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Top class in
research, innovation
and technology

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Welcoming,
liveable and
internationally sought after

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Development space for
clever minds,
in the middle
of the Palatinate Forest

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FOR THE NEXT STEP

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In spring 2025, we, the Science and Innovation Alliance Kaiserslautern, together with our network and the whole of Kaiserslautern, broke the world record for the FARTHEST DISTANCE RUN IN TEAM IN 90 DAYS!

THE INNOVATION AND SCIENCE REGION OF KAISERSLAUTERN

With its institutes, universities, facilities and commercial enterprises, the Kaiserslautern science and innovation region is one of the biggest pioneers of digital transformation in Germany.

Whether energy supply, mobility, work, education or healthcare – the city of the future is citizen-friendly, digitally networked and sustainable. By consistently exploiting synergies in business, research and education, Kaiserslautern has been working for years to gradually turn this vision into reality.

With the Kaiserslautern For The Next Step campaign, we invite everyone to get to know our science and innovation region in the heart of the Palatinate. Whether you are interested in studying, looking for a job, starting your own business or simply want to develop personally, you will find all the opportunities for your next step here.

INTERNATIONAL CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
from Kaiserslautern

SUCCESS STORIES

Discover our success stories! Research and development is a top priority in Kaiserslautern. Thanks to the excellent transfer between science and industry, top achievements radiate far beyond our region and attract worldwide attention.

As part of its “24/500” corporate strategy, GDELS–Bridge Systems has announced an investment of over €20 million in its production sites in Kaiserslautern and Sembach and the creation of around 400 new jobs by 2029.

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The Leibniz Institute for Composite Materials (IVW) in Kaiserslautern set a new world record at the Mainz Science Market: a novel adhesive technology based on the high-performance plastic PEEK successfully surpassed the record for the heaviest weight lifted using only adhesive.

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The AGENS working group at Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences, Zweibrücken Campus, celebrated a major success at the NeuroGastro Meeting in London, where two of its submissions were among the few selected presentations.

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In Kaiserslautern, the Department of Culture launched a pilot project unique in Germany called “Art and Culture on Prescription,” in which doctors and cultural institutions work together to provide patients with cultural activities instead of medication to counteract psychosocial problems.

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THE NEXT STEP
EASY WITH US

SCIENCE- & INNOVATION-MAP

Whether it's a career change, further development, school or university – the science and innovation region of Kaiserslautern offers the best conditions for your next step into university, the world of work or successful self-employment.

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ZukunftsRegion Westpfalz e.V. (ZRW)

Bahnhofstraße 26-28
67655
Kaiserslautern

WVE GmbH Kaiserslautern

Blechhammerweg 50
67659
Kaiserslautern

Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Stadt und Landkreis Kaiserslautern mbH

Fruchthallstraße 14
67655
Kaiserslautern

Wipotec GmbH

Adam-Hoffmann-Straße 26
67657
Kaiserslautern

Westpfalz-Klinikum GmbH (WKK)

Hellmut-Hartert-Straße 1
67665
Kaiserslautern

Unser Lautern – herzlich digital

Bahnhofstraße 26-28
67655
Kaiserslautern

University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)

Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 47
67663
Kaiserslautern

University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern

Schoenstraße 11
67659
Kaiserslautern

INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTENSIVE EXCHANGE

CLUSTERS & NETWORKS

Innovations are created through intensive exchange between business and science. The city of Kaiserslautern is closely connected and uses its presence, contacts and knowledge to drive forward future topics and developments. Companies, institutes and facilities as well as their employees and students are involved and benefit from the synergy effects.

With us you can develop
everything
ESPECIALLY YOURSELF

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