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Commercial sites in Schleswig-Holstein’s economic regions

The whole diversity of Schleswig-Holstein at a glance: the economic regions of the energy coast, the Kiel area, Schleswig-Flensburg, Nordgate and Hansebelt can offer the right commercial property for every interested party, whether you’re looking for a greenfield or brownfield site, an industrial area, production facility or office space. Experts from the individual economic areas and the WTSH are available to answer your questions. 

Schleswig-Holstein wants to take greater advantage of the development opportunities in the growth areas while simultaneously achieving sustainable development in economic, social and ecological terms. The potential of the regions alongside the state development axes will be increasingly utilised and further developed. 

Take advantage of the unique geographical positioning of Germany’s true north, strong future-oriented sectors and an ideal work–life balance for your company! 

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Economic regions

Energieküste Logo
Schleswig-Holstein’s western coast offers an abundance of green energy. It awaits you as a location of the future, taking great strides towards realising a completely climate-neutral energy system. You will find ideal conditions here and a dynamic environment for developing and testing innovative technologies for the energy transition, including green hydrogen, batteries for electric mobility and microelectronics as well as robotics.
Flensburg/Schleswig Logo
The Flensburg/Schleswig economic region in northern Germany is a dynamic location for businesses, offering attractive opportunities for growth, cooperation and innovation.
KielRegion Logo
The Kiel region – with its districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde and Plön, as well as the state capital of Kiel – is an innovative location that has a lot to offer companies with ambitious goals.
Hansebelt Logo
Here in the north between Hamburg and Copenhagen lies the Hanseatic Belt. With the Hanseatic city of Lübeck at its heart, it is not only the natural gateway to the growth markets in the Baltic Sea region, but as part of the Hamburg metropolitan region it also offers optimal access to world markets.
NORDGATE Logo
Six municipalities on the A7 motorway offer commercial space in a prime location – with perfect connections to Hamburg Airport and the Port of Hamburg, with first-class infrastructure and with comprehensive advisory services. 

