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Stefan Hecht is one of the best professors for start-ups
The scientist was honored by Minister of Education Bettina Stark-Watzinger for Entrepreneurial Commitment:
The member of IRIS Adlershof, Professor Stefan Hecht, Founding Director of the Center for the Science of Materials Berlin (CSMB) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, was honored on September 6, along with 19 other…
Eat fungi, not animals
Nosh.bio uses filamentous fungi to produce raw materials for the food industry:
Nosh.bio uses filamentous fungi to produce raw materials for the food industry. This can help save many animal-based materials – without making sacrifices in taste or consistency. A low-meat or even meat-free diet is…
From the lab book of nature
The Adlershof start-up Alganize uses microalgae against soil erosion:
“In 2018, I was part of a project in India. That’s where I realised the true extent of soil erosion,” says Nils Brüggemann. “The livelihoods of many farmers had been destroyed, and the suicide rate among those…
Fresh and warm: hot dogs from a vending machine
MeiCook, a team from the Adlershof Founder’s Lab, wants to drive forward the development of the food industry:
With support from the Berlin Startup Scholarship, an international team made up of people from Armenia, Germany, and Turkey is developing the city’s first hotdog vending machine. The prototype is already in the…
More attractive than working from home
WISTA is testing new spatial concepts for hybrid working:
Performing knowledge-based work decentrally – be it in a home office, on the road, or at a café – can be convenient. But it also has its disadvantages. It makes teamwork, social interaction, stimulating discussions,…
Resource-friendly methanol production
With new procedures, Marek Chęciński wants to considerably improve the climate footprint in the production of the chemical:
Methanol’s carbon footprint is abysmal. Marek Chęciński has now developed a procedure for producing this important substance in a more resource-efficient way. A pilot plant is currently being built in Adlershof, and…
Eight million euros for the 3D printing revolution by xolo
Xolo’s novel technology enables the production of intricate components in mere seconds:
The DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF) has successfully closed its first investment in a series A financing round. Together with the HZG Group, Onsight Ventures and the current investor SquareOne, DTCF is investing eight…
The earth surveyor
Christian Freier works on quantum sensors in Adlershof:
A German, an American, an Australian. And an idea that equally fascinated the three of them. It was about basic research in physics, which, in this case, was to create a then-novel measurement procedure based on using…
Step by step
The start-up Pendulum is simplifying gait analysis:
Staying fit into old age – who wouldn’t want that? However, the first signs of diseases are typically only visible to people who have the necessary training and expertise. Medical professionals call these changes…
Our roof
RoofUz creates living space through sustainable rooftop extensions:
The start-up team of RoofUz wants to create additional living space in cities without sealing more surfaces. It does so through sustainable extensions of existing rooftops. In this way, 70,000 residential units could…
TIWARI becomes part of 3DCeram Sinto
Tiwari Scientific Instrument was created in 2019 within the ESA (European Space Agency) ecosystem and is based in Adlershof. Now, the company has become a part of 3DCeram Sinto – one of the market leaders for the…
The perfect wave
SURF ERA is bringing the ocean into the city:
“I'm just a surfer who wanted to build something that would allow me to surf longer.” This quote is attributed to Jack O’Neill, who was not only a passionate surfer from the Santa Cruz area in California but also a…
Ride Sharing Revival via App
Test project in Adlershof starting in mid-June / Bonus for residents and employees:
Everyone who drives to work in Adlershof knows the chaotic traffic situation in the morning: long traffic jams and no free parking spaces. When you look around, you quickly notice that there is often just one person…
Opening of the AdMaLab at IRIS Adlershof
The incubator programme for materials science start-ups encourages interdisciplinary cooperation:
On 12 May 2022, representatives of INAM e.V. and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin welcomed numerous guests from business, politics, research and teaching to the opening event of the incubator programme “AdMaLab – The…
Founder, not professor
Ingenious synthesis by GenoSynth:
When things get really complicated and customer from the chemical and pharmaceutical industry need synthesis of highly complex molecules or optimisation of elaborate processes, GenoSynth offers tailored solutions.…
Video patient education before the op
The start-up medudoc is developing a platform for customisable explainer videos that visualise the most common operations in short sequences:
The medudoc Group creates explainer videos that provide patients with well-founded information about the process and possible risks of medical procedures. The team is growing and on course for more…
It felt like point zero
Production company “Filmgarnitur” realises creative and very personal projects:
Sven Michael Otto and Christoph Rohrscheidt founded the production company “Filmgarnitur” just before the pandemic. Looking back, it was a great chance for creative and very personal projects. Sometimes life just…
The melanoma hunter
Sebastian Ahlberg works on improving diagnostics in Adlershof:
Something to do with biology. This was a given for Sebastian Ahlberg, even when he was still at school in Güstrow, his hometown. Today, he is the head of a “start-up doing research” in Adlershof. This is what his…
3D-printed lunar dust
TIWARI’s earthly and extra-terrestrial missions:
The Adlershof-based 3D-printing start-up TIWARI Scientific Instruments (TSI) works for many terrestrial customers, including car, plane, and machine builders. However, founder Siddharth Tiwari’s thinking goes beyond…
New funding programme to support start-ups in the field of materials sciences
IRIS Adlershof and INAM will receive EUR 1.1 million to set up the incubator “AdMaLab — The Berlin Materials and Hardware Lab”:
The State of Berlin is providing the Innovation Network for Advanced Materials (INAM e.V.) and its cooperation partners, such as IRIS Adlershof of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, around 1.1 million EUR to set up an…