For Dr. Werner Lanthaler, his new company, Wlanholding, represents a logical career trajectory aligning perfectly with his visionary goals. While global challenges like climate change, sustainability and pandemic-scale health issues affect us all, Lanthaler’s new enterprise signals his dedication to address these issues. Through Wlanholding, he aims to nurture businesses focused on innovative solutions and sustainable growth towrds a more resilient future. Finding smart businesses committed to excellence and keen to expand their horizons has always been Lanthaler’s passion and is now the primary focus of Wlanholding’s investment and advisory services.
In Lanthaler’s experience, transformative startups with real potential are often industry disruptors employing fresh, innovative ideas generally harnessing cutting-edge technologies designed to challenge established practices and/or restructure traditional industrial ecosystems. This could mean, for example, developing new, agile business models; driving up industry standards; resetting customer expectations; and similar initiatives with the potential to promote new growth and market opportunities. However, while the presence of AI-based technologies, machine learning and data analytics are desirable features in their own right, passionate business founders supported by smart management teams with a flexible mindset are the absolute essential. With a clear focus on excellence, Lanthaler seeks only true entrepreneurs with a visionary mindset and a dedication for innovation.His expertise is reserved for businesses that demonstrate genuine potential for scalability and long term sustainability. But what do such pioneering enterprises actually look like? And how does Werner Lanthaler typically shape their journey?
One contemporary example is Netherlands-based HAL Allergy, whose association with Dr. Werner Lanthaler began in December 2024 when he became the new Chairman of HAL Allergy’s Supervisory Board. With over two decades of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors, Lathaler is well-equipped to assess companies operating in the life sciences. In the modern world, allergic conditions appear to be very much on the rise, with the WHO (World Health Organisation) predicting that 2025 will see half the EU’s population afflicted by chronic allergic diseases. This, of course, means that any company like HAL Allergy, focused on the development, production and distribution of a comprehensive portfolio of allergen immunotherapies, is favourably positioned to help address what the WHO term a “modern epidemic”.
While the company team naturally values Lanthaler’s collaborative input, his appointment has also been enthusiastically welcomed by significant stakeholders. As Dr. Ernest-W. Droege, CEO of the Droege Group and a shareholder of HAL Allergy, explains: "We are delighted to welcome Dr. Werner Lanthaler to our supervisory board. His strategic vision, extensive expertise in the biotechnology sector and comprehensive international network will make a significant contribution to further strengthening HAL Allergy's presence in existing markets while ensuring the company is optimally positioned for international success."
Reflecting on this new role, and in particular how it complements his broader mission of integrating technological excellence with environmental responsibility, Lanthaler observes: "I am delighted to be part of a strong team and to have the opportunity to work together to sustainably improve the lives of people affected by allergic diseases. The impact on patients with allergies is enormous. It’s great to see how HAL Allergy is improving patients’ quality of life with its products.”
Boosted by Lanthaler’s visionary leadership, this refreshing synergy of focus and corporate commitment should see HAL Allergy, already recognised for its leading role in producing modified allergen extracts used as therapies and as diagnostic tools, continue to expand and progress as a major player in allergen immunotherapy.
Alongside ground-breaking healthcare initiatives, our planet also urgently needs to work towards shaping a sustainable future which does not compromise the lives of the generations to come. Acutely aware of this parallel concern, Lanthaler’s Wlanholding is building a diverse portfolio of investments and partnerships in selected companies pursuing innovative high-tech sustainability projects. Two of these enterprises predicted to have a significant impact on future sustainability are Cyment and Planet Pure.
Focused on reducing carbon emissions, Cyment is a central European company setting new standards for sustainable building materials and thus making a significant ongoing contribution towards the push for climate neutrality by the mid 21st century. The company’s R&D activities have had the twin aims of addressing the soaring cost of cement while also seeking to create a resource-saving, climate-friendly building product in the most energy-efficient way. The outcome of this effort has been ‘cyment’ – a concrete mixture additive used in sustainable construction projects to guarantee a concrete mixture with an optimal eco-balance. Using state-of-the-art machine technology, this cyment product saves on valuable raw materials while creating a product guaranteed to release far fewer harmful carbon emissions over its lifecycle. Furthermore, cyment can be readily used in a targeted way to adapt and create concrete and cement mixtures optimised for different building applications e.g. civil engineering, highways, domestic developments etc.
With their range of products for laundry care, washing up and cleaning, Planet Pure approach sustainability from a rather more domestic-oriented perspective. Thus enabling those who care about the future of our planet to make informed lifestyle choices which can contribute to our shared vision of a world free from the threat of future environmental catastrophes. Striving to achieve “truly organic” status in their sector, Planet Pure’s targets are uncompromising: 100% natural ingredients, 100% biodegradability and 100% recycled plastic. The company is refreshingly truthful about the industry status quo (today’s detergents and cleaning products are “less harmful” but that’s “just not enough for us”) yet vow to “work every day to become even better!” Planet Pure embraces diversity and inclusion, practices refilling & recycling of every kind, and has no wish to harm humans, animals and nature.
Via Wlanholding, Werner Lanthaler seeks to nurture and truly inspire a diverse group of like-minded businesses engaged in diverse projects with the potential to shape the future of life sciences and sustainability. His multi-faceted support and visionary leadership empower these pioneers to grow their companies while simultaneously balancing profit with environmental responsibility. This approach not only enhances their brand reputation but also contributes to the shared goal of building a world capable of meeting the needs of future generations.
