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Cluster AtlasBaden-Wrttemberg

Regional

BADEN-WRTTEMBERG

cluster-dialog

Overview of cluster-related

networks and initiatives

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Aluminium processing Measuring and control technology

Metal processing

Microsystems technology

Music industry

Nanotechnology

Surface technology

Organic electronics

Paper processing

Photonics

Production technology

Radiofrequency identification

Satellite communication

Satellite navigation

Storage systems and smart grids

Textiles and clothing

Environmental technology

Packaging technology

Knowledge industry includingbusiness-related services

Chipping / metal working / founding

Automotive

Fastening technology

Biotechnology

Chemicals

Energy

Food industry / nutrition

Precision engineering etc.

Finance

Forestry and timber

Health industry

Information technology / enterprise software

Industrial component and surface cleaning

Creative industries

Plastics technology and plastics processing

Lab glass

Logistics

Aerospace

Ventilation technology

Medical engineering

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Clusters and Cluster Initiativesin Baden-WrttembergR esearch and developm ent are the basis for technological progress and so a precondition for sustainable eco-nom ic grow th. O ver the past years, it has show n that cluster initiatives provide decisive advantages for enter-prises and activate their innovative potential. C om panies m ay rely on a tightly w oven netw ork and benefi t fromsynergies. Industry-speci c and local concentrations ensure a quick and personal exchange of know ledge andexpertise. R esearch institutions and specialised suppliers allow those com panies to recognise m arket and in-novation trends early, to w ork tow ards and realise innovative solutions jointly. C ontributing to cluster initiativesactively provides added value for every participating com pany.

In B aden-W rttem berg, state-w ide netw orks and regional cluster initiatives have started to form early; and theyhave becom e w ell established due to the consequent and sustained support through the state governm ent. Thiscluster atlas im pressively show s the great variety of activities and the diverse spectrum of clusters and initiativesin this state: W e could identify m ore than 130 cooperations of this type in the state of B aden-W rttem berg.

The goal of this cluster atlas and of the w eb-based cluster database is to provide hands-on assistance to statepoliticians as w ell as the decision-m akers in the various regions and associations. B oth m edia w ill give you anoutstanding overview of the existing and also planned regional clusters and cluster-relevant research, develop-m ent and transfer institutions. They w ill help you nd possible starting points for further regional, cross-regionaland cross-border netw orking options. A nd they provide opportunities for com panies to nd contacts w ithinspeci c industries quickly and ef ciently.

N ow , this third updated version of the cluster atlas im pressively illustrates the developm ent and professiona-lisation of the B aden-W rttem berg cluster landscape. A nd in a national and European context, this piece ofw ork is an im portant tool, too.

The cluster atlas and the database are essential com ponents of the broad and diversi ed cluster policy andcluster prom otion through the M inistry of Finances and E conom ics.

Dr. Nils SchmidD eputy Prim e M inister and

M inister of Finances and Econom ics of B aden-W rttem berg

Foreword


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CContents

Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9Basis .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Objectives of the cluster atlas ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Data base ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Data basis ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Structure of the cluster atlas .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Terms, definitions and characteristics ............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Stuttgart...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17Heilbronn-Franken ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 33

Ostwrttemberg ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 41

Mittlerer Oberrhein ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 47

Rhein-Neckar ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55

Nordschwarzwald.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 65

Sdlicher Oberrhein ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 71

Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg ..................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Hochrhein-Bodensee ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 87

Neckar-Alb .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 93

Donau-Iller ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 99

Bodensee-Oberschwaben ......................................................................................................................................................................... 105

State-wide and cross-regional networks ...................................................................................................................................... 109

Institutions supporting clusters and cluster initiatives ...................................................................................................... 117

Network Four Motors for Europe ..................................................................................................................................................... 119

Conclusion: Characterisation of regional clusters ................................................................................................................. 121

Overviews............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 123Overview 1: Fields of industry and technology of the regional clusters.................................................................................................. 124

Overview 2: Comparison of the regional clusters in Baden-Wrttemberg.............................................................................................. 126

Overview 3: Contact data of main contacts in the twelve regions............................................................................................................ 128

Overview 4: Contact data of main contacts for state-wide and cross-regional networks / platforms ............................................... 129

Overview 5: Website addresses of regional cluster and network initiatives ......................................................................................... 130

Overview 6: Cluster matrix of the network Four motors for Europe ...................................................................................................... 136

Notes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 139


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BasisIn B aden -W rt tem berg, a com plex and differentiated cluster landscape has developed over the past years. Agreat num ber of com panies, research institutions and universities is involved in regional cluster initiatives andin state-w ide netw orks. The stakeholders of these cluster initiatives interact effectively, on a high level. W iththis cluster-oriented approach, innovative processes are enabled through an interdisciplinary and organisedexchange of know ledge and expertise.

The developm ent of innovative products and services generates com petitive advantages for the cluster stake-holders in the national and international m arkets. Therefore, the developm ent and sophistication of future-proofregional clusters w ill gain m ore and m ore im portance. The B aden -W rttem berg state governm ent intends tosupport this developm ent of regional, national and international clusters system atically w ith its cluster initiati-ves. Therefore, the various cluster-related activities represent im portant instrum ents of the states innovationand structure policy. In addition to the nancial support of effective cluster m anagem ent structures w ith EFR Dfunds, internationalisation m easures and support for cluster m anagers in form of w orkgroups and cluster-spe-ci c quali cation events, it is the state governm ents intent to show and prom ote the diversity of the regionalclusters and cluster initiatives.

This is w hy the M inistry of Finances and Econom ics has com m issioned VD I/VD E Innovation + Technik G m bHlocated in B erlin to update the regional cluster atlas published in 2010. The data collected in this updating pro-cess also represent the basis of the w eb -based cluster database (W ebsite: w w w .clusterdatenbank-bw .de).

Since the last update in 2010, there have been num erous changes w ith cluster initiatives, state-w ide innova-tion netw orks and w ithin the cluster landscape in general. These are partly due to the regional cluster com -petition conducted in B aden -W rttem berg, the Leading-Edge C luster Com petition of the Federal M inistry ofEducation and R esearch, activities in the private sector, but also to the contextual and strategic developm entof cluster policy.

Objectives of the cluster atlasThe cluster atlas provides cluster politicians on the state, federal and European levels, and cluster politicians inthe individual regions, in associations, clubs, com panies and academ ic and research institutions w ith

A n ordered overview of regional clusters, existing innovation-targeted cluster initiatives and cluster-rele-vant research, developm ent and transfer institutions in the various regions of B aden-W rttem berg (Trans-parency function);

B asic inform ation on the relevant regional clusters and their initiatives;A basis for identifying further regional, supra-regional and cross-border netw orking options; andA n im portant source of inform ation for prom oting B aden -W rttem berg as a business location to dom estic

and foreign investors.

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In this update, the m ajor changes m ade in the 2010 edition of the regional cluster atlas w ere m aintained:

The data basis for the individual cluster initiatives has been im proved, in w idth and in depth;The cluster-relevant inform ation about the regions has been enhanced;It has adopted the new ly established regional cluster initiatives resulting from com petitions and other initi-atives and state-w ide and cross-region netw orks and platform s;

It has assigned the regional clusters to the defi ned target elds of the states cluster policy;Presentation w as im proved by adding descriptions of cluster netw orks and platform s across the state andacross regions.

Data baseIn 2010, a w eb -based data base w as created for the state of B aden-W rttem berg for the rst tim e. It show s thegreat variety of regional clusters and cluster initiatives. Supplem enting this regional cluster atlas, it presents theclusters and cluster initiatives in detail. This data base is updated continuously as new facts becom e know n w ithrespect to existing or new clusters and cluster initiatives. Its w ebsite address is: w w w .clusterdatenbank-bw .de

Data basisThe structural data and the innovation-speci c inform ation on the regional clusters and cluster initiatives w erecollected w ith uniform structured data collection sheets, in close cooperation w ith the contacts in the tw elveregions. Lacking a suitable statistical basis, creation of the cluster atlas and the data base w as based on thedata collected by the contacts for the regions and the various cluster initiatives. This data collected on the basisof a self-assessm ent of the cluster initiatives w as supplem ented by analyses of relevant paper and electronicdocum ents from the regions and the statistical of ce of B aden -W rttem berg. A dditional sources of data w ere

thorough w eb and data base searches and our ow n know ledge of B aden-W rttem berg.

For exam ple, the descriptions of the tw elve regions have been com pleted by speci c structural data (B reakdow nof em ployees subject to social insurance contributions1 and presentation of the m ost im portant industries 2). Inaddition, the innovation pow er of the various regions has been rated in accordance w ith the innovation indexbased on the data and calculations of the B aden -W rttem berg statistical of ce.

