Biotech­nology / Envi­ron­ment

The BAM scientist presented an innovative approach to recycling plastics:

Within only three minutes the jury was convinced: Tomislav Stolar, scientist in the Structural Analysis Team at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) won the Falling Walls Lab Adlershof. The North…

Tacalyx is developing an antibody therapy that promises to be more effective and well-tolerated than previous therapies:

It looks simple enough on the flip chart: Sugar molecules rise like mushrooms from the surface of a cancer cell. This is the place where the antibodies dock onto, carrying a chemotherapeutic agent and specifically…

How industry and research in Adlershof are tackling global challenges:

Climate change, plastic pollution of the environment, water scarcity – the world will get stuck in man-made mess if nothing is done against it. Industry and research in Adlershof are doing something against it and are…

Consortium of two Fraunhofer institutes, DBI-Gastechnologisches Institut Freiberg, Technical University of Berlin and C1 from Adlershof makes industrial history at the Leuna site:

The Berlin-based climate tech start-up C1, together with its partners the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT,…

Sami Domisch researches semi-aquatic insects:

Considering the mayfly’s lifespan, it is not surprising that it is sometimes referred to as the dayfly. If it is lucky, it might get more than one, maybe three or four days of flying through the sun and wind before it…

Adhesion forces can be significantly reduced on surfaces that are provided with special nanostructures:

Why don’t spiders stick to their threads? This question was the starting point of an international research project and Jörn Bonse and Karin Schwibbert belonged to the team addressing it. Both are researchers at…

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…

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…

BAM researchers analysed 200 suspended particulate matter samples from several years for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances:

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a group of several thousand individual compounds. PFAS include all compounds that have at least one perfluorinated methyl (-CF3) or methylene group (-CF2-). Because of…

BAM prepares new reference materials for a more realistic risk assessment of nanoplastic particles :

After World War II, the production of plastic products and packaging has been increasing. As we use and dispose of this plastic, more and more of it ends up in our environment. The plastic decomposes and microplastics…

ForceRobot 400 Enables High-Throughput Force Measurements for Single-Molecule Research:

Bruker has announced the release of the ForceRobot® 400 BioAFM, which marks a new milestone in force measurement capabilities. It sets new standards in automation, generating over 250,000 force curves per day to…

Licensing agreement with Novartis includes exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize therapeutic and imaging applications for 3BP's FAP-targeting technology:

3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH (3BP), a private German biotechnology company developing targeted radiopharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics for oncology indications, announced that it has entered into an amended and restated…

Positive development despite interlocking crises/ Remarkable increase particularly in employment:

Despite various interlocking crises, the Science and Technology Park in Berlin Adlershof was able to grow significantly in 2022. Revenues and budgetary resources increased to €3.63 billion (2021: €3.21 billion),…

Susanne Lerche-Merchant will strengthen the management of the company as Managing Director/CEO as of March 2023:

LUM GmbH was founded in 1994 by the Managing Director Prof. Dr. Dr. Dietmar Lerche as innovative development, production and service corporation. The headquarters are located in Berlin, Germany. Subsidiaries work in…

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…