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Investment plan: Germany

Latest results from the Investment Plan

German lab

How Germany ranks within EU countries

Total investment

March 2022

  • Total financing under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in Germany amounts to €8.4 billion and is set to trigger €40 billion in additional investments

Infrastructure and innovation projects

  • 103 approved projects financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with EFSI backing
  • approximately €7 billion in total financing
  • set to trigger €32 billion in total investment

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

  • 33 approved agreements with intermediary banks financed by European Investment Fund (EIF) with EFSI backing
  • €1.4 billion in total financing
  • set to trigger approximately €8 billion in investments with some 43,905 SMEs and mid-cap companies expected to benefit from improved access to finance

Examples of projects supported by the Investment Plan in Germany

Brain cancer treatment: MAGFORCE

A €35 million loan is supporting German medical device company MagForce to develop a new approach to treating the most aggressive type of brain cancer, glioblastoma. Its therapy makes it possible to combat the tumour from within, while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. Patients are already being treated successfully in Germany, and the financing is enabling MagForce to offer the treatment in more countries, with rollout in Poland already achieved.

Smart thermostats: TADO

Tado is a Munich-based company which has created a smart thermostat system that adjusts according to the presence and movement of the inhabitants. With the help of a €20 million Juncker Plan-backed loan, Tado is investing in research and development to expand its range of products and services and reach a wider market. In Europe, heating and cooling buildings accounts for half of total EU energy demand. When buildings are intelligently heated and cooled, energy consumption is drastically reduced.

Solar-powered batteries: SONNEN

Sonnen has created the sonnenBatterie, a lithium-based system that enables the storage of self-generated solar power for later use or selling the surplus to the grid. The company has also created an interconnected energy community where members can share their energy with each other. Sonnen needed a financial injection to start up the company and found getting a loan very difficult. It managed to secure equity investment from SET Ventures, a fund backed by the Juncker Plan, and it is now working on new innovations.

Medical research: EVOTEC

Evotec is a drug discovery company which partners with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academics and patient advocacy groups to develop innovative products and treatments. The EIB is providing €75 million under the Juncker Plan to invest in research and development of treatment for serious illnesses.  

 

Full list of EFSI-backed projects approved by the EIB

Full list of EFSI-backed agreements with financial intermediaries signed by the EIF