Technologiepark Weinberg Campus

Name

Technologiepark Weinberg Campus

Legal name

TGZ Halle Technologie- und Gründerzentrum Halle GmbH & Bio-Zentrum Halle GmbH

Website

https://technologiepark-weinberg-campus.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Incubator and Research Park Operations

akta.pro primary industry

Life Sciences/Laboratory Property Management (BPAJAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Space & Occupancy (MAC, Space Planning, Move Management) (BPABAAAG)

Keywords

• Technology incubator services
• Laboratory facility rental
• Startup accelerator programs
• Biotech research park
• Life sciences leasing

Headquarters

HQ city

Halle (Saale)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Office and Laboratory Space Rental: Monthly rental income from approximately 30,000 sqm of office, laboratory, workshop, and specialized research spaces across 9 buildings.
2. Event Venue Rental: Rental of conference rooms and event spaces including HUB Conference (76 sqm, 20 persons), BIO I (153 sqm, 100 persons), and BIO ATRIUM (700 sqm, 300 persons).
3. Campus Services: Building management, consulting services, project management support for tenant investments, trade fair organization, and access to member benefits through BVIZ partnership.
4. Welcome Service: Support services for international researchers and professionals including housing assistance, residency/work permits, childcare, language courses, and social integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Operates a 134-hectare technology park offering approximately 30,000 sqm of office, laboratory (S2/S3), cleanroom, GMP, workshop, animal housing, greenhouse, and event spaces across nine buildings. Provides startup acceleration through the Startup Elevator program, Welcome Service for international professionals, business consulting, and event venue rentals to life sciences, biotech, materials science, and IT companies.

Product overview

Technologiepark Weinberg Campus operates as a technology and startup incubator providing physical infrastructure and startup support services. Its real estate portfolio spans nine buildings offering office, laboratory (S2 and S3), cleanroom, workshop, animal housing, greenhouse, and event spaces. Core facilities include the Weinberg Campus Innovation Hub (formerly TGZ I, 3,800 sqm), Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 1 (2,450 sqm, biotech/biomedicine), Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 4 (5,300 sqm, bio/nanotechnology), Blücherstraße 24 (1,800 sqm, IT), Blücherstraße 26 (1,400 sqm), Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 2 (1,460 sqm), and the Bio-Zentrum at Weinbergweg 22 (8,450 sqm) and Daniel-Vorländer-Straße 8 (1,400 sqm). A new Innovation Hub extension of 2,800 sqm is under construction (2024–2026). Support services include the Startup Elevator accelerator, Welcome Service for international professionals, HUB Conference and BIO I/ATRIUM event spaces, Roy Coffee Hub, and Boarding-Haus accommodation. The campus also operates a podcast and uses Matomo for web analytics and Newsletter2Go for newsletter distribution. The Innovation Hub extension project is funded by GRW (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe 'Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur') with 14.68 Mio € in federal and state aid against a total investment of 16.08 Mio €.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Office and Laboratory Space Rental Monthly rental of approximately 30,000 sqm of office, laboratory, workshop, and specialized research spaces across 9 buildings, including S2/S3 biosafety labs, clean rooms, GMP areas, animal housing, isotope labs, and greenhouses for life sciences and biotech tenants.
• Event Venue Rental Rental of conference and event spaces including HUB Conference (76 sqm, 20 persons), BIO I seminar room (153 sqm, 100 persons), and BIO ATRIUM (700 sqm, 300 persons) equipped with presentation technology and flexible seating.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 companies founded at the campus since 1993
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Startup Elevator Sachsen-AnhaltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Accelerator program operating at the Weinberg Campus. Provides support for startups from pre-seed to growth phase through the Weinberg Campus Accelerator, Investforum Startup-Service, and mentor networks.
• Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary university partner with three natural science faculties and medical faculty on campus (~8,000 students). Key source of spin-off companies and research collaboration.
• Fraunhofer IMWS (Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational successful research institution with 350+ employees at four locations. Founded as independent institute in 2016, focusing on microstructure diagnostics and design.
• Max-Planck-Institut für MikrostrukturphysikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Max Planck Institute in the new federal states (founded 1992). New research building under construction (12,500 sqm, 700 sqm clean room) with employee count growing to 300.
• Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1958 by biochemist Kurt Mothes. Plant biochemistry research institute serving as source for biotech spin-offs.
• Univations Institut für Wissens- und TechnologietransfermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology transfer institute providing startup support and founding consulting for university spin-offs.
• IHK Halle-DessauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Commerce providing business consulting services including intellectual property protection seminars for campus companies.
• WACKER Chemie AG / Wacker Biotech GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWacker Biotech (100% WACKER subsidiary) operates mRNA competence center with 100M€ investment creating 200 new jobs. Major anchor tenant at the campus.
• BioNTech SE / BioNTech Delivery Technologies GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioNTech operates delivery technology subsidiary at campus since 2019. Acquired Lipocalyx technologies that were substantively incorporated into COVID-19 vaccine development.
• Stadt Halle (Saale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity government as co-funder and supporter. Oberbürgermeister serves as Supervisory Board chairman of the technology park.
• Land Sachsen-AnhaltmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government supporting campus through GRW (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe regionale Wirtschaftsstruktur) funding. Currently investing ~100M€ in the location.
• IMG (Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic development agency promoting Sachsen-Anhalt as business location, designating Weinberg Campus as one of 12 Zukunftsorte.
• GMBU e.V. (Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Medizin-, Bio- und Umwelttechnologien)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit association for medical, bio, and environmental technologies. Hosts scientific conferences including Pharmatec-Halle.
• BVIZ (Bundesverband der deutschen Innovationszentren)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman innovation centers association providing special offers for tenant companies including rental cars, hotels, translation services, and meeting room access at partner centers across Germany.
• Weinberg Campus e.V. (Förderverein)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport association for the campus with member benefits. Target group for Welcome Service pilot program.
• Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule HalleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArt academy that designed the atrium of the Bio-Zentrum building.
• GWG (Gesellschaft für Wohn- und Hausbesitz Halle)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing company operating Boarding Houses on campus with modern apartments for temporary stays.
• Agentur für ArbeitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Employment Agency partner for Welcome Service supporting international professionals.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ETH Hönggerberg / Science City (Zurich): University-operated research and innovation district providing lab/office space and startup programs around ETH Zurich. Comparable academic-led science park with deep research integration, though on a much larger and more international scale.
• Research Triangle Park (North Carolina): Largest research park in the United States hosting 300+ companies across life sciences, IT, and advanced materials with university adjacency (Duke, UNC, NC State). Comparable as a mature, large-scale academic-adjacent science park, though US-centric and broadly diversified.
• Cambridge Science Park (Trinity College, Cambridge): One of the oldest and largest university-linked science parks in Europe, serving predominantly tech and life-sciences tenants. Comparable as a mature, large-scale academic-adjacent technology park with diversified tenant base.

