A proving ground for pioneers
Researchers and developers at the Adlershof Technology Park are still making history in the aviation and aerospace sector:
The aviation pioneer Melli Beese died a century ago. In the very place that she once helped shape, researchers and developers are still making history in the aviation and aerospace sector—with excellent technologies…
In Memoriam Klaus Thiessen
Optoelectronics specialist and solar energy pioneer:
Professor Klaus Thiessen passed away on 3 July 2025 at the age of nearly 98. The internationally recognised expert in optoelectronics remained a committed bridge-builder between science, industry, and society well…
A Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Technology Districts
A master plan for climate resilience is intended to prepare Adlershof, as well as other locations, for the future:
Climate change is very much here and so it’s high time to prepare the technology park for the future. How exactly this will be done is currently being worked out with the support of WISTA, with a master plan being…
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…
Good clean fun times two
DLR is working at two new institutes in Cottbus to help make industry and flying more sustainable :
Lowering CO₂ emissions is a pressing problem of our time. In Cottbus, people are working on solutions for it. Supported by funding for structural economic change, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) founded two…
Berlin Adlershof: High technology, skilled employees and openness as key success factors
Germany's largest science and technology park remains an important pillar of Berlin's economy :
The Berlin Adlershof Science and Technology Park continued its positive development in 2023. Revenues and budget funds grew by a solid 7.1% to € 3.9 billion (2022: € 3.6 billion). The number of employees remained…
Berlin Adlershof: Record growth despite skills shortage and multiple crises
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),…
Berlin becomes a transfer region for green chemistry
Funding of €10 million for GreenCHEM concept to develop the capital region into an international hotspot for deep tech innovations in chemistry:
To set up an ecosystem for the transfer in the field of green chemistry, the five initial partners (Technische Universität Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, BERLIN-CHEMIE AG and…
Dr. Amran Al-Ashouri receives 2021 Adlershof Dissertation Award
The physicist researched how highly efficient tandem solar cells can be developed using new organic contact materials.:
On 17 February 2022, the Adlershof Dissertation Award was given out for the 20th time. This year’s award went to Dr. Amran Al-Ashouri (third from left) and included a prize money of 3,000 euros. It is jointly endowed…
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…
The building as an energy cell
Modular, climate-positive, digitally connected, and recyclable: an architectural and energetic prototype for skilled trade hubs:
In addition to being places that generate creative and productive energy, modern skilled trade hubs in cities will also produce physical energy. This is about self-sufficiency as well as connectivity – within…
The language enthusiast
Saša Petrović is a technology manager at the Photovoltaics Centre in Adlershof:
What was is that brought her to Adlershof in the end? It all came down to two things that Saša Petrović had loved since her days at school. Her enthusiasm for languages, especially German. And a knack for the natural…
FUBIC: an innovative, all-electric model project
The energy supply of the future innovation centre FUBIC will be based on a so-called all-electric system, powered solely by electricity from renewable sources:
The special feature of an all-electric building is that even the heating is powered by electricity. ‘Implementation of an all-electric estate is challenging,’ explains Beate Mekiffer, ‘especially if your goal is to…
New Network “Campus Club Adlershof” for Material and Environmental Technology
Interdiciplinary Cooperation and Talent-Recruiting:
With more than 60 participants, the event exceeded all expectations. The start-ups OrelTech, INURU, Nano-Join, Tiwari, Solaga and PSC presented the current status of their research and products from the Adlershof…
Excess electricity for electric mobility
In the FlexNet4E-Mobility research project, strategies for more sustainable mobility are developed:
When the power grid works at full capacity, electricity from renewable energy sources is cut back. In the FlexNet4E-Mobility project, a consortium of the Berlin-based energy provider BTB is developing strategies to…
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Fruitful networking at HZB Industry Day
Shaping the future of optoelectronics and photovoltaics with industrial partners:
On 28th March, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin invited industry key players in the fields of optoelectronics and photovoltaics to an industry day in Berlin-Adlershof to discuss around the key topics material and components…
Adlershof’s accelerator programme A² supports the development of start-ups
A Bavarian start-up teamed up with a Berlin-based energy provider on a project towards the digitisation of district heating data:
The “A² Adlershof Accelerator-Programm Berlin” made it possible for a Bavarian start-up and a Berlin-based energy provider to come together to work on a project towards the digitisation of district heating data. A²…