Baden-Württemberg is the number one health region in Germany

Current projects in the health sector

The healthcare industry is an important economic factor and employment driver for Baden-Württemberg. And the Baden-Württemberg health region has the potential to serve as a model for sustainable development. To ensure that this remains the case, BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg brings its expertise to state, federal or EU-funded projects to advance the transformation of economy and society in the areas of the healthcare industry.

A total of 1,104 companies are involved in research, development and production in various subsectors of the Baden-Württemberg healthcare industry. In 2018, the companies with a total of 95,750 employees generated a taxable turnover of 25.22 billion euros. Typical of Baden-Württemberg in this regard are the medium-sized companies. Baden-Württemberg also benefits from close connections between industry and science and the cutting-edge research being carried out at universities, university hospitals and research institutions.

This potential is always uppermost in our minds when implementing projects such as the 'MDR & IVDR Fast-Track Support BW' programme funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics or overseeing the interministerial Forum Health Region BW, which is run by the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry. We are also particularly committed to start-ups and provide support in the form of initiatives such as the Start-up Compass (updated in April 2020) and the EXI Start-up Voucher for life sciences companies.

Exploit opportunities, overcome challenges

Facing the effects of Brexit on the healthcare industry

The Economic Partnership Initiative by the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg is intended to strengthen existing business relationships and to initiate new cooperations between BW and the UK. BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg supports this initiative in terms of healthcare industry-driven topics. We help companies from BW and the UK secure greater access to each other’s world-beating economic and research ecosystems.

Health Data Scenarios

Shaping the future of health data

Data generated by the healthcare system has enormous potential for improving the quality of patient-centered care. As part of the Health Data Scenarios project, Basel Area Business & Innovation worked with numerous experts from industry and academia in 2020 to develop ten scenarios of what future health data ecosystems could look like. These scenarios are now being discussed and validated together with experts and opinion leaders from Baden-Württemberg and Switzerland. BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg is providing support as a project partner.

Translation in university medicine

Baden-Württemberg-Center for Academic Drug Discovery

BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg is supporting the establishment of the Baden-Württemberg Center for Academic Drug Discovery (BWCAD2) in 2021 and 2022.

The BIOPRO Health Team will be happy to answer any questions or suggestions you may have.