Cross-industry innovation:
Health, MedTech & Life Sciences
Diverse business opportunities

Effective networks›

R&D is the catalyst of any successful life science business – andthe very reason why it thrives in Bavaria. The state is known aroundthe world for promoting research at universities and non-academic
institutions in various fields, including biotechnology, medical
technology, digital health, pharmacy and pharmacology, nutritional
science, food technology and environmental engineering.

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Over the past two decades, connections between the world of
science and business have been reinforced in Bavaria. In addition,
digitalisation (and new disciplines such as bioinformatics in itswake) has been a driving force in creating a unique cross-industry
innovation and entrepreneurship climate:›

For example, there are no less than 350 companies in thebiotechnology sector in Bavaria.

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Medical technology also thrives here. This sector has a total
turnover of approx. €6.1 billion of which 93% is generated bysmall and medium-sized enterprises.

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In addition, the state is home to a significant number ofworld-class healthcare institutions and pharmaceutical, chemical and environmental technology companies. As a result,
Bavaria enjoys a very diverse life science business landscape.

Since 2006, the state-funded Cluster-Offensive Bayern has promoted the formation of industry networks to promote cross-functionaland cross-industry innovation. Three renowned clusters in life sciences today serve as high performance networking and innovation
platforms with international connections:›››

BioM Biotech Cluster
Food Cluster
Forum MedTech Pharma for Medical Technology›

Regional networks such as Medical Valley Nuremberg facilitate
collaboration in their respective locations, also forming cross-borderpartnerships.

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In addition, new platforms have been formed over the past several
years that harness the power of digital technology. For example, theDigital Health Hub in Nuremberg/Erlangen focuses on the digitalisation of the healthcare industry.

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Most recently, the H+ digital health programme was created by
InsurTech Hub Munich and the dmac – Medical Valley Digital HealthApplication Center. As a true cross-industry initiative it seeks tosupport teams developing digital health solutions.

Get an overview of life sciences in Bavaria here.

Access to talentGlocal perspectives››

All players in the Bavarian life science ecosystem collaborate withpartners cross-border. As a consequence, many international companies in the sector are located here, for example: Amgen, Baxter,
Novartis, GE Healthcare, Roche, Daiichi Sankyo.

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There are also many cross-broder projects, such as Siemens Healthineers and Imito AG (software developers from Zurich), who havedeveloped an app solution „ImitoWound“ for the digital observationof wounds. Another example is Medigene AG (Martinsried) andCytovant (Shanghai), who have entered into a service agreement tosupport the development of a manufacturing process for dendritic
cell (DC) vaccines.

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In the same spirit, Bavarian entrepreneurs innovate with a global
perspective, with various “hidden champions” acting as world market leaders in their field. They include, for example, medical technology company Brainlab, a world market leader in soft- and hardware
for in the fields of surgery, radiotherapy and medical image sharing.
Martinsried based Morphosys is a leading player in the field ofantibody technology. Bauer Comp is a global provider of breathing
air compressor systems and Ireks is known worldwide for first-classbaking ingredients with customers in over 90 countries.

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Various institutions, such as Bayern International, assist innovative
companies in the life science sector to go global.

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Of the thirty universities and universities of applied sciences in
Bavaria, most have faculties with world class R&D programmes inall major life science disciplines. For example:›
Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich: The laboratory
for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (AI-Med)›Technical University of Munich (TUM):
Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering›
Julius-Maximilians University in Würzburg:
Research priority area Molecules, Cells and Organisms›
University of Regensburg: R&D in the Faculty of Medicine›
University of Augsburg: Chair of Embedded Intelligence for
Health Care and Wellbeing›
Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg:
Chair of Digital Health›
Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg Weiden:
Digital Healthcare Management, Medical Technology andPhysician Assistance›
Hochschule Ansbach: Industrial Biotechnology andMedical Engineering
In addition, non-academic institutions are important R&D hubs forlife science. For example:›
Max Planck Society is building a larger “life science campus”
in Martinsried where a strong focus will be on Real Life
Neuroscience.
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HelmholtzZentrum München has R&D teams covering a broad
range of topics such as genetics and epidemiology, diabetes,
health and environment and stem cells.