Transfer into the real world
What type of future do we want to live in? Eleven so-called Zukunftsorte in Berlin are addressing this question. One of them is Siemens Square:
As a research campus, the Werner-von-Siemens Centre for Industry and Science e.V. lies at the heart of Siemensstadt and has successfully cultivated a new spirit of optimism. Intriguing issues and challenges of the…
An ecosystem for the transition to green chemistry
The “GreenCHEM” initiative aims to establish the capital’s metropolitan region as a European centre for green chemistry:
Three universities, two chemical companies, and a growing network of industry and research are planning to establish the capital’s metropolitan region as a European centre for green chemistry. The federal government…
Coordinated knowledge transfer
Rawad Chammas and Mirjam Landowski bring scientific knowledge into practice and drive WISTA's transfer projects forward:
When it comes to knowledge transfer from universities into practice, WISTA relies on practice-oriented projects with scientific support. Two smart minds are responsible for planning and coordinating this effort, who…
Accelerating innovation thanks to AI
The digital assistant of IdeaLab.Systems is to provide companies with information for the innovation process in real time:
“Creating innovation is a labour-intensive process,” says Andreas Scheel. “Market and patent research alone takes up a lot of time.” The innovation manager is out to change this – using artificial intelligence (AI).…
Attracting companies with matching profiles: the future on 300 hectares in Marzahn
A new place of the future, a so-called “Zukunftsort”, with industrial tradition and growth potential is being developed in the north-east of Berlin:
“We could have filled this park three times over by now,” says Lukas Becker, chief project manager of CleanTech Business Park Berlin-Marzahn (CBP) at WISTA Management GmbH. The state-run operating company and business…
Breaking new ground
The Federal Employment Agency South Berlin and WISTA Management GmbH (WISTA) are initiating a network to secure skilled workers:
“The successful recruitment of skilled workers is the greatest bottleneck for economic growth at many companies. In some cases, the issue is now directly affecting the continued existence of a company,” says Cornelia…
“Access to information is a fundamental right”
Artificial intelligence and archives:
“I am a historian and used many audiovisual media from countless archives for my PhD,” says Cecilia Maas. “That’s when I noticed that tapping into and thus accessing them is very difficult. Listening to 4,000 original…
CHIC start-up develops history lesson of the future
The Historicity agency wants to use playful learning to teach about history:
The aim is to inspire new users for historic content by using apps and tablets. The two founders agree that good storytelling helps to make knowledge stick. The young boy with the messy red hair is a bit cheeky. But…
Science up close at Adlershof Technology Park
At long last, the “Long Night of the Sciences” could take place once again:
Thousands of visitors flocked to the “Long Night of the Sciences”, which took place on 2 July in Berlin and Potsdam. The fact that the Science and Technology Park Adlershof again was once again one of the crowd…
“Homo digitalis” or Having fun at work
Stephan Schäfer, professor of automation technology at HTW Berlin, talks about the human-machine partnership:
Humans have been living with machines for centuries. These partnerships – everyone seems to agree – will become deeper, more substantial, and more comprehensive than ever before in future. Data, processing power, and…
Meet your prejudice
Employees of WISTA Management GmbH met people who share their experiences with prejudice and social exclusion:
For its work in site development and business promotion, WISTA Management GmbH (WISTA) relies on a diverse team, coexistence and tolerance, and the individual development of its staff. This process is supported by the…
The Adlershof–Lusatia Future Corridor
The future of work is being developed along transport axes that reach far into Brandenburg:
High cost of living, congested streets, and the home-working trend: These are but three of the factors that have helped along an idea in Adlershof that could soon catch on elsewhere. Its name: Innovation corridors.…
Fast, faster, Adlershof!
The Technology Park is on the way to becoming the best-connected place within a 1,000 kilometre radius. This will soon include an exclusive 5G campus network that will create some crucial benefits. :
This is where future is made. And it could not be made without high bandwidth, robust connections, and little to no latency. In short: it could not be made without 5G. The newest mobile network generation.…
Exhibitions, workshops, and a job fair – the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg in Adlershof
In addition to online events, 2021 welcomed back people meeting at face-to-face events :
Photons are massless. They are the smallest possible package of energy of any electromagnetic radiation. Due to their properties as light quanta, their name comes from the Greek work “phos” for “light”. Today, photons…
It’s all about content
Conventions, the congress service of WISTA Management GmbH, gives events in Adlershof a new profile:
The Science and Technology Park has been busy tightening its brand focus. Appearance, content, message. WISTA Management GmbH’s conference service, too, has received an update. Under the new name, Conventions, it not…
Heating with electricity – FUBIC will be a ‘lighthouse’ project for the Energiewende
In the future innovation centre, offices, labs, and co-working spaces will be supplied with climate-neutral electricity:
The FUBIC innovation centre is currently being built in Berlin-Dahlem. It will be one of the first electricity-only technology quarters in Germany. The ambitious project will also serve as a blueprint for building…
United for more energy efficiency
EU project funds networks promoting energy saving in Adlershof:
There’s no alternative to saving more energy—for economic as well as ecological reasons. The harmful effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident in the form of heat waves, melting arctic ice, or…
When both sides benefit
CleanTech Marzahn: TransferHUB fosters cooperation between businesses and science:
“Clean tech is all about clean and sustainable technologies,” says Marek Wenhöfer. The project manager names further examples, including environmentally-friendly energy production, circular economy, green chemistry,…
New formats for the exchange with start-ups
The coronavirus pandemic has also affected the work of start-up and innovation centres:
These are turbulent, crazy times. Rarely has an issue dominated all areas of work and life as much as the coronavirus. Start-ups and other developing companies are being hit particularly hard by the resulting…
“We are well-experienced”
Roland Sillmann, head of WISTA Management GmbH, about the skilled trades and high-tech, workshops versus working-from-home, and the “Gewerbehof 2.0”:
Berlin is characterised as a city for tech and start-ups. When and why did Berlin rediscover the skilled trades? When you’re promoting technology centres, you need good suppliers and skilled manufacturers. For this,…