Donau-Iller
The section of the cross-Länder planning region Donau-Iller which lies in Baden-Wuerttemberg includes the Alb-Donau district, the Biberach district and the city of Ulm. The center of the region is formed by the city of Ulm in Baden-Wuerttemberg and the Bavarian city of Neu-Ulm. The region’s economy relies very much on small and medium-sized enterprises including many family businesses. But also numerous world market leaders are located here. The industrial strength of the region is complemented by an excellent industry mix.
Industry mix and world market leaders as key factors
The cross-Länder planning region Donau-Iller covers an area of approx. 5,460 square kilometres. The regional section lying in Baden-Wuerttemberg includes the Alb-Donau district, the Biberach district and the city of Ulm. The center of the region is formed by the city of Ulm in Baden-Wuerttemberg and the Bavarian city of Neu-Ulm. The regional clusters and cluster initiatives, respectively mostly operate across the federal state borders. Compared to Baden-Wuerttemberg as a whole, the region's economy is characterized by a particularly strong influence of the manufacturing sector. Consequently, business activities in the services sector account for a smaller share compared to the federal state's average.
The region's economy relies very much on small and medium-sized enterprises including many family businesses. But also numerous world market leaders are located here. The industrial strength (inter alia mechanical engineering, pharmaceutics) of the region is complemented by an excellent industry mix.
The most important industries include (by the number of jobs liable for social insurance contributions excluding commerce, the construction and the public sector):
- the metal and mechanical engineering industry as well as the manufacture of fabricated metal
- the commercial vehicle construction including suppliers
- the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
- logistics
Compared to the other districts, the innovative strength of the Donau-Iller region occupies a ranking in the upper quarter. The hereto contributing factors include the above-average innovative level - ranking third among the listed regions - as well as the outstanding development of the region's innovation activities. Highly-innovative companies and an extensive research landscape with universities and non-university research institutions have played a decisive role with respect to this positive development.
| Innovation Index of the region* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall index | 43,5 % | federal state 38,8 % |
| 40,5 % | federal state 36,5 % |
| 52,5 % | federal state 45,8 % |
| Share of the employment in the different sectors** | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufactoring | 42,6 % | federal state 36,2 % |
| Services | 56,8 % | federal state 63,3 % |
| 13,2 % | federal state 13,3 % |
| 9,5 % | federal state 12,5 % |
| 5,3 % | federal state 4,1 % |
*Statistical State Office of Baden-Wuerttemberg 2015
**Statistic of Employment of the Federal Employment Agency 2015
Contact person
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Industrie- und Handelskammer Ulm
Jonas Pürckhauer
Olgastraße 97-101
89073 Ulm
- Phone:
- +49 731 173-169
- Fax:
- +49 731 173-173
- Email:
- puerckhauer(at)ulm.ihk(dot)de
- WWW:
- http://www.ulm.ihk24.de/
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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
Cluster Nutzfahrzeuge Schwaben e. V.
Der Cluster Nutzfahrzeuge Schwaben e. V. ist eine Plattform der Nutz- und Spezialfahrzeugindustrie sowie der Zulieferer, Dienstleister und der Wissenschaft. Full screen- Contact:
- Joachim Vogt
- Phone:
- +49 731 173-245
- Fax:
- +49 731 173-5245
- Email:
- cns.management(at)ulm.ihk(dot)de
Logistik-Cluster Schwaben (LCS) e. V.
Das Logistik-Cluster Schwaben mit 90 Mitgliedern, gegründet im Mai 2011, setzt Impulse für den Wirtschaftsbereich Logistik. Full screen- Contact:
- Ingrid Eibner
- Phone:
- +49 821 3162-363
- Fax:
- +49 821 3162-178
- Email:
- eibner(at)logistik-schwaben(dot)de