Network activities
With its four international business hubs – Aachen, Bonn, Cologne and Düsseldorf – the Life Science Cluster Rhineland is structured in a multi-centric fashion. One of BioRiver’s core missions is coordinating and networking the region’s individual protagonists: companies, universities, technology centers, investors, service providers, and municipal councils. BioRiver offers a platform for intensive exchange between business, science and government.

Technology transfer
The four core universities, the Research Center Jülich and other prominent research institutes have joined forces under the BioRiver Science umbrella. In order to promote technology transfer between science and business, the BioRiver network functions as an intermediary between industry and the individual research groups and projects.

Positioning of the region
Working with its local network partners, the BioRiver network coordinates and operates location marketing and public awareness activities for the region. BioRiver represents the Rhineland at trade fairs and conferences, and offers its members a platform for their corporate communications activities. The network add itionally works to cultivate a positive public image for biotechnology in the region.

Site selection support
20 biotech and technology centers have banded together to form BioRiver Parks. The spectrum of its membership ranges from specialized startup centers and incubators with university connections to technology and development centers specialized in pharmaceutical product development. BioRiver Parks provides consulting to companies on the site selection process in coordination with the network and offers support for startups and spin-off companies.

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