# Martin Christ

with more than 75 years in the field, it delivered its 30,000th freeze dryer, an Epsilon 2-10D LyoLift, to Coriolis Pharma in April 2026; its LyoCoN controlled nucleation triggers ice at -4 °C and its platforms lyophilize viral vectors such as AAV and lentiviral vectors.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/martin-christ/
Updated: 2026-07-25

- Country: Germany

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Public funding of €194,414 for RUENNA project (Dec 2021) and EU funding of €838,166 for cooling system refurbishment (Oct 2022) | https://www.northdata.com/Martin%20Christ%20Gefriertrocknungsanlagen%20GmbH,%20Osterode/Amtsgericht%20G%C3%B6ttingen%20HRB%20130814 |
| Headcount | Approximately 60 to 61 employees as of mid-2026 [medium confidence] | https://deubiz.com/firmen-katalog/7353-martin-christ-gefriertrocknungsanlagen-gmbh/, https://die-deutsche-wirtschaft.de/unternehmen/martin-christ-gefriertrocknungsanlagen-gmbh-osterode-am-harz/, https://www.bionity.com/en/companies/7077/martin-christ-gefriertrocknungsanlagen-gmbh.html |
| Revenue | Estimated annual revenue of €15 million or $1M–$10M [medium confidence] | https://die-deutsche-wirtschaft.de/unternehmen/martin-christ-gefriertrocknungsanlagen-gmbh-osterode-am-harz/ |
| Certification | Products meet FDA requirements and cGMP considerations | https://www.martinchrist.de/en/highlights, https://www.martinchrist.de/en/products/production-systems/vial-drying-pharma |
| Production site | Osterode am Harz, Germany | https://www.martinchrist.de/fileadmin/user_upload/christ/PDF/Pressemitteilungen/2026-01-20_christ_press_release_30k_freeze_dryer.pdf |
| Capacity | Manufacturing capacity expanded systematically to produce 30,000 freeze dryers as of 2026; production systems cover sizes from 1 to 13 m2 | https://www.martinchrist.de/en/products/production-systems/vial-drying-pharma, https://www.martinchrist.de/fileadmin/user_upload/christ/PDF/Pressemitteilungen/2026-01-20_christ_press_release_30k_freeze_dryer.pdf |

Independent sources: bionity.com, deubiz.com, die-deutsche-wirtschaft.de, northdata.com

## Technologies

- [Lyophilizers and freeze dryers](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/lyophilizers-freeze-dryers/)