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Analytic City
The new online presence of “Analytic City Adlershof” will make
it even easier to gain a qualified insight into the equipment and
resources pool of the Science City.
”T he database of expertise embodied by Analytic City chemistry department of Humboldt-Universität; the compa-
Adlershof is a great help to us”, said Jens Hanke, nies art photonics and greateyes; and the Federal Institute
Managing Director of Graforce Hydro GmbH. His com- for Materials Research and Testing BAM. Supported by these
pany is presently developing an innovative technology cooperation projects, he found that his questions concerning
for the low cost generation of hydrogen and sees in this the processes in water could best be answered with Raman
a key contribution to the energy transition. He confided spectroscopy. Consequently, Graforce Hydro had its samples
his objective: “We intend to cross the magic limit of three analysed in a Raman spectroscope at the BAM.
euros for one kilogram of hydrogen.” To this end, the
company has developed highly efficient hydrogen genera- “In the meantime, the expertise database Analytic City
tors based on plasma physics processes. Even though water Adlershof has been prepared for online access on the
is seen by many to be a simple matter, it is everything but internet,” explained Beate Mekiffer, Director of Strategic
simple to identify and assess the processes on the molecu- Projects at WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH. This provides an Christian Lange gründete Accelero Bioanalytics vor drei Jahren und Saskia Schellmann, Prüfleiterin bei Accelero Bioanalytics
lar level. Hanke admitted that a new company cannot afford area for general access and an additional area containing Three years ago Christian Lange founded Accelero Bioanalytics, Saskia Schellmann is the company‘s study director
a lot of analytical methods and equipment important to an more specific details. Although this requires registration, it
R&D process. “Besides our core expertise, we need partners is free of charge. She added that the find functions deliver
that can provide the resources, experience, and equipment fast results.
for the analytics.” Beate Mekiffer explained that the idea for the expertise
Hanke continued that these cannot be found in the Yellow database has been pursued since 2011. She continued
Pages, yet the brochure “Analytic City Adlershof” and its list that although Adlershof was or still is home to many fields Innovativ wachsen
of local companies and institutes sorted according to ana- of expertise and resources, so to speak in the neighbour-
lytical methods, sectors, and services had “led to results in hood, there had been a growing number of requests for the
no time at all”. For instance, contacts were made with the needed mediations. The conclusion: the availability of a net-
work does not lead automatically to more communication, Die Adlershofer Analytikunternehmen Accelero Bioanalytics und biotechrabbit
so the Technology Park operator assumed the role of the com- wachsen durch Übernahme und innovative Finanzierungsideen.
municator in the field of analytics and elevated this to a new
quality level. She revealed that the companies and insti-
tutes were now expressing great interest in the expertise
database. A uf innovativen Feldern ist die Accelero Bioanalytics eingerichtet. „Wir möchten uns dort auf die Frühphase der
GmbH unterwegs, nicht nur bei Analytik und Dienstleis- Entwicklung pharmazeutischer Wirkstoffe bis hin zu den
tungen, sondern auch bei der eigenen Finanzierung. „Wir ersten klinischen Studien konzentrieren“, sagt Lange.
arbeiten im gentechnischen Bereich, analysieren gesund-
heitsgefährdende Erreger, beispielsweise Bakterien, und Finanziert wurde die aufwendige und teure Laboraus-
betreiben Arzneimittelforschung für kleine und mittlere stattung auf ungewohnte Weise. Nicht die Bank war
Unternehmen“, sagt Accelero-Geschäftsführer Christian Geldgeber, 52 private Investoren stellten das Kapital. Das
Lange. Der Biologe arbeitete zwölf Jahre in der Biotech- Accelero-Angebot war schnell ausgebucht. „Innerhalb von
branche, bevor er sich vor dreieinhalb Jahren mit Accelero nur 18 Tagen hatten wir den Betrag zusammen“, sagt Lange.
Bioanalytics selbstständig machte. Anfang Februar 2015 ist Kein Wunder, schließlich weist das Unternehmen seit drei
In Adlershof sind viele Analytik-Kompetenzen und Ressourcen in der das Start-up mit mittlerweile fünf Mitarbeitern von Mitte Jahren einen positiven Abschluss und für 2014 einen um
Nachbarschaft 50 Prozent höheren Umsatz gegenüber dem Vorjahr aus.
In Adlershof many fields of analytical expertise and resources are just nach Adlershof umgezogen. Im Zentrum für Biotechnolo-
around the corner gie und Umwelt wurden zwei Labore mit neuester Analytik
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The new online presence of “Analytic City Adlershof” will make
it even easier to gain a qualified insight into the equipment and
resources pool of the Science City.
