Innovation

Upper Bavaria is the leading high tech location

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Innovations are what determine a company’s and a region’s ability to perform. And Upper Bavaria is the leading high tech location in Germany. Some of the leading ICT, media and also biotech companies are located here.

Partners collaborate on research, development and the marketing of new products, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry brings those partners together, connecting suppliers and users locally. We provide information on trends and offer opportunities for promotion, offering a wide range of consulting services. We provide advice on issues such as:

- energy efficiency
- e-business
- environmental technologies and protection
- food safety and legislation
- product safety and management systems
- support programmes and financing for innovative projects

and will bring you together with the right people to talk to.

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Fourth study

Location for Information, Communication and Media

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Munich still is a top location of the media, information and communications (IC) industry. Sales declined slightly during the financial and economic crisis, but in the meantime businesses are looking ahead again with optimism. This is the conclusion of the fourth study presented here by the City of Munich and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria to take a look at this industry

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Munich is one of the leading location in Europe

Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals

The European Metropolitan Region Munich (EMM) has nearly 400 companies and eight renowned research institutions, making it one of the leading locations in Europe for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Producing a turnover of 10.5 billion euros in 2008 and employing over 30,000 people in industry and research – two thirds of them in industry – this sector is making a major contribution to the economic power of the EMM. These are the findings of the study „Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals in the European Metropolitan Region Munich in 2008“

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Innovation & Environment