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ALUS® Robot Application for Loading & Unloading of Freeze Dryers

The introduction of the ALUS Robot aligns with the industry’s commitment to increasing product protection and eliminating direct human interventions. Robotic automation ensures error-free product h...

Pharmaceutical Lyophilization Technology

As a long-term partner to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, our equipment stands for high performance, quality and reliable, trouble-free operation. Every GEA freeze dryer is designed to h...

LYOVAC® Freeze Dryer Solutions

GEA provides standard or customized solutions based on proven technology and a thorough understanding of the individual requirements for specific applications. Plant configuration extends from spec...

SMART LYO® - High Quality, Affordable Freeze Dryers

SMART LYO® pharmaceutical freeze dryers offer standardized solutions, cost-efficiency, and quality. Built on standardized modules, they meet specific size and technology needs, reducing delivery ti...

LYOPLUS® mass spectrometer - a multipurpose measurement device for pharma freeze drying

Originally developed to detect very small traces of silicone oil inside freeze dryers, the LYOPLUS® mass spectrometer is fitted with advanced software that facilitates the collection and measuremen...

LYOAIR® A Natural Gas Combination for Improved Freeze Dryer Cooling

The GEA cooling system employs natural refrigerants that comply with the European F-gas regulation and benefits from the integration of highly efficient and economic compressors.

Introducing ALUS®

Both the Transfer Cart and stationary systems are extremely adaptable with regard to primary packing and the degree of automation (from manual to fully automatic handling). They can also be retrofi...

LYOSPARK® Controlled Nucleation Technology

LYOSPARK® controlled nucleation technology from GEA facilitates uniform ice crystal formation in pilot and production-scale freeze dryers. This is reflected in more consistent and larger ice crysta...

LYOVAC® Eco Mode - Process Optization

To address the high energy consumption associated with freeze dryers, GEA has introduced the LYOVAC® ECO Mode, which optimizes the lyophilization process using dynamic condenser temperature control...

VARIOSYS® Flexible solutions for pharmaceutical processing

LYOVAC® Small-scale Freeze Dryers

Designed to comply with the most stringent good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards, the LYOVAC® FCM 25-I, FCM 75-I and FCM 150-I freeze dryers are a unique and efficient combination of proven t...

LYOSENSE® A fast and effective sensor for online moisture control

LYOSENSE® from GEA, based on multipoint NIR measurements, provides the comprehensive and non-destructive evaluation of freeze-dried product cakes in real-time...

CPHI & PMEC India Visitor Registration 2024.

The registration is open for PMEC India 2024.

BUCK® AC Valve: Solvent-Compatible Powder Transfer

The BUCK® AC Valve from GEA brings solvent-resistant functionality to a range of powder transfer applications in multiple industries.

BUCK® Digital Canary: containment monitoring system

The patented Digital Canary comprises a sensor Introducing the patented Digital Canary: an innovative system featuring a sensor that continuously monitors product exposure levels at a designated sa...

Keeping Containment Compliant

Keeping the real operating conditions of the final installation in mind, GEA can determine what level of containment is required where, optimizing the manufacturing process and making it efficient,...

ConsiGma: Granulation and Drying (GD) Modules.

ConsiGma® GD modules offer standalone continuous twin-screw granulation and drying operations that bring the benefit of high granule quality to a standard bin-2-bin set-up.

Presentation: Innovating Containment - What's next?

As innovators, we are constantly working on the next generation of products and this is especially true for containment. From reviewing how GEA has improved containment performance to ensure suitab...

Presentation: Digital Canary Protects Your People ACHEMA-on-demand

A little bird tells me that there’s a new way to protect the health and safety of your operators. Based on the traditional concept of a live coal-mine canary, the 21st century equivalent from GEA ...

ConsiGma: PAT Test Rig.

This standalone module allows you to start developing your PAT models for a pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing process offline during the early stages of R&D.

ConsiGma: Compact Feeder (CF) Test Rig.

The ConsiGma® CF test rig is a standalone module that allows you to characterize the feeding behavior of your products during the early stages of R&D.

Presentation: The NexGen Press®: One Machine, Many Applications ACHEMA-on-demand.

To respond to present and future market oral solid dosage form demands, manufacturers are looking for flexible and multifunctional solutions that can handle low and high-potency active ingredients....

Case story: Better Tablet Production.

Wanting to improve the production quality of both new and existing (OSD) products, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. has implemented a strategic initiative to invest in continuous manufacturing (CM) soluti...

Presentation: Mastering MUPS Tableting ACHEMA-on-demand.

