• Baden-Württemberg is one of the most important centres for the German microsystems engineering industry.

• Around a quarter of enterprises in Germany potentially active in the field of microsystems engineering come from Baden- Württemberg and generate over one quarter of turnover in the sector.

• In Baden-Württemberg there are over 3,600 businesses concerned with microsystems engineering disciplines. The sector employs around 72,000 people in the south-west and generates a turnover of over 12 billion Euros.

• Due to the unique concentration of application sectors relevant to microsystems engineering such as the automotive industry, life sciences/medical technology, mechanical/production engineering and automation/sensors engineering, there is a unique market and customer potential for microsystems engineering companies in Baden-Württemberg.

• Baden-Württemberg is one of the most internationally innovative regions in the field of microsystems engineering. Around 14% of patents awarded worldwide in microsystems engineering come from the MicroTEC cluster in the south-west (the region of Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Villingen-Schwenningen and Freiburg).

• In addition to above-average level of competencies in the field of microsystems engineering, an increasing number of businesses are successfully engaged in the field of nanotechnology. The number of enterprises working in nanoelectronics, nano- technology, nanoanalysis, MEMS etc. gives Baden-Württemberg a leading position in Germany with around 75 businesses.

WZ-Code: 33.1; 33.2; 33.3; 33.4
* Enterprises with at least 17,500 Euros of taxable turnover and/or employees liable for social security contributions
Source: Baden-Württemberg Office of Statistics, Eurostat