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Information on the economic development agency Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH and on Berlin as a business location.

About us

We, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, the Berlin economic development agency, work on economic growth, support the Berlin economy and present the advantages of the capital to companies, investors and talented people. We provide comprehensive and free advice on Berlin as a business location and support you with tailor-made services regarding:

  • Settlement
  • Company growth
  • Internationalization
  • Technology transfer

We provide information about the  location Berlin on our business portal Business Location Center (BLC). Here in the information center you will find, among other things, industry-specific brochures and publications as well as selected studies and rankings. We also provide information about our company in our press releases.

Our private and public partners in the Business Location Center are available to offer competent advice and support for your growth in Berlin. We will also be happy to inform you about the partnership opportunities with the BLC.

As a unique public-private partnership, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie is backed by the Senate of the State of Berlin and around 230 companies and scientific institutions that are committed to their city.

Strategy Awards - fDi Intelligence

In the renowned ranking “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2022/23” of fDi Intelligence Magazine, Berlin took 3rd place in the category “FDI-Strategy in large cities”, leaving Munich, Moscow and London behind – a great success for the location strategy of the German capital.

In 2021 Berlin won several Strategy Awards 2021 from fDi Intelligence: Best Aftercare Services, Specialism Award in Cleantech, Bespoke Award for Digital Media.

Track record

In 2023, Berlin Partner has supported 269 projects and established 75 companies in Berlin (42 of them from abroad). A total of 10,124 new jobs will be created - an increase of 21 percent compared to 2022. Most of these companies come from Europe (24 percent) and Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania (also 24 percent).

114 | 42 % EXISTING CUSTOMER SUPPORT 75 | 28 % COMPANY SETTLEMENT 80 | 30 % INNOVATION- PROJECTS 269 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETED PROJECTS

In recent years, these companies, among others, have located in the capital or have expanded their location in Berlin:

Healthcare industries and life sciences

Bayer | Berlin-Chemie | Pfizer | Sanofi | Centogene | Creative Bioscience | Helaxa | Daichii Sankyo | Aristo Pharma I medneo | caresyntax | Takeda | JPT Peptide Technologies | FLYING HEALTH | Jenoptik | Dental Wings | 3B Pharmaceuticals | Axolabs | KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte | ProBioGen | SCIENION | T-Knife | DR. KADE Pharma | Illumina Solution Center Berlin | B. Braun Melsungen | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | RoX Health | Nuvisan ICB | Ottobock | Doctolib | WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

Information and communications technology (ICT)

SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG | Hitachi Software Engineering Europe AG | arvato AG | Sykes Enterprises | Cisco (Center of Innovation Berlin) | Techstars | Bosch SoftTec GmbH | Digital Engineering Center | MXC Foundation gGmbH 

Media and creative industries

Axel Springer AG | Universal Music Deutschland | Viacom International Media Networks | Wooga | Welt | Netflix | Sony Deutschland | Zalando SE | Ubisoft | HubSpot

Transport, mobility & logistics

Nxtbase, 36KRGlobal Berlin | MBition | HighQ Berlin | Cargoroo | Menlo79 | Xingyun Group | Avocargo

Energy technology

Siemens Energy AG | KIC InnoEnergy Germany GmbH | Arva Greentech GmbH | Theion GmbH | Indefol GmbH | HPS Home Power Solution | Hach GmbH | Carbon Instead | ecoLocked GmbH | betteriesAMPS GmbH

Photonics

Adva Network Security GmbH | FaradaIC Sensors GmbH | Nomad Atomics GmbH | ASML Holding N.V. | JENOPTIK AG | Akhetonics GmbH | Menlo Systems GmbH | MO-SPACE Raumfahrttechnik GmbH | Not Just A Jewel GmbH | Quantune Technologies GmbH | CuroLED GmbH | Watergenics UG | Mimotype Technologies GmbH | Kipu Quantum GmbH | Q-CTRL

Services industries

core connection GmbH & Co. KG | BASF Shared Services Europe GmbH | norisbank GmbH | Sitel GmbH | Skandia Versicherungen | DMS GmbH | Grupo Intercom Berlin GmbH | PHORMS Berlin gGmbH | Miami Ad School Europe GmbH | MICE AG | arvato services | Mercedes-Benz Bank | Coca-Cola GmbH | booking.com | Touristic24 | Ströer

Manufacturing industries

Polar Refrigeration GmbH | Würth Elektronik eiSoS GmbH & Co. KG | Schindler AG | BetonTec Gesellschaft für Betontechnik mbH | Covestro | Phoenix Contact Cyber Security AG | SUNON | Körber | Jonas & Redmann Group GmbH

(Source: Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, 2024)

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