COME TO ESSEN

SCALE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE HEART OF MEDICAL INNOVATION

  • 52763 employees work in the health and social services sector
  • 1944 companies & subsidiaries in the health and social services sector
  • 14 hospital locations

Market Entry Program

Are you already successful in the health market and planning to expand abroad? Turn your vision into reality!

We offer a growth program for selected international health scale-ups – addressing the key challenges of entering a new market, free of charge.
The focus is on checking the market readiness of your technology solutions and on developing business models for the German market.

1ST STEP: STRATEGY CHECK


READY FOR EXPLORING YOUR OPPORTUNITIES IN ESSEN? APPLY HERE.
  • Evaluating your product’s readiness for the regional market
  • Connecting you with key players to explore market opportunities
  • Providing consultation on regulations and certification
  • Advising you on location and legal form for your business in Essen
  • Guiding you on accessing subsidies and grants
  • Delievering more individual support tailored to your needs

2ND STEP: WELCOME PACKAGE


READY FOR ENTERING ESSEN AS YOUR BUSINESS LOCATION? CONTACT US.
  • Active involvement and proposals in incubation, accelerator projects and local hubs.
  • Joint attendance of central events incl. exclusive investment events with investors from the region.
  • Welcome Package including grant up to 10,000 € (for co-working, rent of office space, legal consulting etc.)

Apply now!

Quick and easy application: Fill out the questionnaire and receive feedback from us by email within two weeks. Our goal is to guide you individually and effectively through your market entry in our region. To do so, we design a tailored program with specific support offers based on your answers.

WHY essen

Because innovation is our DNA! Essen is one of the most important medical and health care locations in Germany with research and patient care at the highest international level. Here, professionals from science and industry as well as medical care are working together on the crucial future areas of smart hospitals, artificial intelligence and digitalization. This is where the technological trends are set that will revolutionize health care and improve prevention, diagnostics and therapy.

Find out more about Essen as a healthcare location

Your Contact Persons

Daniel
Adler

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Daniel Adler

Head of Innovation

Dr. Jana
Drechsler

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Dr. Jana Drechsler

Head of Health & International

Go
Theisen

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Go Theisen

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