Industry/Science

Berlin is a traditional industrial location: Daimler opened its first plant here. Today, the motors for the Smart and Maybach models are manufactured in Berlin , and BMW produces all of its motorcycles for the world market in the city. Berlin is also a modern metropolis for the service industry. Other growing economic sectors include information and communications technology, media and multimedia, music, advertising and design, medical technology, biotechnology, and environmental and transportation technology. The big names in Berlin include BayerSchering Pharma , Berlin Chemie, Bahlsen, Sarotti, Siemens, Universal, M-TV, Sony Europe, Deutsche Bahn, and many more.

Investors profit from the creative atmosphere in Berlin , which in comparison to other metropolitan areas demonstrates lower costs and an above-average level of productivity. The high density of economic and research institutions provides for excellent conditions for technology-oriented companies.

Berlin has the highest concentration of scientific and research institutions in Europe . About 140,000 students attend the institutes of higher education in Berlin , which include four state universities (the Free University, the Humboldt University , the Technical University , and the University of the Arts), three art colleges, seven professional and technical colleges, and ten private colleges.

The medical departments of the Free University and the Humboldt University were consolidated in 2003 to become the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin . With four locations, it is the largest university medical school in Europe .

More than 50,000 people study, conduct research, and work in the over 70 private research institutes in Berlin . The major national research organisations such as the Fraunhofer Society, the Helmholtz Society, the Leibniz Society, and the Max Planck Society are represented with several institutes, as are diverse federal ministries with a total of eight research institutes. Berlin-Adlershof and Berlin-Buch are the most important locations for science, research, and technology at the gateway to business.

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