Technology, innovation and collaborative research are generously funded in MV, and the acquisition and production costs of new assets are incentivized. The state also can provide up to 45% to establish your new business facility. As part of our full service, we will support your appications for incentives from MV and the EU - so do not hesitate to contact us.

Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences has extensive expertise in applied research and development, especially in agricultural economics, food technology, agricultural marketing, crop production, the entire production chain, and regional development. In the Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Science students are trained to become modern food production specialists, while innovative research projects conducted with regional and international partners from the food industry. Companies in the food industry can therefore count on first-class graduates with practical experience.

The Marketing Association of the Agricultural and Food Industry Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V. (AMV) is active on behalf of producers, processors and manufacturers of foods, beverages and luxury products in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

As the largest network in the state's food industry, the AMV organizes joint marketing activities and focuses on sustainable sales promotion and lobbying.

The food industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is growing continuously and consolidating its leading position. To ensure that this remains the case, well-trained and motivated specialists are indispensable. Finding and retaining skilled workers is a key challenge facing companies and is therefore the focus of the Food Academy. The association bundles requirements, ensures an exchange of experience between companies and develops solution strategies and implements concrete steps to make the industry attractive as an employer. Today, 21 companies with over 3,500 employees are already involved in the association.

Proteins - everywhere you look. We are already working on the nutritional concepts of tomorrow - for example plant-derived proteins from legumes like blue lupins and peas, and proteins based on mealworms, demonstrating the innovative strength of the food industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The state boasts several research institutes with strong reputations in the food industry.

Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences has been active in the field of food technology for more than 30 years. Its research projects aim to make the food production chain healthier and more sustainable. For many of these projects, its Center for Nutrition and Food Technology (ZELT) has been able to attract industrial partners, allowing institutional research to be transferred easily into the industry. Numerous regional companies have benefited from this process.

A ‘Center for Biogenic Value Creation and Smart Farming‘ is being established in MV under the umbrella of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, with funding of 60 million euros. The center will research and develop innovative technologies for sustainable agriculture along the entire value chain - from seed to refined product, both on land and in water. The goal is a holistic change in agriculture toward innovative processing concepts.
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommen, a major research theme is the application of artificial intelligence and visualization to agricultural practice, in order to promote sustainable, resource-conserving and emission-reducing agriculture.

In cooperation with an agricultural trade group, the project "Physics for Food - a region rethinks!" was launched in 2018 by Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences and the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Research and Technology e. V. (INP). It comprises projects that develop physical innovations for various areas of agriculture and food processing, addressing physical processes for seed treatment, treatment of plants and crop yields, and optimization of plant raw materials for the food & feed sector. The aim of each of the three areas is to optimize product quality, reduce or replace chemical substances and strengthen against diseases, pests or environmental influences.

Production, processing and distribution are the businesses of today; innovation and ecology are the success factors for tomorrow.

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, investors are connected to the whole world:

• Logistics hub with a central, Baltic Sea location: 
  • Rostock/Laage cargo airport, 24/7 operations, connecting to flights all over the world.
  • Excellent connections via domestic autobahn network
  • Worldwide import and export via the ports of Hamburg, Rostock, Wismar and Sassnitz/Mukran
  • Daily ferry connections to Scandinavia and the Baltic states
  • Efficient rail operations to Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic

• Infrastructure and sustainability
• Local provision of raw materials
• Research, education and skilled workers