Creators, makers, pioneers

More than 12,000 employees, globally active and passionate about innovation — that is the way to achieve both market and technological leadership. We are Körber. Presenting our Group.

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We are Körber

Körber is a leading international technology group that has more than 12,000 employees at over 100 locations worldwide. We are the home for entrepreneurs — we turn entrepreneurial thinking into customers success. Körber AG manages the Group and its four Business Areas: Digital, Pharma, Supply Chain and Technologies.

Insights

The Körber Insights shows the entire spectrum of the Körber world: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas.

Sustainability

Sustainability

We develop innovative products, solutions and services for a more sustainable tomorrow and introduce the people who make them possible. Find out more in our Sustainability Report 2023.

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Körber pursues ambitious climate targets

In October 2023, we had the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) verify our commitment to achieving net-zero CO₂e emissions throughout the entire value chain by 2040. We would like to introduce you to some of the measures that will help us achieve this ambitious goal.

Group-wide standards for Ecodesign

We were able to advance our Ecodesign initiative decisively in 2023 after creating a group-wide standard for life cycle assessments (LCAs). Find out more about the first LCAs we implemented and the challenges we overcame.

Data and infrastructure protection

We aim to transform information security into a strategic objective and make it a shared concern for all employees. We provide an overview of the corresponding measures and projects in 2023.

Career

Career

Wanted: team players. The know-how, creativity, and dedication of our employees have made us a successful technology company in Germany and worldwide. Now we want to shape the future — with you! We offer exciting positions for experts, young professionals, university students, and high school students.

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"Modern leadership culture has a performance-enhancing effect"

A working climate that promotes innovation, diversity, and the courage to tell uncomfortable truths is more central than ever to a company's success today. In an interview, Gabriele Fanta, Head of Group Human Resources, explains how the new leadership principles at Körber specifically strengthen fruitful collaboration in everyday working life.

What comes after traineeship, Max?

Experience report: After graduating in mechatronics and mechanical engineering, Max Döring became a trainee at Körber. Today, he is Technical Product Manager at our Körber Business Area Pharma.

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Joint future-proof activities are the foundation of sustainable procurement. Körber, as a globally leading technology group, therefore places great value on the optimal purchasing of materials and services.

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Pharma

Delivering the difference: Know-how and cutting-edge technology

 

Körber’s Business Area Pharma delivers the difference for companies that need to produce and package medicines quickly, safely, and at the highest level of quality. Thanks to our expertise, decades of experience, and market leadership in many areas, we offer the right solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

More on the Körber Business Area Pharma

Keen to learn more about Körber’s Business Area Pharma or become part of the pharmaceutical ecosystem?

For more, visit www.koerber-pharma.com

Pharmaceutical products have to be especially secure. The Business Area Pharma combines intelligent and user-friendly solutions to form a unique portfolio of machines, software, and materials. It also offers independent and expert advice for customers engaged in projects dealing with serialization or Track & Trace.

Körber combines outstanding know-how with cutting-edge technology in order to develop holistic solutions. We are a partner and an internationally leading system supplier of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. In a regulated industry and a complex market, we support customers not only in the areas of production, packaging, and inspection but also in their implementation of software for the entire process. That creates genuine added value.

The Körber Business Area Pharma is represented at 25 locations all over the world. Our employees ensure that our customers can produce and package medications quickly, reliably, and in top quality. 

From standard applications to complex production-line concepts, we at Körber offer solutions from a single source so that our customers can concentrate on their core business.

Spezialmodul von Seidenader zur Über-Kopf-Prüfung von Produkten: Das Geschäftsfeld Pharma ist einer der international führenden Systemanbieter für die Pharma- und Biotech-Branche.
Special module for overhead testing: The Business Area Pharma is one of the leading international system providers for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Employees adjusting an inspection machine in the Business Area Pharma.
Stringent supervision: Körber offers machines for the high-performance inspection of ampoules, such as the MS series shown here.

1. Packaging and transport

Medications are extremely sensitive products, and their packaging must effectively protect its delicate contents. This requires solutions that are both functional and cost-effective. 

