bioRN Life Science Cluster – est. 1996 I 30 years
Welcome to bioRN, the science and industry innovation cluster in the Rhine-Neckar region around Heidelberg, one of Germany’s strongest biotech and life science hubs. BioRN combines all relevant innovation stakeholders in life sciences based on the constant interaction between academia, industry and public for the production, transfer and application of knowledge.
1996–2026: 30 years of the bioRN Life Science Cluster. We are proud of our history and the milestones we have achieved for our region and for Germany as a biotechnology location. Our vision: to become one of the strongest life science hubs worldwide.
Read more about bioRN in our magazine ‘life’ and in the current Annual Report 2025.
About us
Why bioRN?
The bioRN network fosters health innovations and serves its members by creating a rich translational ecosystem, while promoting, representing, and connecting regional innovation stakeholders. It aims to attract global investment and talent to the region, and also develops strategies and concepts to strengthen innovation and translation, simplifying the framework conditions for startups.
The Heidelberg ecosystem is growing
life – the bioRN Life Science Cluster magazine No 2 I 2026
Regional strength – connected by design<<.
Our 2nd issue of the life provides plenty of insights – from
Structural Biology I EIT Health CATAPULT I HLSA Heidelberg Mannheim I Excellence in regulatory frameworks I AI: Decision intelligence for drug development I Helping vaccines from Vienna I Interview Celonic and WUXI Biologics I Service for NAMs I Waste control in the lab I Viral vectors for ATMPs
NEW: bioRN projects and achievements 2025:
short and crisp: the bioRN annual report showcases the bioRN projects, highlighting the achievements in the year 2025.
© Sera Z. Kurc & Tolga Cakal
Biotechnologie-Branche tagt im Life Science Hot Spot HeidelbergThe German Biotechnology Days 2025 have broken all records – right in the heart of one of Europe’s most vibrant life science ecosystems.
Unique density of world-class academic research and global pharmaceutical industry
tap into one of the most vibrant life science ecosystems in Europe
About Us
Our numbers
1,200
Life science companies
Clinical Trials Conducted
by biotech companies
70
17,5k+
Publications P.a.
14k
scientific employees
(exkluding PhDs)
7/10
Pharmaceutical companies with
the highest turnover worldwide
have a location here
70k+
industry employees
45
Nobel prices Affiliated
to this region
15+
Leading Research institutes
News / Events
Our latest news and upcoming events
The life science ecosystem Rhine-Neckar is highly innovative and dynamic: whether it’s groundbreaking innovations, excellent research, success stories from our members or upcoming events: We keep you up to date!
Events
PEPperPRINT Webinar – Guilty by association: Identifying real autoantibody responses from a proteome-wide screen
News
Heidelberg Medical Students Remain at the Very Top in Germany
In the first phase of the medical exams, students at Heidelberg University’s Faculty of Medicine once again achieved excellent results: In the so-called “Physikum,” the state exam in medical theory, they ranked first in Germany—for the fifth consecutive year. Full Text in German below. Heidelberger Medizin-Studierende weiter absolute Spitze in Deutschland Im ersten Abschnitt der […]
News
New Publication by Gen-H: Multi-plasmid antibiotic-free fermentation
Our latest publication demonstrates a robust strategy for antibiotic-free maintenance of multiple plasmids using orthogonal conditional complementation. You can read the article here. Key highlights: ✅ Maintenance of two plasmids without antibiotics or resistance markers✅ Functionality in non-supplemented media✅ Flexible one- or two-plasmid configurations using orthogonal inducible promoters✅ Productivity equivalent or superior to conventional antibiotic-selected […]
Events
Gen-H Webinar: Genetic Humanization by OzBIG: Complete Transgenic Replacement of Any Gene for Improved Preclinical Translation
News
Heisenberg Professorship for Aurélie Ernst
With funding from the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Heisenberg Program, DKFZ researcher Aurélie Ernst aims to investigate how massive changes in the genome contribute to the development of cancer. Her research focuses on a phenomenon known as chromothripsis – a catastrophic event in the genome in which chromosomes break apart and are reassembled incorrectly. In […]
Events
Vector Builder Gene Delivery Seminar: Developing human models of complex neurological disorders
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