History
2021
- Change in leadership: Dr. Lothar Mahnke retires, Sven Pennings becomes sole Managing Director
- Our review of the year 2021
2020
- Sven Pennings joins the AGIT management team
- Purchase of the ZBMT Zentrum für Bio-Medizintechnik at RWTH Aachen Campus Melaten from GEGRA Gewerbegrundstücksgesellschaft mbH
- 2020 - the year in review
2019
2018
2017
2016
- New Chairman of AGIT Supervisory Board: Dipl.-Ing. Leo Pontzen
- Change in Management: Dr. Helmut Greif retires, Dr. Lothar Mahnke is the new Managing Director
2015
- Number of innovation consultations reaches record high
- Number of event participants in the TZA as high as never before
- According to the commercial space monitoring report, the number of land sold in 2014 showed the second best result since records
- Through the euregionale project GCS nearly 50 new jobs could be created and around 120 received
2014
- The number of technology-oriented start-ups is 47 as high as never before
- Transfer of the complete MTZ to the building owner Gegra at the end of the year
- Top Technology Cluster (TTC) sets standards for trans-national cooperation with a total of 22 cross-border projects
- The European prize 'Sail of Papenburg 2014' goes to the Euregional Innovation Fund GCS as the best project in Europe
- AGIT mbH, Limburg (NL), POM Limburg (B) and SPI (B) sign cooperation agreement for the continuation of the first cross-border site information system "The Locator" (www.the-locator.eu)
2013
- AGIT is ranked 3rd in the SIGNO ranking in the quality and quantity assessment of the service offer
- Award with the 2nd prize of the "Aachen Marketing Prize" for the in-house development campaign "Did you know that ....?"
- TZA is becoming more and more popular as an event location: some 40.000 people have participated in events there
- 13 settlements from outside the region were realized
- AGIT commercial site monitoring is now regarded as the leading system of commercial site monitoring and marketing in Germany
- Anniversary celebration "30 years AGIT - 20 years TZA" takes place in November
- Film presents the successes of AGIT and the related development of the Aachen Technological Region
2012
- Technologiergion Aachen as a showcase region at the opening of the NRW.Invest representative office in St. Petersburg, Russia
- "AC²-Innovationspreis Region Aachen" is awarded for the first time as part of the AC² initiative "GROUNDING. GROWTH. INNOVATION."
- New AGIT Internet presence
- Construction of the two Galileo test areas automotiveGATE and railGATE has been successfully completed
- Logistics project "euregiolog³" starts
- Cross-border location information system "The Locator" is brought online
2011
- Commissioning ZBMT Center for Bio-Medical Technology
- Publication of the new magazine "Region Aachen46" together with the Regio Aachen e.V.
- Launch of the marketing campaign of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia "Germany at its best" with the participation of AGIT for the region under the brand "Technologiergion Aachen"
2010
- Location of Adler Vertriebs GmbH & Co. Werbegeschenke KG
- Location of Cook Medical
- Location of BAS Betontechnologisches Ingenieurbüro
- Coaching service AixHighTIng for young technology enterprises in the Aachen Region starts
- AGIT receives acclaim in the competition "The bike-friendliest employer"
- Start der of construction work on the Bio-medical Technology Centre (ZBMT), the first building on the new RWTH Campus
2009
- 25-year jubilee of the Technology Centre "am Europaplatz" Aachen TZA
- SIGNO-ranking: AGIT rated third nationwide
- Location of Micromeretics GmbH
- Location of Minerawa
- Location advertising campaign "Did you know that ..."
- First edition of the new lacation magazine "aHEAD"
- Ulrich Schirowski is appointed second Managing Director (Regional Development)
- NRW-Ziel-2-Programm: Aachen Region is the most sucessful region in NRW with 86 winning projects
- Galileo above starts
2008
- Location of Dimethaid GmbH, German subsidary of Nuvo Research Inc.