Using examples based on a real-life multiple-unit pellet system (MUPS) tablet case study, Rakesh and Frederik will address topics such as consistent content uniformity and release profiles; they wi...

Presentation: Talking Pharma LIVE - Conti & ConsiGma 4.0 ACHEMA-on-demand

In a significant step forward to bring continuous processing technology to a broader pharmaceutical customer segment, GEA has positioned its ConsiGma® portfolio to ensure that new drugs can be brou...

Video: Understanding our Customers' Processes

Harald Stahl invites you to “talk to us and share your stories.” As a supplier of cutting-edge equipment and having completed thousands of installations worldwide, we understand where pain points o...

ConsiGma: Cleaning philosophy.

Given that not all products require the same cleaning and containment approach, GEA has developed a cleaning philosophy for the ConsiGma® 4.0 portfolio that includes a range of options to implement...

Presentation: Value Focused Batch Granulation ACHEMA-on-demand

Integrating the granulation process doesn’t just improve both containment and housekeeping, reveals expert Mark Rowland; it also enables significant efficiency gains to be made. Discover how to ach...

Video: Lyophilization LYOVAC GT 800 D Freeze Dryer

Show case of a LYOVAC® GT 800-D Freeze Dryer at our workshop in Huerth, Germany. This is an installation of a freeze dryer over in total three floors with a shelf area of 52 m² and a condenser capa...

Video: LYOVAC® FCM Freeze Dryer

During this video Chris Proud will introduce a state-of-the-art production-scale freeze drying system.

Video: SMART LYO® - High quality, affordable freeze-drying systems

Thanks to the modular design reduced time to market and competitive pricing due to standardization and German design.

Presentation: Real-World Versus Virtual Batch Testing Recording

In an increasingly interconnected and digitally enhanced world, virtual and augmented reality tools offer various ways to access, share and disseminate information. And as the pharmaceutical indust...

Less filtration, more yield, no CIP/SIP: Clarifying biopharma cell cultures with the single-use GEA kytero® pharma Separator

Evolution now: Single Use Cell Harvesting,batch production without SIP & CIP

Presentation: ALUS® - Automatic Loading and Unloading for Freeze Dryers.

EFFICIENT, SAFE AND RELIABLE PERFORMANCE. We can deliver the right size and performance to meet your output demands, the right configuration for your production and process requirements, and the su...

Presentation: LYOPLUS® PAT for Lyophilization.

Learn more about this Process Analytical Technology (PAT) for Lyophilization. This multipurpose measurement device can help to improve your freeze drying.

ConsiGma: Control System.

The Conductor 4.0 control system architecture ensures smooth operation and communication between the different elements of a pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing line.

Atmospheric Spray Freeze Drying

Atmospheric spray Freeze Drying is a future trend that can save up 70% engergy and drastically reduce drying times. At the same time this continuous process reduces the risk of producing defective ...

Presentation: VR & Remote Trials

Reflecting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to maintain normal service for @gea customers during lockdowns, Director of Sales Mark Rowland recalls how the company implemented rem...

Presentation: Talking Pharma LIVE - Conti & Coating ACHEMA-on-demand

There’s no universal recipe for “good tablet coating,” whether operating in batch or continuous mode. Still, the GEA Coater offers considerable benefits in terms of shorter processing times, qualit...

Presentation: Enhanced API Powder Processing with the BUCK® AC Valve ACHEMA-on-demand

Built for high-pressure, high temperature, solvent-resistant performance, this next-generation valve is suitable for use with previously incompatible alcohol-based and/or organic solvents, which ar...

Article: DIGITAL-TWIN

Digitalization is affecting the way many industries work and operate, perhaps none more so than the highly regulated and quality-dependent pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. Key to future progres...

ConsiGma: Tablet Coating (TC) Modules.

ConsiGma® TC modules are all-in-one solutions, capable of R&D, clinical, and full-scale production using the same system. They can be used in both batch and continuous production, either stand-alon...

Video: VIRTUAL REALITY

Virtual Reality enables a remote and detailed review of process solutions for future processes... for example, using VR training tools that show operators how to maintain, disassemble, assemble and...

NexGen Press®: Next-Generation Tablet Compression.

Offering operational excellence, each NexGen Press® is intuitive, simple to use and benefits from a back-to-basics design philosophy. And, of course, like any GEA press, safety, robust functionalit...

Presentation: Talking Pharma LIVE (Conti & Containment/Cleaning) ACHEMA-on-demand

Is a continuous manufacturing plant difficult to clean? Aided by Bart Stynen and guest, Richard will examine containment solutions for a CDC machine, present a walk-through video and discuss the be...

ConsiGma: Dosing and Blending (DB-RB) Modules.

