Cutting-edge research, innovative startups, and global players – discover what makes Rhineland-Palatinate an international hot spot for life sciences and biotechnology.
Our life sciences and biotech fields – part of our high-growth healthcare sector – have long been established as world-class. Whether an emerging startup or an established corporation, all share the same goal of improving people’s lives through innovative research and award-winning products from Rhineland-Palatinate. And, they do this in all fields, too, with red, white, and green biotech all being equally represented in our beautiful state – for better medicines, better industrial production processes, and a better agricultural sector.
And since we know that cutting-edge research is complex enough just by itself, we keep the framework conditions just the way we prefer things in Rhineland-Palatinate: straightforward, efficient channels, and direct contact.
Whether joint research projects or strategic connections between business and scientific research, whether networking events or precisely tailored support, there are numerous clusters and networks in Rhineland-Palatinate that are driving advances in biotechnology.
Ensuring the best connections at all levels, InnoNet HealthEconomy e.V. is the established network for Rhineland-Palatinate’s healthcare industry. The platform has more than 150 members from all segments of the healthcare industry and supports them with active exchange, in establishing suitable partnerships, and in realizing business ideas. Moreover, it offers numerous events and advisory services to ensure fresh input and individual support.
BioVation RLP brings together the things that belong together. With a wide variety of offerings, it connects stakeholders in the highly innovative fields of life sciences, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and medicine – and does that across regional boundaries, too. This interdisciplinary exchange benefits not only academia, but also the economy and, by extension, all of Rhineland-Palatinate as a location for innovation. BioVation’s long-term goal is to become an internationally leading cluster for life sciences and biotechnology.
The Life Science Zentrum Mainz (Mainz Life Sciences Center) is your partner for starting biotech and life science businesses. LZM accompanies you from the initial business idea to the successful enterprise formation with individual advice, workshops, and a strong network of experts. You’ll get to benefit from the center’s many years of experience with success stories such as BioNTech and Ganymed. With a new office complex called Plus Ultra Mainz, it is creating a modern laboratory infrastructure for startups in cooperation with Kadans Science Partner Germany GmbH
Whether a first degree, practice-oriented vocational training, or further education, Rhineland-Palatinate is a biotechnology hub offering first-class education options. These options are concentrated into the Biotechnologie-Akademie Rheinland-Pfalz, an initiative of the Rhineland-Palatinate state government. Led by the Bingen University of Applied Sciences, the Akademie connects not only institutions of higher education in Rhineland-Palatinate, but also fosters cross-sector exchange through close contacts to businesses with the aim of improving cooperation and career opportunities even further.
biomindz has set itself the goals of strengthening Mainz as an innovation hub and improving people’s lives with lasting effect. It is a municipal location development company which acts as a central point of contact for investors, businesses, and startups which operate in the life sciences and biotechnology sector and wish to establish sites in Mainz and its surroundings. Thanks to its close contacts to stakeholders from business, scientific research, and politics, the communication channels are short and direct, just how we like it here in Rhineland-Palatinate.
You have an innovative idea and would like to found a startup in Rhineland-Palatinate? The Startup Office RLP will support you along the way. This office provides all the information you need in one place – whether you want to get advice, exchange ideas with like-minded people, or network within the startup scene. To this end, the Startup Office works closely with relevant players in the startup scene – such as Investitions- und Strukturbank Rheinland-Pfalz (ISB), the chambers of commerce and industry, and the chambers of crafts and trades.
Your team for life sciences in Rhineland-Palatinate
You have questions about life sciences and biotechnology in Rhineland-Palatinate, or would like more information? Then get in touch! You’ll find plenty more insights on our LinkedIn page and website on the healthcare industry in Rhineland-Palatinate as well as on the Biotechnology Rhineland-Palatinate information portal.
