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Welcome to the Lugaia Newsroom – your source for the latest updates on our containment solutions, single-use technologies, and company developments. Here you’ll find news about new products, successful projects, partnerships, and industry events. Discover how Lugaia supports safe, efficient processes across the pharmaceutical, biotech, and chemical sectors.

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Press Release

From Valais to the world: Lugaia celebrates 20 years of innovation and international growth

In 2026, Lugaia AG looks back on 20 years of successful business operations. What began two decades ago in Upper Valais has evolved into an internationally active company providing flexible containment solutions for the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries.

Safely Scaling ADC Manufacturing with OEB-6 and Double Containment

How Lugaia's High-Containment Solutions enable safe, efficient and compliant ADC Production

The biopharmaceutical industry is advancing rapidly into highly potent therapies - especially antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) - which bring unique challenges for manufacturing, containment and operator safety. At Lugaia, we understand that meeting these challenges requires top-class containment strategies, such as OEB-6 classification and double‐containment systems, combined with flexible single-use and customized solutions. This article explains why OEB-6 and double-containment matter in ADC manufacturing, what to look for and how Lugaia’s solutions support safe, efficient operations.

Lugaia Trade Fairs & Events 2026

International Trade Fairs and Conferences for Pharma, Biotech and High-Containment

The year 2026 once again offers numerous international trade fair and event highlights for the pharmaceutical and process industries. Lugaia will be there again this year – meet us live on site and discover our latest solutions for containment, powder handling and safe pharmaceutical processes.

Season's Greetings from the Containment Wonderland

Creating safe spaces – even for Christmas magic

We are on company holidays from 19 December to 5 January 2026.

SafeSeal DuoPro – The new 2-in-1 solution for OEB-5 containment

Innovative crimp and cut tool for safe pharmaceutical processes

With the SafeSeal DuoPro, Lugaia expands its portfolio of containment solutions with an innovative 2-in-1 tool. Specially developed for use in isolators and cleanrooms, it combines crimping and cutting in a single device. Delivering GMP-compliant seals and meeting the strictest OEB-5 containment requirements (<1 µg/m³), the SafeSeal DuoPro ensures maximum safety when handling highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) – protecting operators, products, and the environment.

10 Questions for Damian Brantschen

Our new Sales Manager answered ten personal questions about the company, his role and ambitions for the future.

Lugaia at POWTECH 2025 – Experience Product Premieres and Expert Insights Live

Meet us from September 23–25, 2025 in Nuremberg, Hall 12, Booth #12-352

POWTECH is the leading trade fair for mechanical process engineering, analytics, and the handling of powders and bulk materials. This year, Lugaia will once again be on site – with special highlights. In addition to our comprehensive product portfolio, we are excited to present two brand-new innovations that set new benchmarks in single-use containment.

Celebrating Ten Years: Milestones of Lugaia Deutschland GmbH

An interview with Managing Director Thomas Weingartner

In 2015, Lugaia established its German branch in Ingolstadt, near Munich. Since then, under the leadership of Thomas Weingartner, Lugaia Deutschland GmbH has continuously evolved and made significant contributions to Lugaia's international success.

To mark the 10-year anniversary, we reflect with Thomas Weingartner on the beginnings, challenges, and achievements of the past decade and discuss the future prospects of the German branch.

10 Questions for Adrian Kuonen

Our project engineer answered ten personal questions about the company, his work and his ambitions for the future.

Case Study: Ingenus Pharmaceuticals achieves operational excellence with flexible isolator technology

Ingenus Pharmaceuticals GmbH specializes in the production of cytotoxic, liquid, and lyophilic pharmaceutical products. Known for its dedication to quality and safety, the company continuously seeks innovative solutions to enhance its manufacturing processes. In its pursuit of operational excellence, Ingenus recently replaced its fixed isolator system with a flexible isolator solution from Lugaia. This switch has brought tangible improvements in flexibility, efficiency, and safety.