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With the symbolic cutting of the ribbon, Dr. Marquardt opened the new plant at Erfurter Kreuz industrial area together with the Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow.

Commitment to Thuringia: Marquardt expands e-mobility production

A welcome expansion in the Erfurter Kreuz industrial district: mechatronics specialist Marquardt having been located in Thuringia since 2019, has inaugurated its second plant south of the Thuringian state capital. This 3-digit million euro…

Eine Person hält eine Hand mit einer Zeichnung eines Geschäftssymbols, das Kreativität und Unternehmertum symbolisiert.

Inventors in Thuringia are number one in eastern Germany

Thuringia stands out as a region of successful inventors and innovators: last year, it ranked first among eastern German states in terms of patent applications per capita. As reported by the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich,…

Andreas Krey, Managing Director LEG Thüringen, opens the 2nd Thuringian ChampionsMEET in the ad hoc Arena in Jena.

Exclusive meeting of champions in Jena

An extraordinary meeting of champions took place in Jena at the end of May. Entitled “ChampionsMEET Thuringia: Business meets Soccer”, LEG organized the second meeting of global market and technology leaders from Thuringia. In the run-up to…

The business delegation visiting Boeing.

Trip to North America yields fruitful contacts

In mid-August, the Thuringian International team traveled to North America’s Pacific Northwest, including the two hubs of Seattle and Vancouver. The region boasts a strong and diverse economy built on its outstanding high-tech potential,…

Andreas Krey, Chairman of the Board of LEG Thüringen, and Holger Heyer, Director Investment Promotion, in conversation with representatives of the South Korean city of Ansan.

Thuringia presents its strengths in South Korea

At the beginning of September, a group of companies from Thuringia traveled to South Korea, the fourth largest economy in Asia. Co-organized with our partners, Germany Trade and Invest, OptoNet e.V. and Automotive Thüringen e.V., the…

Panorama of the city of Jena

Thuringian town leads city ranking

Swiss Prognos AG, a company known for publishing a wide range of studies, has once again compiled a nationwide ranking of German cities. This time, the study looked at 71 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Its focus was on ecology,…

The Abbe Campus of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.

Kick-off for new science campus in Jena

Jena will soon be home to the largest biomedical university campus in Central Germany: A new building and the renovation of an existing building will provide extensive teaching and research facilities, particularly for pharmacy and…

Eiermannbau in Apolda

Central point of contact for telehealth in Apolda

In the future, the heart of telehealth in Thuringia will beat in Apolda: The Thuringian Center for Telehealth is being built on 600 square meters of the Eiermannbau building, an industrial landmark. The WeCare agency is in charge of the…

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Promotion of innovation and research

For many years, LEG Thüringen’s cluster management team (ThCM) has been organizing events that promote close collaboration between companies, research institutions, and intermediaries, and lay the foundation for joint innovation projects. 

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Renewable electricity generation at record level

Thuringia is on track to meet the national goal of 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030. According to the Statistical Office of Thuringia, renewable energy accounted for 63.9 percent of total electricity consumed in the first quarter of…