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medical engineering, and communication: “Our assign-
ments cover the whole range of drafts, prototyping, and
marketing.”

In the meantime, there are many advanced materials at
the beginning of innovative product development, and
the question of what can be done with them. “We’ve been
busying ourselves with material sciences for years,” ex-
plained Nagel, naming as examples “intelligent materials in
sports and everyday clothing that can serve as more than
just a covering for the user”. To prepare its course along the
path from product research to implementation to market-
ability, specifically with respect to advanced materials in
electronics, optics, and photonics, Pilotfish collaborated in
the setup of the innovation network INAM in June 2016 in
Adlershof.

Also the FabLab in Berlin Mitte is a member of the INAM net-
work. This is an open development workshop that, following
the example of the Boston MIT, provides young developers
// Networking from research to marketing and students with free access to high tech tools. Here, crea-
tive minds also find support in industrial partners like Otto / ADLERSHOF IN ZAHLEN / ADLERSHOF IN FIGURES
Bock or Makea Industries, and easier entry into the use of
innovative technologies. For the Pilotfish office in Berlin, the (Stand: 1.1.2016) (As at: 1.1.2016)
“We have a good nose,” explained Marc Nagel when asked
to reveal how he understands technological progress and
collaboration with FabLab, e.g. in prototyping, is a matter of
networking, “and we like to take a look in many kitchens.” course on the network.
He is the founding partner of Pilotfish, a 2YK setup special-
ising in strategic design and the development of intelligent Yet INAM not only links science and business, research STADT FÜR WISSENSCHAFT, CITY OF SCIENCE,
products. He explained that the starting points are generally and development. Its partners also include the Weitnauer TECHNOLOGIE UND MEDIEN TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA
the ideas of customers who commission Pilotfish to “trans- Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft that contributes Fläche: 4,2 km² Area: 4.2 km² (1,038 acres)
late their ideas into a product”. its knowledge of legal aspects involved in intellectual Beschäftigte: 15.996 Staff: 15,996
property. “It makes sense to discuss the legal conditions Unternehmen und Institute: 1.013 Companies and Institutes: 1,013
In addition to a wide portfolio of interdisciplinary methods, in advance,” said Sven Schilf, Director of the Intellectual
the key driving force is the different angle of view and Property Practice Group at Weitnauer. “Ideally as early as WISSENSCHAFTS- UND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK
the freedom to think differently than possible within the the project’s conception phase.” This alone safeguards the TECHNOLOGIEPARK Companies: 510
customer’s own island. As a matter of course, Pilotfish tra- protection and successful utilisation of ideas, industrial Unternehmen: 510 Employees: 6,134
verses many different market segments, including mobility, property rights, and the companies’ intellectual works. Mitarbeiter: 6.134 Non-university research institutes: 10
Außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen: 10 Employees: 1,680
Mitarbeiter: 1.680
Reges Treiben im HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN
Schulungsraum im FabLab. HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITÄT ZU BERLIN Science departments: 7
Hustle and bustle at the Naturwissenschaftliche Institute: 7 (IRIS Adlershof, Institutes of Chemistry,
FabLab-lecture room.

(IRIS Adlershof, Institute für Chemie, Geographie, Geography, Computer Sciences, Mathematics,

Informatik, Mathematik, Physik und Psychologie) Physics and Psychology)
Mitarbeiter: 1.055 Employees: 1,055
Studierende: 6.524 Students: 6,524
MEDIENSTADT MEDIA CITY
Unternehmen: 140 Companies: 140
Mitarbeiter: 1.977 Employees: 1,977
(inkl. freier Mitarbeiter) (including freelancers)

GEWERBE COMMERCIAL AREA
Unternehmen: 363 Companies: 363
Mitarbeiter: 5.150 Employees: 5,150

LANDSCHAFTSPARK LANDSCAPE PARKLAND
Fläche: 66 ha Area: 66 ha

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