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INVENTING·LiVING·THINKINGA Place·Li in MotionVing·RESEARCHING·DeVeLoPING·LiVING·Learning LiVING·TRANSPORTING·LiVing·Working·Learning·reSearching·PRODUCING ·DeVeLoPING·Learning·THINKING·INVENTING·TransporTing·LiVing· a·PRODUCING·RESEARCHING·Working·LiVing·DeVeLoPING·Learning ·Learning·RESEARCHING·TransporTing·INVENTING·PRODUCING·THINKING·DeVeLoPING· ing·RESEARCHING·DeVeLoPING·LiVING·Learning·RESEARCHING·Working· Mobile DynaMic Flexible active vivacious Passionate 28 Infrastructure & Economy & Education, Training Research & Culture, Nature Location 6 Industry Sectors 9 & Qualification 14 Cooperation 18 & Recreation 23 Infrastructure – »Autoland Saxony« 10 Universities with Vibrant Research 19 Where Classic Meets Facts and Figures 8 Tradition 16 Cult 24 The Cradle of Science – Facts and Exceptional Studies 16 Custom-made Logistics 8 German Mechanical Figures 19 Vibrant Cities 25 Engineering 11 Practice-oriented (Cultural) Landscapes Vocational Training 16 Excellent University Economy – Facts and Research 20 26 Figures 12 Research as an Incen- From Water to »Silicon Saxony« 12 tive for Investments 20 Winter Sports 27 Environmental Focusing on the Technology and Future 22 Life Sciences 13 Source: Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS – Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH) Company/Institution URL Company/Institution URL Infrastructure & Location Research & Cooperation DHL Leipzig Hub www.dp-dhl.de/leipzig AZZURRo Semiconductors AG www.azzurro-semiconductors.com Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG www.dvb.de Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfAED) www.cfaed.tu-dresden.de Flughafen Dresden GmbH www.dresden-airport.de Chemnitz University of Technology www.tu-chemnitz.de Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH www.leipzig-halle-airport.com Cluster »MERGE – Technologies for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures« www.tu-chemnitz.de/MERGE Comarch AG www.comarch.de ECEMP – European Center for Emerging Materials and Processes Dresden www.ecemp.tu-dresden.de Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic nano Systems (EnAS) www.enas.fraunhofer.de Economy & Industry Sectors Fraunhofer Institute for nondestructive Testing (IZFP), Dresden branch www.izfp-d.fraunhofer.de ACTech GmbH www.actech.de Fraunhofer Research Institution for organics, Materials and Electronic www.comedd.fraunhofer.de Autoland Saxony www.autoland.saxony.com Devices (CoMEDD) Automobilmanufaktur Dresden GmbH (Volkswagen's »Transparent Factory«) www.glaesernemanufaktur.de Fraunhofer Technology Center for Semiconductor Materials (THM) www.thm.fraunhofer.de BMW AG, Plant Leipzig www.bmw-werk-leipzig.de Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH (FCM) www.freiberger.com Bombardier Transportation www.transportation.bombardier.com Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University (pmTUC) www.pmTUC.de Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK), Dresden Eickhoff Group www.eickhoff-bochum.de www.tu-dresden.de/mw/ilk University GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals Dresden www.glaxosmithkline.de Leading-Edge Cluster »Cool Silicon« www.cool-silicon.de GLoBALFoUnDRIES, Fab 1 Dresden www.globalfoundries.com Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) www.mpi-cbg.de Heckert GmbH (Starrag) www.starragheckert.com MgF Magnesium Flachprodukte GmbH www.thyssenkrupp-mgf.com Heliatek GmbH www.heliatek.de nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory gGmbH (naMLab) www.namlab.com Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH www.infineon.de Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI) www.zmdi.com »Invest in Saxony« – Saxony‘s Link for Investors www.invest-in-saxony.com Leipzig Trade Fair www.leipziger-messe.de nILES-SIMMONS-HEGEnSCHEIDT Group www.niles-simmons.de Culture, Nature & Recreation novaled AG www.novaled.com City of Annaberg-Buchholz www.annaberg-buchholz.de Porsche Factory Leipzig www.porsche-leipzig.com City of Chemnitz www.chemnitz.de Saxony Economic Development Corporation www.wfs.saxony.de City of Dresden www.dresden.de Saxon Museum of Industry Chemnitz www.saechsisches-industriemuseum.de City of Freiberg www.freiberg.de Silicon Saxony e. V www.silicon-saxony.com City of Görlitz www.goerlitz.de sunfire GmbH www.sunfire.de City of Leipzig www.leipzig.de UnION Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH www.union-machines.com City of Meissen www.stadt-meissen.de City of Riesa www.riesa.de Dresden Music Festival www.musikfestspiele.com Education, Training & Qualification Dresden State Art Collections www.skd.museum Deutsche Telekom University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications www.hft-leipzig.de Dresden's Frauenkirche Church www.frauenkirche-dresden.de in Leipzig (HfTL) Erzgebirge Region Tourism Association