Direct peers

• Leiden Bio Science Park: One of Europe's largest life-sciences clusters hosting 100+ biomedical companies co-located with Leiden University and LUMC. Closely comparable academic-adjacent biotech park with GMP-ready infrastructure.
• Medicon Village (Lund, Sweden): Life-sciences innovation hub in Lund co-located with Medicon Village tenants and Lund University research. Comparable purpose-built incubator environment for life-sciences and biotech spin-offs in Northern Europe.
• BioPark Regensburg: German biotech cluster at the University of Regensburg offering lab and office infrastructure to life-sciences companies, with strong academic and Fraunhofer adjacency. Directly comparable purpose-built lab/incubator offering for biotech tenants.
• IZB Martinsried (Innovation and Startup Center for Biotechnology): Leading Munich-area biotech incubator providing S1/S2 lab space and startup support to 50+ biotech companies. Closely comparable incubator model with on-site academic research adjacency (LMU Biozentrum).
• Campus Berlin-Buch: Berlin's largest biotech campus combining research institutes (Max Delbrück Center, Leibniz), specialized lab/office real estate, and incubator programs. Highly comparable as a life-sciences-focused technology park with GMP facilities and academic co-location.
• BioCity Leipzig: Life-sciences campus on former university hospital site offering lab and office space to biotech and medtech startups in the same Central Germany region. Comparable real-estate-plus-accelerator model serving early-stage life sciences companies.

Regional players

• Wageningen Campus: Dutch science park focused on food, bio-based, and life-sciences innovation, operated in partnership with Wageningen University. Comparable academic-adjacent real-estate-and-incubator model, but with a different scientific specialization (agri-food).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kaffeeroestereiroy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/technologiepark-weinberg-campus
• Instagraminstagram.com/roycoffeehub

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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