2019 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE MECKLENBURG-WESTERN POMERANIA ANNUAL REPORT 2 INVEST IN MV – ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INVEST IN MV –CONTENT 3 SUCCESSFUL 22 RELOCATIONS Ypsomed AG In 2019, numerous large companies relocated to Mecklenburg-Western INVEST IN MV Pomerania. One of the most successful companies is the Swiss industry giant ANNUAL REPORT Ypsomed AG, which started produc- tion in its new plant in the Schwerin 2019 industrial park this year. NEW MARKETS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES - THANKS TO ITS MANY YEARS OF EXPE- INVEST IN MV TRADE FAIRS RIENCE, INVEST IN MV HAS BECOME A COMPE- INTERNAL 18 & EVENTS TENT POINT OF CONTACT FOR INVESTORS. Marketing strategy 51 of the regions Embassy reception Copenhagen + investor event Owing to its strategic approach, but also to its competence and Companies from all over the world are excellent networking, Invest in MV has become the number one increasingly discovering Mecklenburg- Hej, Denmark! was the name of point of contact for national and international investors. With Vorpommern as a business location. the game for Invest in MV in 2019. a lot of commitment, Invest in MV continuously manages to en- Invest in MV presents the individual At a reception held at the German thuse companies about the MV location. Together, the employ- locations of the highest quality and is the embassy in Copenhagen with the ees find suitable business locations and establish lasting con- first point of contact for companies Minister for Economic Affairs, tacts. Invest in MV senses that the state is becoming more interested in relocating. One of the Labour, and Health, Harry Glawe, attractive to investors. locations that were marketed intensively the relationship to the Scandinavian in 2019 is the Schwerin industrial park. country could be consolidated and Its success story speaks for itself. new contacts made. 58 NETWORKING 64 PROSPECT Business meets Hanse Sail Focus on veterinary medicine and animal nutrition Invest in MV has an extensive network that it constantly expands on at top-tier Organic farming is more popular events. The summer reception in the than ever before. In 2020, a focus Greifswald State Museum or the annual of Invest in MV will thus be to business meeting “Business meets target growing companies Hanse Sail” are important events to focusing on veterinary medicine solidify contacts. and animal health. 4 INVEST IN MV – ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INVEST IN MV –FOREWORD 5 FOREWORD THERE IS MORE GROWTH, A HIGHER LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT, AND BETTER INCOME THROUGH INCREASED INDUSTRIAL ADDED VALUE IN THE STATE, MORE INNOVATIVE ABILITY, AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED JOBS. Dear ladies and gentlemen, As the annual report of the state economic devel- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is in high de- opment corporation Invest in MV is published, mand as an attractive home, a relocation-friendly Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - like many oth- business setting, and as a popular travel destina- er federal states - is facing major challenges due tion. The central location between the metropo- to the Corona crisis. We are doing our best in try- lises of Hamburg, Berlin, Copenhagen, and ing to get through this special time together with Szczecin, with its modern infrastructure and de- the companies and employees. veloped industrial and commercial areas, offers With all the challenges surrounding Corona - I am ideal location conditions. experiencing a great amount of cooperation be- The Baltic Sea ports of Rostock, Sassnitz/ tween politicians, administrations, associations, Mukran, Stralsund, Vierow, and Wismar are companies, and citizens. Solutions are being hubs in the European, national, and regional worked on and implemented together. I would transport network with attractive commercial like to thank all those involved. areas directly on the quay edge. With the In the Corona pandemic, the country has ex- marketing of large commercial locations in tended the largest rescue parachute that has Schwerin, Laage, Pommerndreieck bei ever existed in its history. With the “MV Protection Grimmen, Pasewalk, and Sassnitz-Mukran, we Fund”, we, as the state, are providing a total of € demonstrate that Mecklenburg-Western 1.1 billion for grants, loans, and guarantees. The Pomerania is the right location for large indus- measures aim to stabilise the economy in trial companies in particular. