Germany's Leading Cluster
Medical Valley European Metropolitan Region Nuremberg e.V. (EMN)
Medical technology for optimal health care: The Medical Valley European Metropolitan Region Nuremberg (EMN) is one of the most economically-strong and research-active medical technology clusters worldwide. Prestigious partners from business, research, health care and politics have joined together in an interdisciplinary network. All players in the Medical Valley EMN are optimally networked. How outstanding the structures are was confirmed in 2010: For its “Excellence Center for Medical Technology”, the Medical Valley EMN was selected as the leading national cluster by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Cluster Offensive Bavaria
Mobility | Material Research | Humans and the Environment | Information and Electrical Engineering |
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Traffic and Logistics
Solutions to optimize mobility far beyond the borders of the Metropolitan Region
CNA- Center of Transportation & Logistics Neuer Adler e. V. - Head office in Nuremberg | |
BAIKA - Kfz Zuliefernetzwerk der Bayern Innovativ GmbH (Network of component suppliers in the automotive industry) | |
Bayer. Cluster Automotive (Bavarian Cluster Automotive) - Head Office in Nuremberg | |
| Bayer. Cluster Logistik (Bavarian Cluster Logistics) - Head Office in Nuremberg | |
Bayer. Cluster Bahntechnik (Bavarian Cluster Railway Technology) - Head Office in Nuremberg | |
Logistikagentur Oberfranken e.V. (Logistics Agency Upper Franconia) | |
IGVZ e.V. - Interessensgemeinschaft Güterverkehrszentrum Hafen Nürnberg | |
Deutscher Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverein e.V. (German Waterways and Shipping Association) - Head Office in Nuremberg | |
Energy Industry
With 2,000 firms, Nuremberg is an important competence center for Europe in the fields of energy production, distribution and efficiency.
Kompetenzinitiative ENERGIEregion Nürnberg e.V. ( | |
ENERGIEAGENTUR Nordbayern GmbH (Kulmbach) | |
European Center for Power Electronics | |
Bavarian Cluster Power Engineering | |
Automation and Power Electronics
Every third Bavarian and every tenth German job in automation technology is located in the Nuremberg Region. Essential components for the automobile industry, electrical engineering, information and telecommunication, drive technology, medical technology and automation.
Kompetenzinitiative ENERGIEregion Nürnberg e.V. | |
ENERGIEAGENTUR Nordbayern GmbH (Kulmbach) | |
Power Electronics Cluster | |
Bavarian Power Engineering Cluster | |
Medicine and Health
Business, politics and research work together on the health care of tomorrow in one of the strongest medical technology clusters worldwide.
Medical Valley Europäische Metropolregion Nürnberg e.V. (EMN) | |
Medical Valley Center Erlangen | |
Bayern Innovativ/Forum MedTech Pharma e.V. (International Network) | |
Additional Nuremberg Cluster
Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien NIK e.V. | Nuremberg Initiative for the Communications Industry www.nik-nbg.de | The region is home to more than 7,000 companies in this specific field which employ more than 100,000 people |
Market Research | About a sixth of the14,000 German market researchers work in Nuremberg |
Call Center | With its 12,000 employees the Nuremberg region is the call center captial No. 1 in Bavaria |
Organic Metropolis | As "Città del BIO" Nuremberg supports organic farming and regional products |
Writing Utensils | The most well-known producers of writing utensils have their headquarters in the Nuremberg region |
Toys | The city with the largest toy fair in the world has been a toy-producing city since the Middle Ages |
Sports goods | Global player in the sports industry have their headquarters in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region and also the largest triathlon longdistance event in the world takes place here |
