Izb - Innovation and Startup Center for Biotechnology

the izb, founded in 1995, is the operating company for the innovation- and start-up centers for biotechnology located in planegg-martinsried and freising-weihenstephan, and has developed into one of the top ten biotechnology centers in the world. currently, in an area totaling 26,000 m2, about 50 biotech companies with nearly 600 employees are located. an essential criterion for the success of the izb is its close proximity to outstanding research at the ludwig-maximilian-university (lmu) and renowned biotechnology research establishments on the campus martinsried, such as the max-planck-institutes fur biochemistry and neurobiology and the 10 faculties of the ludwig maximilian univerity, the clinic großhadern and the helmholtz zentrum. magnet for biotech start-ups since 1995, the planegg-martinsried location, now covering 23,000 m2, has accommodated start-ups focusing on medical biotechnology. since 2002, the izb in freising-weihenstephan with 3,000 m2 of space offers optimal conditi