Private company

Behringwerke

Behringwerke is a former pharmaceutical company, today biotech cluster in Germany, founded in 1914.1 It was founded by Emil von Behring.1 It is headquartered in Marburg.1 It is part of Hoechst.1

Die Behringwerke bzw. Behringwerke AG waren ein pharmazeutisches Unternehmen in Marburg, das aus dem Zusammenwirken Emil von Behrings mit den Höchster Farbwerken hervorging und von 1904 bis 1997 bestand. Heute besteht in den früheren Gebäuden der Behringwerke ein bedeutender Biotechnologieverbund, in dem viele namhafte Unternehmen der Branche vertreten sind.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1914Founded1
  • Industrychemical industry, manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations1
  • HeadquartersMarburg1
  • Websitewww.behringwerke.de

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Marburg, Marbach Behringwerk
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Corporate structure

Behringwerke is part of a group headed by IG Farben. 384 entities, 54 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • IG Farben Frankfurt am Main
    • Behringwerke Marburg
    • ACNA Subsidiary · Cengio
    • Agfa Camerawerk Subsidiary · Munich
    • Agfa-Gevaert Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • Agfa HealthCare Canada Subsidiary · Waterloo, Canada
      • Agfa-Gevaert (United States) Subsidiary · Goose Creek, United States
      • Information International, Inc. Subsidiary · Los Angeles
      • AGFA Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • AGFA FINANCE Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • AGFA FINCO Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • AGFA HEALTHCARE Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium) Subsidiary · Belgium
      • Agfa-Gevaert (Canada) Subsidiary · Canada
    • American IG Subsidiary · New York City
      • Ansco Subsidiary · Binghamton
    • Apollo Subsidiary · Bratislava, Slovakia
    • BASF Subsidiary · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
      • BASF Praha, Czechia
      • BASF (Canada) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
        • BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Ludwigshafen, Germany
        • BASF COATINGS INC. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
      • BASF (France) Paris, France
      • BASF Antwerpen N.V. Antwerpen, Belgium
      • BASF Polyurethanes Lemförde, Germany
      • BASF Schwarzheide Schwarzheide, Germany
      • BASF Schweiz AG Basel, Switzerland
      • Surventis Münster, Germany
      • BASF (China) Subsidiary · 上海, China
      • BASF (Norway) Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • BASF (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
      • Verenium Corporation Subsidiary · San Diego
      • Wintershall Subsidiary · Kassel, Germany
      • Basf Finance Europe N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Arnhem, Netherlands
      • A.M. CRAIG LIMITED Subsidiary · Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
      • Alsachimie S.A.S. Subsidiary · Chalampé, France
      • B A S F SRL Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
      • ba si fu dian chi cai liao (shang hai) you xian gong si (巴斯夫电池材料（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Shanghai, China
      • BASF (Netherlands) Subsidiary
      • BASF (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • BASF (United States) Subsidiary · Florham Park, United States
      • BASF (БАСФ) Subsidiary · Sofia, Bulgaria
      • BASF A/S Subsidiary · København V, Denmark
      • BASF AB Subsidiary · Göteborg, Sweden
      • BASF Agri Production SAS Subsidiary · Ecully Cedex, France
      • and 116 more
    • Bayer Subsidiary · Leverkusen, Germany
    • Buna Werke Subsidiary · Merseburg
    • Degesch Subsidiary · Laudenbach, Germany
    • Deutsche Länderbank Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH Subsidiary · Duisburg, Germany
    • Donau Chemie Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
      • Donau Carbon GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • DONAUCHEM GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
        • DONAUCHEM s.r.o. Subsidiary · 67.5% · Nymburk, Czechia
    • Gasolin Subsidiary · Hanover
    • Interhandel Subsidiary
    • Leuna works Subsidiary · Leuna
    • Pulverfabrik Rottweil Subsidiary · Rottweil, Germany
    • Wagenmann & Seybel Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
    • WASAG Subsidiary · Coswig, Germany
      • H.A. Meyer & Riemann Chemische Werke Subsidiary · Germany
    • WCM AG Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
      • Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke Subsidiary · Salzgitter, Germany
        • HSP Hoesch Spundwand und Profil Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
        • Klöckner Eisen Subsidiary · Germany
        • Klöckner-Werke AG Eisen und Stahlwerk Kneuttingen Subsidiary · France
    • Württembergische Cattunmanufaktur Subsidiary · Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
    • Braunkohlenwerke Bruckdorf Subsidiary · Germany
    • Deutsche Grube Subsidiary · Germany
    • Guano Works Subsidiary · Germany
    • I.G. Bergwerke Subsidiary · Germany
    • and 1 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Emil von Behring in 1914.1

Leadership

Who has led Behringwerke, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • Rickettsia prowazekii
  • typhus vaccine

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1952Acquired Acquired by Hoechst1
  2. 1914Founded Founded1

Sources

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