The innovation index com prises tw o sub-indexes, Leveland D ynam ic. The level index includes the relevantrecent unit and per capita values of six innovation indicators and show s the current status of the innovationpotential of the regions exam ined.

The follow ing factors have been considered in the calculation of the innovation index for the B aden-W rt-

tem berg urban and rural districts (survey period show n in brackets):

Internal R & D expenses of com panies, in relation to the gross value added of the m anufacturing industry andreal estate business, corporate services, in percent (1999-2007)

R & D personnel in com panies (equivalent to full-tim e personnel) related to the num ber of em ployees (per capi-ta) in the m anufacturing industry, real estate sector and corporate services in percent (1999-2007)

Em ployees subject to social insurance contributions in industrial high-tech industries related to the total num berof em ployees subject to social insurance contributions in percent (2003-2009)

Em ployees subject to social insurance contributions in skill-intensive service industries related to the totalnum ber of em ployees subject to social insurance contributions in percent (2003-2009)

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Start-ups in high-tech industries per inhabitant aged 21 to 59 (tw o-year average 2003/2004-2008/2009)Published patent applications by industry and science in relation to the num ber of inhabitants aged 21 to 64(1999-2007)

The dynam ic index indicates the average change rates per year of these six indicators, in general since the endof the 1990s; thus, it is an indicator for the m edium -term developm ent of innovation capability. For calculating

the innovation index, the values of the tw elve indicators have been standardised; the highest indicator valuebeing 100 and the low est being 0. A ll indicators have been included in the sub-indexes Leveland D ynam icw ith the sam e w eight; nally, they have been m erged in the innovation index at the ratio of 3:13.

The cluster atlas and the data base do not represent statistical w orks because they are continuously updated w ithnew ndings regarding existing but also new clusters, cluster initiatives, netw orks and platform s, on a regional,state and cross-regional basis.

Structure of the cluster atlasFor practical reasons (interdependence of sectors, com petences of different cham bers of com m erce) thecluster atlas follow s the order of the tw elve regions of B aden-W rttem berg as speci ed in the state deve-lopm ent plan. In tw o cases, these are cross-border regions (R hein-N eckar and D onau-Iller).

Each region is described as follow s:

1. A brief introduction of its characteristics w ith the relevant structural data and a m ap show ing its location;2. A regional m ap show ing approxim ate locations and nam es of the regional clusters;3. Individual descriptions of the regional clusters w ith associated cluster initiatives including contact data; and4. A n overview of universities, research and transfer institutions of relevance for the regional clusters.

The individual regional clusters are m erged in a m atrix-like sum m ary. W ith this, basic netw orking options

of clusters can be identi ed, across adm inistrative borders and com petences. This update also includes, inaddition to the presentations of individual regions, the state-w ide and cross-regional netw orks and platform sincluding contact data.

Tables w ith contact data of of cial regional contacts, contacts of regional cluster initiatives and state-w idenetw orks and platform s facilitate com m unication and contact.

Terms, definitions and characteristics

This B aden-W rttem berg cluster atlas is based on the follow ing defi nitions for clusters, cluster initiatives andstate-w ide netw orks4:

Cluster

C luster m eans a geographically defi ned regions layout as an innovative econom ic cluster; that m eans thetargeted collaboration of com panies that m ay even be com petitors and other partners from research, scienceand other organisations w ithin an econom ic area for a higher overall benefi t. This collaboration m ay develop in

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3 Source: Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Wrttemberg (Baden-Wrt temberg statistical office).Statistik AKTUELL. Innovation index 2008, edition of 2009

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diverse w ays. So, during the lifetim e of a cluster, at som e tim es research-driven topics m ay dom inate and atother tim es purely econom ic topics such as m arketing m ay be in the focus of activities.

Including but not lim ited to, essential qualifying criteria for regional clusters m ay be:

Topical m arket-related proxim ity (horizontal: sam e products, services; vertical: sam e value adding chain or

level thereof);G eographic or spatial proxim ity (fast accessibility, capacity for easy coordination),Adequate num ber and density of com panies (critical m ass) andA t least a national sales potential for products or services and consequently a high export capability fromthe regional point of view .

These central elem ents allow a corporate cluster culture capable of engendering spatial cohesion. O nly theconform ity of content com bined w ith spatial proxim ity of the various stakeholders along the value adding chainallow s im plem entation of innovative processes. C riteria therefore are the spatial proxim ity of com panies andinstitutions of applied research, universities, universities of applied sciences or transfer institutes. These areof im m ediate im portance for the innovative developm ent of products and thus for the adding of value w ithinthe cluster. Indirectly, they also represent an im portant source for future generations of specialists.

It should not be forgotten that regional econom ic clusters in the past often evolved w ithout the involvem entof scienti c institutions such as universities, research or transfer institutes. In m any cases, it is the client, itsproduct and application experience and the resulting ideas for im provem ent that form a central source of im -petus for innovative product and process solutions.

Cluster initiatives

C luster initiative m eans the strategic and system atic alignm ent and docum entation of innovation-orientedcooperations evolved from the netw orks (M arketing), the targeted closing of gaps, for exam ple w ith regardto com petences or the value adding chain, and the integration of activities into organisations, for exam ple byassociating w ith supporting bodies. O ften such cluster initiatives are part of a regional structure policy or in-novation policy, as part of the prom otion of the econom y or transfer of technology, or have been established

in such a context. A n im portant criterion is that the cluster participants see and intend a stronger individualand overall benefi t through the com m on goal of system atic and organisational collaboration w ithin the clusterthat cannot be achieved on their ow n. In contrast to supra-regional and state-w ide netw orks or loose form sof cooperation, they are characterised by the fact that they are regional and that they system atically activateinnovative cooperation potential for generating synergies and grow th.

B ased on these de fi nitions, pure com petence, m arketing and innovation netw orks or technology centres andother netw orks w ithout an innovative cluster-relevant relation, for exam ple tourism organisations, w ere not in-cluded. Tourism -related initiatives w ere included to an extent only that they relate to or support health services.

State-wide and cross-regional networks or platforms

State-w ide netw orks and also innovation platform s take responsibility for the state-w ide coordination and m ode-ration of the relevant regional clusters or cluster initiatives, together w ith other partners such as location agencies,exhibition corporations or transfer institutions, to strengthen the synergies. It is in their responsibility to focus onexisting netw orks and regional cluster initiatives w ith regard to their effects on the value adding chain and theadvancem ent of com petencies, for better adjustm ent and effective coordination and cooperation at a state level.

Target fields of cluster policy

In the course of the study A nalytical and conceptual bases for cluster policy in B aden-W rttem berg, con-ducted for the M inistry of Econom ics and presented in 2008, 18 different prom ising target elds of clusterpolicy w ith respect to individual industries, technologies, m arket elds and cross-section technologies havebeen identi ed and discussed by the state governm ent. Identi cation of target elds and assignm ent of existingregional cluster initiatives to these target elds provide the basis for a further characterisation of the regional

clusters but also for a consequent developm ent of cluster initiatives.

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Overview: Assignment of industry sectors (themes of regional clusters) tocluster policy target fields

Target field ofcluster policy

Reasoning forcluster development

Industry sectors(Presentation in accordance withthe federal statistical offices sy-stem of industry sectors (WZ 03))

Automotive Leading car m anufacturers and a strong sup-plier industry are characteristic for Baden-W rt-tem bergs autom otive industry. Its w ide value ad-ding spectrum is a fundam ental characteristic ofthe autom otive industry w ho also tries to integrateits suppliers into the production processes and atthe production sites in order to achieve a low ervertical range of m anufacture. So, suppliers fromthe m ost different industries take over large sharesof developm ent and production.

Vehicle production, electricalengineering, m etal industry,rubber / plastics industry

Biotechnology B iotechnology is considered one of the key techno -logies of the 21st century. The core area of biotech -nology is red biotechnolog y w hich m ainly includesbiopharm aceuticals, regenerative m edicine and di-agnostic tests. O ther areas are green and w hitebiotechnology. It cannot be assigned to a singlesector but is found in a great variety of applications.

M edical engineering,pharm aceutics, chem icals

Energy B aden-W rttem berg as an energy location offersbest conditions for energy providers and m anufac-turers of energy technology for both, conventionaland also regenerative energy. B aden-W rttem berghas strong com petences in the utilisation of rege-nerative energy. In the area of fuel cell technology,

B aden-W rttem berg is one of the pioneers in G er-m any. For the autom otive industry in particular, thisis of high relevance.

