So what’s so special about our region? Being in such close The TechnologyRegion – proximity to centres of research and development – more The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion HAMBURG business and innovation powerhouse

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RT AIRPO AIRPO than 40 universities of applied sciences and research RT Welcome Portal for international newcomers R DUSSELDORF T 1H The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion (TRK) is one of Europe’s E IN institutions, led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology H The portal is a central digital information platform designed R FRANCEPARIS COLOGNE leading business and innovation hubs. It features a wide (KIT) – gives us the edge when it comes to innovation. to help international newcomers settle into their new jobs and KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS BERLI PARISPARIS MAIN S range of multinationals, world leading scientific institutions, TATIONTA BADEN AIRPARK TION TA TION BERLIN TEGEL AIRPORT And if that wasn’t enough, our region also boasts a lives in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. It provides general HEIDELBERG AIR 3H TEGELPARK AIRPO N RT mid-sized companies and start-ups, along with a well- highly-skilled workforce, excellent support for start-ups, information on what to do on arrival, dealing with authorities 1H and working here, along with regional and local information on balanced cross-section of sectors with a high proportion committed business development agencies, efficient FRANKFURT

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS housing, learning German, childcare, schooling, healthcare, FRANKFUFRANKFURT MAIN STATION of next-generation technologies. networks and industry clusters. Our geographical location RT MAIN S TA TA TION leisure and culture. TION STUTTGART 1H is also second to none. The consortium of eleven cities BLACK www.welcome.trk.de/en FOREST Selection of companies and and towns, four administrative districts and a regional Shital Khaladkar, software developer R & D institutions in the region: planning association is connected via excellent links to the from Pune, India » Daimler AG » EnBW AG » INIT AG » Fraunhofer international road, rail and air networks and lies at the “I’d choose Karlsruhe LAKE CONS MUNICH

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS Institute » Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) intersection of Europe’s main north-south and east-west again any day!” MUNICH MAIN SSTATION ZURICH TANCE SWITZER T T A TION ATION MAQUET GmbH Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA goods and passenger transport corridors. 3H » » LAND » PTV AG » Robert Bosch GmbH » SAP AG » All this goes to make the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG » ZKM – Centre for Art one of the most successful business and innovation and Media Technology hubs in Europe. Welcome to the world next door. The Welcome Center TRK is supported by the Ministry of Finance and Economics Baden-Württemberg. Discover the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion! TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GbR Jochen Ehlgötz, Executive Director Weinbrennerhaus am Marktplatz D-76124 Karlsruhe, Germany Phone +49 721 133 -1871 Fax +49 721 133 -1879 [email protected] www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de So what’s so special about our region? Being in such close The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion – proximity to centres of research and development – more The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion HAMBURG business and innovation powerhouse

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RT AIRPO AIRPO than 40 universities of applied sciences and research RT Welcome Portal for international newcomers R DUSSELDORF T 1H The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion (TRK) is one of Europe’s E IN institutions, led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology H The portal is a central digital information platform designed R FRANCEPARIS COLOGNE leading business and innovation hubs. It features a wide (KIT) – gives us the edge when it comes to innovation. to help international newcomers settle into their new jobs and KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS BERLI PARISPARIS MAIN S range of multinationals, world leading scientific institutions, TATIONTA BADEN AIRPARK TION TA TION BERLIN TEGEL AIRPORT And if that wasn’t enough, our region also boasts a lives in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. It provides general HEIDELBERG AIR 3H TEGELPARK AIRPO N RT mid-sized companies and start-ups, along with a well- highly-skilled workforce, excellent support for start-ups, information on what to do on arrival, dealing with authorities 1H and working here, along with regional and local information on balanced cross-section of sectors with a high proportion committed business development agencies, efficient FRANKFURT

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS housing, learning German, childcare, schooling, healthcare, FRANKFUFRANKFURT MAIN STATION of next-generation technologies. networks and industry clusters. Our geographical location RT MAIN S TA TA TION leisure and culture. TION STUTTGART 1H is also second to none. The consortium of eleven cities BLACK www.welcome.trk.de/en FOREST Selection of companies and and towns, four administrative districts and a regional Shital Khaladkar, software developer R & D institutions in the region: planning association is connected via excellent links to the from Pune, India » Daimler AG » EnBW AG » INIT AG » Fraunhofer international road, rail and air networks and lies at the “I’d choose Karlsruhe LAKE CONS MUNICH

