company,sites,announcement_items,announcement,amount,announced,source,ads_raw,ads_employer_matched,ads_at_announced_site,ads_commissioning_title_at_site,titles_seen,in_test,reading
Boehringer Ingelheim,Biberach an der Riss; Ingelheim am Rhein; network-wide (context),3,"New QC laboratory building 'G108', EUR 85M, 5 floors, ~4200 sqm, up to 130 staff, quality control for Biberach output plus global packaging-material QC | New API production building opened; second building for solid-dosage-form finishing of chemical actives; sterile injectable capacity buildout ('launch factory') progressing, tied to Sant Cugat (ES) and Biberach | COUNTER-CASE (context only): Boehringer halted roughly EUR 900M of investment previously planned for 2027-2030, cited alongside the Lilly Alzey cut as a warning sign for the German pharma investment climate",EUR 85M (Biberach QC lab); no figure published for the Ingelheim buildings,"2025 (reported), completion autumn 2027 | 2025 annual report | reported 2026",https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/biberach/biberach/dafuer-investiert-boehringer-ingelheim-85-millionen-euro-in-biberach-3486285 | https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/de/unternehmensbericht/2025/files/Boehringer-Ingelheim-Geschaeftsbericht-Highlights-2025.pdf | https://www.labo.de/news/eli-lilly-investiert-2-3-milliarden-euro-in-neue-pharmaproduktion-in-alzey.htm,66,56,56,4,(Senior) Process Technologist (m/w/d); Plant Engineer (m/w/d); Pharmaziepraktikum Arzneimittelherstellung,yes,positive
Vetter Pharma,Saarlouis (Ford site),1,"New aseptic fill-finish plant, EUR 480M+ for phase one (>EUR 500M total), 2000 jobs planned; site bought late 2024, EU state-aid clearance Dec 2025, construction started 13 May 2026","EUR 480M+ phase one, above EUR 500M in total",site purchase late 2024 / construction start May 2026,https://www.schwaebische.de/wirtschaft/vetter-baut-neues-werk-im-saarland-pharma-industrie-4305014,26,26,0,0,,yes,thin
Rentschler Biopharma,Laupheim,1,"New buffer/media preparation station, largest single investment at the German HQ, high double-digit EUR millions, 4-storey/3400 sqm building, 3 media tanks + 6 buffer tanks","High double-digit EUR millions, no exact figure published","construction start spring 2025, progress event 13 Oct 2025, completion end 2027, full use from 2028",https://www.rentschler-biopharma.com/de-de/news-events/pressemeldungen/together-we-build-rentschler-biopharma-feiert-baufortschritt-der-groessten-einzelinvestition-am-standort-laupheim/,10,10,2,0,Ausbildung zum Pharmakant (m/w/d) - Ausbildungsstart 2027,yes,thin
Sanofi,Frankfurt-Hoechst,1,"New high-tech insulin production plant, EUR 1.3B, EU approved EUR 400M state aid on 8 Sept 2026, new completion target end 2032 (site would otherwise have faced closure)","EUR 1.3B, including EUR 400M of approved state aid","plan 2024, EU state-aid approval 8 Sept 2026","https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtschaft/insulin-aus-frankfurt-eu-genehmigt-400-millionen-euro-fuer-sanofi-v1,sanofi-insulin-frankfurt-102.html",133,114,114,30,Automation Technician /all genders/ 2 Jahre befristet ab Startdatum; HVAC Betriebsingenieur*in; Projektingenieur*in Prozessleittechnik,yes,positive