Research and development

Technische Hochschule Lübeck Logo
The Lübeck University of Technology is a German university in Lübeck. There are 39 degree programs, 24 of which offer a bachelor's degree and 15 a master's degree. 5,271 people study at the university, including 1,669 women.
Hochschule Flensburg Logo
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences is located on the campus grounds along with Flensburg's second university, the European University of Flensburg, just south of Flensburg city center in the Sandberg district. The technical college is one of nine public universities in Schleswig-Holstein.
Universität zu Lübeck Logo
The University of Lübeck is a German university in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. The university campus is located south of the city in the St. Jürgen district. The university has been organized as a foundation university since 2015 and is divided into the sections of computer science/technology, medicine and natural sciences.
Wind Energy Technology Institut (WETI) Logo
Since 2010, the Wind Energy Technology Institute (WETI) has been driving research into wind energy. WETI researchers are particularly interested in the control of wind turbines, questions about system integration and tower concepts. As a foundation institute, WETI is supported by funds from Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, the Society for Energy and Climate Protection Schleswig-Holstein (EKSH) and a group of companies from the wind industry.
Zentrum für nachhaltige Energiesysteme  (ZNES) Logo
The Center for Sustainable Energy Systems sees itself as an interdisciplinary research and development center for the pressing questions of the necessary further development of our energy supply. The work ranges from the development of detailed solutions in the area of ​​sustainable technologies to the creation of consistent target scenarios for 100% renewable energy systems at local, regional or national level. The structure of the Center for Sustainable Energy Systems is structured according to the specific research and development experiences of the scientists involved
Fraunhofer-Institut für Siliziumtechnologie (ISIT) Logo
Welcome to the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT, the specialist for the development, production and integration of micromechanical and microelectronic components. On the following pages you will find information about our company and opportunities for collaboration.
The ITE was founded in 2018 as a research and transfer center for energy transition technologies at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences. With support from funds from the European Union and the state of Schleswig-Holstein for the initial project “Campus 100”, the institute quickly took shape and grew rapidly in the number of employees and the volume of third-party funding acquired. There are currently more than 30 employees working at the institute. There are also students who work as student assistants or write theses in cooperation with the institute. More than 16 third-party funded projects have already been approved for the institute from federal and state funds, some of which have already been successfully completed.
 Kiel School of Sustainability Logo
The School offers a range of taught Masters programmes, each one providing a specific focus on sustainable development. The programmes comprise two years of full time study including three taught semesters and an individual research project of 6 months duration.
Institut für Nautik und maritime Technologien Logo
The Maritime Center at INMT houses one of the largest ship simulators in Europe. On a total area of ​​1200 square meters, our students learn how to steer ships through different waters and weather conditions in a total of six ship control simulation systems (bridge cabin, radar and ship control simulators) and an engine room simulator. They are supported by expert staff from the field and practice.
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel (GEOMAR) Logo
The GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel is one of the world's leading institutions in the field of marine research. GEOMAR explores the global ocean from the seafloor to the atmosphere, covering a unique spectrum of physical, chemical, biological and geological processes in the ocean.
Forschungs- und Technologiezentrum Westküste (FTZ) Logo
The West Coast Research and Technology Center in Büsum, founded in 1988 as a central institution of the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel, conducts interdisciplinary, integrative coastal research, especially in the area of ​​shallow sea and estuarine research. One focus is on working on applied, problem-oriented topics in the North Sea coastal region, including the implementation of results into strategies and options for action for coastal management. They form the basis for many environmental, structural and socio-economic decisions of the future on a regional, national and international scale.
Zentrale Werkstatt der Technischen Fakultät Logo
The Faculty of Engineering has had a central mechanical workshop since 1992. From an economic point of view, a conscious decision was made at the time to have a central workshop instead of several poorly utilized chair workshops. The workshop is managed commercially and does not receive any funding from the faculty for its current budget. The clients therefore receive an invoice for material costs, tool cost share and operating supplies. The faculty bears wage costs and machine depreciation.
Kieler Nanolabor Logo
Inaugurated on August 4th 2008 the new "Kieler Nanolabor" now is a part of the Faculty of Engineering. Beginning in August 2007 the installation of the cleanroom area of 350 m² and technical area of ca. 600m² plus the fitting of the scientific equipment had taken about twelve months. The gray area has the cleanroom category 1000 or ISO category 6, means, there are less than 35000 0.5µm-particle/ m³, 8000 1µm-particle/m³ and 300 5µm-particle/m³. The white area has the cleanroom category ISO 5, which means, there are less than 3500 0.5µm-particle/ m³, 800 1µm-particle/m³ and 30 5µm-particle/m³; compare the diameter of a single hair with about 100µm.
Flensburg Artificial Intelligence Research (FLAIR) Logo
In an interdisciplinary team, we support the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI), combining a look at human, social, economic and technical factors.
Kommunikation, Systeme, Anwendungen  (CoSA) Logo
The CoSA competence center has been researching and developing communication systems, distributed systems and their applications for more than 10 years. In this way, we successfully support regional business partners in joint research and development projects. We work intensively and successfully with companies in applied research in over 25 cooperation projects. In this way, we create a continuous exchange and knowledge transfer from which everyone involved benefits.
Institut für Interaktive Systeme (ISY) Logo
