Deep tech can help solve difficult life science problems in innovative ways. Trailblazers in Leipzig are using it to advance the fields of smart surgery and quantum computing.
Life sciences meet deep tech in Leipzig


Deep tech can help solve difficult life science problems in innovative ways. Trailblazers in Leipzig are using it to advance the fields of smart surgery and quantum computing.

Saxony showcased its innovative companies, research institutions, and networks at this year’s conference – and highlighted the global relevance and growing attractiveness of its life science ecosystem.

Planned center for cell and gene therapy has made the German government’s shortlist

Leipzig University’s first Cluster of Excellence is receiving multi-year government funding to research common metabolic disorders.

Leipzig University’s first Cluster of Excellence is receiving multi-year government funding to research common metabolic disorders.

medical:forge Leipzig helps bring MedTech innovations to market at speed. A 4th batch of global start-ups was recently welcomed into the accelerator’s year-long program designed to facilitate success.

Construction work has begun on a new central building, with the aim of improving efficiency and enhancing patient care. In future, the hospital’s pavilions could become an extension of Leipzig’s Bio City.

The University of Leipzig Medical Center (UKL) has set up a new department for the implementation of medical artificial intelligence (AI) applications in clinical practice.

When asked to rank Europe’s start-up hubs, Leipzig’s seed-stage incubator HHL DIGITAL SPACE gets high marks from satisfied alumni – particularly in the technology sector.

More than 5,700 participants from 61 countries visited the partnering event BIO-Europe 2024 in Sweden. There was a lot going on at the Saxon booth, with Leipzig’s life science ecosystem one focal point.