ConsiGma® DB-RB modules offer standalone continuous dosing and blending operations, using a ribbon blender in continuous or mini-batch mode.

ConsiGma: Compression with Ribbon Blending (DC-RB) Lines.

ConsiGma® DC-RB Lines integrate continuous dry blending using a ribbon blender and tablet compression into one efficient continuous production system.

An introduction to Batch Processing.

Manufacturing solutions that maximize operational reliability and productivity.

Batch Processing Solutions - Beyond the Granulator

Relationships matter. We believe that by giving you access to the scientists and engineers who created our equipment and developed our technologies, you can invest with confide...

Containment Case Studies

Within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, the need to handle highly potent ingredients and materials such as oncology drugs and hormone treatments is increasing. As a result, there is a str...

GEA Pharma "Health Check" Inspection

Keep your equipment “fit” with a “Health Check” inspection from the GEA Pharma Service Team.

Presentation: Talking Pharma LIVE (Conti & Sustainability) - ACHEMA-on-demand

With guests, today’s session will explore how GEA applies the latest sustainability initiatives to the company’s ConsiGma® 4.0 continuous manufacturing system and its entire pharmaceutical product ...

ConsiGma: R&D Granulation and Drying (GD).

The ConsiGma® GD 25/80 offers standalone continuous twin-screw granulation and drying for small-scale R&D operations. It allows users to develop the process and achieve high granule quality on a co...

ConsiGma: Granulation & Compression (GC) Lines.

ConsiGma® GC Lines integrate continuous wet granulation, fluid bed drying, and tablet compression into one efficient continuous production system.

Batch Granulation.

Offering small capacity systems designed for R&D as well as industrial-size plant for the batch and continuous production of pharmaceutical compounds under cGMP conditions, GEA high shear mixer and...

ConsiGma: Dosing and Blending (DB-LB) Modules.

ConsiGma® DB-LB modules offer standalone continuous dosing and blending operations, using the GEA linear blender.

Batch Case Studies

Real-world solutions for batch granulation and processing.

Presentation: USING DIGITAL TOOLS TO SUPPORT CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE.

GEA has invested in a digital platform based on in-house solutions and established partnerships to facilitate more effective communication and interaction with customers — wherever they are in the ...

Video: Sustainability at GEA Pharma - a short overview

In this video, Dr. Harald Stahl discusses the sustainability goals of GEA and some of the activities/developments done to achieve them.

Article: TRANSFORMING TOMORROW

An interview with Evelien Devroey, Strategic Business Manager, Pharma Solid Dosage at GEA Pharma & Healthcare, about how the company has integrated the concepts of digitalization and modulization t...

Elevate your Success with Add Better Solutions

The Add Better label showcases GEA solutions that are significantly better than their predecessors when it comes to operational excellence and environmental impact.…

GEA kytero Single-Use-Pharma-Separator

Entwicklung am Puls der Zeit Produktion ohne CIP und SIP

Innovation and sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry

GEA Pharma & Healthcare places a strong emphasis on sustainability and innovation to drive positive change within the organization and the industry as a whole.

Advancing continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing

GEA and partners innovate flexible continuous processing technologies, transforming pharmaceutical development and manufacturing for a modernized future.

BUCK® HICOFLEX Disposable Containment

The Hicoflex® system is simple, effective and provides a safe working environment for minimal investment. It has been designed to provide a highly contained and disposable docking solution between ...

GEA ups ambitious climate targets and is the first company in the DAX index family to ask shareholders to vote on its path to net zero

GEA has raised its medium-term climate targets for 2030 and for the first time set a short-term target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations by 2026. In addition, the com...

Annex 1 Compliant Freeze Drying

GEA Pharma & Healthcare explains how the company has embraced the updated version of Annex 1 and implemented the new changes. Key objectives were to remain compliant and demonstrate to their custom...

Hovione and GEA partner to advance continuous tableting technology

The collaboration will aim to bring continuous tableting to the same level of maturity as batch tableting

GEA Customer Portal

Introduction to the GEA Customer Portal, a digital ecosystem, through which all available digital services will be accessible for you! The Portal aims to increase efficiency, transparency and fost...

Making the most of each cell: single-use perfusion in biopharma processing

GEA kytero perfusion disk stack separators are pioneering the time- and cost-efficient harvesting of pharmaceutical proteins from cells and facilitating continuous processing, reports Ruediger Goeh...

BUCK® High-Containment Valves

As pioneers of the split butterfly valve, GEA has been actively involved in many powder containment Communities of Practice, particularly in the development of ISPE’s SMEPAC guidelines for evaluati...

