How Germany's most intriguing emerging region is growing between Berlin and Cottbus
The Berlin–Lusatia Innovation Corridor aims to bring science, industry and quality of life closer together:
What long sounded like a mere political vision is now beginning to take concrete shape. The Berlin–Lusatia Innovation Corridor aims to bring science, industry and quality of life closer together, creating a momentum…
Connected spaces
A new development corridor is taking shape between Berlin and Lusatia, bringing science, industry and rural communities closer together. At its heart are new ideas about the future of work, innovation and everyday life.:
In the past, people usually chose where to live based on the distance to their workplace. Today, that logic is changing. “Geographical distance has become much less important than how quickly and flexibly a place can…
From airfield to innovation laboratory
Lausitz Science Park is taking shape in Cottbus as a science and business park with ambitious plans to give Lusatia a new perspective:
Much of the site is still under construction. Roads need to be built, land developed and buildings planned. But anyone speaking to Julia Raunick and Markus Schwenke, who coordinate the planning and development phase…
Building connection
How ST3AM’s community management creates innovation communities:
Anyone entering the ST3AM workspace is immediately struck by the bright, warmly designed interiors. This is a place that facilitates focused work, while encouraging spontaneous encounters. But for WISTA staff members…
»People are more likely to support projects when they are intrinsically motivated«
In conversation with Beccs Riley, sensitivity consultant, board member of the Minzgespinst collective and economics student:
Why is diversity so important to you? Beccs Riley: I’m an autistic, openly non-binary trans person with a severe disability who also requires care. So I didn’t really have a choice. I founded Minzgespinst in 2020,…
A career in code
The Data Science Institute from the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) prepares career changers for roles in the data-driven economy:
Demand for skilled professionals in data and artificial intelligence is growing rapidly. At the same time, many people are looking for new career paths beyond their original training. The Data Science Institute in…
“Berlin is strong where trust matters”
A conversation with Philipp Günther about the new AI competence centre ai.berlin hub:
Philipp Günther is an innovation manager at Berlin Partner for Business and Technology. What is the strategic mission of the new ai.berlin hub—and what sets it apart from other AI initiatives? The idea emerged from…
From prototype to production
The start-up TRACK3D from the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) aims to make industrial 3D printing suitable for serial production:
Industrial 3D printing is still generally viewed as a technology strictly for prototyping. TRACK3D wants to change that. Using monitored printing processes and digital twins, the startup is working to make additive…
What environmental psychology can do for the energy transition
The start-up AVALY from the future location SOUTH WEST makes acceptance measurable and provides recommendations for better local participation:
Acceptance is not a fringe issue of the energy transition but a major work in progress. The startup AVALY even describes it as a central obstacle to the expansion of renewable energies. When people talk about the…
Berlin builds a home for the games industry
With the House of Games, Berlin is pooling the technological and cultural strengths of the games industry:
In conversation, Roland Sillmann comes across as someone who prefers observing and analysing a game rather than playing it. “FIFA against my eldest—disastrous,” he says. Too many buttons, too many things happening at…
A hidden arena in Adlershof
The Riot Games Arena provides e-sports with an impressive stage—and at the same time serves as a pilgrimage site for thousands of fans:
Since its beginnings in the 1990s, e-sports has achieved remarkable popularity. Long gone are the days when competitions took place in dark living rooms; today they fill major arenas such as London’s Wembley Stadium,…
Game space
gamelab.berlin highlights how interactive worlds drive society and technology forward:
A woodcutter goes about his work. A fisherman hauls in his net. Loaves of bread are stacked high at the market, while nearby shutters rattle open. A small town awakens. However, this town is not somewhere in…
Art with conviction
Core human values are made visible at the ST3AM workspaces in Adlershof and Charlottenburg:
Art in offices is often little more than a meaningless splash of colour on the wall. But it can be done differently. With a clear colour concept, artist Sarah Masura and interior designer Urve Liivak joined forces to…
Trailblazing spirit without role models
A book series about East Germany takes up the success story of the Adlershof Technology Park:
Adlershof is more than a tech site. It’s a symbol of what East Germany can achieve when courage, creativity and political will come together. The book series Denke ich anOstdeutschland … takes up this theme. When the…
Algorithms for health
Tim Conrad from the Zuse Institute Berlin improves the visibility of application-oriented mathematics:
Tim Conrad develops mathematical methods for analysing medical data at Zuse Institute Berlin, as part of the Research Campus MODAL. His team recently moved into FUHUB—and is improving the visibility of…
The Startup Factory
More than 50 partners from the fields of science, business, politics, and society have formed the UNITE alliance to increase the number of start-ups in Berlin and Brandenburg:
An ecosystem for science-based startups has recently been created with UNITE, an alliance of over 50 partners from the fields of science, business, politics, and society in Berlin-Brandenburg. Laura Möller, CEO of…
Spaces and Technology for the Circular Economy
How can we successfully transition to a circular economy? A pilot project in Berlin is searching for the answers:
The smell of coffee wafts through the air, while a 3D printer is being calibrated just a few steps away. The office kitchen that forms the backdrop for this scene is more than just a place for taking a break. The…
Ten Years of CHIC
Ten years after it was founded, the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) is an integral part of Berlin’s startup scene. So what drives this location?:
Since the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) opened its doors a decade ago, over a hundred startups have taken their first steps, developed prototypes, expanded their contacts, and tested business models here.…
IHK meets ST3AM
After Adlershof, the ST3AM innovation space is getting a second location in the Ludwig Erhard Haus of the IHK in Charlottenburg:
After its successful debut in Adlershof, the ST3AM innovation space is getting a second location in Charlottenburg – at the Ludwig Erhard Haus of the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK). In addition to a…
Preventive healthcare in the mail
The start-up Probatix from the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre develops simple blood tests for home use:
Blood, urine, stool—once exclusively examined at the doctor’s office, these tests can now be done from the comfort of one’s own home. With his start-up Probatix, Daniel Werner wants to simplify healthcare and…