At a glance

Strategic growth areas: •Life Sciences & Health •Hydrogen model region •Digitisation & AI •Chemical research

Population and area • 2,4 million inhabitants • 5,600 km² • 15 urban and rural districts

• Interstate Strong and highly dynamic business location • 150,000 companies • 950,000 employees subject to social security contributions • €89 billion gross value added • 8 listed companies with a market capitalisation of €204.3 billion, 3 of which are listed on the DAX

Infrastructure and accessibility • 8 motorways • 22 kilometres of fast cycle path from

Mannheim to Heidelberg • 240 long distance trains daily from

Mannheim main railway station: 0h30 to Frankfurt International Airport 3h09 to Paris Gare de l'Est 2h58 to Munich main railway station Education and research • 30 international recognised research institutions • 22 universities • Approx. 90,000 students • 16 Nobel laureates

Real estate market • 4.1 million m² of office space • 167,000 m² of office space turnover • €1.25 billion total transaction volume