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Life Sciences in Niedersachsen Core Competencies and Expertise Incubators Niedersachsen has four start-up centres focusing on biotechnology: Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology Medical Technology in Hannover, Göttingen, and Wilhelmshaven. of the Brain (CNMPB) – Göttingen • Outstanding centre for implant research • New optics technologies for neuroscience and neurological • Niedersachsen Centre for Biomedical Technology and Implant Trade Fairs ­research on the Göttingen Campus ­Research (NIFE): joint translational research centre of Hannover • LABVOLUTION (smartlab, lab 4.0) • High-resolution microscopy techniques to analyse minute Medical School, Leibniz University, School of Veterinary Medicine ­structures and processes in living nerve cells Hannover and Laser Centre Hannover; Focus: development of cardio- Networks • Aim: new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for diseases vascular, audio-neurological, musculoskeletal­ and dental implants Life Science · www.bioregion.de such as Parkinson’s and schizophrenia • Orthopaedic technology: the global market leader Otto Bock TRAIN · www.translationsallianz.de • Göttingen: home of the 2014 Nobel laureate, Stefan Hell, is located in Duderstadt. E-health · www.ehealth-niedersachsen.de who invented STED microscopy, revolutionising light ­microscopy Photonic Net · www.photonicnet.de and making possible new insights of living cells Healthcare PPA · www.ppa-netzwerk.de • One in seven of the working population is employed in the Hearing4all – Hannover / : health sector. Our Service • Major centre of excellence in hearing technology with research • About 200 hospitals with around 42,000 hospital beds • Independent advice on the market, framework conditions and funding at the Oldenburg and Hannover hearing centres, Hannover • Home of two of ’s leading medical training and healthcare possibilities Healthy Prospects Medical School (MHH), renowned international businesses such institutions: • Location scouting: industry-specific location search, first contact service as Cochlear, Med-el, Advanced Bionics, Sennheiser and Kind Hannover Medical School is world famous for transplantation • Support and advice on investment realisation Land of Life Sciences Hörgeräte (hearing aids) medicine and related immunological fields • Introductions to networks • Around 80% of the hearing aids sold around the world contain Göttingen University School of Medicine has a strong focus on results of research in Niedersachsen neuroscience and cardiovascular diseases. • The largest number of cochlear implants worldwide is carried out at the Hannover Medical School Bioeconomy • Exceptional research capacity in diverse key areas of bio-economics Rebirth – Hannover: e.g., energy and in food and nutritional science, and also a bio-econ- Contact: • Seven institutions active in Regenerative Biology and Reconstruc- omy-oriented industry Dr. Anne Hopert tive Therapies • NieKE – the Niedersachsen competence centre for the food industry Foreign Trade, Investment Promotion, ­Marketing • Four research areas: Clinical Translation & Regenerative Products, – combines available competences and expertise in agriculture and [email protected] Regenerative Technologies, Regeneration in Disease Models and the food sector. + 49 (0) 511 120 558 5 Basic Sciences in Regeneration focussing on blood, liver, heart and lung Published by: Niedersachsen Profile Niedersachsen Ministry of Economic Affairs, Employment, Transport and Digitalisation Friedrichswall 1 Companies D-30159 Hannover Invest in Niedersachsen is home of about 140 Life Science companies and about www.invest-in-niedersachsen.com 50 medical technology companies. Updated: 01.2018 Education and Research 21 colleges and universities and more than 30 non-university research © Images: Land Niedersachsen – Frank Schinski, INI Hannover institutions are based here. GmbH, fotolia.com (2), HNO/MHH, Kaiser/MHH, Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH Biotech companies – Fraunhofer Institute of Toxicology Welcome to Niedersachsen! and Experimental Medicine (ITEM), Biomedical technology Hannover ­companies – Clinical Research Center Hannover Start-up centers focusing – International Neuroscience Institute HAMBURG on biotechnology Hannover With its focus on ‘red bio­technology’ NORDDEICH – VIANNA (Combined Institute Institutes for Audio-Neurotechnology and and developing related products for Braunschweig