[Life Sciences Location RWK O-H-V ] Innovation and expertise in the capital region www.rwk-ohv.de [Preface] Imprint: Publisher: RWK O-H-V Contact: RWK O-H-V c/o BBG Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH Eduard-Maurer-Straße 13 | 16761 Hennigsdorf tel. + 49 3302 200330 | fax 03302.200231 [email protected] | www.rwk-ohv.de Editing and implementation: Projekt Standortmanagement und -profilierung im RWK O-H-V (Location Management and Profiling) c/o LOKATION:S Neuendorfstraße 20 b | 16761 Hennigsdorf tel. + 49 3302.2022200 | fax + 49 30 69815881 [email protected] Layout: MITPROJEKT GmbH | www.mit-projekt.de Translation: Kay Hattwig | www.kayhattwig.de All images: own representation, own survey Photos: All photos by Florian Büttner; except: Jens Dauterstedt (Cover) | Ministry for Economic Albrecht Gerber The Oberhavel district ranks among the most eco- The life sciences have developed since the turn Affairs and Energy of the State of Brandenburg (Page 3) | nomically strong regions in the east of Germany. of the century into a promising and increasingly DiagnostikNet | BB (Page 9/2) | Minister for Economic FINISH / Oranienburg (Page 10/1) | Hennigsdorf, Frank Affairs and Energy of the It is shaped by a powerful industry and an efficient important building block in the diverse economic Liebke (Page 10/2) | Velten (Page 11/1) | State of Brandenburg mid-sized sector. With its numerous businesses structure of the regional growth centre Oranien- Oberhavel district (Page 11/2) | in future-industries such as biotechnology or medi- burg-Hennigsdorf-Velten. Besides established and Hennigsdorf, Frank Liebke (Page 11/3) cal technology the district is one of the most impor- internationally-active large-scale businesses, such As of June 2016 tant life sciences locations in the capital region of as Takeda Pharma or Thermo Fisher Scientific Berlin-Brandenburg. The state of Brandenburg B·R·A·H·M·S GmbH, the numerous small and me- has supported this development considerably with dium-sized, highly-innovative startups and busi- its funding policy – which focuses on growth sec- nes ses are a true strength of the location – a tors and regional growth centres. The regional strength, which makes the growth centre O-H-V growth centres are driving forces which have clear- attractive for additional businesses from the life ly improved the economy in Brandenburg in recent sciences industry. years and will continue to do so. The regional growth Railway Plastics & Metal Biotechnology / Logistics centre O-H-V with its three towns Oranienburg, This location exposé represents the expertise that Technology Chemistry Life Sciences Hennigsdorf and Velten has been a model for others can be found at the location. Discover for yourself The regional growth centre O-H-V is characterised by five strong industry focuses and clusters, which right from the beginning. It is a good example of that the regional growth centre is an ideal place in the context of Brandenburg‘s economical politics are given special funding and support opportunities. innovation and the development of new and inter- for the life sciences. The focuses are railway technology, plastics & chemistry, metal, life sciences and logistics. nationally competitive products. This brochure places the life sciences location RWK O-H-V at the centre, exposés on other industry focuses and clusters are in planning. More information on the regional growth centre Oranienburg-Hennigsdorf-Velten can be found at www.rwk-ohv.de 2 3 www.rwk-ohv.de [RWK O-H-V − a strong location] The regional growth centre Oranienburg-Hennigs- dorf-Velten (RWK O-H-V) is centrally located in the capital region Berlin-Brandenburg and boasts excellent transport connections. The federal mo- torways A 111 and A 10 (Berlin ring) which traverse the RWK O-H-V mean that the location is perfect ly connected to Berlin city centre and the surround- ing area of Brandenburg. The international airport Berlin-Tegel, which offers direct connections to Dr. Jim Kallarackal and numerous European and important non-European Dr. Martina Schad, destinations, can be reached in around 20 minutes. Managing Directors Oak Labs The short distance to the airport Moreover, the RWK O-H-V with several S-Bahn (rapid transit railway system) and regional express and the close proximity to Berlin are of lines, has a first-class connection to the public great importance for nationally-active businesses. In particular, the short dis- transport in the capital region (approx. 