
ZENTEC coordinates business development, competence networks, the energy agency and start-up advisory services for the Bavarian Lower Main region.

ZENTEC Zentrum für Technologie, Existenzgründung und Cooperation GmbH
NiedernbergNew on Amplifa
About ZENTEC
ZENTEC Zentrum für Technologie, Existenzgründung und Cooperation GmbH is a regional business development and network organisation based in Niedernberg in the Bavarian Lower Main region. As a technology and start-up centre, it has been active in regional economic development for over 25 years and acts as a link between the regional economy, administration and politics. ZENTEC coordinates the region's competence networks Automotive, Mechatronics & Automation, Transformation and Electromobility, operates the Energieagentur Bayerischer Untermain (Bavarian Lower Main Energy Agency) and the Initiative Bayerischer Untermain. Further areas of responsibility include start-up advisory services with the Founders' Academy and Start-up Centre, the management of technology and cooperation projects, and network and cooperation brokerage. With around nine employees, ZENTEC organises formats such as cooperation exchanges, industry meet-ups and the Founders' Fair in the Bavarian Lower Main region, which comprises the city of Aschaffenburg as well as the districts of Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg.
- Site
- Niedernberg
- Processes
- Business development and location marketing, Regional management Initiative Bayerischer Untermain, Energieagentur Bayerischer Untermain, Start-up advisory services (Founders' Academy, Start-up Centre), Management of technology projects, Network and cooperation brokerage, Coordination of competence networks (Mechatronics & Automation, Automotive, Electromobility,, Know-how transfer via events and forums
- Materials
- Competence Network Automotive, Competence Network Mechatronics & Automation, Competence Network Transformation, Competence Network Electromobility, Energieagentur Bayerischer Untermain
- Employees
- approx. 9
- Industries
- Automotive, Mechatronics & Automation, Transformation / Industry 4.0, Electromobility, Energy / energy transition, Information technology
- 01
Regional management and location marketing
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Coordination of competence networks
- 03
Project management of technology projects
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Advisory services for start-ups and companies
- 05
Brokerage of cooperations and funding programmes
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Events and know-how transfer
Focus Areas and Competence Networks
Competence Network Automotive
Networking of over 50 companies with approx. 10,000 employees, traditionally with a focus on vehicle safety.
Competence Network Mechatronics & Automation
Cooperative platform for over 60 companies and thus the largest industry in the region with more than 20,000 employees.
Competence Network Transformation
Support for small and medium-sized enterprises in Industry 4.0 and digital production processes.
Competence Network Electromobility
Platform for companies from vehicle engineering, the energy industry and research for the development of innovative mobility solutions.
Energieagentur Bayerischer Untermain
Supporting the implementation of the energy transition in the region.
Location
Niedernberg
DEOffice and postal address, registered office of the company
Inside the production




Industries
Additional services
History
- 2022
First Founders' Fair of the Digital Start-up Centre in the Bavarian Lower Main region
- 2026
The Founders' Fair took place for the fourth time, for the first time featuring the 15th Founders' Talk as a programme item
- 2026
Thorsten Stürmer is the new Managing Director of ZENTEC (6 August 2026)