www.saechsische-schweiz.de Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and www.digs-bb.de euro-scene Leipzig - Festival of Contemporary European Theater www.euro-scene.de Bioengineering (DIGS-BB) Gewandhaus Leipzig www.gewandhaus.de Dresden International School (DIS) www.dresden-is.de International Dixieland Festival Dresden www.dixieland.de Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden) www.htw-dresden.de Leipzig Zoo www.zoo-leipzig.de Dresden University of Technology www.tu-dresden.de Lusatian Lakeland www.lausitzerseenland.de Freiberg University of Mining and Technology www.tu-freiberg.de MEISSEn Porcelain Manufactory www.meissen.com Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL Leipzig) www.hhl.de Saxon Elbe Region Tourism Association www.elbland.de Leipzig International School (LIS) www.intschool-leipzig.com Saxon Switzerland Tourism Association www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de Leipzig University www.uni-leipzig.de Saxony's Palaces, Castles and Gardens www.schloesserland-sachsen.de Zwickau University of Applied Sciences (WHZ Zwickau) www.fh-zwickau.de Saxony's Tourism Association www.visitsaxony.com SILVER RoAD in Saxony and Bohemia www.silberstrasse.de Upper Lusatia www.oberlausitz.com SAxony! Welcome! Saxony has many pictures which tell many tales and create lots of history: The commercial center Leipzig is a vibrant and bustling trade fair and 5 The digital heart of the microelectronics / ICT industry beats in Dresden. media city; its airport is Europe’s most modern air cargo hub providing »Silicon Saxony e. V.,« a network of more than 300 commercial enterprises 24 / 7 services. and research institutions, is Europe’s leading and the fifth largest micro - electronics cluster in the world. Geared towards the future, researchers and To make a long story short: Saxony is a top location for such globally young entrepreneurs between Leipzig and Dresden are working hand in active enterprises as, for example, Volkswagen, BMW, and Porsche, hand in the sectors life sciences and environmental technology. GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Infineon, DHL and Bombardier Transportation, NILES-SIMMONS-HEGENSCHEIDT, and many more. The traditional heart of Saxony’s economy is found in the Chemnitz- Zwickau region. Whether it be mechanical engineering or more than 100 Curious to learn more? Then read on! years of »Autoland Saxony« – strong and highly efficient industries have evolved from smart ideas and intelligent solutions. 6 SAxony! MOBIle Infrastructure & Location Reykjavik Picture left Due to its advantageous geographic location, Saxony is the ideal lo- The DHL hub Leipzig/Halle is the third hub in the global DHL network and, at gistics location for distributing goods throughout Europe, regardless of 3 h the same time, also the most modern one. the direction. The region around Leipzig is Germany’s most dynamic Helsinki And when night falls, rush hour begins Oslo – on weekdays, about 60 planes take off logistics location and among the top 5 in Europe. Tallinn and touch down here every night. Picture below Its central location has proven to be a real geographical advantage for Moskau 2h Riga Leipzig/Halle Airport is Germany’s Saxony. Which is why the logistics giant DHL decided to relocate its second largest cargo airport and provides Copenhagen Vilnius direct links to the Transeuropean express- European air cargo hub from Brussels to Leipzig. At Leipzig / Halle way and rail networks. Airport, cargo liners can be handled 24 hours per day and 365 days Dublin Minsk Hamburg 1h per year; the best possible prerequisite for mastering the constantly Warsaw Amsterdam Berlin London increasing airfreight volume. Since March 2012, DHL has been oper- 7 Kiew Brussels ating a new flight route which connects Leipzig directly with Hong 15 h 10 h 5 h SAXONY Luxembourg Frankfurt Kong and Los Angeles and, in turn, drastically reduces the delivery Prague Paris Bratislava times of intercontinental shipments. Munich 8 h Budapest Bern Vienna Saxony’s road network is one of the best developed systems in all of Bucharest Zagreb Germany. Near Dresden, Europe’s most important routes intersect – the 16 h E 40 (France – Kazakhstan) and the E 55 (Sweden – Greece). Sofia Rome 24 h Madrid Lisbon Athens Infrastructure – Facts and Figures Road network 13,595 km Proportion of federal expressways 531 km Length of rail network 2,580 km International airports 2 (Leipzig/Halle, Dresden) Elbe River ports 3 (Dresden, Riesa, Torgau) 8 Rail transportation is one of Saxony’s strong points. Germany’s first Picture left In Dresden, modern commuter trains long-distance train traveled from Dresden to Leipzig already back in take travelers from the city center to the 1839. Today, the region possesses one of Europe’s densest rail networks. airport in only 22 minutes. Three highly efficient Elbe River inland ports have been expanded into Pictures above transportation