Krause kicks off GPNT

Last week the Mayor of Gdańsk, the Marshal of the Pomorskie voivoidship, as well as officials from the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone (PSEZ) and the Gdańsk Technical University opened the Gdańsk Science and Technology Park (GPNT). The first company to invest in the GPNT is Johann A Krause Poland, a subsidiary of German Thyssen Krupp AG.

This year alone, Johann A Krause Poland will invest zł.10 million and employ 125 people. The company plans to construct, assemble and install machines for assembly lines for engines, gearshifts and axles, as well as manufacture finished products for the automotive industry. Initially, the company plans to rent a 3,000 sqm office and production space and then intends to commence the construction of a new plant. Technological and production activity will be launched in May this year.

The GPNT is located in the center of Gdańsk and has a floor surface of some 27,000 sqm, in the direct vicinity of the Medical and Technological Universities.

The GPNT will support the development of innovations in the Pomorskie voivodship and provide better conditions for hi-tech companies as well as research and development centers, especially in ITC technologies, biotechnology and pharmaceutical chemistry. GPNT is also designed for start-ups and young hi-tech, knowledge-based businesses.