Investing in Baden-Württemberg
Some reasons why Baden-Württemberg is predestined for technological co-operation:
The world market is open to those who work for and with these large companies: Daimler, Robert Bosch, Porsche, Trumpf, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen... are all technology leaders in their respective fields and offer high competence.
The backbone of industry in our region: local small and medium sized companies (SME) are export oriented and are often world market leaders in their particular market niche.
Traditional sectors have made Baden-Württemberg into one of the leading industrial regions in Europe: vehicle construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, textile and clothing industries, chemical industry are among the most important branches.
Booming new sectors include multimedia and software, biotechnology, energy and environmental technologies. Well-known names such as SAP and Brokat have rapidly gained international standing.
Superb facilities for research and training: with 9 universities, 23 universities of applied sciences, 2 large research institutes, 11 Max-Planck-Institutes and 14 Fraunhofer Institutes - this region offers a variety of high-tech sectors.
More patents per head of population than any other region worls-wide : Baden-Württemberg is a region which has been and still remains famous throughout Europe for its inventors and scientists including Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler, Count Zeppelin and Albert Einstein.