A business hub Stay on course … Located on the Baltic The business structure here is modern and effi cient. The region’s typical with your navigators in Vorpommern! With its central location in the Baltic region, Vorpommern serves as a economic industry sectors include the maritime industry, the service sector logistics hub for traffi c to and from Scandinavia as well as northern and We have the expertise to answer your specifi c queries relating to the region and tourism, in addition to agriculture and the foodstuff s industry. eastern Europe. and are here to assist you quickly and unbureaucratically with all the infor- mation you need. As a company operated by public partners, we off er all of There is a particular focus on – and a lot of potential in – the areas of Like the metropolitan areas of Berlin and Hamburg, these promising sales our services free of charge. energy, life sciences, biotechnology, logistics and service centres. The Germany’s sundeck markets are easily accessible via a good road, rail, air route and waterway local government’s economic policy seeks to actively promote new growth Make the most of our comprehensive array of services: infrastructure. cores while also consolidating the more traditional areas of business activity. 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KG, Universitätsklinikum Greifswald, Dieter Lindemann status: June 2014 The local government is actively fostering expansion of the port infrastruc- A particular advantage of the region is its highly developed ports, which ture and transport links to the hinterland, and is in particular helping compa- boast good ease of accessibility from both inland and the sea, an effi cient nies to set up in the vicinity of the ports and assisting the logistics industry. official sponsor of the port infrastructure and plenty of land nearby where businesses can put Wirtschaftsfördergesellschaft Vorpommern mbH down roots. Major business parks The advantages at a glance Education and research Vorpommern’s business parks, which include the “Pomeranian Triangle” Vorpommern off ers space Vorpommern researches The universities and research institutes in Vorpommern boast a modern and (Pommerndreieck) with direct autobahn A20 access, the Sassnitz-Mukran well-networked infrastructure, excellence in the sciences, and family-friendly Ferry Port, Lubmin Heath Synergy Park for the energy industry, and the Vorpommern has a whole host of business parks and industrial estates In Vorpommern, the business world and research enjoy close ties. The working and studying conditions, all of which lead to top-class research. Pasewalk Business Park, off er a high availability of space and a good traf- with excellent links to the region’s infrastructure, all at aff ordable prices. region’s universities, research facilities and institutes, technology hubs fi c infrastructure. Inexpensive plots of ground and a low trade taxation You will fi nd attractive premises, including offi ces, business premises and new business centres (such as Technologiezentrum Fördergesell- Together, the universities in Greifswald and Rostock and the universities of rate make setting up business here an attractive economic option. and halls. schaft mbH Vorpommern, BioTechnikum Greifswald GmbH, Stralsunder applied science in Stralsund and Neubrandenburg form fi rm foundations Innovations- und Gründerzentrum GmbH and IT Science Center Rügen for the transfer of knowledge and the development of up-and-coming Vorpommern promotes business gGmbH) off er the perfect conditions for R&D. skilled employees. Facts and fi gures for Vorpommern Area: 7,115 km² Vorpommern is characterised by its high level of investment, with Vorpommern educates Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald Population: > 470,000 quite a number of subsidy programmes offered by the EU, the German Population density: 72 inhabitants per km² government and the regional state authorities. The region’s universities generate a wide range of highly qualifi ed and moti- Major towns: University- and Hanseatic City Greifswald, Hanseatic City There are some 11,400 students at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Stralsund, Anklam, Grimmen, Pasewalk, Bergen on the vated skilled employees of a young age for all areas of science and research. of Greifswald, which comprises faculties of theology, law and political island of Rügen, Ribnitz-Damgarten, Wolgast, Ueckermünde A comprehensive array of general and vocational schools and vocational science, medicine, philosophy and natural science. The university is invol- Businesses: > 20,000 training institutes, and modern ICT centers. ved in international research and exchange programmes, and is therefore Working population: 147,554 an important link in the knowledge transfer chain. Vorpommern for health and quality of life Vorpommern opens doors Stralsund University of Applied Sciences A good quality of life is guaranteed thanks to a wide array of leisure, cul- Investment funding Vorpommern off ers excellent links to a large number of markets for eco- Stralsund University of Applied Sciences has around 2,500 students and tural and recreational options in the region. And its unique landscape is Subsidies of up to 40% for industry as part of the Joint Task for the Im- nomic and business relations, especially in northern and eastern Europe. off ers courses in the fi elds of economics, mechanical engineering, electrical ideal for good health and well-being – breathe in the clean, low-pollution provement of Regional Economic Structures. You make advantage from fast access to regional and municipal decision engineering and computer science. It engages in a wide array of research air in and around the region’s forests and lakes, which invite you to relax makers and swift decisions in all aspects of an investment. activities, primarily in the areas of applied research and development. and recuperate. Funding for research and development, and innovation Funding in this area is either not to be repaid or is only to be repaid to Vorpommern is a place worth living in Other research and educational institutions Vorpommern is family-friendly, off ering homes in rural settings that a limited degree. The type, sum and extent of funding is determined on a families can aff ord. It also off ers a well-balanced infrastructure, nursery per-case basis. Come and work where others come on holiday – Vorpommern is a popu- University of Rostock schools near residential areas and schools for all ages. lar holiday destination, off ering a highly diverse array of cultural, educa- University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg tional, recreational, leisure and sporting opportunities. Job market funding Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology Greifswald Vorpommern combines a high quality of life with a low cost of living. Vorpommern is a healthy place to live in and its health care sector is one This seeks to foster the creation of jobs and vocational training measures, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics Greifswald of the most modern and most effi cient in Europe. The city of Greifswald in particular in relation to businesses intending to settle or expand in the Friedrich Loeffl er Institute, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health boasts the most state-of-the-art hospital in Germany, comprising 21 region.