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Lonza Biologics PLC

Lonza Biologics PLC is an active UK company (number 02742471), incorporated 1992, with 3 current directors including Johann Claude Schwaller and Martin Wrankmore. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Sandeepan Chakrawertti 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Herget 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Edward Garfield 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Nick Carter 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Martin Baker 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Rodolfo Savitzky 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Michael Edward Brown 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. Gordon Edward Bates 2011-2015 Director View profile
  9. Peter Oprandi 2009-2015 Director View profile
  10. Dr Toralf Haag 2005-2016 Director View profile
  11. Dr Stephan Kutzer 2005-2014 Director View profile
  12. Gerhard Franz Klement 2004-2005 Director View profile
  13. Dr Rene Imwinkelried 2003-2004 Director View profile
  14. Markus Gemuend 2001-2004 Director View profile
  15. Ralf Geier Cibin 2001-2009 Director View profile
  16. Dr Roland Michael Waibel 2000-2005 Director View profile
  17. Richard Helmut Rupp 2000-2002 Director View profile
  18. Edward Raymond Robinson 1997-2000 Director View profile
  19. Johan Pieter Manuel 1996-1997 Director View profile
  20. Ian Dermot Shott 1996-1998 Director View profile
  21. Marketz, Herbert, Doctor 1996-1999 Director View profile
  22. Simon Sturge 1995-1997 Director View profile
  23. Peter Geoffrey Nicholls 1994-1996 Director View profile
  24. Dr Peter John Fellner 1992-1997 Director View profile
  25. Peter Vance Allen 1992-1999 Director View profile
  26. Iain Gladstone Ross 1992-1995 Director View profile
  27. Gerard Kennedy 2003-2024 Secretary View profile
  28. Judith Ann Symes 1996-2003 Secretary View profile
  29. Katherine Frances Anthony Wilkinson 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  30. John Andrew Duncan Slater 1992-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/08/1992

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Lonza Biologics PLC is controlled by Lonza Group UK LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lonza Group UK LTD is controlled by Lonza Group AG
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lonza Group AG.

6 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £9,000,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £9,000,000

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £9,000,0002023-03-25
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

4.3y median 2.7y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02742471
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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