In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, EOSS companies in the Lifescience division are playing an increasingly important role internationally. Accordingly, the media attention is also high. With Sanochemia, Innophore, Medovis and Genspeed, research and work is being carried out in a wide range of areas relating to corona. Here, the companies are supplying important protective mask and equipment from China, conducting intensive research into further potential active ingredients with their own enzyme search engine, or developing novel combined COVID-19 tests for the point of care, among other things. The Burgenland-based pharmaceutical group Sanochemia is also expected to play a key role in the security of supply of medicines in the future, and its general-purpose production plant is expected to play an active role in the fight against the pandemic. Trend reports on Sanochemia and Innophore. // 04.2020 Trend