Networks

Chemnitz institutions, research facilities and companies are networked in a variety of ways. The aim is to bring together the key players from business, science, politics and administration, regardless of whether they are traditional industrial companies or start-up ideas on future topics.

An overview of the main formats of co-operation between business, science and research:

Industrial Association Saxony 1828 e.V.

Industrieverein Sachsen 1828 e.V. is an association of the Saxon economy. Its 130 members are industrial companies and industry-related companies that secure more than 50,000 jobs and generate an annual turnover of 15 billion euros. Industrieverein Sachsen 1828 was founded on 7 December 2000 in Chemnitz. It sees itself in the tradition of the "Industrial Association for the Kingdom of Saxony" of 1828, which brought about the urgently needed railway connection of Chemnitz at that time and initiated the founding of the Royal Industrial School as the forerunner of today's Chemnitz University of Technology.

Creative Chemnitz e.V.

KREATIVES CHEMNITZ is the industry association for the cultural and creative industries in Chemnitz and the region. We network, advise and organise, provide support for new ideas and open up prospects for cooperation. We are committed to increasing the visibility and appreciation of the sector and offer networking events and advice in order to provide productive and sustainable support for the cultural and creative industries in Chemnitz and the surrounding area.

Futuresax

futureSAX is the central point of contact in Saxony's start-up and innovation ecosystem with the aim of making innovation players and the innovation state of Saxony visible. Through a variety of measures, futureSAX provides growth impulses for sustainable innovations, networks innovators from science and industry across sectors and increases the effectiveness of innovation processes. The futureSAX innovation conference is an annual highlight and the meeting point for all stakeholders and those interested in innovation in the Free State.

Saxeed

The start-up network SAXEED supports those interested in setting up a business at universities and non-university research institutions. It sensitises and motivates students, graduates and employees to the idea of setting up their own business and subsequently qualifies and supports them. In this way, Saxeed contributes to a stronger culture of independence, initiative and entrepreneurial thinking at universities and research institutions and contributes to the innovative strength of Saxony's economy.

CADA - Chemnitz Automated Driving Alliance

The Chemnitz Automated Driving Alliance is an association of innovative technology companies from the regional automotive industry. We develop automated driving in Chemnitz. We want to make mobility sustainable and accessible to everyone. The participating companies generate special solution modules which, when combined, provide an end-to-end software chain for automated driving. By exchanging ideas, we strengthen each other's potential. Synergies are created through co-operation.

TUClab

As part of its transfer strategy, Chemnitz University of Technology is pursuing the goal of improving the links between science and research and industry. In particular, Chemnitz University of Technology has set itself the goal of promoting innovative spin-offs in its core competences even more intensively than before. With this in mind, the Sächsische Aufbaubank, the development bank of the Free State of Saxony, and Chemnitz University of Technology have initiated the establishment of a TUClab to provide joint, unbureaucratic support and funding for start-ups.

Silicon Saxony

With more than 370 members, Silicon Saxony e. V. is Saxony's largest high-tech network and one of the largest microelectronics and IT clusters in Germany and Europe. As a self-financed association, Silicon Saxony has been connecting manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, colleges/universities, research institutes, public institutions and industry-relevant start-ups in the business location of Saxony and beyond since its foundation in 2000.