”T he database of expertise embodied by Analytic City chemistry department of Humboldt-Universität; the compa-
Adlershof is a great help to us”, said Jens Hanke, nies art photonics and greateyes; and the Federal Institute
Managing Director of Graforce Hydro GmbH. His com- for Materials Research and Testing BAM. Supported by these
pany is presently developing an innovative technology cooperation projects, he found that his questions concerning
for the low cost generation of hydrogen and sees in this the processes in water could best be answered with Raman
a key contribution to the energy transition. He confided spectroscopy. Consequently, Graforce Hydro had its samples
his objective: “We intend to cross the magic limit of three analysed in a Raman spectroscope at the BAM.
euros for one kilogram of hydrogen.” To this end, the
company has developed highly efficient hydrogen genera- “In the meantime, the expertise database Analytic City
tors based on plasma physics processes. Even though water Adlershof has been prepared for online access on the
is seen by many to be a simple matter, it is everything but internet,” explained Beate Mekiffer, Director of Strategic
simple to identify and assess the processes on the molecu- Projects at WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH. This provides an Christian Lange gründete Accelero Bioanalytics vor drei Jahren und Saskia Schellmann, Prüfleiterin bei Accelero Bioanalytics
lar level. Hanke admitted that a new company cannot afford area for general access and an additional area containing Three years ago Christian Lange founded Accelero Bioanalytics, Saskia Schellmann is the company‘s study director
a lot of analytical methods and equipment important to an more specific details. Although this requires registration, it
R&D process. “Besides our core expertise, we need partners is free of charge. She added that the find functions deliver
that can provide the resources, experience, and equipment fast results.
for the analytics.” Beate Mekiffer explained that the idea for the expertise
Hanke continued that these cannot be found in the Yellow database has been pursued since 2011. She continued
Pages, yet the brochure “Analytic City Adlershof” and its list that although Adlershof was or still is home to many fields Innovativ wachsen
of local companies and institutes sorted according to ana- of expertise and resources, so to speak in the neighbour-
lytical methods, sectors, and services had “led to results in hood, there had been a growing number of requests for the
no time at all”. For instance, contacts were made with the needed mediations. The conclusion: the availability of a net-
work does not lead automatically to more communication, Die Adlershofer Analytikunternehmen Accelero Bioanalytics und biotechrabbit
so the Technology Park operator assumed the role of the com- wachsen durch Übernahme und innovative Finanzierungsideen.
municator in the field of analytics and elevated this to a new
quality level. She revealed that the companies and insti-
tutes were now expressing great interest in the expertise
database. A uf innovativen Feldern ist die Accelero Bioanalytics eingerichtet. „Wir möchten uns dort auf die Frühphase der
GmbH unterwegs, nicht nur bei Analytik und Dienstleis- Entwicklung pharmazeutischer Wirkstoffe bis hin zu den
tungen, sondern auch bei der eigenen Finanzierung. „Wir ersten klinischen Studien konzentrieren“, sagt Lange.
arbeiten im gentechnischen Bereich, analysieren gesund-
heitsgefährdende Erreger, beispielsweise Bakterien, und Finanziert wurde die aufwendige und teure Laboraus-
betreiben Arzneimittelforschung für kleine und mittlere stattung auf ungewohnte Weise. Nicht die Bank war
Unternehmen“, sagt Accelero-Geschäftsführer Christian Geldgeber, 52 private Investoren stellten das Kapital. Das
Lange. Der Biologe arbeitete zwölf Jahre in der Biotech- Accelero-Angebot war schnell ausgebucht. „Innerhalb von
branche, bevor er sich vor dreieinhalb Jahren mit Accelero nur 18 Tagen hatten wir den Betrag zusammen“, sagt Lange.
Bioanalytics selbstständig machte. Anfang Februar 2015 ist Kein Wunder, schließlich weist das Unternehmen seit drei
In Adlershof sind viele Analytik-Kompetenzen und Ressourcen in der das Start-up mit mittlerweile fünf Mitarbeitern von Mitte Jahren einen positiven Abschluss und für 2014 einen um
Nachbarschaft 50 Prozent höheren Umsatz gegenüber dem Vorjahr aus.
In Adlershof many fields of analytical expertise and resources are just nach Adlershof umgezogen. Im Zentrum für Biotechnolo-
around the corner gie und Umwelt wurden zwei Labore mit neuester Analytik
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