Berlin is set to become the place for industrial companies specialising in intelligent products. After some structural adjustment Berlin-based industry can now face the future with full confidence.

With its melange of advanced technologies and fully modernised traditional-type industries, the Berlin industry and commercial landscape offers clear opportunities to newcomers and suppliers who want to make contact with the growth industries of the future.

With its philosophy of intelligent networking of the different modes of transport, the capital city and surrounding region are backing solutions that are both economically efficient and environmentally sustainable.

New markets are being generated with a growing demand for innovative products and services.

Deutsche Bahn AG (German Rail) and leading railway-engineering firms like Bombardier Transportation are based here. Major traffic projects such as Hauptbahnhof-Lehrter Bahnhof, Berlin's main railway station, and Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport will further strengthen the region.

The capital is on its way to establishing itself as Germany's third important region for aviation technology. Here the aerospace industry has again reached an internationally competitive standard, which makes it increasingly interesting for investors in this sector.

The German capital region is an automotive force in the centre of Europe. Today, it is considered an ideal location for innovative automotive manufactures and their subcontractors as well as research- and developmental institutions. More than 200 automotive companies with 20,000 employees have already settled here.

The capital region is already considered as an international service- and logistics provider. It's service providers make up the fastest growing business sector. A market with 6 mio. consumers is seen as an ideal testing ground. The demand for innovative services is growing rapidly.

Berlin is also an established trade fair and conference location. It's also Germany’s most important call center region and second-largest advertising market.

The region offers a modern and efficient infrastructure to logistics companies.

Fast paced and vibrant, the capital region's media scene is on the move. Networks, projects and initiatives facilitate the exchange of experiences and personnel recruitment. They intensify a proximity to both markets and capital.

The media, music and IT industries have made Berlin into one of Germany's most important media locations.
Cultural diversity, powerful networks and creative potential are key locational factors for the sector.

Cultural diversity, strong networks, and creative potentials are key locational factors for up-and-coming companies in the fashion industry, as well as in the press and publishing market.

More than 150,000 people work in the region in about 12,000 media and communication industry enterprises. The annual turnover is more than 12 billion EUR.

Numerous internationally leading IT-companies have settled in the capital region.

The capital region's economy takes advantage of the development, production and marketing of modern technologies.

The location meets the high R&D requirements made by modern environmental technology, medical engineering and biotech firms and the rapid practical implementation of their findings. Indeed technology-oriented companies in Berlin have access to a unique research environment and well-functioning networks.

The region has presently more than 194 biotech companies with more than 3,700 employees. Besides that, more than 250 different work teams connected to scientific institutions deal with biotech topics. The whole regional network contains more than 10,000 employees and is thus one of Germany's leading biotech-locations.

10 to 20 biotech-business creations per annum arise out of the region's universities and research institutions. The concentration of eight technology parks is unique in all of Germany.