“With InnovationLab, Heidelberg has a unique platform within the life sciences and biotech cluster. Here, excellent research, international industry partners, and bold startups are brought together across the entire value chain—from the initial idea to the market-ready application. The fact that globally leading players such as BASF, HEIDELBERG, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Heidelberg University are jointly taking on responsibility demonstrates the particular strength of our location. InnovationLab stands for collaborative research, successful technology transfer, and the promotion of young talent—right in the heart of our university city of Heidelberg. GENESIS 26 underscores, in a lasting way, just how innovative and forward-looking Heidelberg is as a hub for science and business.”