Lifecycle Contracts

Equipment maintenance contracts from GEA ensure that your plant delivers the efficiency, productivity and output you need for now and the future.

Our performance

GEA has used group wide KPIs since 2016 to monitor its ESG performance. Each year, we report on material topics relevant to the company's economic, environmental and social impact.

BUCK® AC Valve for Active Compound Processing

BUCK® AC Valve - A New Valve Technology, GEA brings solvent-resistant functionality to a range of powder transfer applications in multiple industries.

Hovione and GEA Strengthen Partnership to Advance Continuous Tableting Technology

Hovione and GEA further strengthened their partnership, resulting in the launch of the ConsiGma CDC flex Continuous Tableting Technology and the installation of a lab-scale R&D rig in Hovione´s fac...

Innovating with purpose for safety and security of outcome

Beyond the importance of increasing productivity and generating more output and value with the same input, new ideas and technologies from GEA take innovation a step further.

GEA Placed 33 in the World’s Most Sustainable Companies of 2024

TIME and Statista have named the 500 companies doing best for the Earth.

Coating coin-shaped cores: downstream technology solution to reduce tablet capping

When it come to reducing the incidence of tablet capping or delamination, the use of flat-faced or coin-shaped cores offers several benefits compared with biconvex ones. Previously, however, coatin...

Coating: Optimising coating process parameters and formulation concepts for functional taste-masking during continuous manufacturing

This article describes work done to optimise the coating process parameters (spray rate, inlet air temperature, inlet airflow), formulation and functionality of a taste-masking coat for oral solid ...

GEA’s solar journey: powering a sustainable future

Through investments in renewable energy, GEA is lowering its CO2 emissions around the world.

Discover BUCK® Digital Canary - targeted containment performance monitoring at high-risk locations

A short animation explaining the principle of the BUCK® Digital Canary, its components and examples of how it can be integrated in a contained pharmaceutical production plant.

PharmaConnect - Small-scale Production

Designed for specific applications, our R&D range covers every aspect of oral solid dosage production: from high shear mixers, fluid bed dryers and single pot systems to extruders and spheronizers,...

Pellet Production

Using our breakthrough technology and the experience gained during many successful installations, GEA provides seamlessly integrated pellet production plant.

NICA Extrusion

NICA low-shear extrusion.

NICA Spheronization

NICA High yield spheronization.

Batch Capacities

Capacities of our batch equipment.

On-demand Webinar: Pelletization - Pellet Production and Coating

Pelletization - Pellet Production and Coating

Decarbonizing our sites worldwide.

Our investments in solar parks and power purchase agreements not only help us become independent of external energy suppliers, but they also provide us with a degree of security that makes us less ...

Integrated Materials Handling

Integrated process systems not only offer containment, but also provide improved productivity through automation, increased yield and efficient cleaning procedures. And, today’s increased demands f...

Containment Experts: Materials Handling

GEA has a long history of expertise in the field of containment. The company not only offers a comprehensive range of robust and compliant containment products, it also boasts unrivaled experience ...

GEA Extends Sustainability Credentials with New “Add Better” Awards

Helping pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to comply with the stringent requirements of ISO 14021, GEA has verified the power-saving potential of its first-in-class tablet compression technology.

R&D Test Capabilities for Continuous Granulation and Drying

The pharmaceutical test laboratories of GEA can assist you with all your R&D projects and activities related to continuous granulation and drying. This video...

Welcome to the Demo and Trials Center for Tablet Compression.

Introduction of the Demo and Trials Center for Tablet Compression of the GEA Pharma & Healthcare division, located in Halle, Belgium

Remote Demonstrations and Trials

We have equipped our test centers with video cameras and conferencing facilities to let customers participate in live product testing without being present. While being operated by GEA staff, we ca...

An introduction to the US Process Technology Center

See our equipment and facilities available in Maryland, USA.

Test Capabilities for Tablet Coating

Discover GEA's lab capabilities for tablet coating. Suitable for both batch and continuous processes, and available as an integral part of a ConsiGma® tableting line or as a standalone unit, the GE...

Single-use GEA kytero® Separator

GEA’s single-use separation concept transfers acclaimed disk stack separation technology as used throughout the GEA pharma aseptic and pure series – to single-use cell harvesting and other applicat...

Perfect Fit - Separators in pharmaceutical plants

GEA experts have transformed decades of centrifugal separation experience into a new, complete selection of plug & produce pharma separator skids. Infinitely adaptable to every scope of requirement...

Novel innovation enhances productivity and output for Polish pharma company

A consultative approach to service, delivery and problem solving ensured that a Polish pharmaceutical company received the equipment and technology it needed to ramp up production and expand into n...