Nanomaterials), Hannover ­therapeutics, diagnostics and vac- WILHELMSHAVEN – Helmholtz Centre for Infection NORDENHAM – CrossBit (Combined Institute Research, Braunschweig cines, Niedersachsen is among the BUXTEHUDE for Biocompatibility and Implant – DSMZ, German Collection of top Life Sciences­ regions in Germa- Immunology), Hannover Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, – NIFE, Centre for ny. Digitalisation is an integral part of Braunschweig BRAKE Biomedical Engineering, Implant ­modern life sciences, especially in the – Julius Kühn-Institut – Federal Research and Development, fields of lab automation and big data. ELSFLETH Research Centre for Cultivated LÜNEBURG Hannover Plants, Braunschweig The intelligent laboratory of the fu- – German Center for Respiratory BREMEN – Johann Heinrich von Thünen- Research (DZL), Hannover ture is already being developed and Institut, Federal Research Institute PAPENBURG – Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) tested, at Smart­LAB. The electronic OLDENBURG for Rural Areas, Forestry and – Translationsallianz Niedersachsen Fisheries, Braunschweig implant pass makes an important contribution to patient safety. (TRAIN) – DZIF, German Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Oldenburg Our core competencies are in infection biology, ­neurobiology and re- – National Metrology Institute (PTB), – HörTech gGmbH, Hearing generative medicine. Niedersachsen has a high profile­ in this sector Braunschweig technology, Oldenburg thanks to more than 200 life science companies­ based here as well as – Braunschweig Integrated Centre – Fraunhofer Institute for Digital of Systems Biology (BRICS) Media Technology the leading biotechnology fair, LAB­VOLUTION. Many Niedersachsen – Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Quakenbrück companies are also active in the fields ofdiagnostics, ­ environmental Engineering and Thin Films – German Institute for bio­technology, bioprocess engineering, veterinary ­medicine and ma- – Center of Pharmaceutical Food Technology (DIL) e.V. Engineering (PVZ) rine biotechnology. of the TU Braunschweig Universities NEUSTADT AM NORDHORN – University of Veterinary Medicine LINGEN RÜBENBERGE Göttingen The ‘BioRegioN – Life Sciences Niedersachsen’ cluster initiative provides Hannover, Foundation LANGENHAGEN – Max Planck Institute for Biophysical a networking hub to connect partners in business and science. The GARBSEN – Hannover Medical School HANNOVER Chemistry, Göttingen – Leibniz University, Hannover initiative’s main goal is to bring the tremendous potential for excellent – Max Planck Institute of Experimental – University of Applied Sciences research results in Niedersachsen to the market quickly and effectively. Medicine, Göttingen and Art, Hannover OSNABRÜCK – Max Planck Institute for Dynamics – Technical University MELLE and Self-Organization, Göttingen Explore the various opportunities in Niedersachsen’s Life Sciences BRAUNSCHWEIG Carolo-Wilhelmina, Braunschweig – German Primate Center, Göttingen WOLFENBÜTTEL – Ostfalia University of Applied sector for yourself! The location team at the State Ministry for – European Neuroscience Institute, Sciences, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel Göttingen Economic Affairs, Employment, Transport and Digitalisation will be HAMELN – Georgia Augusta University, – Bernstein Center for Computational pleased to advise and support you on all aspects of planning and Göttingen Neuroscience, Göttingen – University of Applied Sciences practical implementation. Infrastructure – German Center for Cardiovascular and Art, Hildesheim, Airport Research (DZHK), Göttingen & Göttingen – German Center for Yours, ICE railway station – Carl von Ossietzky University, Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Railway HOLZMINDEN Oldenburg Göttingen CLAUSTHAL- – Jade University of Applied Sciences, Motorway ZELLERFELD – Center for Multimodal Imaging Wilhelmshaven Planned motorway/ (Theodor Förster Institute), – University of Osnabrück Göttingen European highway – Osnabrück University – Center for Nanoscale Microscopy of Applied Sciences GÖTTINGEN and Molecular Physiology of the – Leuphana University, Lüneburg Dr. Bernd Althusmann Brain (CNMPB) – Clausthal University of Technology – Laser-Laboratorium Göttingen e.V. – University of Applied Sciences, Niedersachsen Minister of Economic Affairs, Hannover Emden & Leer Employment, Transport and Digitalisation – TWINCORE, Hannover – University of Vechta KASSEL