BioPark Regensburg

What BioPark Regensburg does

BioPark Regensburg GmbH is a municipally owned technology and startup center (Gründerzentrum) operating on the campus of the University of Regensburg in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1999 and wholly owned by the City of Regensburg, the company manages approximately 18,000 m² of laboratory and office space across three buildings (BioPark I, opened 2001; BioPark II, 2006; BioPark III, 2011), and serves as the operational anchor of the BioRegio Regensburg cluster network, which spans roughly 48 tenant companies, 8 regional hospitals, the University of Regensburg, OTH Regensburg, and a newly established Fraunhofer research center. Tenant focus areas include biotechnology, medical technology, diagnostics and analytics, and health management.

The organization's core "product" is physical and programmatic innovation infrastructure: shared laboratory space, conference facilities, on-site childcare (bamBIOni), structured startup and accelerator programming (BioPark Jump), co-organization of the Healthcare Hackathon Regensburg and StartUP Factory with OTH Regensburg, the annual BioPark Innovation Prize (co-sponsored with Dehmel & Bettenhausen), and cluster-level representation in industry associations (BIO Deutschland, BVIZ, Bayern Innovativ, BioM, Bayern International). It is also a partner of the National Strategy for Gene and Cell-Based Therapies and maintains international cooperation agreements in Brazil, China, Canada, Japan, and Singapore.

Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring rental of laboratory and office space (subscription-style contracts negotiated directly with prospective tenants), professional-service fees for startup consulting, financing support, grants guidance, and patent advice, and income associated with events, the Innovation Prize, and accelerator programming. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company employs between 11 and 50 people and is led by Managing Directors Dr. Thomas Diefenthal and Prof. Dr. Georg Stephan Barfuß, with the Mayor of Regensburg (Dr. Thomas Burger) serving as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Name

BioPark Regensburg

Legal name

BioPark Regensburg GmbH

Website

https://biopark-regensburg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BioPark Regensburg GmbH is a municipally owned biotechnology and medical technology startup center in Regensburg, Germany, operating approximately 18,000 m² of laboratory and office space across three buildings and serving roughly 48 tenant companies, universities, and hospitals within the BioRegio Regensburg cluster.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biotechnology cluster and innovation center services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM)

Keywords

• Biotechnology cluster management
• Life sciences incubation
• Laboratory space rental
• Biotech startup consulting
• Healthcare innovation center

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Rental of laboratory and office space: BioPark Regensburg generates revenue through the rental of high-quality laboratory and office spaces to biotech companies, medtech firms, and research institutes. Rental space and conference room hire services are listed as core service offerings on the company's website.
2. Consulting and service fees: The organization provides paid consulting services including startup consulting, financing support, grants, cooperation facilitation, and patent advice. Fees are charged for these professional services delivered to member companies.
3. Innovation Prize and events: BioPark organizes the BioPark Innovation Price (award of €1,500 per prize, co-sponsored with law firm Dehmel & Bettenhausen) and various networking events, tours, lectures, and public outreach events. Revenue model for event operations may include sponsorship contributions and participant fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

BioPark Regensburg is a technology and startup center (Gründerzentrum) that rents high-quality laboratory and office space (approximately 18,000 m² across BioPark I, II, III) to biotechnology, medical technology, diagnostics, analytics, and health management companies on the University of Regensburg campus. It supplements space rental with paid services including startup consulting, financing and grants advisory, cooperation facilitation, networking events, and public relations/outreach activities (tours, lectures, hackathons, the BioPark Innovation Prize, and the BioPark Jump accelerator).

Product overview

BioPark Regensburg is a technology and startup center (Gründerzentrum) for biotechnology, medical technology, diagnostics & analytics, and health management, located in Regensburg, Germany. It is not a product company but rather an innovation center offering physical infrastructure (lab space, office space, conference rooms), consulting services, startup support, networking opportunities, and public outreach programs. The organization operates across three divisions: BioPark (physical facilities and tenant services), BioRegio Regensburg (biotechnology cluster network), and Healthcare Regensburg (healthcare sector support). Key service offerings include startup consulting, financing assistance, grants guidance, a job market portal, rental spaces, and public relations activities such as tours, lectures, and science night events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BioRegio Regensburg: A biotechnology cluster initiative operated under the BioPark Regensburg umbrella, focusing on life sciences and healthcare innovation in the Regensburg region.
• Healthcare Regensburg
• BioPark Jump

Products and services

• Rental of laboratory and office space (BioPark I, II, III) Approximately 18,000 m² of high-quality laboratory and office space across three buildings on the University of Regensburg campus, rented to biotech, medtech, diagnostics, analytics, and health management companies.
• Conference room hire Conference rooms for hire on the BioPark campus, available to companies, partners, and event organizers.
• Startup consulting and financing advisory Paid consulting services covering startup formation, financing support, grants guidance, cooperation facilitation, patent and business startup advice, delivered to member companies.
• BioPark Innovation Prize Annual BioPark Innovation Prize co-organized with law firm Dehmel & Bettenhausen, awarding two prizes of €1,500 each plus professional patent and business startup consulting to winners for outstanding research in life sciences and healthcare.
• BioPark Jump healthcare accelerator Healthcare accelerator program under the BioPark Regensburg umbrella supporting founders in the life sciences and healthcare economy.