Energy production, m echanicalengineering, autom otive, m easure-m ent and control technology

Information technology.IT5applications / enter-prise software

The B aden-W rttem berg IT industry em ploys232,000 people. W ith an industry share of 18 % ,alm ost one out of ve jobs in the G erm an IT indus-try is found in B aden -W rttem berg. Fundam entalcatalysts for the positive developm ent in recentyears have been the establishm ent of new basictechnologies in the industry and the developm entof intercom pany internet platform s (B 2B , E-com -m erce) and public partner netw orks in the area of

enterprise softw are.

IT / softw are

Logistics includingintralogistics

Logistics is one of the basic functions of the m oderneconom y based on the division of labour. Sophi-sticated logistic services are a prerequisite for thesuccessful integration of our industry into globalprocurem ent and distribution structures. In of cialstatistics, the logistics industry is not reported asan individual industry. R epeatedly, special analyseshave show n, how ever, that the w ider logistics in-dustry w ith just under 400,000 em ployees is oneof the largest industries in this state.

Logistics including transport andtelecom m unication, logistics-related industries, logistics-relatedservices, m echanical engineering

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Aerospace R epresented are leading aerospace com paniesin B aden-W rttem berg. In recent years, the ae-rospace industry w as characterised by a stronggrow th in jobs. Strong netw orks betw een researchinstitutions and the relevant enterprises play a cru-cial role in utilising this grow th potential.

Vehicle production and other

m anufacturing industries such asm echanical engineering, m etal,plastics and electrical engineering,etc.

Mechatronics M echatronic system s com bine m echanical, electri-cal and data processing com ponents. Its m ain focusis on supplem enting and upgrading m echanical sy-stem s by adding sensors and m icrochips to realisesem i-intelligent products and system s.

M echanical engineering, electricalengineering, IT / softw are, autom o-tive

Media, culture andcreative industries

These industries represent the operative sector ofthe culture and creative industry, engaged in thecreation, production, distribution or m edia-baseddistribution of cultural / creative goods and services.B aden-W rttem berg hosts about 16 % of the jobsin this sector in G erm any (in about 29,000 com -panies).

B ook m arket, art m arket, lm indus-try, radio industry, perform ing arts,design industry, architecture, press,advertising, softw are and gam esindustry

Medical engineering D ue to its strength in em ploym ent and sales andits high export rate, m edical engineering is an im -portant m odel and grow th industry w ith excellentcom petitiveness internationally and good future

prospects. C ollaboration of m edical engineeringand health industry provides m any opportunitiesfor innovations and accelerates the tim e-to-m arketfor new m edical devices. This netw orking of thetw o industries is an im portant prerequisite for pi-oneer applications.

M edical engineering, health andsocial services

Microsystemtechnologyincluding nanotechno-logy

M icrosystem technology dow nsizes and at thesam e tim e increases ef ciency of com ponents andthis is applied in m ore and m ore products in them ost different industries. To a great extent, m icro-system technolog y is represented by highly specia-lised R & D institutions and com panies in different

user industries. The im portance of this industry re-fl ects the im portance of this technolog y.

A utom otive production, m echani-cal engineering, m easurem ent andcontrol technology

New materials / surfaces The developm ent of new m aterials and surfacefeatures is equally im portant for m any industriesin B aden-W rttem berg. For the various industries,the developm ent of new m aterials and surface fea-tures is an im portant part of their innovation m a-nagem ent in order to m aintain or im prove their com -petitive position. Therefore, the developm ent andapplication of new m aterials is one of the strategi-cally im portant elds of technolog y in the econom y.

Inform ation and com m unicationtechnolog y, autom otive, m echanicalengineering, m edical engineering,m etal industry, plastics, jew ellery,textiles

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Pharmaceutical industry C om pared to G erm any as a w hole, the pharm aceu-tical industry is strongly represented here. O ne outof four jobs in the G erm an pharm aceutical industryand one out of three of the 30 m ost job -intensiveG erm an pharm aceutical locations are located inB aden-W rttem berg. O n the contrary, the chem i-cal industry, in a narrow er sense, concentrates atsom e locations only.

C hem ical, pharm aceutical sub -

industry

Photonics O n the one hand, optical technologies form anindependent w ell-established high-tech industry,and on the other hand, they are m ore and m oreoften considered enabling technologies. B aden -W rttem berg takes a leading position here w ithin

G erm any. The range of optical technologies inclu-des, for exam ple, lighting technology, inform ationand com m unication technology, m easurem ent andcontrol technology, m edical engineering, biopho-tonics and production engineering. Especially thesynergies resulting from the cross-linking of theseindustries m ake for the future prospects of the valueadding chain. D ue to its general im portance it highlyinfl uences m any other production areas.

O ptical industry, m easurem entand control technology, electricalengineering

Production technologyincluding Mechanical

engineering

W ith respect to em ploym ent in total, productiontechnolog y is the largest sector of the m anufactu-

ring industry and a m ajor pillar of the B aden-W rt-tem berg econom y and it is the leading m echanicalengineering location in G erm any. The high dem andson production engineering result from increasingspecialisation and the em phasis on system solu-tions. Innovative projects are generated throughcross-industry cooperations, thus achieving com -petitive advantages.

M echanical engineering (and m etalindustry, electrical engineering)

Satellite navigation The m ain users and consum ers of classic satel-lite navigation in B aden-W rttem berg are the ae-rospace industry and increasingly the autom otiveindustry as w ell. O f special im portance, how ever,

are enterprises w ho apply satellite navigation tech-nology. The G alileo satellite navigation system w illbe another catalyst.

A erospace industry, autom otiveindustry, IT / softw are

Security technology Security technology represents a very heterogene-ous technology that is rm ly anchored in B aden-W rttem berg, interdisciplinary and cross-industry.Security technolog y covers the areas of sensortechnology, identi cation and access control tech-nology, for exam ple biom etric processes, structuralprotection for buildings, m icrosystem technology,IT security, telecom m unication and m ore.

Electrical engineering, optics,IT / softw are, telecom m unication,production engineering, etc.

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Telecommunication In som e regions, w e see a concentration of the tele-com m unications industry and their great econom icim portance there. These regional centres includethe Stuttgart, M annheim , Karlsruhe and U lm areas.

Telecom m unication engineering,

electrical engineering, IT / softw are

Knowledge industryincluding business-related services

Providers of such services are, for exam ple, enginee -ring com panies, consultancies, m arketing, researchand developm ent service providers. They representim portant elem ents of the industrial value addingchain, they are closely linked to the industry and areof general im portance for various stakeholders.

B usiness related services

The target elds of health industry and environm ental technology have been added as w ell; they have beenintegrated into above target elds. Their separate listing accounts for the grow ing im portance of both eld ofpolitics and supports operative policy im plem entation.

N ot all of the identi ed regional cluster initiatives can be clearly assigned to these 18 target elds (plus healthindustry and environm ental engineering) of cluster policy; som e of these regional clusters and their initiativesrelate to m ore than one of above target elds. In particular, this applies for clusters such as electrom obility,packaging technology, surface technology or fastening technology that have their ow n speci c roles.

B ecause of this and because of the partly historical im portance of these regional clusters, the original clusterdescription w as basically m aintained, also to m aintain their speci c identifying regional character. These clusters

w ere assigned to one or several target elds w hich show s in the listing of the target elds of cluster policy.A them atic outline of the elds of industry or technology characterising the clusters is given in O verview 1Fields of industry and technology of regional clusters.

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01Stuttgart

The Stuttgart region is the spatialand econom ic centre of B aden-W rttem berg and stretches over3,65 4 km 2. The region includesthe city of Stuttgart and the sur-rounding districts of B blingen,Esslingen, G ppingen, Ludw igs-burg and R em s-M urr-Kreis. A p-proxim ately 2,674,500 people livein this region. M ore than one outof four em ployees in the stateof B aden-W rttem berg w orksin this region. C om pared to thestate of B aden-W rttem berg, theeconom y of the Stuttgart regionis less characterised by produc-

tion and m ore by the servicessector. A reason for this is thatthe share of corporate serviceproviders is above state average.

