Hessen, Germany’s Leading Location for Medical Technology and International Business Is at MEDICA, Düsseldorf, 11/16-11/19/2011

Hessen participates in MEDICA 2011 with a “Hessen-BioTech” cooperative booth, 11/16-11/19/2011, Düsseldorf. Hessen exhibitors include companies and institutions in the medical technology industry presenting their innovative products/services ranging from breast implants to diagnostic products.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A special highlight of Hessen’s presentation will be the

Hessen Networking Reception
Wednesday 11/16/2011, 5:00 PM
Düsseldorf Convention Center
Hall 3, Booth 3G74

Companies interested in establishing a subsidiary or a partnership in Hessen, should attend this special event. It is an opportunity to make valuable connections to Hessen representatives and executives. Hosts are Hessen-BioTech (an initiative supporting life science companies) and Hessen Agentur, a subsidiary of the Hessian Ministry of Economics.

“Hessen has a dynamic medical technology industry due to its tradition as a base for chemical and pharmaceutical companies and its excellent advantages”, explained Dieter Posch, Minister of Economic Affairs. At MEDICA, the world forum for medicine, Hessen demonstrates its attractiveness as a center of medical technology. The strategic position in Europe and Frankfurt Airport make Hessen the ideal business location. Furthermore, Hessen provides a dense network of universities, technical colleges and research facilities.

“Purposefully, we present ourselves as a leading location in medical technology to illustrate the success of the Hessen region in this specific economic sector”, said PhD Thomas Niemann, division Life Science and Medical Technology at the Hessen Agentur, the agency for economic development of the State of Hessen.

Located next to the Hessen booth will be a large Hessen lounge, designed for one-on-one meetings with the Hessen exhibitors. With 4,400 exhibitors and 130,000 visitors, MEDICA is one of the biggest medicine conventions worldwide.

Hessen exhibitors:

• BAG Health Care GmbH
• Bioactiva Diagnostica GmbH
• BioSciTec GmbH
• Cluster Individualisierte ImmunIntervention (CI3)
• Human GmbH
• Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbH
• Preventis GmbH
• RAM Mobile Data
• Transatlantic HG Stolpe & Co. mbH
• TransMIT GmbH – timm Clustermanagement
• Philipps-Universität Marburg

To RSVP or schedule a meeting, please contact [e-mail]

German State of Hessen U.S. Office for Economic Development offers cost-free services to support North American companies that are looking to establish a subsidiary or a partnership in Europe. www.invest-in-hessen.com