Life Science

HERE the heart beats for life science.

Saxony-Anhalt is one of the most important locations for the life sciences industry in Germany. With more than 120 specialized companies in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical technology and a large number of employees in the healthcare sector, the state forms an impressive network of research and production. Renowned research institutions work with companies to develop innovative solutions - from minimally invasive therapies and green and red biotechnology to vaccines and novel active ingredients.

Saxony-Anhalt creates an environment in which visions from research and innovation quickly find their way into marketable products - whether in diagnostics, therapy or the bioeconomy. Companies and investors have optimal opportunities HERE to successfully position themselves in a dynamic, future-oriented ecosystem.

Advantage Saxony-Anhalt

Good reasons

The region has a strong research community, modern, innovative companies and a close connection between science and business.
Thanks to its proximity to top universities and research institutions, there is a constant flow of fresh knowledge exchange and innovation.
Saxony-Anhalt also scores with a favorable infrastructure and funding programs that pave the way for new technologies and products in the life sciences sector.
This makes Saxony-Anhalt a real place-to-be for life science and medical innovations.

Did you know?

Aspirin, the world's best-known painkiller, is produced in Saxony-Anhalt.
Two of the three Covid-19 vaccines are produced in Saxony-Anhalt.
The birthplace of homeopathy is Köthen in Saxony-Anhalt.
The "Restart-19" research project at Martin Luther University Halle in Saxony-Anhalt, which is unique in Germany, has found out how major sporting and cultural events can take place under pandemic conditions.

Networks & Partners

Science and research institutes in the Magdeburg region

Scientific and research institutes in the Halle ( Saale) region

Scientific and research institutes in Halberstadt and the region

Clusters and associations

Life Science Saxony-Anhalt e.V.

Life Science: Medical Technology, Biotechnology & Pharma

Medical technology

HERE, medicine has the right technology. Specialized companies here develop and produce state-of-the-art solutions ranging from prostheses and surgical robots to telemedicine. The sector's portfolio ranges from plastic components and medical imaging to complex software and services such as gas sterilization and product reprocessing. Pioneering technologies for medical treatment are developed at the STIMULATE research campus.

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Pharmaceutical industry

Saxony-Anhalt impresses with its established chemical and pharmaceutical tradition as well as modern centers such as the BiopharmaPark Dessau and the Weinberg Campus Halle (Saale). The state offers specialized production capacities, for example for vaccines and biological therapeutics, and specifically promotes future technologies such as mRNA and immuno-oncology.

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Biotechnology

Biotech innovations that can cure life-threatening diseases come from Saxony-Anhalt. And there is so much more. HERE protein and drug research is concentrated on the Weinberg Campus in Halle (Saale), while companies in the vicinity of Magdeburg's Otto von Guericke University are working on the nervous system. The Biotech Zentrum Gatersleben is at the heart of green biotechnology and has an excellent reputation as a competence center for plant biotechnology.

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