In detail6:

Production sector: 34.8 %(State: 37.8% )

Services sector in total: 64.8 %(State: 61.8 % )

- Trade: 13.2 % (State: 13.8 % )

- C orporate service providers:14.6 % (State: 11.6 % )

- Transport: 4.2 % (State: 3.9 % )

O n a global scale, the Stuttgartregion is the leading engineeringlocation. This position is sup-ported by the extensive researchand developm ent capacity in theregion, w hose close geographicalties to the production of com plexsystem goods form s the basis ofthe strong international com pe-titive standing of the region. Therelevant autom otive, m echanicalengineering and creative indus-tries clusters also in conjunctionw ith allied clusters in adjacent re-gions achieve an alm ost uniquereal net output ratio. The m ost

im portant industries (by num berof em ployees subject to socialinsurance contributions, w ithouttrade, construction and publicsector) include:

Vehicle production and suppliers;

M etal industry w ith m echanicalengineering and production of m etalproducts and

Inform ation services.

C om pared to other regions ofB aden-W rttem berg, it is thetop-ranking region w ith regardto innovation pow er. The regionhosts num erous globally leadingcom panies or their subsidiariesthat have outstanding researchand developm ent capacities. W hi-le the innovation level reached isfar beyond average, its innovati-on dynam ic is slightly below thestate average, w hich is due to thehigh level achieved so far.

The index values7 for the regionare as follow s:

Total index: 46.8 % (State: 35.6 % )

Level index: 51.6 % (State: 35.7 % )

D ynam ic index: 32.5 %(State: 35.4 % )

6 Note : Employees subject to social insurance contributions by selected industry

sectors and sections in the regions of Baden-Wrttemberg on 30-J un-20117 Note : For an explanation see section Data basis

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Automotive clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: AutomotiveThe autom otive cluster continues to play a central role in the Stuttgart region focus on prem ium seg-m ent passenger carsw ith its m ajor m anufacturing com panies and system suppliers of prem ier w orldranking and a large num ber of highly com petitive sm all and m edium -sized suppliers. The value addingchain is represented w ithin the region alm ost com pletely. The autom otive cluster in the Stuttgart regionaffects m any other regions of the state of B aden -W rt tem berg.

CLI8: CARS Cluster initiative Automotive Region StuttgartC A R S and the sub -project C A R S IT help strengthen the Stuttgart region as an im portant vehicle produc-tion location on a global scale and bring forw ard the region as a location for suppliers of new technologies(electric m obility) and services around the topic of m obility. In addition to m anaging the cluster, the clu-ster initiative is responsible for providing custom ised inform ation to the target groups and for im provingcom m unication w ithin the cluster.

CARS Cluster-Initiative Autom otive Region Stuttgartc/o W irtschaftsfrderung Region Stuttgart G m bH

H olger H aasFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 22835-14Fax: + 49 711 22835-55w w w .cars.region-stuttgart.de

Biotechnology clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: BiotechnologyThe excellent academ ic environm ent of three universities, ve universities of applied sciences w ith focus onbiotechnology and the research activities of internationally renow ned research institutions in the biotechno-logy cluster form a strong basis that is necessary for the translation of good basic research into biotechno-logical applications. Through this outstanding academ ic infrastructure, the B ioR egion ranks am ong the topG erm an B ioR egions. This grow th potential refl ects in the grow ing num ber of biotech com panies located inthis region. In addition, its collaboration w ith other innovative industries such as m edical engineering andautom ation has intensi ed.

The regions clusters and cluster initiatives

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CLI: BioRegio STERN Management GmbHB ioR egio STER N M anagem ent G m bH is a com m on com petence netw ork, a place of contact and consul-tancy for start-ups, entrepreneurs and researchers in the area of biotechnology. B ioR egio S TER N prom otesthe cooperation of the m ost different disciplines such as m edicine, bioengineering, sensor technology,nutrition science, biochem ical analysis and bioinform atics. Its m ajor focus is on regenerative m edicine,m edical engineering and autom ation for life sciences.

BioRegio STERN M anagem ent G m bH

D r. Klaus EichenbergFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 870354-0Fax: + 49 711 870354-44w w w .bioregio-stern.de

CLI: Engineering Life Sciences Automation (ELSA)The cluster initiative Engineering Life Sciences Autom ation (ELSA ) aim s to link the life sciences in-dustry w ith the m id-sized engineering industry, to open up new elds of business at the intersections ofthe clusters and to identify solutions utilised in other industries. C om panies from the life sciences clusterare encouraged to present their issues to the m id-sized engineering industry and so initiate new projects.C om panies from the m id-sized com panies of the engineering industry are to present their technologies,as options for the life sciences industry, w ith the intention of initiating new cooperation projects.

This cluster initiative w as aw arded a prize in the regional cluster com petition of the M inistry of Econom icsin 2010. C luster m anagem ent is supported w ith funds from the European R egional D evelopm ent Fund(ER D F).

Engineering Life Sciences Autom ation (ELSA )c/o BioRegio STERN M anagem ent G m bH

D r. Kathrin Ballesteros Katem ann / Sim one SchellFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart


CLI: Competence network Medtech & BiotechThe target of the M edtech & B iotech com petence netw ork is a m ore intense collaboration betw eenm edical engineering and biotechnology and the strengthening of both industries as key technologiesw ithin B ioR egion STER N . C ollaboration of these highly innovative but extrem ely differing industries isnot only to bring forw ard the developm ent and m arketing of new biotechnological products and thera-pies but also to prepare the path for new convergence technologies.

Kom petenznetz M edtech & Biotech(Com petence netw ork M edtech & Biotech)c/o BioRegio STERN M anagem ent G m bH

D r. Klaus EichenbergFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart


Finance clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Knowledge industry including business-related servicesFollow ing Frankfurt, the Stuttgart nancial centre is one of the m ost signi cant G erm an nancial centres.B esides the largest state bank and the L-B ank, being the largest business developm ent bank, especiallyleading insurance com panies and building societies have their headquarters in the Stuttgart region. Fur-therm ore, Stuttgart hosts the second largest G erm an stock exchange, w ho is Europes m arket leaderin the segm ent of secured derivatives. Stuttgart also holds a strong m arket position in the fast-grow ingleasing m arket.

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CLI: Stuttgart FinancialTo prom ote S tuttgart as a location for nancial services, Vereinigung B aden-W rttem bergische W ertpa-pierbrse e. V. established a centre for bundling the nancial interests of the region under the brand Stutt-gart Financial in 20 07. C ofounders are the M inistry of Finances and E conom ics of B aden -W rttem bergand Stiftung Kreditw irtschaft of the U niversity of H ohenheim . This overall platform for nancial issues inB aden-W rttem berg is to strengthen the nancial industry, for the benefi t of its citizens and the econom y.

Stuttgart Financials activities can be assigned to four categories: O rganisation of events, com m unicationw ith the nancial centres stakeholders and their linking and provision of inform ation relevant for the nan-cial centre and the prom otion of research and education in the area of nances.

Stuttgart Financialc/o Vereinigung Baden-W rttem bergische W ertpapierbrse e. V.

U lli Spankow skiBrsenstrae 470174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 222985-752Fax: + 49 711 222985-661w w w .stuttgart-fi nancial.de

Health industry clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Health industryR enow ned research institutions and universities, num erous hospitals and clinics and m any sm all and m e-dium -size enterprises form the health industry cluster in the S tuttgart region. In the area of biotechnology,there are m any overlappings w ith other signi cant clusters in the region, too, for exam ple w ith enginee-ring. M ain focuses are, for exam ple, regenerative m edicine, telem edicine, orthopaedics technology, drugproduction, health tourism and m any other services.

CLI: Cluster initiative Health Region StuttgartThis cluster initiative splits into tw o areas: (1) B eneFit Region Stuttgart this initiative for corporate healthprogram s is dem and-oriented and inform s com panies in the region from outside the health sector aboutcorporate health program s and corporate health m anagem ent. (2) G esundheitsR egion Stuttgart is prim arilyoffer-oriented, a netw ork of service providers, research institutions, universities, health insurance com pa-

nies and public bodies, w hich intends to intensify collaboration in the health sector.

Cluster-Initiative G esundheitsR egion Stuttgart(Cluster initiative H ealth Region Stuttgart)c/o W irtschaftsfrderung Region Stuttgart G m bH

Sebastian M enzelFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 22835-875Fax: + 49 711 22835-55w w w .gesundheit.region-stuttgart.de

CLI: Health Region REGiNAR EG iN A stands for the developm ent of a user centre for regenerative m edicine in the regions of Stuttgart,

Tbingen and N eckar-A lb. The know ledge and expertise of partners from institutions, clinics, com paniesand health insurance com panies are bundled in this project to m ake regenerative m edicine broadly availa-ble for the patients.