30 minutes tance to Berlin facilitates the search for to Berlin city centre), which due to the accessibi- Innovation with tradition workers. lity of the ICE (Intercity Express) train stations Berlin- Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station) and The towns Oranienburg, Hennigsdorf and Velten Berlin- Spandau guarantees an attractive connec- join forces as the regional growth centre and pro- tion to the national and international Deutsche mote the development of one of the most economi- [Modern laboratory spaces at InVivo BioTech Services GmbH] Bahn ex press lines and thereby to all important cally strong areas in the newly formed German conurbations. states. Besides large-scale world-class companies Life Sciences Location RWK O-H-V like Takeda Pharma GmbH or Thermo Fisher Scien- [The regional growth centre tific B·R·A·H·M·S GmbH, also small and medium- In the life sciences industry, the RWK O-H-V has Oranienburg-Hennigsdorf-Velten sized businesses with innovation-potential in close ­­ developed over the past decades as one of the Industry focuses in the within the capital region] proximity to Berlin value the excellent technical lead ing locations in Berlin-Brandenburg. Besides RWK O-H-V infrastructure, attractive trade areas and the sy- the companies located in Oranienburg, Takeda Railway Technology: nergies of a location with a long industrial tradi- Pharma GmbH and some mid-sized companies, a Bombardier tion. At the beginning of the 19th century, the first majority of the businesses from the life sciences Transportation GmbH FWM-Fahrzeugwerke important factories were established in the area industry concentrate in the Innovationsforum Hen- Miraustraße GmbH of today‘s regional growth centre. This development nigsdorf, in the south of the regional growth cen- Stadler Pankow GmbH has steadily continued up to today. tre, directly at Berlin‘s border. The fields of activity Biotechnology / Life Sciences: of the busi nesses based in the regional growth hospital Laborverbund centre range from diagnostics to medical techno- [Manufacturing facilities at Takeda Pharma GmbH in Brandenburg-Berlin GmbH Perfect funding conditions logy and pharmaceutical / active ingredient deve- Oranienburg] Takeda Pharma GmbH State of Brandenburg Thermo Fisher Scientific lopment through to diverse sector-related services. in selected industries B·R·A·H·M·S GmbH Furthermore, with DiagnostikNet | BB e. V. and the Moreover, the local foundation co:bios is engaged Metal: In 2005, the state of Brandenburg fundamentally Biotechnolo gieverbund Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. in a successful development of the biotechnology H.E.S. Hennigsdorfer realigned its economic development policy with two important regional industry networks are es- location. Since its foundation in 2000 it has contrib- Elektrostahlwerke GmbH the development of regional growth centres. With tablished at the location, which through the pooling uted considerably to the further development of Hennigsdorfer Stahl Oranienburg this, efficient locations were identified whose in- of existing resources and diverse networking the framework conditions at the location through Engineering GmbH Wall AG Velten dustries have particular potential for development. activities make an important contribution to the the clustering of industry-specific economic infra - For investments in these selected industries the degree of innovation in the RWK O-H-V. structures and expertise. Plastics & Chemistry: Hennigsdorf E. Mierau Spray-Chemie e. K. highest funding rates apply. The RWK O-H-V is Laurent Reifen GmbH in volved. Besides the life sciences, further indus- ORAFOL Europe GmbH try focuses determined by the RWK O-H-V are Logistics: supported such as railway technology, metalwor- Number of inhabitants Life Sciences in RWK O-H-V Hermes Europe GmbH City of Berlin king, plastics- and chemical industry and logistics. Oranienburg: 43,600 inhabitants (As of December 2014) Over 50 life sciences companies REWE Group Hennigsdorf: 26,120 inhabitants (As of February 2015) 1,800 employees in the industry companies Rhenus AG & Co. KG Velten: 12,060 inhabitants (As of August 2015) Diagnostics, medical technology and pharmaceutical / active ingredient development 4 5 www.rwk-ohv.de [Innovationsforum Hennigsdorf] sciences sectors diagnostics, medical technology and pharmaceutical /active ingredient development. At pres­­­ent, the major employer in the Innovati- onsforum is the American diagnostics company Thermo Fisher Scientific B·R·A·H·M·S GmbH with close to 400 employees. Altogether the Innovations- forum Hennigsdorf offers attractive jobs for more The complex of today‘s Innovationsforum Hennigs- than 1,000 people. dorf was established in the middle of the 1990s as Dr. Annegret Feuerhelm Heidl, one of the most modern trade parks in the capital Managing Director predemtec GmbH region. In 2000, the location was expanded through The affordable rents, the S-Bahn the new biotechnology centre built by B.R.A.H.M.S connections and the close proximity to AG (today Thermo Fisher Scientific B·R·A·H·M·S the airport allow young