The healthcare industry as a driver of growth

Characterized by dynamic growth, the healthcare industry holds a special position in the region, with over 60,000 employees already based there.

Research Lab at Hannover Medical School — Hannover Medical School (MHH)

The INI building — International Neuroscience Institute (INI)

The foundation is laid by internationally renowned institutions such as the Hannover Medical School (MHH), the Veterinary University Foundation (TiHo), and the International Neuroscience Institute (INI). The Hannover Regional Hospital System also enjoys an excellent reputation; with twelve hospitals, it is one of the largest municipal hospital systems in Germany. A major industry highlight is BIOTECHNICA—Europe’s most important life sciences trade fair, held every two years at the Hannover Exhibition Center.

With its wide range of laboratory and office space and the first-class infrastructure of Medical Park Hannover, the location offers ideal conditions for attracting established companies and innovative startups in the life sciences industry. For example, the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine and the pharmaceutical research association IPF PharmaCeuticals are based here.

The most recent major investments include Boehringer Ingelheim’s European Research Center for Animal Vaccines and the Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering and Implant Research (NZ-BMT).