G esundheitsregion REG iN A (H ealth Region REG iN A )c/o BioRegio STERN M anagem ent G m bH

D r. M anfred KauerFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 870354-26Fax: + 49 711 870354-44w w w .info-rm .de

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CLI: Netzwerk fr innovative Orthopdietechnik O-PAEDIX e. V.M odern orthopaedic and rehabilitation technology is the m ost im portant technology for restoring lostm obility. The next generation of orthoses and prostheses is strongly dependent on m aterial and processinnovations, on transfer of technology and know -how and on experts visions. Therefore, N etzw erk frinnovative O rthopdietechnik O -PA ED IX has m ade it its goal to prom ote new technologies for better pro-sthesis/orthoses in the future.

N etzw erk fr innovative O rthopdietechnik O -PAED IX e. V.c/o Fraunhofer Institut fr Produktion und Autom atisierung (IPA )

D r. U rs SchneiderN obelstrae 1270569 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 970-3731Fax: + 49 711 970-3727w w w .o-paedix.com

Industrial component and surface cleaning clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Production technologyThe industrial com ponent and surface cleaning cluster includes com panies along the value adding chain(m anufacturing industries and services) involved w ith cleaning jobs and aspects in the processes prior to,during and follow ing industrial production.

CLI: Kompetenznetzwerk fr Industrielle Bauteil- und Oberflchenreinigung Leonberg e. V. (CEC) Competence network for industrial component and surface cleaningR enow ned com panies from various interest groups and research institutions exchange their know ledgeand expertise w ithin the C EC netw ork of the industrial com ponent and surface cleaning process chain,w ith regard to procedures, fram ew ork conditions and process requirem ents for optim ised results in com -ponent cleaning. The benefi t for all participants is the assessm ent of cleaning jobs, independent from them anufacturer, and of their prelim inary, concom itant and follow -up processes w ithin the C EC .

Kom petenznetzw erk fr Industrielle Bauteil- und O berfl chenreinigung Leonberg e. V. (CEC )(Com petence netw ork for industrial com ponent and surface cleaning)

D r. Vanessa W ertm annH ertichstrae 5771229 Leonberg

Telephone: + 49 7152 330-8471w w w .cec-leonberg.de

Information technology / enterprise software clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Information technology / enterprise softwareThis cluster is characterised by a sm all num ber of large enterprises on the one hand and a series of sm alland m edium -sized enterprises on the other hand. The large enterprises have radically thinned out theirvertical range of production. The functions rem aining, w hich are largely dispositive in nature, are exposedto a high level of com petition from other locations also internally w ithin com panies. D evelopm ent im pe-

tus originates largely from young sm all and m edium -sized IT rm s. A high enterprise density can be foundm ainly in the area of open source softw are.

CLI: ITS Baden- Wrttemberg e. V.ITSB W w as founded together w ith other innovation and com petence centres 10 years ago, initiated byW irtschaftsfrderung R egion Stuttgart G m bH (W R S ). The idea w as brought up by the m unicipality ofthe state capital Stuttgart and the m unicipality of Filderstadt; they could w in renow ned com panies andinstitutions for this project, for exam ple S ony, H P, D aim ler, H am ann-B ecker, Stuttgarter Straenbahnen,U niversity of Stuttgart, and m ore. The task and target of the form er KTM C (com petence centre for tele-m atics, m obile com puting and custom er care) w as to act as a hub for telem atics services and telem aticsinnovations, and this w as achieved successfully: Today, under a new ag and as a m em ber of ITS N et-w ork G erm any e. V., ITS B W stands for com prehensive know -how in the areas of traf c telem atics andtraf c inform ation services, health telem atics and telem edicine, m obile com m unication, sm art hom e and

am bient assisted living.

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ITS B aden-W rttem berg e. V.c/o IVU Forschen & Beraten, Institut fr M obilittsm anagem ent, Transport und U m w elt

Prof. D r.-Ing. G nter SabowIndustriestrae 370565 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 781929-12Fax: + 49 711 781929-15w w w .its-bw .de

CLI: Open Source Region StuttgartTo m ake users and IT com panies aw are of open source softw are, the cluster initiative O pen Source R e-gion S tuttgart w as founded in 2004. W ith this initiative, W irtschaftsfrderung R egion S tuttgart extendsthe Stuttgart regions lead in com petence in this im portant eld of innovation.

O pen Source R egion Stuttgartc/o W irtschaftsfrderung Region Stuttgart G m bH

H jalm ar H iem annFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 22835-49Fax: + 49 711 22835-55w w w .opensource.region-stuttgart.de

CLI: Software-ZentrumBblingen/Sindelfingen e. V.W ith the goal to attract new com panies from the IT industry to this region and to m aintain and createnew jobs, Softw are-Zentrum B blingen/Sindel ngen e. V. w as established in 1996. This cluster initi-ative consists of 90 com panies, plus universities, academ ies, cham bers and other organisations andnetw orks.

Softw are-Zentrum Bblingen/Sindelfi ngen e. V.

H ans-U lrich Schm idO tto-Lilienthal-Strae 3671034 Bblingen

Telephone: + 49 7031 714-700Fax: + 49 7031 714-705w w w .softw arezentrum .de

CLI: Virtual Dimension Center Fellbach w. V.D ue to the geographical concentration of leading universities and research institutions in the area of VirtualR eality (VR ), visualisation and sim ulation, plus suppliers and users of these technologies, the Stuttgartregion hosts a virtually unique expertise in the area of visualisation and VR technology w orldw ide. To con-solidate and extend this strong position of the Stuttgart region and to m ake available these developm entsfor m edium -sized com panies in the autom otive and m echanical engineering industries in particular, VD CFellbach w as initiated.

Virtual D im ension C enter Fellbach w . V.

D r.-Ing. Christoph R undeAuberlenstrae 13

70736 Fellbach

Telephone: + 49 711 585309-0Fax: + 49 711 585309-19

w w w .vdc-fellbach.de

CLI: Wachstumsinitiative Technische 3D-Visualisierung (TechVis) Growth initiative for technical 3D visualisationThe grow th initiative for technical 3D visualisation (TechVis) is conducted by the Virtual D im ension C enter(VD C ), Fellbach. The VD C is G erm anys leading netw ork for Virtual Engineering. Since 20 02, the VD Ccreates synergies betw een its m em bers and prom otes technology transfer. Today, about 100 m em bersand associates cooperate w ithin the VD C , along the value adding chains of Virtual R eality and Virtual En-gineering. TechV is w ill extend these process chains tow ards technical 3D visualisation and 3D contentgeneration.

This cluster initiative w as aw arded a prize in the regional cluster com petition of the M inistry of Econom icsin 2010. C luster m anagem ent is supported w ith funds from the European R egional D evelopm ent Fund

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W achstum sinitiative Technische 3D -Visualisierung (TechVis)(G row th Initiative Technical 3D visualisation)c/o Virtual D im ension Center Fellbach w . V.

D r.-Ing. Christoph R undeAuberlenstrae 13

70736 Fellbach

Telephone: + 49 711 585309-0Fax: + 49 711 585309-19

w w w .vdc-fellbach.de

Creative industries clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Media, culture and creative industriesB esides the autom otive and m echanical engineering industries, the creative industries are characteristicfor the Stuttgart region. The Stuttgart region hosts a great potential of com panies, academ ic institutionsand creatives from the elds of architecture, design, digital, events, lm , photography, illustration, art andculture, m usic, PR and text, publishing and advertising.

CLI: Animation Media Cluster Region StuttgartThe Stuttgart and Ludw igsburg region is to becom e the leading digital VFX / anim ation location in G erm any.M FG Film frderung intends to respond to this rapid technical developm ent w ithin this industry w ith a net-w ork focused on value adding. W ith a pilot project, the proven B ritish m odel, w hich has been successfullyapplied by the VFX 9-industry for years, is to be transferred to the region, being the rst project of this kindin G erm any.

This cluster initiative w as aw arded a prize in the regional cluster com petition of the M inistry of Econom icsin 2008. C luster m anagem ent is supported w ith funds from the European R egional D evelopm ent Fund(ER D F).

Anim ation M edia C luster Region Stuttgartc/o M FG Film frderung

Andreas Trautz

Breitscheidstrae 470174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 90715-415

Fax: + 49 711 90715-350w w w .am crs.de

CLI: Corporate Media Cluster Region StuttgartC orporate M edia C luster R egion Stuttgart (C M C R S ) is the cluster initiative for m oving pictures in cor-porate com m unication of m id-size com panies in B aden-W rttem berg and acts in the area of consulting,netw orking, com petency, innovation, public relations and internationalisation. C orporate M edia defi nedas the use of audiovisual m edia in corporate com m unication is the econom ically signi cant eld ofthe m edia location of the Stuttgart region and, at the sam e tim e, a signi cant factor as regards com pe-titiveness of the B aden-W rttem berg m id-size com panies.

