# Minitube

hosted its Porcine TechDays 2026 conference in June, drawing roughly 80 in-person attendees and numerous virtual participants to discuss advances in swine reproductive efficiency, alongside its fully robotic semen packaging and freezing lines for cattle and swine.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/minitube/
Updated: 2026-07-05

- Country: Germany

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | Public funding received for various research projects, including €136,925 for PodiPig and €207,333 for Leading-Edge Cluster m4 network projects. | https://www.northdata.com/Minit%C3%BCb%20GmbH,%20Tiefenbach/Amtsgericht%20Landshut%20HRB%204129 |
| Capacity | Hundreds of millions of semen doses produced annually using Minitube technology. | https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/23_minitube_corporate_brochure_2026.pdf |
| Certification | ISO 9001:2015, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice). | https://www.minitube.com/catalog/en/minitube/minitube-group/minitueb-gmbh-187/, https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/23_minitube_corporate_brochure_2026.pdf, https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/39_minitube_catalog_-_porcine_reproduction_technology_260716.pdf |
| Regulatory approval | Facilities, equipment, and processes comply with pharmaceutical manufacturing guidelines and FDA/EU directives. | https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/23_minitube_corporate_brochure_2026.pdf, https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/39_minitube_catalog_-_porcine_reproduction_technology_260716.pdf |
| Production site | Tiefenbach, Germany (headquarters/media production/logistics); Verona, Wisconsin, USA (plastics/media); Slovakia (consumables). | https://www.minitube.com/catalog/en/minitube/minitube-group/minitueb-gmbh-187/, https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/23_minitube_corporate_brochure_2026.pdf, https://www.wer-zu-wem.de/firma/minitueb.html |
| Headcount | Over 400 employees worldwide; 58 reported for Minitube International; over 150 at three Tiefenbach locations; 102 in Germany. | https://www.minitube.com/catalog/en/minitube/minitube-group/minitueb-gmbh-187/, https://www.minitube.com/userdata/filegallery/original/23_minitube_corporate_brochure_2026.pdf, https://www.wer-zu-wem.de/firma/minitueb.html |

Independent sources: northdata.com, wer-zu-wem.de

## Technologies

- [Sperm-sexing & reproductive biotech in livestock](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/sperm-sexing-reproductive-biotech-livestock/)