Since 2017, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), one out of four Universities of Excellence in Baden-Württemberg, has had active links to the Bay Area. Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for society and the environment. The objective is to make significant contributions to the global challenges in...
The Northern Germany Innovation Office "NGIO) represents the German states Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and Bremen and offer Northern German companies access to Silicon Valley, one of the most innovative regions in the world. We act as trend & technology scouts and support companies through our network.
The southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg (or BW in short) is Germany‘s third-largest state when it comes to population, size, and GDP. Due to its historically low unemployment rate and robust economy, the region is also among one of the wealthiest in Europe. Several globally renowned enterprises are headquartered in BW, for example, Daimler AG, Porsche,...
The Northern Germany Innovation Office (NGIO) represents the German states Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, and Bremen and offer Northern German companies access to Silicon Valley, one of the most innovative regions in the world. We act as trend & technology scouts and support companies through our network.
The Technical University of Munich, also known as “The Entrepreneurial University,” is a powerhouse of innovation and entrepreneurship. TUM leads Europe and the world in innovation, entrepreneurship, and academics. In fact, TUM has been ranked one of the very best universities in the world for innovation. The TUM San Francisco liaison office serves TUM and...
The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutsch Akademischer Austauschdienst) is one of the world's biggest organizations that facilitates exchange programs within the field of higher education. We are very happy that the DAAD has joined the German Hub in spring 2021 to provide its vital services to our transatlantic community. We spoke to Hanni Geist who...
The Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy has representative offices in more than 30 countries. The San Francisco office is responsible for the Western United States since the 1990s. Due to the aligning interests and developments in the tech and innovation ecosystems of Silicon Valley and Bavaria, this strategic office enables...
What do companies need to know before venturing into Germany? What are payroll, HR and tax regulations like? Jörg Kemkes, Partner at the German CPA firm Rueter und Partner is part of our German Hub office community and has all the answers to your questions. In this interview, he explains more about the decision to...
The German Hub is an office community between eight German organizations in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District. When we moved into our brand new facilities in the spring of 2019, our vision was to create a vibrant co-working space for our German-American community. Little did we know that only one year later the...