This cluster initiative w as aw arded a prize in the regional cluster com petition of the M inistry of Econom ics

in 2010. C luster m anagem ent is supported w ith funds from the European R egional D evelopm ent Fund(ER D F).

Corporate M edia C luster Region Stuttgartc/o Film Com m ission Region Stuttgart

Christian D oschBreitscheidstrae 470174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 259443-0Fax: + 49 711 259443-33w w w .fi lm .region-stuttgart.de

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CLI: FilmCommission Region StuttgartFilm C om m ission R egion Stuttgart is the cluster initiative for lm production. Its regional and industry-speci c focus and practical consulting services are its success factors. Its services include, for exam ple,project-based support for nding suitable lm locations, for cooperation w ith the authorities and targetedinform ation on production structures in the region. Film C om m ission sees itself as a coordinator and m e-diator at the interface of culture, econom y, the public and adm inistration.

Film Com m ission Region Stuttgart

Christian D oschBreitscheidstrae 470174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 259443-0Fax: + 49 711 259443-33w w w .fi lm .region-stuttgart.de

CLI: MedienInitiative Region StuttgartM edienInitiative R egion Stuttgart is a netw ork of creatives from this region: 400 m edia and creative peo-ple, such as publishers and authors, advertisers, designers and architects, journalists, lm producers andscreenplay w riters, m ultim edia service providers and m usicians, take an active part. Their com m on goalis to develop the m edia location, to im prove the fram ew ork conditions for the com panies of the creativeindustry and to m ake their achievem ents m ore visible. Successes are, for exam ple, Film C om m ission R e-gion Stuttgart, Popbro R egion Stuttgart and the m onthly print new sletter in m edia res.

M edienInitiative Region Stuttgartc/o W irtschaftsfrderung Region Stuttgart G m bH

Bettina KlettFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 22835-15Fax: + 49 711 22835-55w w w .m edien.region-stuttgart.de

CLI: Popbro Region StuttgartThe Stuttgart region, besides B erlin, H am burg, C ologne, M unich and Frankfurt, is am ong the m ost im -portant locations of the G erm an m usic industry. Targeted location m arketing is to help boost the percep-

tion of the local m usic industry on a regional, national and international level. Popbro helps enhance theconditions for this industry and prom otes m usicians, bands, m usic enterprises, start-ups and educationalinstitutions. It brings together the prom otion of the econom y and culture w ith w ork w ith juveniles. Popbrois a joint organisation of W irtschaftsfrderung R egion Stuttgart G m bH (W R S ) and Stuttgarter JugendhausgG m bH (S JG ).

Popbro R egion Stuttgart

Peter Jam esN aststrae 11a70376 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 489097-0Fax: + 49 711 489097-29w w w .popbuero.de

Logistics clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Logistics including intra-logisticsThe Stuttgart region is one of B aden-W rt tem bergs three core regions of logistics. C onsequently, it ishom e to im portant infrastructure institutions w orking in the eld of transport logistics and also to num eroustransport and logistics service providers.

CLI: KLOK KooperationszentrumLogistik e. V.KLO K approaches the logistic tasks and issues that exist in the Stuttgart region, asking for integrativesolutions. KLO K is in contact w ith com m unal, regional, state, federal and EC politicians and econom ists.Since the end of 2010, KLO K has also been the supporting organisation of Logistik-N etzw erk B aden -W rt-tem berg (LogB W ), w hich represents an independent state-w ide netw ork itself. In addition, an im portantfi eld of activity is the initiation and coordination of projects im proving logistic infrastructure, together w ith

several partners.

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KLO K Kooperationszentrum Logistik e. V.

M artin BrandtStam m heim er Strae 1070806 Kornw estheim

Telephone: + 49 7154 96500-51Fax: + 49 7154 96500-79w w w .klok-ev.de

Aerospace clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: AerospaceThe aerospace industry looks back on a long tradition in the Stuttgart region. O nly few locations offer sucha tightly w oven and diversi ed netw ork of large enterprises and m edium -sized aerospace com panies, uni-versities and research institutions. 25 % of the B aden-W rttem berg com panies and 80 % of the researchinstitutions of this industry are located here.

CLI: FAN Future Aerospace NetworkFA N is to connect the stakeholders of the B aden-W rttem berg aerospace cluster w ith traditional indus-tries, through professional m anagem ent and for a m utual bene fi t, in term s of organisation and com m u-nication. It intends to support the com panies from the industry w ith regard to the consolidation processof the aerospace supply chain. C om m on projects and activities are to strengthen the netw ork and helpexploit synergies.

This cluster initiative w as aw arded a prize in the regional cluster com petition of the M inistry of Econom ics in2008. Cluster m anagem ent is supported w ith funds from the European R egional D evelopm ent Fund (ER D F).

FAN Future A erospace N etw ork

Corinna N olteniusN obelstrae 1270569 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 687031-41Fax: + 49 711 687031-55w w w .fan-bw .de

Nanotechnology clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Microsystem technology including nanotechnologyN anotechnology is one of the key technologies of the 21st century. H ow ever, several analyses have show nthat nanotechnology is still used very rarely. O n the other hand, m any of the com panies located in theStuttgart region see the great potential of this technology. Especially the nanotechnology area of catalysis,chem istry and m aterial synthesisis of great signi cance for chem ical processes, for the autom otive eldand for current issues regarding energy-ef cient production and industrial biotechnology.

CLI: Anwendungscluster Nanotechnologie der Metropolregion Stuttgart Nanotechnology application cluster of Stuttgart metropolitan regionFor facilitating the transfer of scienti c nanotechnology research to industrial applications, A nw endungs-cluster N anotechnologie in der M etropolregion Stuttgart w as founded in 2008. This cluster intends to

im prove the nanotechnology com petence in the Stuttgart m etropolitan region, to prom ote netw orking oftechnology suppliers and users and to bring forw ard innovations and turn them into m arketable productstogether. The ZIM -N em o netw ork for the eld of surface functionalisation w as spun off from this appli-cation cluster in 2011. B ased on the com petencies and products of the SM Es involved in the ZIM -N EM Onetw ork, selected elds of application are to be exploited and adapted for the subsequent speci c deve-lopm ent projects of the com panies, also using synergies.

Anw endungscluster N anotechnologie der M etropolregion Stuttgart(Application cluster N anotechnology M etropolitan Region Stuttgart)c/o IH K Region Stuttgart

M anfred M llerJgerstrae 30

70174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 2005-1329Fax: + 49 711 2005-1429

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Production technology clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Production technology including mechanical engineeringA longside the autom otive cluster, production technology takes an outstanding role in the Stuttgartregion and is characterised largely by sm all and m edium -sized enterprises. This cluster rem ains highlycom petitive due to its sustained innovation pow er. It is w idely diversi ed w ith certain em phases in thefi elds of m achine tools and autom ation engineering. It is true for this cluster as w ell that the Stuttgart

region hosts practically the entire value adding chain. The European C luster O bservatory has identi edthis production technology cluster as one of the m ost im portant clusters in this eld of technology inEurope.

CLI: Cluster initiative for mechanical engineering in the Stuttgart regionSince 2007, this cluster initiative in the eld of m echanical engineering includes a series of m easures andoffers for im proving the innovation potential of regional m echanical engineering com panies. Its focus ison offering netw orking options w ithin the industry, facilitated access to research results and support forestablishing new elds of business; and this is speci cally true for the initiative Initiative IndustrielleD ienstleistungen im M aschinenbau. This cluster initiative targets about 800 com panies and three univer-sities w ith focus on m echanical engineering in the Stuttgart region and also eight non-academ ic researchinstitutions that w ork in close cooperation w ith the m echanical engineering industry.

Cluster-Initiative M aschinenbau Region Stuttgart(Cluster initiative for m echanical engineering in the Stuttgart region)c/o W irtschaftsfrderung Region Stuttgart G m bH

O liver ReichertFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 22835-872Fax: + 49 711 22835-55w w w .w rs.region-stuttgart.de

CLI: Kompetenznetzwerk Mechatronics BW e. V.Kom petenznetzw erk M echatronik intends to bring up new ideas for the B aden-W rt tem berg location andto use future technologies to m aintain an attractive location and secure jobs. Founded in 2001, follow inga call of the industry, its priorities are an ef cient transfer of technology and results, a shortening of the

innovation cycle and the initiation of innovation partnerships in future-oriented topics, for exam ple m obility,security, energy and environm ent.

