Biologics CDMO with GMP manufacturing and process development capabilities
Celonic operates a pure-play biologics contract development and manufacturing business serving biotech companies across clinical and commercial stages. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward manufacturing execution (Siemens S7, PROFINET, LIMS) and enterprise infrastructure (Azure, SQL Server, Nutanix), with active hiring in engineering and operations roles — a pattern consistent with their stated focus on automation of production lines, MES implementation, and capacity expansion across two European sites.
Celonic is a privately held biologics CDMO founded in 1982 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The company operates a state-of-the-art development center in Basel and GMP manufacturing facilities in Heidelberg, Germany. Services include cell line development, process and analytic development, biosimilar antibody development, and full-service manufacturing at scales up to 1000L using perfusion and fed-batch technologies. The organization employs over 500 people across both locations and is actively expanding to support growing customer demand for contract manufacturing capacity.
Celonic uses Siemens S7 and PROFINET for manufacturing control, SQL Server and LIMS for data management, and Nutanix/Azure/AWS for enterprise infrastructure. The stack prioritizes manufacturing execution systems and reliable operations over cloud-native tooling.
Celonic is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and operates manufacturing facilities in Heidelberg, Germany. Both sites actively hire and house development and production teams.
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