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS Institute » Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) intersection of Europe’s main north-south and east-west again any day!” MUNICH MAIN SSTATION ZURICH GERMANY TANCE SWITZER T T A TION ATION MAQUET GmbH Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA goods and passenger transport corridors. 3H » » LAND » PTV AG » Robert Bosch GmbH » SAP AG » All this goes to make the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG » ZKM – Centre for Art one of the most successful business and innovation and Media Technology hubs in Europe. Welcome to the world next door. The Welcome Center TRK is supported by the Ministry of Finance and Economics Baden-Württemberg. Discover the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion! TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GbR Jochen Ehlgötz, Executive Director Weinbrennerhaus am Marktplatz D-76124 Karlsruhe, Germany Phone +49 721 133 -1871 Fax +49 721 133 -1879 [email protected] www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de So what’s so special about our region? Being in such close The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion – proximity to centres of research and development – more The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion HAMBURG business and innovation powerhouse

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RT AIRPO AIRPO than 40 universities of applied sciences and research RT Welcome Portal for international newcomers R DUSSELDORF T 1H The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion (TRK) is one of Europe’s E IN institutions, led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology H The portal is a central digital information platform designed R FRANCEPARIS COLOGNE leading business and innovation hubs. It features a wide (KIT) – gives us the edge when it comes to innovation. to help international newcomers settle into their new jobs and KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS BERLI PARISPARIS MAIN S range of multinationals, world leading scientific institutions, TATIONTA BADEN AIRPARK TION TA TION BERLIN TEGEL AIRPORT And if that wasn’t enough, our region also boasts a lives in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. It provides general HEIDELBERG AIR 3H TEGELPARK AIRPO N RT mid-sized companies and start-ups, along with a well- highly-skilled workforce, excellent support for start-ups, information on what to do on arrival, dealing with authorities 1H and working here, along with regional and local information on balanced cross-section of sectors with a high proportion committed business development agencies, efficient FRANKFURT

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS housing, learning German, childcare, schooling, healthcare, FRANKFUFRANKFURT MAIN STATION of next-generation technologies. networks and industry clusters. Our geographical location RT MAIN S TA TA TION leisure and culture. TION STUTTGART 1H is also second to none. The consortium of eleven cities BLACK www.welcome.trk.de/en FOREST Selection of companies and and towns, four administrative districts and a regional Shital Khaladkar, software developer R & D institutions in the region: planning association is connected via excellent links to the from Pune, India » Daimler AG » EnBW AG » INIT AG » Fraunhofer international road, rail and air networks and lies at the “I’d choose Karlsruhe LAKE CONS MUNICH

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS Institute » Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) intersection of Europe’s main north-south and east-west again any day!” MUNICH MAIN SSTATION ZURICH GERMANY TANCE SWITZER T T A TION ATION MAQUET GmbH Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA goods and passenger transport corridors. 3H » » LAND » PTV AG » Robert Bosch GmbH » SAP AG » All this goes to make the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG » ZKM – Centre for Art one of the most successful business and innovation and Media Technology hubs in Europe. Welcome to the world next door. The Welcome Center TRK is supported by the Ministry of Finance and Economics Baden-Württemberg. Discover the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion! TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GbR Jochen Ehlgötz, Executive Director Weinbrennerhaus am Marktplatz D-76124 Karlsruhe, Germany Phone +49 721 133 -1871 Fax +49 721 133 -1879 [email protected] www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de WAGHÄUSEL

SÜDLICHE WEINSTRASSE KARLSRUHE Hightech meets the Good Life ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT GERMERSHEIM ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE Rhineland-Palatinate DISTRICT

