26. September 2023 • News
Guests from near and far gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Leipzig’s incubator and tech hub. What began as a vision is now the nucleus of a thriving life science and tech industry attracting innovators from around the world
The Free State of Saxony’s initial investment of 200 million Euros has more than paid off in the last two decades. Centrally located on Leipzig’s historic fairground, BioCity Leipzig has been facilitating groundbreaking research and generating exciting business opportunities since its inception.
It sowed the seeds for the BioCity Campus Leipzig, where more than 50 life science and tech companies and institutes have settled to date – and which is still growing. A new Innovation Center for start-ups is projected to open there in 2025, with Leipzig and Saxony committed to supporting further sustainable growth for both industries in the future.
University Hospital Leipzig partnered with Apple to hold its first workshop on spatial computing for neurosurgeons in November 2024. The course offered insights into and hands-on practice with this latest technology.
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Small glas bottle which is normally used to store vaccine
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy (CAR-T): Genetically programmed immune cell binds to and destroys cancer cell / Therapy is now available for the majority of indications
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Human who looks onto a recording of brainwaves on his tablet computer and moves the model with his fingers
The Smart Infrastructure Hub Leipzig will receive a further 1,9 million euros from the cluster funding of the Saxon Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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Small glas bottle which is normally used to store vaccine
A relatively small metropolis in Germany’s Free State of Saxony – a dynamic hub for the life science industry? What was just a vision 20 years ago has become a reality for the city of Leipzig, which from October 24-26 co-hosted BIO-Europe, Europe’s largest annual biotech partnering event.
