MEDICA 2026: Hamburg Invest presents the Altona Innovation Park

Hamburg Invest will be presenting the Altona Innovation Park at MEDICA, the medical technology trade fair, in Düsseldorf from 16 to 19 November 2026. At the North German joint stand run by Wirtschaftsförderung und Technologietransfer Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (WTSH) in Hall 15, Stand E13, Hamburg’s economic development agency will provide information on available building plots for investment and business establishment. Companies can develop their own research, laboratory and office buildings there to meet their specific requirements.

New technologies emerge above all where research, businesses and specialised infrastructure come together closely. To create suitable locations for the future, Hamburg Invest is developing four thematically focused innovation parks and districts on behalf of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. The Altona Innovation Park is geared in particular towards companies in the life sciences and other research-intensive technology sectors. As part of Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld, it combines scientific excellence with commercial application, offers development and growth space to both start-ups and established companies, and creates the conditions for further businesses to set up in Hamburg.

“Life sciences companies need not only suitable premises, but also an environment that brings together research, technological infrastructure and commercial application. At the Altona Innovation Park, companies can tailor their buildings specifically to their own laboratory and research needs, whilst also benefiting from the short distances to the anchor institutions DESY, the European XFEL, the University of Hamburg and the Fraunhofer ITMP,” says Nina Alswede, Key Account Manager for Research and Innovation at Hamburg Invest.

The tecHHub Hamburg, the Innovation Park’s first building, has been in operation since 2024. Spanning a gross floor area of around 5,600 square metres, the tecHHub offers specialised laboratory and office space for start-ups and growing companies in the life sciences sector. Companies such as PROVIREX Genome Editing Therapies, CrystalsFirst, Haystack Oncology, AquaNab and axiom insights are already based there. Among other things, they are working on gene therapy methods, drug development, biotechnological analytical methods and biomedical imaging. Furthermore, the DESY Innovation Factory – an additional facility for research-based start-ups and technology companies – is set to open at the end of 2026.

Hamburg Invest acts as the central point of contact for interested companies, supporting them from the initial site consultation right through to the allocation of land. Appointments can be arranged during MEDICA at the North German joint stand.