Markus Krutzik studies the basics and applications of high-precision measurement technology:
When he moved to Berlin for his PhD in 2009, Markus Krutzik heard his supervisor say: “We will move to Adlershof soon.” The Frankfurt native had never heard of that place. It is now a decade ago that his academic and…
Another cancellation of the “Long Night of the Sciences” – How can science communication also succeed digitally?:
Planning was at full steam, when it was suddenly cancelled in late April: The “Long Night of the Sciences” will, again, not take place this year as usual. We asked the organisers how digital science communication can…
The experimental laboratory “AnthropoScenes” will kick off on 1 July:
Knowledge transfer, an exchange on a level playing field, civic participation: Modern science aims not just at communicating its findings but also discuss with a non-scientific audience. It should be open to input…
Replacing analogue with digital and hybrid – unusual avenues in public relations:
“Book a Scientist” is the name of a event series by the Leibniz Association. It involves interested parties discussing their favourite subject with a researcher for 25 minutes. “This is a nice format, especially…
Mushlabs GmbH uses fungal cells for producing a vegan meat alternative:
Fungi are highly efficient recyclers of plant waste, which they convert into proteins and other important nutrients. The young Hamburg-based company Mushlabs GmbH is developing a bioreactor process in which fungal…
Explainer videos are more than moving-image manuals:
Size doesn’t matter according to Willi Haninger, CEO and creative producer at Angry Hamster UG. Haninger and his business partner Marina Izquierdo work with a team of ten freelancers. “Our strength is that we tend to…
The Visualink editor from the Adlershof start-up Whim_GbR is a tool for creating digital charts to improve teaching:
Wen-Min Ji not only studied philosophy, biology, and architecture, but is also very good at drawing. Working as a student assistant at Humboldt-University’s philosophy institute, the 28-year-old used her talents to…
In conversation with Heike Böhme:
In the late 1980s, she was well on her way to becoming an inventor. Today she is the keeper of the maps and plans of the Science City Adlershof. During the post-reunification period, the 420-hectare area was the last…
Stefan Meister produces chips for faster internet in Adlershof:
The goddess of wind of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Oya, is also responsible for transformation. “She tears away the old,” says Stefan Meister, who could indeed compare his work to hers. The doctor of physics has…
An entrepreneur, a scientist, and a project manager take a look back and a look ahead:
Has it really been 30 years?! Yes, indeed. The science and business location Adlershof is having a milestone birthday in March. An entrepreneur, a scientist, and a project manager from Adlershof look back, take stock,…
What Bestec CEO Rainer Hammerschmidt can pass on to the team of the start-up JUNA:
Rainer Hammerschmidt was one of the first entrepreneurs of the Technology Park Adlershof. He enjoys passing on his experience to prospective business founders. Adlershof, thirty years ago. German reunification:…
New processes from Adlershof-based xolo GmbH are revolutionising 3D printing:
The young Adlershof-based xolo GmbH is launching a novel 3D printing process. Their xolography is based on molecules that are fused to form high-precision components under the influence of light beams of different…
In view of the development of the science and technology location, Andreas Schütz, DLR's spokesperson, speaks of “an incredible success”:
Even after 30 years, Andreas Schütz, spokesperson of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), is still amazed when he arrives in Adlershof coming from his office in Berlin-Mitte. While he was working for DLR in Adlershof…
The Adlershof-based ASCA GmbH signed a cooperation agreement with the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM):
Drug residues in drinking water, food contaminated with pesticides, UV blockers in the Baltic Sea: Residues of chemical substances are found everywhere. The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)…
Psychology professor Jule Specht explores how personalities change over the course of life:
It was long believed that personality development is mostly completed at 30. However, results from psychology research show: There is a lot going on beyond one’s 30th birthday – people go through considerable changes,…
Rost Werbetechnik is fighting for survival and created the “Cardboardience”:
At first glance, it seems like the TV studio is full. Every second audience member, however, is made of cardboard. Since mid-March 2020 well-known German TV shows have been shooting without an audience for safety…
In conversation with Constantin Wernick, Operations Manager of the Adlershof-based technology company MiniTec Berlin GmbH:
“Lego for adults” is what Constantin Wernick calls the new product range of MiniTec Berlin GmbH. Wernick has been the company’s operations manager since 2019, which is no game. It’s actually all about a modular system…
Catherina Cader is working towards a clean energy in remote areas:
She is frequently enamoured by images of the nightly earth from space. These bright points of light that lump together in certain places. Beside them, the vast zones of total darkness. Catherina Cader is fascinated by…
Two uplifting stories from Adlershof returners:
Now is bad time for a new beginning? Not at all. We spoke to two successful company heads, who, after a time away from Adlershof, launched new careers here as “returners”. Two encouraging stories. It’s a small world.…
What drives prospective business founders – two teams from the Adlershof Founder’s Lab report:
Making the step to start a company requires courage, even when things are normal. What drives prospective founders to take the step during the epidemic year 2020? – two teams from the Adlershof Founder’s Lab report …