These trade fairs for medical technology are held in Baden-Württemberg:

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Baden-Württemberg is one of the leading locations in medical technology: Tuttlingen has the world's largest collection of companies from the surgical instruments area. Leading global companies, such as Aesculap AG & Co. KG or Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG have their headquarters there.

Due to the outstanding research infrastructure, renowned medical and technical faculties, multitude of large clinics and proximity to numerous companies in the related high-tech industries, Baden-Württemberg offers excellent location-specific conditions for medical technology companies.

Trends such as miniaturization of instruments and devices permit patient-friendly, minimally invasive surgery and open additional growth areas for medical technology companies. In addition, the integration of medical technology with other high technology areas, such as photonics, microsystems technology or biotechnology, continues to increase.

In the medical technology area, Baden-Württemberg has one of the highest industry concentrations in Germany, with 570 companies. In parts of the state - such as Heidelberg, Freiburg, Tuttlingen or Ulm - true health care centers have developed in which companies of world-renown offer their combined know-how in the service of medical progress. An export volume of more than 15 billion euros proves the worldwide significance of the health-care products from Baden-Württemberg.

The Baden-Württemberg health care sector has a large supply of qualified workers available. More than 200,000 employees work in this field. The state's educational facilities through their areas of emphasis ensure that companies will have a large pool of qualified employees over the long term.

This study describes the characteristics, structures and strengths of Baden-Württemberg as a site for medical technology.

The medical technology industry in Baden-Württemberg is supported by a capable and multi-faceted research base. Inform yourself about all relevant research facilities.

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg
Deutsches Zentrum für Biomaterialien und Organersatz (BMOZ) Stuttgart-Tübingen, Denkendorf
Europäisches Molekularbiologisches Laboratorium (EMBL), Heidelberg
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit, Tübingen
Friedrich-Miescher-Laboratorium für biologische Arbeitsgruppen in der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Tübingen
Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen
Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Tübingen
Max-Planck-Institut für Immunbiologie, Freiburg
Max-Planck-Institut für medizinische Forschung, Heidelberg
Naturwissenschaftliches und Medizinisches Institut der Universität Tübingen
Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH)

Inform yourself about an ambitious research project in cooperation with several research institutes, clinics and companies:

Various centers promote and support young, innovative companies in the health care industry through synergies with research institutes.

BioTechPark Freiburg, Freiburg
The BioTechPark Freiburg offers its companies favorable starting and work conditions and strengthens Freiburg as a biotechnology location, which has grown strongly in the last few years. On two stories, 3,000 square meters of useable space are available with a reception and communication area as well as technical infrastructure. An expansion to 10,000 square meters is planned.
www.biotechpark.de

Heidelberg Technology Park, Heidelberg
Heidelberg Technology Park is a science park and center for life science with a focus on biotechnology. It cooperates closely with the University of Heidelberg, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the Max-Planck-Institut and the Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie (ZMBH) (Center for Molecular Biology). More than 40 companies with around 900 employees work here in over 50,000 square meters of laboratory and office space.
www.heidelberg.de/technologiepark

Life Science Center Esslingen am Neckar
The official life science competence center of the Stuttgart region goes technologically beyond biotechnology and is directed at the future-oriented markets of health, nutrition, agricultural and environment. The business support activity of the city of Esslingen am Neckar assists the companies of the Life Science Center in all business matters. Currently, 9 companies reside in around 1,000 square meters of laboratory and 1,000 square meters of office space. The second construction stage is already in planning.
www.lsc-esslingen.de

TFU-BiotechnologieZentrum (TFU Biotechnology Center) Ulm
The Center comprises 62 companies active in biotechnology, electronics, device construction, mechanical engineering, microelectronics, pharmaceuticals, software and other sectors. The Technologieförderungsunternehmen Ulm (Ulm Technology Promotion Company) offers companies numerous technical services and thus ensures an optimal work infrastructure.
www.tfu.de

Wissenschafts- und Technologiepark Reutlingen & Tübingen (Scientific and Technology Park Reutlingen & Tübingen)
Germany's largest founder's center for biotechnology works on the rapid conversion of innovative ideas to finished products. To do this, cooperation opportunities for resident companies are created and promoted. At the Tübingen location, the focus is on biotechnology, while at Reutlingen it is on high technology products. The science and technology park is operated by TTR GmbH, a subsidiary of Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg.
www.ttr-gmbh.de

Cooperation projects spanning companies and institutions create new market potential in Baden-Württemberg's health care sector.

Competence Center for Minimally Invasive Medicine & Technology Tübingen - Tuttlingen (MITT)
MITT works together with around 400 medical technology companies and Tübingen's university clinic, ITV Denkendorf, NMI Reutlingen, the Karlsruhe research center and Fachhochschule Furtwangen - University of Applied Sciences on several research projects in the areas of instrument systems, robotics, laser technology, materials management and control, information processing and ergonomics. A multi-faceted network has developed here due to the concentrated technical competence.
An exemple of this is the human-machine-interface project, which is being conducted in cooperation with the section for minimally invasive invasive surgery at the Klinik für Allgemeinchirurgie (General Surgery Clinic) of the University of Tübingen, the Institut für Steuerung der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungsanlagen (Institute for Control of Machine Tools and Production Plants) of the University of Stuttgart and the Aesculap company.
www.mittev.org

Kompetenzzentrum Medizin-Technik Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck (Medical Technology Competence Center, Rhine-Neckar Triangle)
Around 9% of the people employed in research and development in Baden-Württemberg work in leading research institutes, such as the German German Cancer Research Center or the Karlsruhe Research Center. The Medical Technology Competence Center was founded following the example of the Rhine-Neckar Triangle Bioregion to expand existing cooperations. The high concentration of universities and the university of applied sciences in Mannheim provide a very high labor force potential, precisely in the areas of medicine and medical technology. Networking also includes joint projects, such as the "Operating Room 2010" project with the Tübinger MITT, which is supported by the state with 0.511 million euros. The network is supported by Friadent, GAP, Klinikum Mannheim GmbH, Maquet, Siemens and ID GmbH.

Learn which events Baden-Württemberg International offers for medical technology.

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