Kom petenznetzw erk M echatronics BW e. V.

Volker SchiekM anfred-W rner-Strae 11573037 G ppingen

Telephone: + 49 7161 965950-0Fax: + 49 7161 965950-5w w w .m echatronik-ev.de

Radiofrequency identification clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Information technology, IT applications / enterprise software, logistics including intra-

logistics, mechatronics, microsystem technology including nanotechnology and satellite navigation.The Stuttgart region is one of the leading regions regarding R FID (radiofrequency identi cation) research.A lso, R FID technology w ill gain m uch im portance in the years to com e. In addition to a good researchinfrastructure in the area of R FID , there are m any com panies in this region w ho have m ade R FID applica-tions m arketable.

CLI: RFID network for the Stuttgart regionIH K R egion Stuttgart has initiated this netw ork to m eet the com panieshigh dem and for inform ation. It isthe initiatives goal to show R FIDs im portance for the future of this high-tech location. This netw ork is aneutral dialogue platform offering regional com panies, scientists and politicians the chance to discuss thistechnology. M oreover, it offers regular w orkshops w ith respect to the application of the R FID technologyand cooperations betw een the m em bers of the netw ork.

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Environmental technology clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Environmental technologyThe Clean Energy C luster in the S tuttgart region is form ed by universities and research institutions and glo-bally active large enterprises and also start-ups, that is, alm ost 300 com panies, m any of them conductingtheir ow n research and developm ent projects. 600 craft businesses and m any architects, engineers andconsultants add to this. C om panies from the m echanical and plant engineering industries in the Stuttgart

region have noted this young industry and bene fi t from its boom as suppliers.

CLI: Brennstoffzellen- und Batterie-Allianz Baden-Wrttemberg (BBA-BW) Fuel Cell and Battery Alliance

The Fuel C ell and B attery Alliance B aden -W rttem berg (B B A -B W ) is a netw ork for prom oting the develop-m ent and spreading of sustainable and environm entally friendly energy production and storage technolo-gies on the basis of fuel cells and batteries in m obile, stationary and portable applications and the relatedinfrastructure. B B A -B W supports its m em bers from the industry, science and adm inistration w ith regardto preparing the m arket, dem onstrating and industrialising their products and represents them w hen de-aling w ith political boards and other organisations.

Brennstoffzellen- und Batterie-Allianz B aden-W rttem berg (BBA -BW )(Fuel Cell and Battery A lliance)

D r. Till KazG ym nasium strae 4370174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 72230-487Fax: + 49 711 72230-491w w w .bba-bw .de

CLI: Clean Tech cluster initiativeW irtschaftsfrderung R egion Stuttgart G m bH does its share for the region so that by 2020, it w ill berecognised w orld-w ide for its clean cars, durable and ef cient m achines, energy and m aterial-ef cientbuildings and environm ental products and processes.

Cluster-Initiative Clean Techc/o W irtschaftsfrderung Region Stuttgart G m bH

D r. Taj KangaFriedrichstrae 1070174 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 22835-803Fax: + 49 711 22835-55w w w .zukunftsenergien.region-stuttgart.de

CLI: ENERGETIKOM Energiekompetenz und kodesign e. V.EN ER G ETIKO M Energiekom petenz und kodesign e. V. is a non-profi t organisation. It is neutral andsupports com panies, public institutions, m unicipalities and private persons w ith their projects relating tothe topics of energy-saving, energy ef ciency, clim ate protection and ecological design. EN ER G ETIKO Msees itself as a developm ent and im plem enting body and as a link betw een research and the m arket.EN ER G ETIKO M develops energy-saving and resource-friendly solutions and concepts guaranteeingclim ate protection and energy ef ciency for the projects to be realised.

EN ERG ETIKO M e. V.

D r. Taj KangaH erm ann-H agenm eyer-Str. 171636 Ludw igsburg

Telephone: + 49 7141 99057-0Fax: + 49 7141 99057-249w w w .energetikom .de

CLI: KompetenzzentrumUmwelttechnik KURS Competence centre for environmental technology

This com petence centre is a netw ork for regional and supra-regional com petence ow ners in the eld ofenvironm ental technology, resource protection and recycling m anagem ent. The netw ork is a com m unica-tion and discussion platform organising scienti c events and training program s, prom oting the transfer ofexpertise and developing and im plem enting R & D projects.


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Kom petenzzentrum U m w elttechnik KU RS(Com petence centre for environm ental technology)c/o Institut fr Siedlungsw asserbau, W assergte- und Abfallw irtschaft der U niversitt Stuttgart

Andreas SihlerBandtle 2

70569 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 685-65498Fax: + 49 711 685-65460

w w w .kurs-net.de

CLI: Leading-Edge cluster Electric Mobility South-West - road to global marketThe intention of the leading-edge cluster Electric M obility South-W estis to establish electric m obilityin G erm any and to turn B aden-W uerttem berg into a w orld-leading region for electro-m obile solutions.W ith its m otto road to global m arket, the cluster m akes use of the unique potential w hich the regi-on K arlsruhe - M annheim - Stuttgart - U lm offers in cross-linking am ongst other w ell-respected large,m iddle-sized and sm all enterprises from the autom otive technology, energy technology, inform ationand com m unication technology (IC T) as w ell as the cross-sectional eld of production technology. Thecluster m anagem ent is handled by e -m obil B W G m bH , the state agency for electric m obility and fuelcell technolog y in B aden -W uerttem berg. e-m obil B W G m bH supports the clusters activities by m eansof m ethodic approaches of m odern project m anagem ent. M ore than 80 stakeholders from industry,universities and research institutes have joined the cluster thus far, m aking it one of the largest regionalnetw orks in the eld of electric m obility. Electric M obility South-W est has been selected as a G erm anleading-edge cluster by the Federal M inistry of Education and R esearch in the third round of the Leading-Edge C luster C om petition.

Elektrom obilitt Sd-W estc/o e-m obil G m bH

Stefan Bchele / Tobias LuhmLeuschnerstrae 4570176 Stuttgart

Telephone: + 49 711 892385-10Fax: + 49 711 892385-49w w w .e-m obilbw .de, w w w .em obil-sw .de

Packaging technology clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: New materials / surfaces and production technology including mechanical engineeringIn the eld of production technology including packaging technology, the region show s a clear geogra-phical concentration in the R em s-M urr area; the location of W aiblingen is of speci c im portance here.This location features a broad coverage of the value adding chain as w ell, from suppliers to m echanicalengineering rm s and specialised engineering service providers.

CLI: Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart e. V.The com petence centre for packaging and autom ation technology, Packaging Excellence R egion Stuttgarte. V., w as initiated by the industry and other institutions and organisations and founded in 2007. It is theparticipating com paniesgoal to identify and benefi t from synergies betw een the individual technical dis-ciplines and m ake available scienti c ndings for all of them . Packaging E xcellence R egion Stuttgart e. V.

cooperates w ith P ackaging Valley G erm any e. V., w hose of ce is in S chw bisch H all in the H eilbronn-Franken region.

This cluster initiative w as aw arded a prize in the regional cluster com petition of the M inistry of Econo-m ics in 2008. C luster m anagem ent is supported w ith funds from the European R egional D evelopm entFund (ER D F).

Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart e. V.

H ans-Christian ZeinerG ew erbestrae 1171332 W aiblingen

Telephone: + 49 7151 9814-861Fax: + 49 7151 9814-930w w w .packaging-excellence.de

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Institution Fields of activityUniversitt Stuttgart University of Stuttgart

Focus on technical and scienti c faculties: C onstruction and environm ental engineering,chem istry, earth and biological sciences, IC T and electrical engineering, aerospaceengineering, m echanical engineering, m athem atics and physics. N um erous researchcentres located at university, for exam ple:Autom otive Sim ulation C enter Stuttgart (A SC S )Stuttgart R esearch C entre for Sim ulation Technology (SR C Sim Tech ).

Universitt Hohenheim University of HohenheimFaculties for natural, agricultural and econom ic sciences w ith various research cen-tres, for exam ple: Life S cience C entre or FZID (Forschungszentrum Innovation und

D ienstleistung).

Hochschule Esslingen University of Applied SciencesFaculties for applied natural sciences, autom otive engineering, inform ation technology,m echanical engineering, m echatronics and electrical engineering, supply and environ-m ental engineering. Transfer through three institutes for applied research, such asEnergetic system sM echatronicsSocial affairs and healthH ochschule Esslingen also hosts Steinbeis transfer centres.

