HGF Office

Heidelberg

Waldhofer Str. 102,
69123 Heidelberg,
Germany

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HGF is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service both across Germany and internationally. Contact us to find out how we can work with your business.

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Launched in 2019 following the merger of HGF and Patronus IP, HGF Heidelberg is based in a small technology hub with a strong focus on biotechnology.

Heidelberg is home to the most renowned biological research laboratories in the world, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), along with the German Cancer Research Center (GVRC) and the innovative Ruprecht-Karls-University.

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