Bayern Innovativ Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH

Bayern Innovativ GmbH was founded in 1995 on behalf of the Free State of Bavaria as an agency for innovation and knowledge transfer. With over 300 employees at locations such as Nuremberg, Munich, and Augsburg, the organization connects politics, business, and science. As a central body for technology transfer, funding consultancy, and innovation management, it serves more than 32,000 clients annually from Bavaria, Germany, Europe, and internationally. With an annual turnover of over €40 million, Bayern Innovativ enables small and medium-sized enterprises to access tailored services – from funding navigation and project sponsorship to patents, trade fairs, and networks.

Our mission is to live and accelerate innovation in Bavaria by connecting people, ideas, and technologies. We create an innovation-friendly environment where companies of all sizes can strengthen their competitiveness through targeted funding advice, networks, and knowledge transfer. As a neutral guide, we bring together stakeholders from business, science, and politics to jointly develop sustainable solutions for the future.

Bayern Innovativ targets technology-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups, research institutions, as well as political bodies in Bavaria and beyond. In particular, companies lacking internal resources for innovation management benefit from funding advisory services, project sponsorship, technology transfer, and access to national and international networks. The goal is to efficiently manage projects from prototype to market launch and to promote knowledge transfer between science and industry.