Berlin \u2014 With the common goal of promo\u00adting sustainable and local chemi\u00adcal and phar\u00admaceu\u00adti\u00adcal produc\u00adtion in Europe, DuDe\u00adChem has raised a total of EUR 6.5 million. Vogel Heerma Waitz advi\u00adsed b2venture and Vorwerk Ventures on the finan\u00adcing of DuDe\u00adChem as part of a seed finan\u00adcing round. Other inves\u00adtors include Front\u00adline, Borski Fund, Auxxo and Push Ventures. The company will use the funds to expand its team of expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced scien\u00adtists and provide the first product for one of the Euro\u00adpean gene\u00adrics manufacturers.<\/p>\n
Dude Chem is mobi\u00adli\u00adzing an asset-poor network of Euro\u00adpean contract manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders to reshape local, resi\u00adli\u00adent pharma supply chains. The use of regio\u00adnal capa\u00adci\u00adties provi\u00addes an over\u00adview, mini\u00admi\u00adzes risks and redu\u00adces depen\u00addence on outda\u00adted methods and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies. By relia\u00adbly provi\u00adding sustainable, Euro\u00adpean-made chemi\u00adcals and avoi\u00adding logi\u00adsti\u00adcal and poten\u00adti\u00adally geopo\u00adli\u00adti\u00adcal issues (the majo\u00adrity of the worl\u00add\u2019s active ingre\u00addi\u00adents come from China and India), Dude Chem is incen\u00adti\u00advi\u00adzing play\u00aders across the value chain and support\u00ading moder\u00adniza\u00adtion in the region.<\/p>\n
With its paten\u00adted tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and produc\u00adtion proces\u00adses, Dude Chem redu\u00adces waste by up to 70% and CO2 emis\u00adsi\u00adons by 40% without compro\u00admi\u00adsing on quality, which impro\u00adves both its envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal foot\u00adprint and econo\u00admic compe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve\u00adness. At the heart of Dude Chem\u2019s green chemis\u00adtry kit and digi\u00adtal plat\u00adform is the opti\u00admiza\u00adtion of work\u00adflows to improve trans\u00adpa\u00adrency, quality and sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity throug\u00adhout the supply chain. By redu\u00adcing inef\u00adfi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcies in deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and produc\u00adtion, higher yields, lower costs, tracea\u00adbi\u00adlity and a lower envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal impact are achieved.<\/p>\n
Their envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtally friendly chemi\u00adcal formu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons and synthe\u00adsis opti\u00admiza\u00adti\u00adons, in which toxic compounds are repla\u00adced by clea\u00adner alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adves, repre\u00adsen\u00adted a convin\u00adcing value propo\u00adsi\u00adtion right from our first cont\u00adacts. During our first visits to the Berlin labo\u00adra\u00adtory, we were able to see first-hand the commit\u00adment and inno\u00adva\u00adtive strength of the Dude Chem team. Based on their broad patent port\u00adfo\u00adlio, they have achie\u00adved signi\u00adfi\u00adcant cost and issue reduc\u00adtions, which have been confirmed by leading phar\u00admaceu\u00adti\u00adcal compa\u00adnies as custo\u00admers, under\u00adpin\u00adning their role. In addi\u00adtion, its asset-light model, which is based on a part\u00adner network of Euro\u00adpean contract manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders, offers flexi\u00adbi\u00adlity, scala\u00adbi\u00adlity and support for the local supply chain.<\/p>\n
The foun\u00adders Consul\u00adtant: Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Clemens Waitz, Falko Br\u00fcggemann<\/p>\n About Vogel Heerma Waitz<\/strong><\/p>\n Vogel Heerma Waitz is a Berlin-based law firm specia\u00adli\u00adzing in growth capi\u00adtal, tech\u00adno\u00adlogy and media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Berlin \u2014 With the common goal of promo\u00adting sustainable and local chemi\u00adcal and phar\u00admaceu\u00adti\u00adcal produc\u00adtion in Europe, DuDe\u00adChem has raised a total of EUR 6.5 million. Vogel Heerma Waitz advi\u00adsed b2venture and Vorwerk Ventures on the finan\u00adcing of DuDe\u00adChem as part of a seed finan\u00adcing round. Other inves\u00adtors include Front\u00adline, Borski Fund, Auxxo and Push [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,1364,1366,1367,1368,1369,1373],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-en","category-featured-en","category-news-en","category-lawyers-tax-advisors-auditors-en","category-lawyers-tax-consultants-auditors","category-investors","category-venture-capital-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nDude Chem\u2019s ambi\u00adtion to moder\u00adnize and trans\u00adform the chemi\u00adcal indus\u00adtry is largely due to the company\u2019s foun\u00adding team. Indus\u00adtry veterans Sonja, Tino, Henri\u00adette and Mathis have deca\u00addes of combi\u00adned expe\u00adri\u00adence at leading compa\u00adnies such as Bayer, Lonza and Boeh\u00adrin\u00adger Ingel\u00adheim in the fields of chemis\u00adtry, process engi\u00adnee\u00adring, AI and data science.<\/p>\n