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The Californian-Swabian start-up develops a key technology for autonomous systems.

Strong ecosystems with more than a third of Germany's world market leaders, a powerful and stable economy and a highly innovative environment were reason enough for more than 6500 foreign companies to expand into Baden-Württemberg. In 2023, THE LÄND has again proven itself to be a hotspot for future-oriented investments. Thus, Baden-Württemberg attracted two companies in the key future technologies of artificial intelligence and green tech to the location: Amazon and Lhyfe. Furthermore,…

The Dutch company opened a new plant in Langenau.

More than 6,300 foreign companies are located in Baden-Württemberg. THE LÄND boasts innovative strength, a diverse range of industries, research institutions with close links to business as well as highly trained specialist staff. Thanks to these factors, it continues to be an attractive location for international investors as one of Germany’s and Europe’s most powerful economic centres, even during times of crisis. The top investments in 2022 by Pfizer, 247TailorSteel and Valmet Automotive bear…

Despite the ongoing pandemic and supply constraints, Baden-Württemberg‘s economy recovered in 2021 and was even above pre-crisis levels in some sections.

Four selected top investments of the year 2021 in THE LÄND indicate: Even in the second year of the corona pandemic, Baden-Württemberg remained an attractive investment location for foreign companies – and this across a wide range of sectors. “Foreign investors are taking notice of Baden-Württemberg's strengths – as the No. 1 innovation location in Europe, we are interesting for all those companies that want to shape the future and are enthusiastic about new perspectives,“ said Dr. Christian…

With its new marketing campaign, Baden-Württemberg positions itself nationally and internationally as "THE LÄND" - a leading location for technology and innovation that also offers a high quality of life and attractive job opportunities.

According to a current assessment by the State Statistical Office, spending on research and development (R&D) in the German Southwest rose to a new record level in 2019, totaling around 30.3 billion euros. R&D intensity also reached a new record level of 5.8 percent.

In 2020, 398 international companies have settled in the German Southwest.

Innovation Index 2020: Baden-Württemberg once again occupies the top position in the European Union and remains the region with the highest innovative strength.