Geconcentreerde voedselproducten moeten gesteriliseerd worden voordat ze bewaard, verpakt of gedroogd kunnen worden.
Together with Mona Neubaur, Minister of Economic Affairs of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, GEA CEO Stefan Klebert has opened a new technology center for pharmaceutical freeze-drying systems in Elsdorf, Germany. GEA employs approximately 260 people at the facility, which combines research and development with production and service under one roof.