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Key industries - Best Practice : Healthcare sector in Hanover
n Within the scope of its key industry strategy , the GCB German Convention Bureau is positioning German event locations globally with a focus on their special strengths in business and scientific areas . In this regard , Hanover stands out by reason of its competence in the healthcare sector .
Nowhere in Germany are as many people employed in the healthcare sector as in and around Hanover . That was the result of the study on the “ Current Employment Market Situation and Prospects of the Healthcare and Nursing Occupations in the Hanover Region ”. Furthermore , last year a survey conducted by the GCB had already found that Hanover also possesses an especially high level of competence in the healthcare sector in addition to the convention clusters of “ Production Engineering ” and “ Logistics ”.
n Top addresses for research and teaching Some relevant facts : With more than 62,000 employees and 3,000 companies , the healthcare sector is the largest and fastest growing future-oriented industry in the region surrounding the state capital of Lower Saxony . Hanover holds a top position internationally in the area of regenerative medicine , transplantation research , implantology and infection research . Universities , post-secondary educational institutions and other educational facilities offer innovative study programmes and qualifications with unique selling points – for example the model medical study programme called HannibaL ( i . e . “ Hanover ’ s integrated , job-oriented and adaptive curriculum ”) at the Medical University of Hanover ( MHH ), which foresees a substantially increased proportion of practical work . Hanover also enjoys an excellent reputation abroad as a top location in the healthcare sector : for example , Saudi Arabia has selected the MHH as the training location for would-be medical specialists .
The state capital - easily accessible right in the heart of Europe - constitutes an ideal basis for outstanding medical research and teaching thanks to the MHH , Medical Park Hannover , the internationally renowned International Neuroscience Institute ( INI ) as well as Klinikum Region Hannover – one of the largest publicsector hospitals in Germany . Furthermore , the German Hearing Centre “ Deutsches HörZentrum Hannover ” at the MHH is internationally famous because of the world ’ s largest cochlea implant programme , and the MHH Clinic for Heart , Thorax , Transplantation and Vascular Surgery is one of the leading surgical hospitals in Europe – with the world ’ s largest centre for lung transplants as well as one of Europe ’ s leading centres for liver transplants for children . The heart surgery and paediatric heart surgery facility that developed the biological cardiac valve that grows together with the child for implanting in young children is famous internationally . www . hannoverkongress . de
The conference location Hanover benefits from this unique health cluster . Some examples :
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June 6 th to 8 th , 2013 : Annual Conference of the German Society for Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials
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October 8 th to 10 th , 2013 : BIOTECHNICA at the trade fair grounds – Europe ’ s Number 1 industry get-together for Biotechnology , Life Sciences and Laboratory Technology
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January 22 nd to 25 th , 2014 : Neurological and Intensive Care Congress ANIM