Baden-Württemberg International
Baden-Württemberg (BW) is one of the most innovative Regions in Europe. In 2007, the State ranked first in Germany, with its 127 patent registrations per 100.000 inhabitants (28,5 % of all German patent registrations). In R+D spending (3,9% of GDP) and R+D personnel intensity (nearly 2,0%), BW is among the leaders all over Europe, hosting one-fourth of the research capacity maintained by German institutes. Over and above, the high technological level of the State is fueled by companies like Daimler, Porsche, Audi, Bosch, SAP, Zeiss, Heidelberg Printing, Trumpf, IBM and HP, all of which have their headquarters or major subsidaries in BW:
Baden-Württemberg International (bw-i) is the economic developmemt agency of the Federal State of BW and the centre for competence for promoting and marketing BW as a prime location for investment, business cooperation and collaboration in science and research.
Our activities and services include initiating cooperation between local and foreign companies.
We promote BW as a center for business and R+D and offer professional advice and individual assistance to foreign companies looking to invest in our area. Our mission is to effectively position BW as the leading business location in Europe and to raise BWs profile as a Center of Excellence for higher education, research and sciences.
Find out more about this outstanding region at:
www.bw-i.de
www.bw-invest.de
www.bw-global.de
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