HAMBURG and KARLSRUHE, Germany, November 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ —

The international technology group Körber completed the acquisition of Systec & Services GmbH with effect from November 1^st, 2017, following approval from the respective antitrust authorities. With the acquisition of the German system partner, the Group is strengthening its Business Area Pharma Systems.

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As a system partner, Systec & Services GmbH specializes in the consulting and implementation of production control systems (Manufacturing Execution System, MES) and track & trace solutions. The company is headquartered in Karlsruhe (Germany). Another location is in Pratteln near Basel (Switzerland).

Systec & Services GmbH advises clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in selecting and implementing software solutions. The company has decades of experience and comprehensive industry knowledge in the implementation of MES systems and solutions for tracing medical products.

About Körber and Medipak Systems

Körber AG is the holding company of an international technology group with almost 11,500 employees worldwide. The Group unites leading technology companies with more than 130 production, service, and sales companies. At locations around the globe, Körber combines the advantages of a global presence with the strengths of a highly specialized and flexible medium-sized company to offers its customer solutions, products, and services in the Business Areas of automation, logistics systems, Machine Tools, pharma systems, tissue, and tobacco.

Körber Medipak Systems GmbH is the leading company of Business Area Pharma Systems of the Körber Group, which brings together six global companies: Dividella, Fargo Automation, Mediseal, Rondo, Seidenader Maschinenbau and Werum IT Solutions. These companies offer high-quality solutions worldwide for the manufacturing, inspection and packaging, as well as traceability, of pharmaceutical products.

About Systec & Services GmbH

Systec & Services GmbH, headquartered in Karlsruhe (Germany), is a system house and solution provider for customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology industries. Its core areas are manufacturing execution systems (MES), serialization and track and trace solutions, manufacturing intelligence systems and validation services, and general consulting services in regulated manufacturing.

With roughly 80 employees, Systec & Services GmbH provides support to more than 100 clients with the aim of making production more efficient, improving quality and acting in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Contact:
Henriette Viebig
Head of Corporate Communications
Körber AG
Phone +49 40 21107-422
Mobile +49 173 6696857
henriette.viebig@koerber.de

Britta Riemann
Head of Communications
Körber Medipak Systems GmbH
Phone +49 4131 8900-4480
Mobile +49 151 21284797
britta.riemann@medipak-systems.com

Titus Krauss
Director Sales & Marketing
Systec & Services GmbH
Tel. +49 712 6634 560
Mobile +49 1522 8896420
tk@systec-services.com

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SOURCE Körber AG