research institutions
The Munich metropolitan area is home to a large number of research institutes, including both university-affiliated and non-university institutions, as well as numerous knowledge-based companies.
Research institutes
The Munich metropolitan region is characterized by an exceptionally dense and internationally recognized research landscape, in which renowned research institutes collaborate closely with universities and the business community, thereby fostering innovation, knowledge transfer, and cutting-edge research at the highest level.
- Garching Research Neutron Source
- Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics
- Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics
- Max Planck Institute for Physics
- Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
- Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
- Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
- Fraunhofer Institute for Embedded Systems and Communication Technologies ESK
- Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology
- Fraunhofer Institute for Modular Solid-State Technologies
- Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry
- Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology
- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
- Helmholtz Centre for Health and Environment
- Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering
- Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition, and Tax Law
- Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law
- European Patent Office
- German Patent Office
- German Aerospace Center
- Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric Environmental Research
- Research Center for Energy Economics
Technology and Business Incubators
The goal of the technology and business incubators in the Munich metropolitan region is to provide founders and young companies in future-oriented industries with an optimal environment for launching and growing their businesses. These facilities specifically attract and cluster complementary companies, giving them a competitive edge over other regions and competitors.
The innovative environment in the technology and business incubators often leads to collaborations and fosters synergies among the companies. The success of the business incubators is particularly evident in the number of employees per company: after about five years, this figure is more than double that of startups outside the incubators.
- BayStartUP
- MEB Munich Startup Office
- MGH Munich Business Parks
- Munich Technology Center
- Technologie Centrum Westbayern GmbH, Nördlingen
- Holzkirchen Technology and Startup Center
- COMETA Allgäu, Kaufbeuren
- Rosenheim Service Center
- EGZ Ingolstadt Startup Center GmbH
- GründerRegio M
- LINK – The Landshut Startup Center
- aiti-park IT-Gründerzentrum GmbH, Augsburg
- WERK 1, Munich
- Martinsried Innovation and Startup Center
- IZB Freising-Weihenstephan
- Business Incubator for Crafts and Trade in Töging am Inn
- ESA Business Incubation Center (BIC), Oberpfaffenhofen
- gate Garching Technology and Startup Center
- Innova Allgäu High-Tech Park, Kaufbeuren
- LKZ Prien
- UTG Environmental Technology Startup Center, Augsburg