Wacker Chemie

About Wacker Chemie

WACKER is a research-intensive global chemical and biotechnology company with annual sales of around € 5.7 billion (2024). We provide cyclodextrins and complexes, building blocks for drugs and pesticides, and pharmaceutical excipients. Through our subsidiary Wacker Biotech, WACKER also provides contract process development and GMP manufacturing of nucleic acid-based therapeutics, proteins, vaccines and live microbial products. We are committed to innovation and advancing human and animal health.

Certifications
  • CE
    CE
  • FDA
    FDA
  • GMP
    GMP
  • ISO
    ISO
  • Other
  • Country/Region:
    Germany
  • On CPHI since:
    2015
  • Certificates:
    5
  • Employees:
    5000+
Company types
Biopharmaceutical company
CMO/CDMO
Drug delivery device Supplier/Manufacturer
Manufacturer/Innovator
Primary activities
API Producer
Biopharmaceutical
Chemical Development
Contract Manufacturer
Excipients Manufacturer
Fine Chemicals Company
Generic APIs producer
Intermediates Manufacturer
Nutraceuticals
Contact info
Meet us at

CPHI Milan 2026

Fiera Milano, Italy
6 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2026

Products from Wacker Chemie (7)

  • CAVAMAX® W6 Pharma

    Product CAVAMAX® W6 Pharma

    CAVAMAX® W6 PHARMA is pharmaceutical grade alpha-cyclodextrin from Wacker Chemie AG.
    With 6 glucose units, it has the smallest cavity of the parent cyclodextrins. It is useful for solubilizing, stabilizing or delivering small molecules.

  • CAVAMAX® W7 Pharma

    Product CAVAMAX® W7 Pharma

    Wacker offers a wide range of products which includes . It is pharmaceutical grade beta-cyclodextrin from Wacker Chemie AG. CAVAMAX® W7 with seven glucose units has the mid-size cavity of the parent cyclodextrins. It is useful for stabilizing, solubilizing or delivering intermediate size molecules, e.g. me...
  • CAVAMAX® W8 Pharma Cyclodextrins

    Product CAVAMAX® W8 Pharma Cyclodextrins

    Wacker offers a wide range of products which includes . It is pharmaceutical grade gamma-cyclodextrin from Wacker Chemie AG. CAVAMAX® W8 with 8 glucose units has the largest cavity of the parent cyclodextrins and is the most water soluble. It is useful for solubilizing, stabilizing or delivering larger mol...
  • CAVASOL®  W8 HP Pharma Cyclodextrins

    Product CAVASOL® W8 HP Pharma Cyclodextrins

    Wacker offers a wide range of products which includes . It is a pharmaceutical grade hydroxypropyl-gamma-cyclodextrin from Wacker Chemie AG. It is a highly soluble gamma-cyclodextrin derivative, when concentrated solutions are needed. Applications: Formulations for pharmaceuticals. Contact us for more info...
  • CAVASOL® W7 HP Pharma Cyclodextrins

    Product CAVASOL® W7 HP Pharma Cyclodextrins

    Wacker offers a wide range of products which includes . It is pharmaceutical grade hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin from Wacker Chemie AG. Applications: Formulations for pharmaceuticals. Packaging: Units of 10 kg. Physical state: solid - powder. Colour: white. Odour: odourless. Applications: Formulations fo...
  • Cyclodextrin

    Product Cyclodextrin

    Cyclodextrins consist of multiple glucose building blocks linked together in a ring. Depending on the size of the ring, a distinction is made between α-cyclodextrin with six, β-cyclodextrin with seven and γ-cyclodextrin with eight glucose units. WACKER is the only company in the world to produce all three ...
  • Cyclodextrin, CAVAMAX®, CAVASOL®

    Product Cyclodextrin, CAVAMAX®, CAVASOL®

    WACKER is the only company worldwide offering all three parent cyclodextrins, which are marketed under the trademark CAVAMAX®. WACKER also manufactures and offers chemically modified cyclodextrin derivatives, which are marketed under the trademark CAVASOL®. The modification of the guest with this molecular...