German State of Hessen
U.S. Office for Economic Development
Region Represented
One of sixteen German states located in the West-central part of the country – principal cities are Frankfurt, Wiesbaden (capital city), Darmstadt, Offenbach, Hanau, Giessen, and Limburg in the greater Rhine Main Area; Fulda in the east; and Kassel and Marburg and der Lahn in the north.
About Us
The German State of Hessen U.S. Office for Economic Development is part of Hessen Agentur GmbH (HA), which is a subsidiary of the Hessen Ministry of Economics, Transport, Urban and Regional Development. It is the lead agency for attracting new business investment and promoting the state’s knowledge-based industry clusters, encouraging the expansion of existing industry and small businesses, locating new markets for Hessen products, attracting tourists to Hessen; as well as implementing state resources for economic development.
Advantages
Hessen, centrally located in Europe, has what every life science company requires. It has strong knowledge-based clusters, connectivity, and market access with Frankfurt Airport. It is Europe’s center for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, as well as Germany’s leading biotech production site.
Hessen is a region for well-being and health – a leader in both in high-tech medicine, cure, and rehabilitation. The medical engineering sector in Hessen offers the advantages of a highly innovative and a productive work environment. Further advantages are the following:
250+ biotech companies and 900 medical device companies, 100+ Scientific institutions, and 32 Technolgy/Incubator Centers, all located near Continental Europe’s premiere banking center and International Airport in Frankfurt Proximity to strategic partners, suppliers and clients such as Aventis Pharma, Degussa, Fresenius or Merck and SMEs, such as Biotest, B. Braun Biotech and Stada
Access to regional partners and companies in Frankfurt, Frankfurt RheinMain, Darmstadt, and Wiesbaden – Centers for Science & Innovation.
Hessen is a dynamic business location, where an unmatched quality of life and talent pool await your company. Please contact us if you are seeking expansion opportunities in Europe. We stand ready to help your organization become a member of Europe’s leading business center.
Dr. Thomas Niemann
Head of Hessen Life Science
& Cluster Manager
HA Hessen Agentur GmbH
Abraham-Lincoln-Strasse 38-42
Wiesbaden, 65189 Germany
Tel: [49] 0611774 8646
thomas.niemann@hessen-agentur.de
www.hessen-biotech.de
Kristina L. García, Managing Director
German State of Hessen
U.S. Office for Economic Development
420 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
kristina.garcia@hessen-agentur.de
Tel: 212-703-5566
www.invest-in-hessen.com
