Nobel Prize Winners and Inventors from Hessen - invest-in-hessen

Nanotechnology
Signifi cance: excellently positioned
Germany- and Europewide due to
approx. 100 companies specializing in
nanotechnology and over 200 companies
in related sectors such as materials
and surface technology, microsystem
technology, and optics technology.
Moreover, booming research area at
Hessen’s universities
Special feature: the “Nanonetzwerk
Hessen” coordinates the nanoscience
activities of all German universities.
Materials and Surface Technology
Signifi cance: almost 1,000 companies in
Hessen
Renowned companies such as: Celanese,
Degussa, Heraeus, Merck, SGL Carbon
Special feature: fl o u r i s h i n g c o l l a b o r a t i o n
among companies, universities, and research
institutes in the “Materials Valley” network
Transportation Technology
Signifi cance: German innovation forge
in the area of rail transport
Renowned products and companies
such as: two of the fastest trains in the
world – the ICE (Intercity Express) and
the magnetic levitation train Transrapid,
Bombardier, DE-Consult, Siemens
Transportation Systems
Special feature: nationwide transportation
control using the telematic
system of the Traffi c Control Center, the
“Verkehrszentrale Frankfurt”
Logistics
Signifi cance: booming service segment with
enormous growth in employment fi gures
Renowned companies such as: Deutsche
Post, DHL, FedEx, Geis SDV, Kühne + Nagel,
Panalpina, Rudolph Logistik, Schenker, UPS
Special feature: CargoCity at Frankfurt
Airport alone is home to 252 logistics
providers and is Europe’s second-largest
cargo hub.
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