The Institute for Interactive Systems (ISy) is one of the competence centers at TH Lübeck. With around 30 employees, we carry out numerous third-party funded research projects related to the development of interactive systems and technologies. A focus is on the topics of digital education, computer-aided communication and cooperation and human-centered design. We offer free digital training courses on our Future Learn Lab platform.
Insitute for Computer Aided Psychometic Text Analysis (CAPTA) Logo
The CAPTA Institute aims to become a leading provider of psychometric analysis of characteristics and competencies based on written and spoken text. It is intended to conduct application-oriented research in the area of ​​automated diagnostics and intervention with a focus on leadership, change and compliance management. The interdisciplinary staffing and orientation make the institute stand out from other chairs or institutes that usually cannot take diagnostics and interventions based on artificial intelligence into account. First and foremost, psychometric, machine learning, legal and business expertise are brought together.
Zentrum für Analytik im Technologietransfer für Biotech- und Lebensmittelinnovationen (ZAiT) Logo
The ZAiT (Center for Analytics in Technology Transfer for Biotech and Food Innovation) focuses on analytics for determining odor and taste profiles and the biological activity determination of natural substances. With our food and bioanalytics laboratories, we support small and medium-sized companies in the analysis of new and innovative products and processes.
Kompetenzzentrum Milch Schleswig-Holstein Logo
The Milk Competence Center - Schleswig-Holstein (KMSH) aims to be a platform for research, innovation and technology transfer relating to milk. Existing competencies are bundled and the individual scientific disciplines are intensively networked in order to be able to work effectively and promptly on the research areas of the modern and rapidly developing dairy industry.
KIN e.V. Logo
For over 50 years, food safety and improving product quality have been at the heart of everything we do at the KIN Food Institute. The sponsor of the privately organized institute is the Food Institute KIN e.V. Association. It has been a partner for more than 270 member companies in the food industry and their suppliers since 1965.
Fraunhofer-Einrichtung für Individualisierte und Zellbasierte Medizintechnik (IMTE) Logo
As an innovative and unique research facility, Fraunhofer IMTE develops intelligent systems and processes for health in the areas of medical technology, cell technology and aquaculture. The focus is on the safe translation of these solutions into useful applications for a healthy society. With a cycle of prevention, diagnostics, therapy and rehabilitation, we are reshaping the term circular health and creating ideal conditions for the individualization of health technologies.
Institut Health and Management LifeScience (IEMG) Logo
The IEMG is a cooperation partner of hospitals and university clinics, companies and institutions from various areas in the healthcare industry, such as health insurance companies and medical technology or software companies. The institute combines the skills of business administration, management, business informatics, medicine and social sciences. In the long term, in addition to the existing degree programs, further training courses are to be offered for individual professional groups or companies in the health sector in order to meet the growing need for specialists and managers.
Centrum für Industrielle Biotechnologie (CIB) Logo
We support regional companies in implementing sustainable process optimization and developing new products and technologies.
Technological and Engineering in Medicin (TANDEM) Logo
The Competence Center TANDEM – Technology and Engineering in Medicine – is set up to make results from research, development and clinical studies available to companies. It is a common platform of the University of Lübeck, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences, and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, granting transfer of research results. TANDEM comprises 19 institutes, labs and clinics working in interdisciplinary projects and collaborating with industrial and academic partners. It also aims at furthering the North of Germany as a location for medical engineering.
Zentrum für Molekular Biowissenschaften Logo
Interdisciplinarity and scientific interaction determine the concept of the Center for Molecular Biosciences (ZMB). The merger of research groups from the medical, mathematical and natural sciences as well as the agricultural and nutritional sciences faculties at the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel forms an ideal structure for highly specialized molecular biology and molecular genetic research.
PopGen 2.0 Netzwerk (p2n) Logo
The PopGen 2.0 Network (P2N) is an association of scientific “biobanks” on the Kiel campus of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) and at the Borstel Research Center (together with the LungeClinic Großhansdorf and some clinics on the UKSH Campus Lübeck). By “biobank” scientists mean a collection of biomaterials that are stored and used for research in combination with the associated medical data.
Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC) Logo
The Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC) is a central facility for pre-clinical imaging at the Faculty of Medicine and Kiel University (CAU). It was set up in 2010 with financial support from the European Regional Development Fund, the state of Schleswig-Holstein, the Faculty of Medicine and Kiel University. The purpose and objective of the interdisciplinary team is to prepare and develop current methods in in vivo imaging. Using modern, multi-modal imaging techniques (optical processes, magnetic resonance tomography and spectroscopy, sonography, computer tomography) and the development of functionalised contrast agents in addition to liposomal delivery systems, scientists at MOIN CC are working on fundamental biomedical research topics and translational medicine.
Zentrum für Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (TEM) Logo
The Center for Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM Center) at the Technical Faculty provides all working groups at Kiel University that deal with microstructural issues with access to transmission electron microscopy and the laboratories for preparation technology.
Research Center Borstel Logo
The Borstel Research Center is the lung research center of the Leibniz Association. It researches diseases associated with civilization such as asthma and COPD, as well as lung infections, especially tuberculosis (TB). The overarching goal of the fundamentally interdisciplinary and translationally oriented research activities is to elucidate the causes and mechanisms of infectious and non-infectious, chronic inflammatory diseases of the lungs in order to derive new innovative concepts for their prevention, diagnosis and therapy.

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