Nestling in a wonderful natural landscape in South West At the heart of Europe: Leading the Germany between the Black Forest, the and , this eld in technology and innovation. The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion is the sunniest region in Germany. It’s a place where business, is one of the strongest economic top-level research and science rub shoulders with culture and regions in Europe. lifestyle in a very special way. Research institutions of world KARLSRUHE renown, innovative companies, high-calibre cultural facilities and excellent traffic links make the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion ResearchRegion: innovation by tradition a great place to invest, live and work. Just like our motto says: “Hightech meets the Good Life”. Local businesses, scientific Research in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion is groundbreaking and institutions, cultural organisations and public authorities work has a high profile across the globe. This innovative strength has a long closely to pool and expand their resources in order to stay one tradition. It was in Karlsruhe that Karl Drais invented the bicycle and GAGGENAU step ahead in the competition between regions. And all with the Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered electromagnetic waves. Carl Benz, KARLSRUHE France TECHNOLOGYREGION aim of strengthening Karlsruhe as business region. the inventor of the motor car, was born in Karlsruhe. Innovation, the BADEN-BADEN spirit of research and entrepreneurship have always been a top priority BÜHL BusinessRegion: the ideal place for businesses in our region. Our universities and research institutions regularly top RASTATT ADMINISTRATIVE seeking a new home and scope for growth the league tables. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of Rhine DISTRICT the world’s largest research institutes with outstanding inter national We offer everything a business is looking for in a location. Our potential. highly-skilled workforce, good infrastructure, top-class educatio- nal institutions and committed business development agencies Baden- CulturalRegion: from historical to contemporary Württemberg – all closely interlinked – form the basis for healthy economic strength. Efficient regional networks and clusters in industries Our cultural highlights draw artists and audiences from near and far. such as energy, nanotechnology, automotive and ICT generate The region is home to the globally unique Centre for Art and Media The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion in numbers Excellent transport links Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion decisive competitive advantages. World-famous companies are Technology (ZKM), the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, the art Karlsruhe based here, as are many trade fair, the Handel Festival, Population: 1.24 million Just one hour to the international Established with the aim of strengthening Area: 3,240 km2 Frankfurt Airport hub the BusinessRegion, eleven cities and innovative mid-sized the European Culture Days, Member companies of Chambers of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport with towns, four administrative districts (Land- the international Tête-à-tête businesses. Commerce and Industry: 83,600 numerous airlines offering scheduled kreis) and a regional planning association Street Theatre Festival, and Number of employees paying compulsory and charter ights make up the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion DAS FEST, one of Germany’s social security contributions in 2014: Motorways: A 5, A 6, A 8, A 65, A 35 (F) Action Group: biggest open-air events – to 494,660, of which: Train stations with ICE, IC, EC and » Baden-Baden » Bretten » Bruchsal » •manufacturing sector: 164,420 TGV services Bühl » Ettlingen » Gaggenau » Karlsruhe mention but a few. • services sector, including commerce: 319,170 The excellent public transport network, » Rastatt » Rheinstetten » Stutensee » Purchasing power per capita in 2015: the “Karlsruhe Model”, has earned Waghäusel » Landkreis Germersheim » €3,000, total: €28.7 billion international acclaim. Landkreis Karlsruhe » Landkreis Rastatt Karlsruhe Rhine Ports with six docks and rail » Landkreis Südliche Weinstrasse » link; Wörth and Germersheim inland ports Regional Planning Association Middle Upper Rhine WAGHÄUSEL

SÜDLICHE WEINSTRASSE KARLSRUHE Hightech meets the Good Life ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT GERMERSHEIM ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE Rhineland-Palatinate DISTRICT