LYOVAC Eco Mode

Freeze dryers are typically associated with high levels of energy consumption; to counteract this problem, GEA Pharma & Healthcare has introduced LYOVAC ECO Mode, which optimizes the process throug...

Discover our Pharma Solids Test Capabilities in Wommelgem, Belgium

Come along with us on a tour of the GEA Solids Tests Center in Wommelgem. We'll show you our facilities and introduce you to various solid dosage technologies, from batch granulation to continuous ...

PharmaConnect for Fine Powder Processing

Inhalation offers unique advantages as an alternative to injectable methods for delivering biological actives. It provides both medical professionals and patients with a pain-free, self-administrab...

PERFORMA-D Rotary Tablet Press

The commercial-scale PERFORMA D is designed for the reliable and cost-effective large-scale production of oral solid dosage forms The double-sided model combines the benefits of flexibility and rob...

Discover Performa D - the rotary tablet press for high volume, high quality, versatile tablet production

Performa D is a double sized rotary tablet press, which is suitable for high volume production, as well as bi-layer production. Discover more in this video.

Making Bilayer Tablets

To reduce capital investment, modified tablet presses are used to develop and produce such tablets; however, to manufacture quality bilayer tablets and overcome issues with layer separation, insuff...

A Better Way to Make Bilayer Tablets

A recap of our recent webinar on Bilayer Tableting

BiLayer Tableting Q&A

Your questions are answered. Have another question? Ask us!

MUPS Q&A

Recent Q&A from MUPS webinar

Continuous innovation: redefining the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing

In an industry in which reliability is paramount and change can be slow, GEA has consistently proven that innovation and stability go hand in hand. Almost two decades ago, GEA introduced the first ...

ConsiGma® CDC Flex

the ultimate flexibility in Continuous Direct Compression

ConsiGma Continuous Process Lines Introduction.

Continuous enables real-time quality control, minimizes waste, and allows for flexible batch sizes — producing exactly what you need, when you need it. Integrated process analytical technology (PAT...

How Continuous Manufacturing is Transforming Early-Stage Research.

Pharmaceutical innovators face many challenges when developing new products; as such, getting them to market in a timely, safe and cost-effective way is critical. The use of continuous manufacturin...

The GEA philosophy for R&D with continuous processing

Read the article about our approach to using Continuous Processing Technologies for Pharmaceutical R&D

Mexican company’s bold move heralds the future of continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing

Being an early adopter of continuous processing equipment turned out to be a wise move for a forward-thinking manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products in Mexico; more than a decade later, Ch...

GEA Customer Portal

Introduction to the GEA Customer Portal, a digital ecosystem, through which all available digital services will be accessible for you! The Portal aims to increase efficiency, transparency and fost...

GEA Portal - Equipment & Service Monitoring.

The GEA Portal centralizes service data, real-time machine monitoring, and IIoT tools to optimize plant performance and reliability.

Sustainability that performs: how GEA is building a better future for pharma

By embedding ESG principles into pharmaceutical manufacturing, GEA is delivering measurable sustainability performance without compromising compliance or productivity.

GEA's Sustainability Report 2024.

Read how GEA is approaching these serious questions: Is sustainability still a viable business strategy in the current political climate? Global greenhouse gas emissions and their impact remain a s...

GEA placed 12th in the World’s Most Sustainable Companies of 2025

Collection Group Methodology: How TIME and Statista Determined the World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2025 In the fight against climate change, companies are navigating compounding...

Engineering a Better Future: GEA's Path to Net Zero by 2040.

Dr. Nadine Sterley, GEA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, shares how the company plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. With a €175 million investment, GEA is focusing on electrifying its fleet, ...

Feeding & Blending for Direct Compression

By integrating GEA’s high-performance feeding technology with our 600 kg/h continuous linear blender, you can achieve a constant, homogenous feed directly to the Performa D tablet press — creating ...

LYONOVA®: Microwave-Assisted Freeze Drying

To overcome the bottleneck of poor heat transfer from freeze dryer shelves to the product, GEA experts have further developed the concept of microwave-assisted freeze drying and applied radio frequ...

Introducing LYO ONE®

THE FUTURE READY FREEZE DRYER FOR HIGHLY-POTENT APPLICATIONS. Tailored to meet the specific challenges of handling anticancer drugs, GEA’s next-generation lyophilization technology sets new standa...

GEA presents PERFORMA D at PMEC India

As regulations tighten and formulations become more complex, manufacturers need equipment that delivers speed, precision and reliability. The PERFORMA D meets these demands with high output, advanc...

Watch the recap video of PMEC 2025