Vision, Mission and Profile

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Prof. Dr. Ralf Huss

Managing Director




Vision

Bavaria – The location for the medicine of the future

Mission

BioM creates a unique ecosystem in medicine and biotechnology in Bavaria as a basis for innovation, growth, and value creation. To achieve this, we connect all relevant partners and support Bavarian biotech companies.

Profil

BioM his the network organization for the biotechnology industry in Munich and Bavaria for over 25 years, on behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. 

As a non-profit organization, BioM creates a unique ecosystem in medicine and biotechnology for innovation, growth, and value creation in Bavaria. To this end, we connect all relevant partners and support Bavarian biotech companies.

BioM offers comprehensive consulting and special coaching, training, and mentoring programs specifically for aspiring entrepreneurs. In addition, BioM's incubator MAxL (Munich Accelerator Life Sciences & Medicine) provides optimal conditions for pre-seed projects and early-stage start-ups in the biotech and healthtech sectors. Since 2011, BioM has also coordinated the m4 Award pre-seed competition in the field of biomedicine, which is funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs with a total of 2.5 million Euros. BioM has now supported over 300 start-ups.

In addition, BioM offers a wide range of workshops, training courses, and events on industry-specific topics.

The Bavarian Biotech Cluster comprises over 540 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies as well as associated service providers. The region's core competence is the development of innovative therapeutics, diagnostics, and the underlying technologies, especially for personalized medicine.