Hochschule fr Wirtschaftund Umwelt Nrtingen-Geislingen

University of Applied Sciences for Economics and EnvironmentFive faculties offering study program m es such as business adm inistration / internati-onal nancial m anagem ent, agricultural econom ics, autom obile econom ics, energyand resource m anagem ent, urban and landscape planning, environm ental protection.Transfer through an institute for applied research (IA F) and other specialised institutesat the university.

Hochschule fr TechnikStuttgart

University of Applied Sciences for TechnicsA rchitecture, civil engineering, surveying, com puter science, m athem atics. Transferthrough tw o institutes for applied research (IA F) and a Steinbeis transfer centre tech-nical consultancy for Stuttgart university.

Cluster-relevant universities, research andtransfer institutions

The Stuttgart region also hosts the of ces of the state-w ide and cross-regional netw orks A llianz Faserbasier-te W erkstoffe B aden-W rttem berg e. V., autoland -bw , autom otive-bw , B aden-W rttem berg: C onnected e.V., B IO PR O B aden-W rttem berg G m bH , bw -construction, Forestry and tim ber cluster B aden-W rttem berg,N etzw erk Kreativw irtschaft B aden-W rttem berg, e-m obil B W G m bH , Forum Luft- und R aum fahrt B aden-W rttem berg e. V., Intralogistik N etzw erk B W e. V., Kraftw erke fr das 21. Jahrhundert (K W 21), Lande -scluster M echatronik BW G m bH , Logistik-N etzw erk Baden-W rttem berg (LogBW ), M A N U FU TU RE -BW

e. V., M FG B aden-W rt tem berg m bH Innovationsagentur des Landes fr IT und M edien and PlattformU m w elttechnik e. V. (see chapter 13: State-w ide and cross-regional netw orks).


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Hochschule der MedienStuttgart

University of Applied Sciences for MediaFaculties for printing and m edia, electronic m edia, inform ation and com m unication.Transfer through an institute for applied research (IA F) and four com panies of theSteinbeis organisation.

Duale Hochschule Baden-Wrttemberg Stuttgart

Cooperative State UniversityFaculties for econom ics, technology and social w ork, Steinbeis transfer centres andconsulting centres.

Filmakademie Baden-Wrt-temberg, Ludwigsburg

Film AcademyStudy program m es: Screenw riting, directing, im age com position /cinem atography,m ontage/editing, cinem atic experim entation, anim ation, education and science, do-cum entary lm , feature lm , advertising lm , series, interactive m edia, production,anim ation & Vfx producing, creative producing, international producing, series produ-cing, interactive m edia producing.

Staatliche Akademie derBildenden Knste

State Academy of Performing ArtsStudy program m es in the areas of visual arts, architecture and design.

Research and transferinstitutions

Institutes of Fraunhofer-GesellschaftFraunhofer-Institut Arbeitsw irtschaft und O rganisation (IA O ) W ork organisationconcepts

Fraunhofer-Institut G renz chen- und B ioverfahrenstechnik (lG B ) Interfacial engi-neering and biotechnolog y

Fraunhofer-Institut Produktionstechnik und A utom atisierung (IPA ) Productiontechnology and autom ation

Fraunhofer-Institut B auphysik (IB P) B uilding physicsFraunhofer-Inform ationszentrum R aum und B au (IR B ) Space and construction

Institutes of Max-Planck-GesellschaftM etals researchSolid state research

Institutes of Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft fr angewandte Forschung e. V. Society for applied researchInstitut fr M ikroaufbautechnik (H SG -IM AT) M icro design technolog y

Other institutionsD eutsche Institute fr Textil- und Faserforschung D enkendorf (Textilchem ie undC hem iefasern ITC F) Textile chem istry and chem ical bres research

Institut fr Textil- und Verfahrenstechnik (ITV ) Textile technology and processengineering,

Zentrum fr M anagem ent R esearch (D ITF-M R ) C entre for m anagem ent researchD eutsches Zentrum fr Luft- und R aum fahrt (D LR ) G erm an aerospace researchcentre, Stuttgart site

Forschungsinstitut fr Kraftfahrw esen und Fahrzeugm otoren Stuttgart (FK FS ) - R e-search institute for autom otive engineering and vehicle engines

Kom petenznetz Verfahrenstechnik Pro3 e. V. C om petence netw ork for processengineering

Verkehrsw issenschaftliches Institut an der U niversitt Stuttgart Institute fortransportation research

Institut fr M ikroelektronik S tuttgart (IM S ) Institute of m icroelectronicsZentrum fr Energieforschung (ZES ) - C entre for energy researchZentrum fr Sonnenenergie- und W asserstoff-Forschung B aden-W rttem berg(ZSW ) - C entre for solar energy and hydrogen research

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The regions clusters and cluster initiatives

Automotive clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: AutomotiveThe autom otive industry is TH E industry that drives the H eilbronn region econom ically. In addition to thecom panies w ell-know n w orld-w ide, there are large, m edium -sized and sm all com panies supplying thevehicle m anufacturers w ith prem ium products. W ith about 20,000 em ployees w orking in the autom otiveindustry, one out of three industry jobs in the urban and rural district of H eilbronn is in this key industry.The autom otive cluster in the H eilbronn -Franken region is focused on the H eilbronn area. In term s of pro-

ducts, practically every aspect is presented in the region: From passenger car production to developm entand production of com m ercial and special-purpose vehicles, research and developm ent and different au-tom otive suppliers, com plem ented by certain investm ent goods m anufacturers. So, the entire autom otivevalue-adding chain is represented in this region.

CLI: Automotive-DialogW ith its m otto Profi table grow th for our region, this cluster initiative that w as initiated by W irtschafts-frderung R aum H eilbronn G m bH in 2007 intends to strengthen the regions attractiveness and com peti-tiveness. M anaged by W irtschaftsfrderung R aum H eilbronn G m bH , too, its m ain activities are locationm arketing, initiation of cooperations, research and developm ent activities and increasing availability ofhighly quali ed personnel. A utom otive-D ialog prom otes the regional autom otive industry. A nd, throughautom otive-bw , it m aintains contacts all over B aden-W rttem berg.

Autom otive-D ialogc/o W irtschaftsfrderung Raum H eilbronn G m bH

D r. Patrick D ufour-BourruW eipertstrae 8-1074076 H eilbronn

Telephone: + 49 7131 7669-700Fax: + 49 7131 7669-709w w w .autom otive-region.de

Energy clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Energy and environmental technologiesN um erous renow ned com panies and research institutions are located in the H eilbronn-Franken region thatoperate in the eld of innovative energy and environm ental technologies. The focuses of this cluster are

the appropriate and ef cient use of renew able energies and energy saving.

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CLI: energieZENTRUM Energy agency of the Schwbisch Hall districtenergieZEN TR U M (eZ) in the Schw bisch H all district w as established by W FG Schw bisch H all m bH in2003, as a regional contact point for issues regarding regenerative energies and energy saving. It advisesprivate persons, com m unities, trade, industry and agriculture, it organises events and supports innovativetechnology transfer and also new projects of the EC . eZ is in charge of im plem enting the energy m odelproject, the m ajor photovoltaic project and m anaging the clim ate protection inform ation centre of the

district adm inistration.

energieZEN TR U M Energy agency of the Schw bisch H all district

H einz KastenholzH aller Strae 29/174549 W olpertshausen

Telephone: + 49 7904 94599-13Fax: + 49 7904 94599-29w w w .energie-zentrum .com

Food industry / nutrition clusterTarget fields of cluster policy: Health industry, biotechnology, energyThe food industry, w ith about 5,800 com panies, is the second largest em ployer after m echanical engineeringin G erm any. This statistic does not consider the num erous craft enterprises (bakeries, butchers, etc.) w ithless than 30 em ployees. In the S chw bisch H all district, m ore than 3,600 em ployees w ork in this branch.Including the upstream and dow nstream sectors, this num ber is even higher. D espite this huge num berof em ployees and the m any big and sm all food producers in the district, so far there has been no real clu-ster identity or com m unication. This is to be im proved w ith the cluster initiative Lebensm ittelnetzw erkSchw bisch H all. The fact that the S chw bisch H all district is part of the rst gourm et region of B aden-W rttem berg em phasises the im portance of the local food production and food processing industry as w ell.

CLI: Lebensmittelnetzwerk Schwbisch Hall Food networkIn cooperation w ith the m unicipalities of Schw bisch H all and C railsheim , the W FG Schw bisch H all initiatedthe form ation of a food cluster. The com panies and institutions discussed and stipulated the fram ew orkconditions, the them es and the nancial issues of the cluster initiative in 2011. The cluster initiative s

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