Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim
centre of excellence in the life sciences
About
The world’s first medical campus was founded in the Bergheim district of Heidelberg in the mid-1800’s – pioneering modern clinical facilities and sparking a host of innovations in medical research and teaching. More than 150 years later, life science and medical researchers and institutions in the Rhine-Neckar region are joining forces, establishing the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim and preparing to take a major leap in innovative research, patient care and health economy.
Towards this aim, the Alliance is supported by the State of Baden-Württemberg as part of its Innovation Campus strategy.
The Innovation Campus
The Innovation Campus
The knowledge region
With the Heidelberg University of Excellence, its two Medical Faculties, the University Hospital Heidelberg (UKHD), the University Hospital Mannheim as well as a number of research institutions considered national and international leaders in their fields – the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (MPIMR) and the Central Institute of Mental Health (ZI) – the Rhine-Neckar region boasts a unique research and development network in the fields of medicine, life sciences and medical engineering. This network is situated at the heart of a region that is home to multinational economic powerhouses and to more than 400 small and medium sized health sector enterprises. To enrich and deepen an ecosystem for innovation, basic research, translation and transfer and make it even more competitive, the Heidelberg and Mannheim University life sciences and medical centers want to join forces with non-university partners in an alliance that will be the first of its kind in Germany.