Upcoming Trade Shows Leipzig, Germany for Medical Equipment

Germany’s life sciences sector has a new rising star; Leipzig. While the medical and biotech industries have long thrived in other parts of the country, Leipzig is staking its claim with rapid growth, substantial investment, and strategic initiatives. Germany has seen significant foreign direct investment (FDI) in life sciences in recent years, ranking second only to the United States globally in 2021. With 89 life sciences FDI projects launched that year, the country now leads the world in FDI-funded projects in medical technology. This national growth is mirrored in Leipzig, where the city is fast becoming a focal point for life sciences and medical technology innovation. André Hofmann, CEO of biosaxony, admits that the life sciences sector started quite late in Saxony, in the year 2000, but in the two and a half decades since the government has supplied over €200 million in investments for infrastructure and academia. The infrastructure investment particularly refers to Leipzig’s BioCity Campus, which provides 20,000m² of laboratory space and 100,000m² of development space. This facility allows companies to collaborate with both university and non-university research institutions. The campus is continuously expanding, with plans for the Messehalle 12 laboratory and innovation centre set to further enhance the city's capacity for scientific discovery. In terms of academia, we’ve seen a doubling in the number of life sciences professorships over the last two decades in Saxony's universities, which has directly fueled the growth of Leipzig's biotech scene. Hofmann’s biosaxony organisation, founded in 2009, has been instrumental in bringing business leaders and academics together, growing its membership from 22 to nearly 150 organisations. Leipzig owes its newfound prominence in the medical equipment and healthcare industry to a well-connected ecosystem of startups, research institutions, and funding opportunities.