Roche,Penzberg,3,"New diagnostics production center, ~EUR 600M, largest single Roche investment in Germany/Bavaria, 23,000 sqm, topping-out Oct 2025, production from 2028 | New SBX (next-gen sequencing reagent) laboratory building, EUR 40M, groundbreaking 26 June 2025, production starts H2 2026, 15 skilled jobs | Diagnostics Innovation Center opened, EUR 300M single investment, opened 12 Feb 2026",EUR 600M + EUR 300M + EUR 40M across three Penzberg projects,topping-out Oct 2025 | 26 June 2025 | opened 12 Feb 2026,https://www.roche.de/presse/news/die-zukunft-der-diagnostik-produktion-roche-feiert-spatenstich-fuer-ein-neues-produktionszentrum-am-standort-penzberg | https://www.roche.de/presse/news/roche-staerkt-innovationskraft-und-diagnostik-produktion-am-standort-penzberg | https://www.roche.de/presse/news/mit-der-kraft-der-sonne-roche-in-penzberg-staerkt-eigenstromerzeugung-mit-neuer-solaranlage,189,96,46,13,2x Plant Engineer/Betriebsingenieur (m/w/d) für den Bereich R&D und die diagnostische Produktion; Betriebsingenieur für die chemische Produktion (m/w/d); Laborplaner:in als Projektingenieur:in (m/w/d) – Engineering CAPEX Projects,yes,positive
Daiichi Sankyo,Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm,1,"Site expanded into an international innovation center, ~EUR 1B total, new ADC (antibody-drug conjugate) manufacturing/lab building, up to 350 new jobs by 2030, groundbreaking Nov 2024, building completion end 2026",About EUR 1B,"Feb 2024 plan, groundbreaking Nov 2024, progress report 12 Nov 2025",https://www.daiichi-sankyo.de/presse/presseinformationen/news-details/daiichi-sankyo-investiert-ca-eine-milliarde-euro-in-deutschland-standort-pfaffenhofen-bayern-wird-zu-internationalem-innovationszentrum-ausgebaut-1/,73,73,59,10,Betriebsingenieur mit Fokus Inbetriebnahme (m/w/d); GMP/Compliance Manager (m/w/d) Site Engineering; Projektingenieur TGA (m/w/d) - Schwerpunkt Lüftung (HVAC),yes,positive
Siegfried,Minden,1,"New large-scale API (drug substance) production plant, up to CHF 100M, +100 cbm reactor capacity, construction began Aug 2022, officially opened June 2026 ('capacity doubled')",Up to CHF 100M,opened June 2026,https://www.mt.de/lokales/minden/Kapazitaet-verdoppelt-Siegfried-nimmt-Neubau-in-Minden-in-Betrieb-24354976.html,32,7,1,0,Chemikant/Chemiearbeiter,yes,thin
Sartorius,Goettingen,1,"New membrane/filter production line plus new R&D laboratory building, ~18,000 sqm, part of a EUR 442M 2025 group capex program",Part of a EUR 442M group capex programme for 2025,reported 3 Feb 2026 (FY2025 preliminary results),https://www.sartorius.com/en/company/newsroom/capacity-expansions/goettingen-germany,9,4,0,0,,yes,none
B. Braun,Melsungen,2,"New 'ACTIVE' automated production facility for infusion-therapy disposables, EUR 150M, opened 27 Oct 2025, ~100 jobs, 3-shift | Expanded 'Werk W' for dialysis machines and infusion pumps, EUR 60M, ~10,000 sqm extension (+70% floor space), groundbreaking June 2023, opened 21 Apr 2026",EUR 150M + EUR 60M across two Melsungen facilities,opened 27 Oct 2025 | opened 21 Apr 2026,"https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtschaft/150-millionen-investition-b-braun-eroeffnet-neues-werk-in-melsungen-v1,fertigungsstandort-b-braun-100.html | https://www.bbraun.de/de/ueber-uns/medien/pressemitteilungen/eroeffnung-erweiterte-produktion-fuer-dialysemaschinen-und-infusionspumpen.html",98,8,1,0,WIG-Schweißer (w/m/d) im internationalen Montageservice,yes,none
