Germany's regions in structural change are increasing their buiness attractiveness, with innovative energy and mobility solutions at the forefront of this progress.

Germany's green energy sector has recently seen a number of major integrated grid and hydrogen initiatives launched, with start-ups also developing innovative waste reduction technologies.

Business confidence among start-ups in Germany continues to improve and is back to pre-crisis levels with average employment rates also up.

Germany's digital economy is continuing to benefit from the digital transformation that is seeing advances made in artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure and quantum computing.

Germany’s Fraunhofer Society is at the forefront of developments in the applied field of additive production. German companies are global leaders in the development of 3D printing technologies.

Start-ups and scale-ups from Germany are constantly in the headlines. Sometimes the efforts of smaller start-ups go unnoticed. Here we showcase selected start-up developments worthy of attention.

The life sciences sector is carrying out mRNA-based research to develop vaccines for cancer, novel gene and cell therapies to treat Parkinson's, and providing a home for global pandemic research.

Germany’s regions in structural transition are playing a major role in the energy transition to green energy production. The country's semiconductor goes from strength to strength and universities are supporting start-ups.

Germany’s gaming industry goes from strength to strength despite or because of the Covid-19 crisis. The domestic market grew by 32 percent in 2020, with 58 percent of the gaming age population playing games.

Cloud computing, artificial intelligence and big data have been transforming the way things work. Training algorithms to detect money laundering, credit fraud or to improve efficiency in financial supply chains could improve security.