenburg region as a center of excellence 

for Regenerative Medicine particularly for cell-based medical biotechnology. The RMIB promotes 

networking in the field and supports the further development of clinical studies and education 

programs. The initiative fosters the collaboration between universities, research institutes, compa-

nies (including SMEs) and organizations in the field of science and technology. 

rmib.de

RiNA -Netzwerk RNA-Technologien

The RNA-Network provides ongoing support and funding for the development of RNA technologies 

with the goal to commercialize the results. One main focus is the improvement and application of 

the RNA interference technology. Further projects develop RNA aptamers, cell-free protein biosyn-

thesis systems and analyse the structure and function of RNA molecules. The RiNA RNA-Network 

encourages co-operation and information exchange between academy and industry. 

rna-network.com

Ultrastrukturnetzwerk

The Ultra Structure Network brings together researchers in the field of structural proteomics with the 

aim of conducting high-throughput analysis of supramolecular structures using mass spectrometry 

(MS) and cryoelectron microscopy.

ultrastrukturnetzwerk.de

Zentrum für Molekulare Diagnostik und 

Bioanalytik

The Centre for Molecular Diagnostics and Bioanalytics (ZMDB) is a virtual centre operated under the 

auspices of the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology and the Charité – Universitätsmed-

izin Berlin in close cooperation with the region’s company networks. The aim is to bring together 

regional expertise in basic research, technology development, clinical research and industrial coop-

eration initiatives to set up joint projects that will speed up the development of in vitro diagnostics 

“Made in Berlin-Brandenburg”.

zmdb.de

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