Quantifiable outcome

• From 1999 to 2019: company count grew from 23 to ~48; employee count grew from 400 to 3,369 — a 10x increase in jobs over 20 years.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dehmel & BettenhausencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Law firm Dehmel & Bettenhausen co-organizes the annual BioPark Innovation Price with BioPark Regensburg, awarding two prizes of €1,500 each for outstanding research work in life sciences and healthcare. Winners also receive professional patent and business startup consulting.
• Bayern InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayerische Gesellschaft für Außenwirtschaftsförderung (Bavarian Foreign Trade Promotion). BioPark uses Bayern International's services for international expansion support, trade fair participation, and international delegation trips (e.g., to China and Singapore).
• Bayern InnovativminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork organization providing networking activities, trade fair exhibitions, R&D cooperation facilitation, and EU office services. BioPark participates in Bayern Innovativ-organized events and international biotech delegations.
• BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH (Cluster Allianz Bayern Biotechnologie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages the Bavarian biotechnology cluster network, connecting all Bavarian biotech regions (including BioRegio Regensburg) into a unified Bavarian BioTech Cluster.
• BIO Deutschland e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe biotechnology industry organization for Germany serves as the voice of the German biotech sector in society and politics. BioPark Regensburg participates in national and international congresses and partnering events through BIO Deutschland membership.
• Bundesverband Deutscher Innovations-, Technologie- und Gründerzentren e.V. (BVIZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal association of German innovation, technology, and startup centers. Provides comprehensive information about innovation centers across Germany. BioPark participates in BVIZ events and networks.
• Nationale Strategie für Gen- und zellbasierte Therapien (National GCT Strategy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioPark Regensburg is a partner of the National Strategy for Gene and Cell-Based Therapies, a multi-stakeholder initiative connecting actors from science, business, politics, society, and patients to accelerate the transfer of these therapies into medical care and promote the German biotech location.
• OTH Regensburg (Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOTH Regensburg co-organizes the Healthcare Hackathon (90+ participants in 2026) and StartUP Factory events with BioPark Regensburg. The Start-up Lab at OTH Regensburg serves as a venue for these entrepreneurship programs.
• Digitale Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz (DGO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DGO co-organizes the StartUP Factory weekend entrepreneurship events (2018, 2021, 2023) held at BioPark Regensburg, in which nearly 40–50 founding enthusiasts develop viable business models in 48–52 hours.
• Stadtmarketing RegensburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity marketing organization that organizes the Bavarian preliminary rounds of FameLab, a global science communication competition. BioPark Regensburg is a sponsor, partner, and jury member of FameLab Regensburg.
• Techniker Krankenkasse (TK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) is a statutory health insurance provider that partners with BioPark for campus health initiatives, including the Campus Trail fitness program (4.5 km fitness trail launched in 2022), Night of Science events, and employee wellness programs. TK also organizes training seminars for BioPark companies.
• Johanniter (Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohanniter operates the bamBIOni kindergarten (childcare facility) on the BioPark campus in cooperation with BioPark Regensburg. Established in 2011 as the 40th Johanniter facility in the Oberpfalz region, it supports work-life balance for BioPark employees.
• RBD Regensburg Business Development GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRBD Regensburg Business Development GmbH collaborated with BioPark on an official delegation trip to Qingdao, China, along with IHK Regensburg.
• IHK Regensburg (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHK Regensburg participated in the China delegation trip with BioPark Regensburg and RBD Regensburg Business Development to Qingdao, China.
• Fraunhofer-GesellschaftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Fraunhofer Society established a new center in cooperation with the University of Regensburg within BioPark Regensburg for research on tumor and age-related diseases. This is the first non-university research institution in the BioPark, elevating the BioRegio to the top group of Bavarian science locations.
• Fundação Biominas (Brazil)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe management of the BioRegio-Organization 'Fundação Biominas' in Belo Horizonte, Brazil — one of the largest biotech clusters in that country — signed a cooperation agreement with Bavarian regions including BioPark Regensburg, establishing an international partnership for biotech knowledge exchange and collaboration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH: Manages the Bavarian biotech cluster network including the Munich cluster (which competes with BioPark). Same cluster management role but anchored in Munich; BioPark is a member through the Cluster Allianz Bayern Biotechnologie.
• Karolinska Science Park / Life Science Hub Stockholm: Swedish biotech/science park co-located with the Karolinska Institute. Same structure: university-adjacent incubator with lab rental, innovation services, and translational medicine positioning.
• ETH Hönggerberg / ETH Zurich Biotech Network: Swiss research-adjacent biotech park anchored at ETH Zurich. Same model: world-class research university providing talent/technology transfer to on-site biotech and medtech ventures.
• LabCentral / Cambridge Biolabs (US): US-based biotech coworking/lab operator providing shared lab infrastructure and services to early-stage biotech companies. Different geography but exact same core operating model (shared lab space + community + venture support) that BioPark Regensburg runs.
• Heidelberg Technology Park: German life science and technology park on a university campus. Comparable: provides lab/office rental, cluster management, and ties to academic research and university hospital infrastructure.
• IZB Innovation and Start-up Center for Biotechnology: Bavaria's leading biotech incubator located in Martinsried near Munich. Direct peer: same model of providing lab/office space to biotech and medtech startups on a research campus, and effectively BioPark Regensburg's main intra-Bavaria competitor (#1 vs BioPark's #2).
• BiotechPark Berlin-Buch / Campus Berlin-Buch: Major German biotech/science park co-located with research institutions. Comparable model: shared lab infrastructure on a research campus, mixed biotech and medtech tenants, university-adjacent facilities.
• BioCampus Cologne (Cologne BioTech Park): Established German biotechnology center providing lab and office space to biotech/medtech startups. Closest peer in scope: managed campus with university proximity, lab rental, and tenant services.

Regional players

• Medicen Paris Region: French regional cluster management organization for health and life sciences. Operates a cluster-management model similar to BioRegio Regensburg, but in the Paris/Île-de-France region.

Emerging players

• BioCity Nottingham: UK biotech incubator and accelerator. Similar model of providing lab space and services to early-stage life sciences companies, with university adjacent ties. Comparable in tenant-onboarding and consulting playbook.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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