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Cargo that is domiciled in Leipzig, has been operating daily flights to Asia and the USA since 2009. Amazon also operates a logistics centre in Leipzig.
Leipzig has been an important location for the energy industry since the nineties. European Energy Exchange AG, which is located in Leipzig, is the only stock exchange location for electricity in Germany. In addition,
Verbundnetz Gas AG, which operates throughout Europe, has its head office in Leipzig.
In addition to the University of Leipzig, the research landscape is enriched by post-secondary institutions, institutes and hospitals. With its almost 600-year tradition, today the Medical Faculty is a modern educational institution with close links to the University Hospital of Leipzig. They are among the largest medical facilities in Saxony with 48 institutes and hospitals as well as five independent departments. The university has earned international recognition for outstanding achievements in the area of stem cell research, regenerative medicine, surgery and cardiology as well as at the cardiology centre Herzzentrum Leipzig.
The most important research facilities in Leipzig include the institutes of the Max Planck Society and the Fraunhofer Society. BIO CITY Leipzig is exemplary: it is a biotechnology and biomedicine centre where business, science and research happily co-exist and co-operate. Furthermore, the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research is active in various fields with environmental relevance.
n Modular concepts at Congress Center Leipzig More and more prestigious major events are taking place at the Congress Center Leipzig( CCL). Almost 100 conventions and specialist events are held there every year thanks to its modular utilisation concept whereby the adjacent Trade Fair Hall 2 or the glass hall can also be incorporated in addition to the facility’ s own 23 rooms and spacious foyers. They include the annual International Transport Forum ITF of the OECD or the Leipzig Interventional Course( LINC), the most important specialist convention for vascular surgeons with over 4,000 participants. Another impressive event held in Leipzig in the year 2011 was the 50 th global ICCA Congress, the most important meeting of the international event industry, for example.
Additional international specialist conferences on medical topics are and have repeatedly been guests in Leipzig, e. g. FEMS 2013- 5 th Congress of European Microbiologists, 35 th ESPEN Congress on Clinical Nutrition & Metabolism or the 7 th Leipzig Convention of Veterinarians in January 2014. However, other industries also appreciate the quality of Leipzig as a convention city. Europe’ s leading conference and exhibition for highperformance IT systems, the International Supercomputing Conference( ISC), will be held at the CCL annually as of 2013. Another highlight in 2013 will be WorldSkills Leipzig, which is scheduled for June. More than 4,000 participants and 200,000 visitors are expected at the world championship of the skilled trades.
n Sustainability – made in Leipzig Leipzig’ s trade fair company Leipziger Messe GmbH and the Congress Center Leipzig( CCL) are the first large trade fair and convention centre in Germany to be awarded the“ Green Globe” seal of sustainability. The basis for that is a transparent sustainability management system under the brand“ Growing in Balance”. Just recently, the CCL was commended for its“ ICCA Green Traffic Project” initiative with the“ Meeting Experts Green Award” in the Sustainability Event category.
The partners of the Leipzig meeting industry also support this sustainability concept with the aim of making green events possible. The City of Leipzig is a trailblazer for sustainable growth: in 2012, Leipzig was commended with the German Sustainability Prize in the Quality of Life and Urban Structure category. The reasons are: Leipzig is especially good at combining sustainability, growth and quality of life – in urban development, traffic planning and energy efficiency as well as in citizens’ participation or integration. In light of steady population growth, the city has provided long-term development impetus by means of the“ Leipzig Charta for the Sustainable European City”, which has led to a“ new founders’ era” within the territory of the city. www. do-it-at-leipzig. de