When was Lonza founded?

Lonza was founded in 1897 and raised its 1st funding round 113 years after it was founded.

Where is Lonza located?

Lonza is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. It is registered at Morristown, New Jersey.

How many employees does Lonza have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Lonza is 19440.

Is Lonza a funded company?

Lonza is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Nov 09, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Lonza?

Lonza's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Nov 25, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Lonza?

Annual revenue of Lonza is less than £1M as on Aug 31, 2024

Lonza - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Financials

Lonza is an acquired company based in Basel (Switzerland), founded in 1897. It operates as a Provider of CDMO services to pharma, biotech, and specialty ingredient markets. Lonza has raised an undisclosed amount in funding.

Company Details

Provider of CDMO services to pharma, biotech, and specialty ingredient markets. The company offers a complete range of development and manufacturing services for fine chemicals, advanced intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), biologics, and functional ingredients. They claim to offer synergies between chemical synthesis and biotechnology to enable the production of tailor-made intermediates and APIs for use as pharmaceuticals, biotherapies, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics. Their proprietary platforms and development technologies such as GS Gene enable them to offer customized biological and chemical manufacturing solutions. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $6.52B and a net profit of $1.27B.

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Email ID: *****@lonza.com
Registered Address: Morristown, New Jersey

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1897

Location

Basel, Switzerland

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Nov 25, 2023, $*****

Investors

Norwest & 6 more

Annual Revenue

£0 - £1M as on Aug 31, 2024

Employee Count

19,440 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Synaffix & 16 more

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Exit Details

Acquired by SBI Mutual Fund (Feb 15, 2024)

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Lonza is associated with 10 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Manuscript Manufactory s.r.o. CIN: 17139422 , Czech Republic, Active	May 12, 2022	-	-
Bomi Wood s.r.o. CIN: 02703581 , Czech Republic, Active	Feb 25, 2014	-	-
LONZA FINANCE INTERNATIONAL NV CIN: 0736.673.428 , Belgium, Active	Oct 22, 2019	-	-	-
LONZA CIN: 40103809594 , Latvia, Deadpooled	Jul 21, 2014	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2015)	5 (As on Dec 31, 2015)	-
LENZA WORLD LIMITED CIN: 12844264 , United Kingdom, Active	Aug 27, 2020	£0 - £1M (As on Aug 31, 2024)	-
ARCH PROTECTION CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74930MH2010FTC207485 , India, Active	Sep 07, 2010	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	33 (As on Aug 31, 2024)
Lonza India Private Limited CIN: U24230HR1999PTC095355 , India, Active	Jan 25, 1999	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
CAPSUGEL HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U85110HR1982PTC020151 , India, Active	Dec 13, 1982	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
Lonza Inc. CIN: 135665861 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	973 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
Lonza Group CIN: CHE-106.841.866 , Switzerland, Active		$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-	-

Lonza got acquired by SBI Mutual Fund on Feb 15, 2024.

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Lonza has raised funding over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 09, 2010. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Nov 25, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Lonza has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lonza:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 25, 2023	5105386	Post IPO	1110085	9820988	5511014	1050451
May 12, 2022	3234362	Post IPO	2182200	4322815	5646945	ALSA Ventures
Jan 01, 2019	7867929	Grant (prize money)	1572141	5723584	2639569	Europa

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Lonza's employee count trend

Lonza has 19,440 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Lonza's employee count trend over the years:

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Lonza has made 4 investments in companies including Affinia Therapeutics and Affinia Therapeutics. Lonza has also acquired 13 companies including Synaffix and Octane.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 01, 2023	Acquisition	Synaffix	2010	Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Apr 20, 2021	Investments	Affinia Therapeutics	2019	Waltham (United States)
Mar 12, 2020	Investments	Affinia Therapeutics	2019	Waltham (United States)