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Düsseldorf - expertise in life sciences
Some of the most successful German biotech companies like Qiagen, Rhein Biotech/ Dynavax Europe, Evotec and NewLab BioQuality/ Charles River –
got their starts in
Düsseldorf. And with Bayer, Henkel, UCB, Medtronic, Janssen-Cilag, Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto and 3M Medica,
big players of the pharmaceuticals and chemicals industry are
also represented in the Düsseldorf region.
The city on the Rhine
is a hub for global business: as the home of major life sciences
companies, it offers proximity to many key players, while its international
airport guarantees convenient travel to all corners of the globe.
The
City of Düsseldorf >>
 Brochure "Düsseldorf-Excellence in Life Sciences" >>
University
Düsseldorf’s Heinrich-Heine-University is well known
not only for its life sciences research programs, but also as Germany’s
most successful university in terms of company start-ups in the field of biotechnology. Its spin-offs
are responsible for more than 50% of the revenues generated by German
biotech companies listed on the stock exchanges.
Heinrich-Heine-University
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DIWA - Düssldorfer Innovations- und Wissenschafts-Agentur GmbH >>
Brochure "Life Science Knowledge - Services of Heinrich-Heine-University for companies" >>
Venture Capital
Düsseldorf is able to provide young technology-oriented companies with much-needed risk capital. The Düsseldorf-based Sirius Seedfonds and Sirius EcoTech Fonds provide effective financing instruments, especially for companies active in the life sciences.
Sirius Seedfond Düsseldorf >>
Sirius EcoTech Fonds Düsseldorf >>
Patent law
As a legal domicile for patent law cases, Düsseldorf is foremost
in Europe and second only to Washington worldwide. In response to
the city’s key role, a competence center for patent law
has been established at Düsseldorf’s university.
CIP - Center for Intellectual Property Law >>
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