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IHK meets ST3AM
After Adlershof, the ST3AM innovation space is getting a second location in the Ludwig Erhard Haus of the IHK in Charlottenburg:
After its successful debut in Adlershof, the ST3AM innovation space is getting a second location in Charlottenburg – at the Ludwig Erhard Haus of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). In addition to a…

WISTA becomes manager of the “House of Games Berlin”
Hub is located on the former NARVA site on Warschauer Straße:
From 2026, numerous companies from the national and international games ecosystem will move into their new individual and shared spaces on up to 15,000 square metres on the site around LUX, this central Berlin…

Bodo Richter Appointed as Managing Director of greateyes
greateyes GmbH is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bodo Richter as its new Managing Director, marking an exciting new chapter in the company’s continued growth and innovation. Bodo brings over two decades…

Rootedness and diversity
Raúl Comesaña Macias heads the BBF Group, a family-run enterprise comprising medium-sized construction companies based in Adlershof:
Popular short videos on social media often link business success with strict morning routines. Benjamin Franklin, the man on the hundred-dollar bill, was famous for keeping meticulous records of his daily schedule and…

Berlin Adlershof: Companies surpass 4 billion euros in revenue for the first time and continue to be optimistic about the future
Germany’s largest Science and Technology Park doubles its revenue in just eight years:
The Science and Technology Park Berlin Adlershof continued its positive development in 2024. Revenues and budget funds rose by 3.5% to over 4.0 bn. euros (2023: 3.9 bn. euros). The number of employees grew by 1,100 to…

Berlin Adlershof: Facts and figures
Berlin Adlershof is Germany’s largest and most successful Science and Technology Park as well as Berlin’s largest media location—embedded in an overall urban development concept. Spanning an area of 4.6 km², the park…

Magnets for smart minds
Why tech hubs will continue to be important drivers of growth:
Are technology parks becoming obsolete in an era of hybrid work? Not at all. Head to Adlershof to experience how tech hubs bring together smart minds to create thriving companies. Soon, JPT Peptide Technologies GmbH…
Biosynex becomes opTricon again
Biosynex Technologies GmbH rebrands to opTricon GmbH following acquisition by German investor:
Biosynex Technologies GmbH, a leading technology company specializing in the development, production, and maintenance of optical readers for lateral-flow- and fluorescence-based rapid tests, announces a significant…
AEMtec and aSpect Systems Join Forces to Expand Technology Portfolio
AEMtec GmbH, a global leader in micro and optoelectronics, is pleased to announce the acquisition of aSpect Systems GmbH, a renowned provider of semiconductor testing solutions. This merger enables both companies to…

Next, please
How can business succession succeed? We asked around:
Generational succession is a critical moment—particularly for owner-managed small and medium-sized companies. We asked around how to make business succession a success. While many are already considering retirement,…

Deciding together
Stefan Jonas and Lutz Redmann have been successfully running a special-purpose machinery company for 35 years:
It is clear today that their decision to relocate from Moabit to Johannisthal was the right one. Four years ago, there were concerns, as Stefan Jonas recalls. One of them was whether employees from the northern part…

Swarovski and xolo develop a new method for crystal glass manufacturing
The aim is to directly print crystal glass components using Xolography:
The Austrian-based company Swarovski, leader in crystal and jewelry manufacturing, has partnered with Adlershof start-up xolo, a pioneer in volumetric 3D printing technology. The project aims to directly print crystal…

LTB takes over Laser-Mikrotechnologie Dr. Kieburg GmbH
The company will be integrated into LTB as an independent business unit:
LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH announced that it successfully acquired Laser-Mikrotechnologie Dr. Kieburg GmbH with effect from 1 August 2024. Laser-Mikrotechnologie Dr. Kieburg GmbH, a renowned specialist in special…

LTB receives certification for environmental management and energy management
Adlershof company's commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency honoured:
LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH has been awarded the prestigious DIN 14001 and DIN 50001 certifications, marking a significant milestone in the company‘s commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The DIN 14001…

»There is quite a bit of hugging«
Practising inclusion for 45 years: people with disabilities put the finishing touches on the pharmaceutical packaging at Berlin-Chemie:
Packaging medicines, folding instructions, sticking on labels: At Berlin-Chemie’s Social Enterprise Department in Adlershof, these tasks are performed by people with mental or physical disabilities. They are an…

New life for old clothes
The German Clothing Foundation is creating a CharityLab at Am Studio 16:
Those seeking refugee from war, displacement, and disaster often come with nothing more than the clothes on their back. For around 70 years now, the German Clothing Foundation has been helping people in these and…

AEMtec announces a major advancement in their wafer back-end manufacturing capabilities
The Adlershof-based company has implemented Electroless Under Bump Metallization (UBM) equipment in its own facility:
AEMtec GmbH from Adlershof specialises in the development, industrialisation and production of complex microelectronic and optoelectronic modules through to complete systems. The UBM process is an integral part of the…

New joint leadership for BESSY II
Andreas Jankowiak as new Technical Director and Facility Spokesperson Antje Vollmer share management responsibilities:
Prof. Andreas Jankowiak has been appointed Technical Director of BESSY II with a term of office of three years as of 1 June 2024 by resolution of the HZB board od directors. Antje Vollmer will start her second term as…

Agile furnishing
System 180 provides people with flexible spatial design:
The pandemic has triggered a surge in flexibility in the professional world. The demands to spaces and furniture are changing. When hybrid work and agile methods bring together diverse teams, it is essential to have…

An ecosystem for talent
The "ST3AM" at the Adlershof campus is a place where people can work in a more flexible, creative and interdisciplinary way:
At the university campus in Adlershof, a new hub called ST3AM is taking shape where people can work on ideas that will truly drive humanity forward in a more agile, creative, and interdisciplinary way than other…