History

Historical development of the MBP GmbH:

• 1911 founded as production site of “Adler und Oppenheimer” (Straßburg) 
• since 1956 continued as pharmaceutical department of VEB leather factory Neustadt-Glewe
• end of  70’s the leather factory advanced to Europes largest pig leather producing company with business connections to three continents
• 1980 development of a sterile wound dressing for burns derived from porcine split-skin (Xenoderm)
• since 1984 production of a collagen fleece for hemostasis as pharmaceutical
• 1994 founding of MBP – Medical Biomaterial Products GmbH as successor company of the leather factory “August Apfelbaum„
• since 1994 alignment of the production to manufacture collagen hemostats and Xenoderm. Additionally focus on the development of new medical devices under the supervision of the CEO Dr. Barat Behjati
• since 1996 certified manufacturer of medical devices according DIN EN ISO 13485
• 2008 clean room upgrade
• 2011 change of executive board
• 2011 opening of plant extension and creation of larger stock facilities and new bureaus
• 2013 opening of a new additional clean room and thus significant expansion of clean room capacities