PROGEN Biotechnik GmbH was founded in 1983 as one of the first biotech companies in Germany. The company has been operating for years in the in vitro diagnostic fields like microbiology, infectious disease serology, immunology, as well as in biomedical and cell biology research with antibodies, reagents and tools for use in fields such as gene therapy research, antibody phage display technology, recombinant antibody engineering, and lipase activity. In recent years, the company has also acquired experience in the marketing to doctor's offices and pharmacies.

The company has a well-established reputation in the manufacture of antibodies, purified native and recombinant polypeptides and of in vitro diagnostic tests for niche markets. PROGEN is the authorized, exclusive distributor of Multimetrix GmbH, its daughter company, developing assays based on the Luminex bead technology, and also sells in-vitro diagnostics, research assays and reagents from some foreign companies in the German market.