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Ovo Labs secures seed funding
Ovo Labs, a fertility technology startup with locations in Munich and London, receives €4.7 million (£4 million) to further develop its therapy to improve egg quality in women over 35.
Infrastructure and expertise: the Life Science Factory as a launchpad for life science startups
Since 2024, there has been a Munich “Life Science Factory”, including fully equipped laboratories. Originally, the area was founded in 2018 by German pharmaceutical company Sartorius with the goal of promoting startups and scientific progress in the life science field. Since 2022, there has been a location in Göttingen. Startups housed in the Life Science Factory receive industry insights and founding support as well as access to valuable contacts and tailored investor matching. Well-known partners include Sartorius as well as companies such as Die Techniker, KWS Saat, Taylor Wessing, and Promega. Martin Strehle, Community Manager in Munich, answered our questions.
Helmholtz Munich and Life Science Factory begin partnership
Munich’s biotech location is expanding: the Life Science Factory incubator, initiated by Sartorius in Göttingen, is opening a new location at the biomedical research center of excellence Helmholtz Munich. Together, the two new partners want to support spin-offs in the life sciences.