Nestling in a wonderful natural landscape in South West At the heart of Europe: Leading the BRUCHSAL Germany between the Black Forest, the Rhine and Alsace, this eld in technology and innovation. The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion is the sunniest region in Germany. It’s a place where business, STUTENSEE is one of the strongest economic top-level research and science rub shoulders with culture and regions in Europe. lifestyle in a very special way. Research institutions of world KARLSRUHE BRETTEN renown, innovative companies, high-calibre cultural facilities RHEINSTETTEN and excellent traffic links make the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion ResearchRegion: innovation by tradition ETTLINGEN a great place to invest, live and work. Just like our motto says: “Hightech meets the Good Life”. Local businesses, scientific Research in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion is groundbreaking and institutions, cultural organisations and public authorities work has a high profile across the globe. This innovative strength has a long RASTATT closely to pool and expand their resources in order to stay one tradition. It was in Karlsruhe that Karl Drais invented the bicycle and GAGGENAU step ahead in the competition between regions. And all with the Heinrich Rudolf Hertz discovered electromagnetic waves. Carl Benz, KARLSRUHE France TECHNOLOGYREGION aim of strengthening Karlsruhe as business region. the inventor of the motor car, was born in Karlsruhe. Innovation, the BADEN-BADEN spirit of research and entrepreneurship have always been a top priority BÜHL BusinessRegion: the ideal place for businesses in our region. Our universities and research institutions regularly top RASTATT ADMINISTRATIVE seeking a new home and scope for growth the league tables. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of Rhine DISTRICT the world’s largest research institutes with outstanding inter national We offer everything a business is looking for in a location. Our potential. highly-skilled workforce, good infrastructure, top-class educatio- nal institutions and committed business development agencies Baden- CulturalRegion: from historical to contemporary Württemberg – all closely interlinked – form the basis for healthy economic strength. Efficient regional networks and clusters in industries Our cultural highlights draw artists and audiences from near and far. such as energy, nanotechnology, automotive and ICT generate The region is home to the globally unique Centre for Art and Media The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion in numbers Excellent transport links Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion decisive competitive advantages. World-famous companies are Technology (ZKM), the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, the art Karlsruhe based here, as are many trade fair, the Handel Festival, Population: 1.24 million Just one hour to the international Established with the aim of strengthening Area: 3,240 km2 Frankfurt Airport hub the BusinessRegion, eleven cities and innovative mid-sized the European Culture Days, Member companies of Chambers of Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport with towns, four administrative districts (Land- the international Tête-à-tête businesses. Commerce and Industry: 83,600 numerous airlines offering scheduled kreis) and a regional planning association Street Theatre Festival, and Number of employees paying compulsory and charter ights make up the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion DAS FEST, one of Germany’s social security contributions in 2014: Motorways: A 5, A 6, A 8, A 65, A 35 (F) Action Group: biggest open-air events – to 494,660, of which: Train stations with ICE, IC, EC and » Baden-Baden » Bretten » Bruchsal » •manufacturing sector: 164,420 TGV services Bühl » Ettlingen » Gaggenau » Karlsruhe mention but a few. • services sector, including commerce: 319,170 The excellent public transport network, » Rastatt » Rheinstetten » Stutensee » Purchasing power per capita in 2015: the “Karlsruhe Model”, has earned Waghäusel » Landkreis Germersheim » €3,000, total: €28.7 billion international acclaim. Landkreis Karlsruhe » Landkreis Rastatt Karlsruhe Rhine Ports with six docks and rail » Landkreis Südliche Weinstrasse » link; Wörth and Germersheim inland ports Regional Planning Association Middle Upper Rhine So what’s so special about our region? Being in such close The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion – proximity to centres of research and development – more The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion HAMBURG business and innovation powerhouse

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RT AIRPO AIRPO than 40 universities of applied sciences and research RT Welcome Portal for international newcomers R DUSSELDORF T 1H The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion (TRK) is one of Europe’s E IN institutions, led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology H The portal is a central digital information platform designed R FRANCEPARIS COLOGNE leading business and innovation hubs. It features a wide (KIT) – gives us the edge when it comes to innovation. to help international newcomers settle into their new jobs and KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS BERLI PARISPARIS MAIN S range of multinationals, world leading scientific institutions, TATIONTA BADEN AIRPARK TION TA TION BERLIN TEGEL AIRPORT And if that wasn’t enough, our region also boasts a lives in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion. It provides general HEIDELBERG AIR 3H TEGELPARK AIRPO N RT mid-sized companies and start-ups, along with a well- highly-skilled workforce, excellent support for start-ups, information on what to do on arrival, dealing with authorities 1H and working here, along with regional and local information on balanced cross-section of sectors with a high proportion committed business development agencies, efficient FRANKFURT

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS housing, learning German, childcare, schooling, healthcare, FRANKFUFRANKFURT MAIN STATION of next-generation technologies. networks and industry clusters. Our geographical location RT MAIN S TA TA TION leisure and culture. TION STUTTGART 1H is also second to none. The consortium of eleven cities BLACK www.welcome.trk.de/en FOREST Selection of companies and and towns, four administrative districts and a regional Shital Khaladkar, software developer R & D institutions in the region: planning association is connected via excellent links to the from Pune, India » Daimler AG » EnBW AG » INIT AG » Fraunhofer international road, rail and air networks and lies at the “I’d choose Karlsruhe LAKE CONS MUNICH

KARLSRUHE MAIN STATIONS Institute » Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) intersection of Europe’s main north-south and east-west again any day!” MUNICH MAIN SSTATION ZURICH GERMANY TANCE SWITZER T T A TION ATION MAQUET GmbH Michelin Reifenwerke AG & Co. KGaA goods and passenger transport corridors. 3H » » LAND » PTV AG » Robert Bosch GmbH » SAP AG » All this goes to make the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG » ZKM – Centre for Art one of the most successful business and innovation and Media Technology hubs in Europe. Welcome to the world next door. The Welcome Center TRK is supported by the Ministry of Finance and Economics Baden-Württemberg. Discover the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion! TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GbR Jochen Ehlgötz, Executive Director Weinbrennerhaus am Marktplatz D-76124 Karlsruhe, Germany Phone +49 721 133 -1871 Fax +49 721 133 -1879 [email protected] www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de www.technologieregion-karlsruhe.de