Technology and start-up center Oldenburg

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TGO building; Extension

The Technology and Start-up Center Oldenburg (TGO) was opened in January 2003 on Marie-Curie-Straße in the immediate vicinity of the University of Oldenburg . After the first extension building went into operation seven years later, around 70 companies are based on an area of ​​around 11,000 square meters. The TGO is thus the largest institution of its kind in Lower Saxony . In addition to the city of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) , the shareholders include the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, the Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven / Oldenburg / Elsfleth and several companies from Oldenburg.

TGO managing director Jürgen Bath has also been chairman of the Technologie-Centren Niedersachsen eV (VTN) association since September 3, 2010. It has 30 technology and / or start-up centers as well as four other members from the innovation sector.

tasks

Since its opening, the TGO has seen itself as a kind of hub and source of inspiration for company founders. They have the opportunity to rent modernly equipped office, conference and laboratory rooms and to take advantage of services such as a reception service, joint press work or advice on start-ups and funding. In addition, the companies can benefit from the cooperation with the city of Oldenburg, the technology transfer offices of the universities and economic experts and institutions.

Focus

The management is particularly interested in knowledge-based companies from future industries such as

Companies

As a rule, companies can use the services in the TGO for five to eight years, after which they have to look for new premises.

International contacts

The TGO has a large number of connections to comparable institutions, including in the USA and China. In addition to Towson Global and bwtech @ umbc in Maryland / USA, it also works with the CUMT National University Science Park in Xuzhou / China.

Awards

  • "Best promising new incubator", awarded by "Science Alliance", 2006 (Copenhagen)
  • Best technology center in the "Return on Public Investment" category, awarded by "Science Alliance", 2007 (Seville), 2008 (Paris), 2009 (Stockholm)
  • 3rd place "Science Based Incubators", awarded by "The Technopolicy Network", 2010 (Liverpool)
  • 1st place "Science Based Incubators" (category "Consistent Performance") as the best technology center in the world in the last five years, awarded by "The Technopolicy Network", 2011 (Auckland, New Zealand)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://weser-ems.business-on.de/technologie-gruenderzentrum-land-niedersachsen-tgo-mammographie-referenzzentrum-nord-_id8467.html
  2. ↑ http://www.weser-ems-manager.de/artikel?id=2275  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.weser-ems-manager.de  
  3. ^ Companies based in the TGO

Coordinates: 53 ° 9 ′ 19.2 ″  N , 8 ° 9 ′ 58.3 ″  O Category: Technology park in Germany