Innovate & create.
Pretty Ingenious.
Heidelberg is a city where innovation thrives. A dynamic start-up scene meets an open can-do-spirit. The city serves as sandbox where trailblazing innovations are tested and improved in iterating processes.
With world-class research institutions, a dynamic startup scene, and an inspiring quality of life, this is the place to shape the future.
Innovate & create.
Pretty Ingenious.
Heidelberg is a city where innovation thrives. A dynamic start-up scene meets an open can-do-spirit. The city serves as sandbox where trailblazing innovations are tested and improved in iterating processes.
With world-class research institutions, a dynamic startup scene, and an inspiring quality of life, this is the place to shape the future.
Innovate & create.
Welcome to the Länd.
Located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg lies within the most innovative region of Europe. (Statistics Office Baden-Württemberg, 2025) Heidelberg is proud to contribute to this high innovative power of “the länd”.
Get to know our innovative and creative network.
Team Innovation
Team Innovation
The Innovation team is actively shaping the transformation of the city administration with a focus on the future. With a clear focus on strategy and user centricity, we develop practical answers to current and future challenges, which are continuously improved through prototyping.
Heidelberg Startup Partners
Heidelberg Startup Partners
Heidelberg Startup Partners is a joint initiative of Heidelberg’s leading research and innovation institutes which promotes technological, scientific and expertise driven startups in Heidelberg.
Heidelberg Innovation Park (hip)
Heidelberg Innovation Park (hip)
The Heidelberg Innovation Park (hip) is a vibrant innovation quarter neighborhood specializing in IT, AI, the digital world and life sciences. An open campus atmosphere promotes focused work and research into pioneering solutions across 15 hectares.
Heidelberg Technology Park
Heidelberg Technology Park
The Heidelberg Technology Park is an internationally renowned location for scientific and research-related companies in the high-tech sector. It offers space, services, funding programs, events and an interdisciplinary network.
Cultural and Creative Industries Unit
Cultural and Creative Industries Unit
Through its Cultural and Creative Industries Unit, the City of Heidelberg offers a comprehensive range of services to support the cultural and creative industries in the areas of advice, finding space, events, networking and funding.
Bio RN LIfe Science Cluster
Bio RN LIfe Science Cluster
Bio RN is the science and industry innovation cluster in the Rhine-Neckar region around Heidelberg. The non-profit network one of Germany’s strongest biotech and life science hubs.
The Sunny Valley.
Sunny Skies and Bright Ideas.
Sun-drenched, home to brilliant minds and to numerous world-renowned top-tier companies: The Sunny Valley is a hub of international exchange, scientific excellence, and visionary business. Right in the heart of this vibrant region the City of Heidelberg welcomes you to innovate and create, to live and enjoy to make your ideas come true.
The Sunny Valley.
Sunny Skies and Bright Ideas.
Sun-drenched, home to brilliant minds and to numerous world-renowned top-tier companies:
The Sunny Valley is a hub of international exchange, scientific excellence, and visionary business. Right in the heart of this vibrant region the City of Heidelberg welcomes you to innovate and create, to live and enjoy to make your ideas come true.