- "Aachen China Office" ACO opens in Ningbo
- NRW.Bank-Ideenwettbewerb Prize 2008 for AGIT's „Euregional Information-Service“
2007
- MTZ: 100 % occupancy
- Change in Management: Bernd Thomas retires, Dr. Helmut Greif is the new Managing Director
- iOpener locates
2006
- Start of the new internet presence www.technologieregion-aachen.de including a Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Axone locates in TZA
- "Innovationspreis Region Aachen" awarded for the first time to enterprises from the entire Region (chamber district)
2005
- Shinsung – Lux Technology locates in TZA
- Start of the euregional Project AutomotiveNET.eu
- Start of Transcend
2004
- Start of the euregional Business Angels network euBAn
- DENSO locates in Wegberg-Wildenrath
- Publication of the book "Monographie: Technologieregion Aachen"
- New location campaign
2003
- Think! Enterprise Solutions starts up in Hückelhoven
- Quanta Computer locates in the Region
- EuRegionale 2008 sets up in TZA
- Life Tec Aachen - Jülich joins TZA
- Aachener Medical Technology Competence Centre spins out of AGIT
- Start of the Euregional location marketing initiative "Meuse Rhine Triangle - Heartbeat of Business in Europe"
2002
- Alaris Medical Systems opens in Baesweiler
- Bralo chooses Würselen
- LISATek (now: CoWare) founded in TZA
- Start of W2M - Way to Market project
- New Chairman of AGIT Supervisory Board: Dieter Philipp
- Regional industrial space monitoring project starts
- AGIT advises Prague and Pilsen regions
2001
- Eurode Business Center opens its doors
- Valiant Cleaning Technologies locates in TZA
- TZA and MTZ awarded by Ministries
- New Internet presence: www.technologieregion-aachen.de
2000
- Euregional Initiative Life Sciences starts
- Aachen is model region at EXPO 2000
- Savoye Logistics invests in Herzogenrath
1999
- Ford opens new European Research Centre
- New regional development concept unveiled
- Opening of MTZ extension
- Venture Capital Consulting Days start
- mnemoScience moves into MTZ
- Hemoteq founded in MTZ
1998
- Impella Cardiotechnik founded in MTZ
- Takasago Europe invests in Zülpich
- Start of Car Sharing project
- Aachener Competence Center - Electronic Commerce begins
1997
- THE year of IT-companies in TZA: OPTIMAL System Beratung, BFI van der Meer (now: ITXPLAIN) and Tensing Geoinformatik
- New Chairman of AGIT Supervisory Board: Professor Dr. Walter Eversheim
1996
- SIEMENS opens test centre
- Aachen RITTS projects completed
- Start of project Medical Technology TZ NRW
- P3 Solutions founded in TZA
- TZA extension opens
1995
- INSTI-funding for patenting
- AGIT becomes Internet provider for companies in TZA
- EUtech sets up in TZA
1994
- 10 years' anniversary of technology centres
- Opening of Medical Technology Centre Aachen (MTZ)
- Decentralisation of technology transfer: TAE and TEG agencies founded
1993
- Technology Centre at Europaplatz Aachen (TZA) opens its doors
- Foundation of M-Base in TZA
1992
- Ford starts research activities in Aachen
- Escalator Handrail Company establishes in Baesweiler
1991
- Sun Hydraulics chooses Baesweiler
- Foundation of SST Ingenieurgesellschaft in first TZA
- CeQuadrat (now: ROXIO) sets up in first TZA
- Opening of Chemnitz Technology Centre
1990
- Peerless Corporation invests in Baesweiler
- Foundation of IBOS Quality Assurance Systems (now: IOS) in first TZA
- Ericsson sets up Eurolab in Herzogenrath
1989
- Bernd Thomas appointed Managing Director of AGIT
- Mitsubishi Semiconductor Europe invests in Alsdorf
- Foundation of Commtech (now: AIXO) in first TZA
- Foundation of Cerobear in first TZA
1988
- Foundation of KryptoKom (now: Utimaco) in first TZA
- AGIT promotes region in Sweden and Japan
- First publication of "NEWS" magazine
1987
- CemeCon moves into first TZA
- ComConsult set up present at first TZA
- First presentation of "Technology Region Aachen" at CeBIT '87
1986
- Start of technology transfer collaborative projects
- New activities at AGIT: Technology Transfer and Inward Investment Attraction
- Foundation of HEAD acoustics in first TZA
- AGIT solicits for US-investors
1985
- Foundation of Parsytec in first TZA
- Foundation of ave Verkehrsinformatik in first TZA
- Planning conference: AGIT receives regional sphere of competence
1984
- Opening of first Aachen Technology Centre (TZA)
- Aixtron moves into first TZA
- Prometec sets up in first TZA
- Foundation of PP-COMM (now: Cycos) n first TZA
1983
- September 16: Foundation of "Aachener Gesellschaft für Innovation und Technologietransfer AGIT"