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, to secure jobs, The business ambassadors of Mecklenburg- and to mitigate the economic effects of the Western Pomerania make a valuable contribu- Corona pandemic as much as possible. tion. Through their personal service as com- The “MV Protection Fund” is closely coordinated, mitted and staunch advocates, they contribute enhanced, and supplemented by the services of to strengthening the local economy. the federal government. Above all, it was impor- I would like to thank the Invest in MV employees tant to us to set our own focus on the specific and the regional business development agencies needs of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The for the work they have done. We offer companies economic impact of the Corona crisis will keep us interested in relocating a wide range of support busy for a while. Even if we are worried about the options. This includes, for example, investment Corona crisis, we must not forget what has been promotion. Companies are also supported com- achieved in the past 30 years after the political prehensively in their research and development change. Our state has developed superbly. activities, in the recruitment of skilled employees, The manufacturing and construction industries in networking with regional cooperation partners, Harry Glawe have become important constants of the domes- and in many other areas. Harry Glawe tic economy. Health care, tourism, trade, and the Minister for Economic Affairs, service sector are also important pillars. The ship- I cordially invite you to get acquainted with Labour, and Health yards in the state have done extraordinary work in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Mecklenburg-Western many locations over the past year. Pomerania; Where investments are made, jobs can be secured Harry Glawe Minister since 2011. and new jobs can be created. This is even more Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, and Health important in the current situation. Companies set Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania the pace for economic development in the state. 6 INVEST IN MV – ANNUAL REPORT 2019 INVEST IN MV – GREETINGS 7 LEDs. The product range includes pipes, mould- ed parts, ball valves, hoses, and highly complex, Institute (FLI). However, less known is the construc- Christian Behrens customer-specific solutions. The core competen- Dr. Thekla Kurz tion of a production facility in 1948 for vaccines of Chairman of the Board cies are, among others, in the field of surface fin- Managing Director the newly identified pathogens from the FLI on the Dockweiler AG ishing, forming, special welding techniques, and Ceva Tiergesundheit Riems GmbH nearby mainland in Riemserort. Since then, vaccines clean-room production for ultra-high purity. for animal health have been produced there, as has been the case at the Ceva Santé Animale since 2019. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is not We serve our international customers through Virology is one of the most diverse only a beautiful holiday destination, but a flourished sales network in over 50 countries fields of research and affects humans Ceva Santé Animale was founded in 1999 and has also a state with innovative companies. worldwide. Dockweiler AG started moving and animals to the same extent. grown significantly since then. parts of the company from the greater Over 6,000 employees in 45 countries research and Hamburg area to Neustadt-Glewe back in 1996. produce pharmaceuticals and vaccines for small COVID-19 has us all more or less under its thumb, The entire company has been based here since We, Ceva Tiergesundheit Riems GmbH, are active animals and livestock under the “One Health” and we can be glad that the measures taken are ef- 2000. Dockweiler discovered extremely good in the field of virology in the areas of R&D and concept, which closely links the health of humans fective in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. environmental conditions here. vaccine production for livestock and wild animals. and animals. The main product at the Riemserort Digitisation is suddenly taking on a completely dif- In this period, sales increased from € 20 million Since July 2019, the former vaccine conglomerate location is a rabies vaccine, which has successfully ferent role - a much more important one. It is now to over € 50 million. The number of employees in Riems has been part of Ceva Santé Animale, contributed to the eradication of terrestrial rabies the basic requirement for things like mobile work. increased from 70 to 240 today. In the a global animal health company headquartered in Central Europe. Wild animals are immunised by Dockweiler has been working with digitisation for Dockweiler Group, with its nine subsidiaries in France. means of a specialised baiting process and are there- many years. Be it through innovative services, such worldwide, we increased sales to € 100 million Veterinary virology and the development of by also protected themselves and can no longer pass as the online certificate system WebCert, or through in the same period with 480 employees. vaccines have a long tradition in Mecklenburg- the virus on to humans. internal cloud solutions that enable you to work an- Qualified employees and the cooperation with Western Pomerania. Friedrich Loeffler, co-founder The Riems location is very attractive for this pur- ywhere. But also through the industries in which our the local universities were important bases for of virology, was active more than 100 years ago, pose. The proximity to the FLI and the University products are used. this success. The transport connection and and researched the highly contagious foot-and- of Greifswald offers an ideal environment for We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of the competitive location conditions complete mouth disease. To the great displeasure of the R&D activities and creates a pool of highly qualified, high-purity stainless steel pipe systems for the the package.