major businesses
The University and U.S. Army are not the only institutes found in Heidelberg which are known the world over. Several companies and research and development centers also call Heidelberg home, and have turned the city into a source for future-oriented business and technology.
ABB
A division of ABB Group, ABB Stortz-Kontakt is a global manufacturer of low-voltage electrical systems for buildings, machinery automation and energy distribution. Some of the products include circuit-breakers, security systems, sensors, overload relays, miniature and installation contactors and complete system programs for electrical building installation. http://www.abb.de
HeidelbergCement
HeidelbergCement, founded in 1873 as a small cement factory, now boasts offices and factories in over 50 countries. It is an international leader in the manufacturing of building materials, with its main products being cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and other related products. http://www.heidelbergcement.com
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Founded in 1850, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is one of the world’s top commercial and industrial suppliers in the print media industry. Products include sheetfed and flexographic printing presses as well as imaging devices, finishing equipment, manufacturing process integration software and consumables. Currently, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has approximately 250 sales offices around the world as well as development and production plants in six countries. http://www.heidelberg.com
Lamy
Lamy was founded in 1930, and is still independently owned and operated. The first LAMY fountain pen was released in 1952, and today the company produces over 6 million writing instruments annually. Lamy is known for its unique design, which was established in 1966 with the advent of the LAMY 2000. http://www.lamy.de
LION bioscience AG
The market leader for data integration in bioinformatics, LION Bioscience AG, is focused on enabling researchers easier and quicker access to data used in the research for drugs, pesticides, and compounds used in the food industry, as well as integrating analyzed information from different steps in the R&D process with each other. http://www.lionbioscience.com
MLP
MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG, Heidelberg, is a sales subsidiary of MLP Group, and is an independent financial advisor. Concentrating primarily on the academic world, they consult both individuals and businesses on pensions, insurance and insurance cover, investments and loans and mortgages. http://www.mlp.de
SAP AG
With its products being used by more than 12 million people in over 120 countries, SAP AG is the largest business software company in the world. It is also the third largest software company worldwide, after Microsoft and IBM. SAP AG was founded in 1972 and is based in Walldorf, which is just 15 kilometers south of Heidelberg. SAP AG has developed its business solution software to be compatible with not only large companies, but medium and small-sized businesses as well. www.sap.com
SAS Institute
Founded in 1976, SAS is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. SAS’s mission is to “to empower organizations around the world with superior software, solutions and services”, and they accomplish this with software developed for data integration, storage, analytics and applications. With 10,000 employees in more than 400 offices worldwide, SAS is a global leader in business intelligence software. http://www.sas.com
Springer Science+Business Media
One of the world’s leading publishing companies, Springer Science+Business Media specializes in the fields of science, technology and medicine. They publish not only books and academic journals, but also newsletters, CD-ROMs and databases, as well as providing online services, seminars and conferences. Springer produces over 6,450 new books and journals each year from some 70 publishing houses in 20 countries worldwide. http://www.springer-sbm.de
* German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ - Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum)
* European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
* Max-Planck-Institutes for astronomy, nuclear physics, medical research and comparative public law and international law
* Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Calculations (IWR - Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für wissenschaftliches Rechnen)
* Institute for Astronomical Calculations (ARI - Astronomisches Recheninstitut)
* Heidelberg Academy of Sciences (Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften)
