Cities of Innovation: Stuttgart
Key indicators
ICT Infrastructure
Average download speed (Mbps)
Mobile network (Full coverage)
Local, national and international transport links
Flight destinations (Stuttgart Airport)
Daily trains (Stuttgart Central Station)
Within only a few hours Europe’s biggest business cities such as Basel, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Vienna can be easily reached from the central railway station
University links and access to talent
Patents registered each year
Tertiary-educated workers
— Two universities, six universities of applied sciences, two Max Planck institutes, five Fraunhofer Institutes, one location of the national aeronautics and space search centre (DLR) and other renowned public and private higher education establishments and research institutions are located in the region
Costs and availability of workspace
Co-working spaces
Average office rent
— Vacancy rate 2.10%
City support for start-ups and SMEs
Startup events and meetups
Startup events and meetups
Financial support and access to investors & accelerators
Incubators and accelerators
Investors
— Incubators and accelerators · Sandbox · STARTUP AUTOBAHN (Daimler)/ Arena 2036 · Robert-Bosch Start-Up Inkubator · Accelerate Stuttgart · Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH · CODE_n