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Collaborations Fördergesellschaft IZB –Innovations- und Gründerzentrum Biotechnologie mbH

Am Klopferspitz 19 82152 Planegg/Martinsried Germany Dr Peter Hanns Zobel +49-89-5527948-0 +49-89-5527948-29 info@izb-online.de www.izb-online.de 36 1995 S2 labs

l Biotechnology l Life Sciences

over 50 start-ups

l Collaborations with the scientific faculties on the Campus Martinsried l Munich Life Science Pitch Day with the High-Tech Gründerfonds

Management GmbH l IZBrunch - Science meets Sciencs l Law Lab - law for biotech businesses l Biotech Press Lounge

Hotspots for life science start-ups

The IZB, founded in 1995, is the operating company for the Innovation- and Start-up Centers for Biotechnology located in Planegg-Martinsried and Freising-Weihenstephan, and has developed into one of the top ten biotechnology centers in the world. Currently, in an area totaling 26,000 m2, over 50 biotech companies with over 700 employees are located. An essential criterion for the success of the IZB is its close proximity to outstanding research at the Ludwig Maximilians-University (LMU) and renowned biotechnology research establishments on the Campus Martinsried, such as the Max Planck-Institutes für Biochemistry and Neurobiology.

Magnet for biotech start-ups

Since 1995, the Planegg-Martinsried location, now covering 23,000 m2, has accommodated Start-ups focusing on medical biotechnology. Since 2002, the IZB in Freising-Weihenstephan with 3,000 m2 of space offers optimal conditions for establishing companies in the sector of life sciences. Here, young entrepreneurs and company founders come upon an optimal infrastructure for transforming their products or services into business propositions, within a competence cluster for life sciences that is one of the best in the world. S1 labs for fair rental prices, internal property management, close contact to the venture capital scene, as well as joint location marketing are also factors for our success, as is the flexibility to adapt space requirements to the development of our tenants.

Top research at the Campus Martinsried

Today the scientific and business Campus Martinsried is one of the largest centres in Europe where teaching, basic scientific and clinical research, as well as technology innovation are combined on one campus. Located in the direct vicinity are other institutes such as the Max Planck-Institutes for Biochemistry and Neurobiology, the Helmholtz Zentrum Munich Hematology Unit and the following institutes of the LMU: the Biology Faculty, the Clinical Center Grosshadern, the Pharmacy and Chemistry Faculty, the Neurological Research Center, the Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research

(ZNP), the Gene Center and Institute for Biochemistry, the Biomedical Center, the BioSysM Bavarian Research Network for Molecular Biosystems Biosystems, the Institut of Chemical Epigenetics, Research Center ICON for Diseases of the Cardiovascular System of the LMU and the LMU Hospital (under construction) and the Surgery Center of the Clinical Center Grosshadern. The close proximity of the scientific institutes around the Campus Martinsried confers a huge competitive advantage. Young scientists can profit from incorporating expertise in science and research into their own business enterprises; short distances promote interaction and cooperation between biotech companies – in terms of globalisation both factors are essential requirements for successfully entering world markets.

IZB Residence and Faculty Club G2B

The 28-meter high IZB Residence CAMPUS AT HOME is the architectural and communicative centre point of the Campus Martinsried. The sevenstorey building with 42 rooms and its own restaurant will accommodate visiting scientists from all over the world. The core element is the Faculty Club G2B. Its purpose is to promote the transfer of research results into marketable products and services, and intensify the dialogue between top class scientists.

IZB – in brief

› 26,000 m2 laboratory and office space for start-ups and growing companies › Home for over 50 start-ups › Business development support › In-house estate management › Center of an impressive research campus › Access to an international network › Flexible lab and office structures › Close contacts with investment partners › Joint location marketing › Attractive, modern conference rooms, also for external booking › IZB Residence CAMPUS AT HOME (42 Rooms) › Faculty Club G2B › Restaurants: SEVEN AND MORE and

Café The Bowl › 2 day care centres (Bio Kids & Bio Kids2)