For this purpose, Körber has Dividella and Rondo Solutions, which offer efficient and fully automated solutions for secondary pharmaceutical packaging. The range of products of the Körber Business Area Pharma also encompasses cartoning and blister machines as well as complete solutions for the integration of entire packaging lines so that pharmaceutical products can be securely transported. 

The flexible systems can be easily adapted to meet customers’ extremely varied requirements regarding sizes, impact resistance, and the processing and tracking of products.

Thermoformmaschine mit Tablettendosierung: Effiziente und vollautomatisierte Lösungen aus dem Geschäftsfeld Pharma-Systeme.
A thermoforming machine with tablet dosing: Efficient and fully automated solutions from the Business Area Pharma.

2. Inspection

The production process of medical products requires close supervision. Körber offers secure solutions for such supervision, whether the products in question are vials, ampoules, cartridges, syringes or bottles filled with emulsions, oleaginous or viscous products, lyophilizates or powders. 

In addition, our Seidenader Solutions include equipment for sorting tablets, oblongs, and capsules. We also offer semi-automatic and fully automatic inspection systems that include state-of-the-art image processing solutions. Supplementary processes such as high-voltage and laser technology are used for procedures such as testing the impermeability of containers.

Kontrollmonitor bei Traxeed: Maßgeschneiderte Track&Trace-Lösungen.
A control monitor at Körber: Customized Track & Trace solutions.

3. Consulting and software

We at Körber do everything in our power so that our customers can be successful on the pharmaceuticals market. We offer independent and individual consulting to support customers who are looking for serialization solutions or would like to implement MES (Manufacturing Execution System) projects. 

With regard to software, we offer our Werum Solutions — functional start-to-finish MES solutions for the entire production process. As a result, smooth operation is ensured and the employees’ work is made easier. Thanks to the Werum PAS-X, Körber is a global market leader in the area of MES systems.

4. Tracking

It’s crucial that medication be manufactured efficiently and securely. However, at least as important is the ability to continuously track pharmaceutical products from the production process through transportation to a pharmacy and from there to the patient. This makes it possible to reliably protect these products from counterfeiting, and that in turn benefits the patient most of all. For this purpose, we at Körber also offer customized Track & Trace solutions and support our customers in the serialization of their medications or other products.

Insights shows the entire spectrum of Körber, what we do and how we do it: We give our view of exciting developments and trends, as well as innovations and technologies. We also highlight personalities who drive Körber forward every day with their entrepreneurial spirit and new ideas - always to the benefit of our customers. In this section, you’ll find inspiring content concerning our Business Area Pharma.

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People, Tech

“What a fantastic joint opportunity!“

Lars Hornung and Wiek de Winter are part of the team that has developed a joint product offering for the Business Areas Pharma and Supply Chain.

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Tech

Körber recognized as a Leader in Gartner report

Körber again named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Manufacturing Execution Systems.

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Tech

With data flowing, production is running

No need to fear Pharma 4.0: We are here to support customers shaping digitization tailored to their individual needs and capabilities.

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Tech

„We deliver the difference for patients."

Cell and gene therapy is considered a milestone in the fight against diseases. Dr. Judith Koliwer, Principal Consultant Cell and Gene Therapy Software...

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Tech

Keeping machines running

May we present: “Obsoletely”, an interactive portal for replacement parts. Our experts Lukas Jacob and Nizar Manzli from the Körber Business Areas Pharma and Digital explain how it works and helps customers prevent machine downtime.

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People, Tech

Strong together: The recipe for success of the Business Area Pharma

How the Körber Business Area Pharma forges ahead with innovations for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries in a close dialogue with customers.

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People, Tech

Inspection: Searching for air bubbles

Until recently, inspection cameras were unable to distinguish between harmless air bubbles and harmful foreign bodies in syringes and ampoules. An innovation from the Körber Business Area Pharma now immediately recognizes the difference between the two, and thus offers extensive benefits to the pharmaceutical industry.

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