Merck KGaA,Darmstadt,2,"Advanced Research Center for Life Science (antibodies, mRNA production tech), EUR 300M+, part of a EUR 1.5B multi-project HQ investment program (incl. EUR 62M QC building, EUR 24M mRNA GMP plant, EUR 140M aseptic-filter membrane plant) | New BioReliance test center for drug-release/biosafety testing, EUR 25M, opened, ~30 new jobs",EUR 300M+ and EUR 25M inside a EUR 1.5B headquarters programme,program running 2024-2027 | reported July 2026,https://www.emdgroup.com/en/news/advanced-research-center-25-03-24.html | https://transkript.de/artikel/2026/25-mio-euro-investment-merck-baut-pruefzentrum-fuer-biopharma-in-darmstadt-aus/,26,8,7,0,Pharmaziepraktikum im Bereich der Herstellung klinischer Prüfpräparate ab November 2026 (m/w/d); Pharmazie‑Praktikum (gem. §4 Apotheken‑Approbationsverordnung) - Pflichtpraktikum (6 Monate) (m/w/d); Stellenangebot Ausbildung Elektroniker/in (Betriebstechnik) 2027 bei Merck KGaA Jobportal,yes,none
CordenPharma,Frankfurt (peptide API),1,"Part of a EUR 900M global peptide (GLP-1) capacity program; new GMP early-clinical peptide capacity brought online in Frankfurt; the associated new EUR 500M peptide site was sited in Muttenz, Switzerland, not Germany",Part of a EUR 900M global peptide programme; the EUR 500M new site went to Switzerland,program reported through 2025,https://chemanager-online.com/de/tags/corden-pharma/,1,1,0,0,,no,none
Aenova,Bad Aibling; Regensburg,2,"~EUR 20M machinery/blister-line modernization, new blister line live Feb 2025, target ~220M blisters/year | New building for high-potency active ingredients, ~EUR 25M",About EUR 20M (Bad Aibling) + about EUR 25M (Regensburg),Feb 2025 | 2025 (reported),https://www.fair-news.de/3781368/pharmahersteller-aenova-investiert-am-standort-bad-aibling | https://www.pharma-food.de/ausruestung-technik/aenova-erweitert-produktionskapazitaeten-fuer-steriles-fill-finish/2337149,24,21,6,6,Ingenieur (m/w/d) Qualifizierung; Chemieingenieur als Qualifizierungsingenieur (m/w/d); Qualifizierungsingenieur - Pharma (m/w/d),yes,positive
Eli Lilly,Alzey,1,"COUNTER-CASE: New high-tech GLP-1 (Mounjaro/Zepbound) production plant, originally EUR 2.3B (Nov 2023) and ~1000 jobs, now cut to roughly half (~EUR 1.15B) in 2026 in direct response to Germany's raised statutory manufacturer discount (7%->15.5%); opening still targeted for end of next year but at reduced scope",EUR 2.3B cut to about EUR 1.15B in 2026,"Nov 2023 plan, cut confirmed 2026",https://www.labo.de/news/eli-lilly-investiert-2-3-milliarden-euro-in-neue-pharmaproduktion-in-alzey.htm,15,10,9,1,Senior/Principal Scientist Validation; Global Manufacturing and Quality Learning & Development // Learning Architect - Alzey; Scientist – Sterility Assurance - Technical Services/Manufacturing Science (m/w/d),yes,thin
CureVac / BioNTech,Tuebingen,1,"COUNTER-CASE: BioNTech (which acquired CureVac in full in Jan 2026) is shutting production in Tuebingen; ~1,860 jobs (about two-thirds of CureVac's headcount) to go by end 2026; BioNTech is also giving up German production capacity in Idar-Oberstein and Marburg","No investment; closure, about 1,860 jobs to go by end 2026",reported June-Sept 2026,https://www.boerse-express.com/news/articles/biontech-schliesst-curevac-werk-1860-stellen-bis-ende-2026-weg-914433,8,0,0,0,,no,negative control
Pfizer,Freiburg,1,"CHECKED, NO MATERIAL 2025-2026 CAPACITY ANNOUNCEMENT: ~USD 23M investment Jan 2025 tied to a strategic pivot toward oncology solid-dose manufacturing, not a new building or capacity expansion; most recent large build (EUR 300M HighCon plant) dates to 2022","About USD 23M, no new building",Jan 2025 (minor),https://www.badische-zeitung.de/pfizer-erweitert-produktion-in-freiburg-der-standort-ist-eine-erfolgsgeschichte,25,25,17,0,Pharmazeut (m/w/d) im Praktikum; Ausbildung zum Elektroniker (m/w/d) für Betriebstechnik; Ausbildung zum Mechatroniker (m/w/d),no,"control, no announcement"