Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the application of science and technology to living organisms. Depending on the respective area of application, a distinction is made between red (medical science), green (agriculture) or white (industry) biotechnology. In Baden-Wuertemberg, the main focus is on the biotechnological application in the field of red biotechnology.
Biotechnology in Baden-Wuerttemberg
Offering a multitude of application fields, the Biotechnology is a cross-sectional technology which cannot be limited to one single sector. Thus, biotechnology also plays an important role in in physics, chemistry, process technology, material and computer sciences.
Including institutes such as the Fraunhofer Society, the Max Planck Institutes, the German Cancer Research Center, the Innovation Alliance BW or the Research Center Karlsruhe, but also numerous universities and universities of applied sciences, Baden-Wuerttemberg is offering a diverse research landscape. Due to its cross-sectional character, the biotechnology sector thus profits from various networking possibilities.
Compared to the other sectors in Baden-Wuerttemberg, biotechnology represents a rather small market with regard to its number of employees. With a share of 16 % of the German biotech-companies behind Baveria (18 %), Baden-Wuertemberg is however the leading employer in this branch of technology. In addition, the biotechnology sector is an important driver for innovation for industries like the pharmaceutical sector or the medical technology industry.
In light of the expanding health care sector, especially the red biotechnology will become increasingly important. But also the white biotechnology is s seen as having great development potential due to a stronger integration of applied biotechnological processes in the classical industries supporting the companies' efforts towards innovation.
In 2002, BIOPRO was founded in order to promote the local and international commercialization of biotechnology products. It is the central contact point for economic and scientific stakeholders and coordinates the networking activities between major competence sectors of Baden-Wuerttemberg in the field of biotechnology.
Membered cluster initiatives
BioPharma Cluster South Germany e. V.
BioPharma Cluster South Germany e.V. ist zentraler Standort für Entwicklung und Produktion von Biopharmaka. Sie ist Mittler und Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft sowie Plattform für interdisziplinären Dialog. Full screen- Contact:
- Walter Pytlik
- Phone:
- +49 731 173-225
- Fax:
- +49 731 173-2225
- Email:
- pytlik(at)ulm.ihk(dot)de
BioRegio Freiburg / BioValley
BioRegio Freiburg ist seit 1996 Partner der trinationalen Life Sciences Cluster-Initiative "BioValley", die die biotechnologischen Potenziale entlang der Zentren Freiburg, Basel, und Straßburg bündelt. Full screen- Contact:
- Michael Richter
- Phone:
- +49 761 3881-1201
- Fax:
- +49 761 3881-1299
- Email:
- michael.richter(at)fwtm(dot)de
BioRegio STERN Management GmbH
BioRegio STERN Management GmbH ist zentrale Kompetenz-,Beratungs- und Anlaufstelle für Gründer und Unternehmer im Life-Sciences-Bereich in den Regionen Stuttgart und Neckar-Alb, mit den Städten Tübingen und Reutlingen. Full screen- Contact:
- Klaus Eichenberg
- Phone:
- +49 711 870354-0
- Fax:
- +49 711 870354-44
- Email:
- info(at)bioregio-stern(dot)de
BioRN Network e. V.
BioRN Network e. V. ist der Life Science Cluster der Region Rhein-Main-Neckar. BioRN fördert Gesundheitsinnovationen, indem es ein translatorisches Ökosystem schafft und Innovationsakteure verbindet. Full screen- Contact:
- Julia Schaft
- Phone:
- +49 6221 4305-111
- Email:
- js(at)biorn(dot)org