MEDICE

MEDICE

MEDICE was founded in 1949 in Iserlohn, Germany, and remains entirely family-owned under the third generation of the Ammer and Pütter families. Managing Partners Dr. Richard Ammer and Dr. Katja Pütter-Ammer lead the group as both an operating pharmaceutical company and a corporate investment platform. The firm pursues a multi-asset healthcare strategy focused on pharmaceutical products, digital therapeutics, and nutritional health concepts. Its investment approach leans heavily on direct corporate venture participation within the European healthcare ecosystem. Confirmed positions or co-investments include the digital therapeutic Selfapy, backed alongside healthcare specialist SHS Capital. Strategic licensing partnerships extend the group's pharmaceutical reach — a notable deal licenses Akebia Therapeutics' Vafseo for European markets. Geographic coverage centers on Germany and broader European healthcare markets from its operational base in North Rhine-Westphalia. The group operates principal production and distribution from its Iserlohn headquarters, with an additional industrial production site in Salzgitter-Ringelheim expanded through ongoing site investments. Professional team data is not publicly disclosed, though the firm maintains active industry governance participation — Dr. Richard Ammer serves as Vice President of the German Pharmaceutical Association (BPI). The operating footprint includes a monitored ecological initiative, the Iserlohn Flowering Meadows, and an associated Health Family Shop retail venture. MEDICE's structural differentiator lies in its hybrid architecture: a fully integrated pharmaceutical manufacturer simultaneously deploying corporate balance-sheet capital into early-stage and growth healthcare ventures. The link between its regulated drug production, European licensing arrangements, and venture co-investments creates a feedback loop — new therapies enter its commercial pipeline while corporate development capital backs adjacent digital and nutritional health founders.