Strong turnout at the Adlershof Research Forum 2026
Scientists, early-career researchers and businesses exchanged views on current developments and future topics in Adlershof
On 11 November 2026, nearly 100 scientists, early-career researchers and business representatives gathered at the Adlershof Research Forum at the Erwin Schrödinger Centre. The participants discussed current developments and challenges facing Adlershof as a science hub.
Prof. Dr Ulf Leser, Vice-President for Research at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Prof. Dr-Ing Matthias Bickermann from the IKZ and Sylvia Nitschke from WISTA Management GmbH began by providing an overview of developments over the past two years on the HU campus, at IGAFA member institutions and within the Berlin-wide research network BR50. They also highlighted the development of the Technology Park.
Prof. Dr Nathalie Picqué, Director of the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, presented her institute’s latest research findings. The focus was on the field of frequency-comb photonics. Dr Gustav Graeber, Junior Research Group Leader at the Institute of Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität and at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), provided further input. In his talk entitled ‘Battery research: from materials to safety’, he presented his work.
The ‘Insight’ session provided additional insights into current technology transfer and innovation projects. In short five-minute pitches, representatives from NextgoEpi and the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) presented their current activities and key research areas. These concise presentations demonstrated how scientific findings in Adlershof are translated into application-oriented solutions and new research approaches.
A panel discussion, moderated by Prof. Dr Jan Mendling from the Institute of Computer Science at HU, examined the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence for the Adlershof site from various perspectives.
The current research topics of the younger generation of scientists in Adlershof were presented in a poster pitch and two poster sessions. Around 30 early-career researchers discussed their current research questions and findings with a high-calibre jury.
For the first time, three poster prizes were awarded. Dr Beatrice Battistella from BAM took first place, winning prize money of €500. Karthik A. Parameswaran from BAM came second, winning prize money of €200. Dr Pallabi Paul from FBH came third, winning prize money of €100.
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