News and Press Releases
Like being held by one’s parents
Benjamin Pardowitz and Maria Enge have developed something reminiscent of training wheels for children — not to help them ride a bike, however, but to help them walk:
The mechanical engineer and the electrical engineer have been working together to realise their big dream since 2021. They want to enable children with physical challenges to be more active and enjoy moving and…
Adlershof Journal July/August 2023
Wild society: what we can learn from animals:
The fly counter: Sami Domisch documents the distribution of maturing insects in the water // Safari on the doorstep: The city nature rangers know how much Adlershof is buzzing and scurrying // Winged visitors: A…
CHIC is starting up businesses in the heart of Berlin
The Charlottenburg Innovation Centre offers more than 60 young companies a home in Berlin’s City West:
Since it opened in early 2011, the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) has been offering a home to start-ups in Berlin’s City West. More than 60 young companies with 708 employees are currently working here to…
Collaborative and well-connected
CHIC location manager Olivia Budek supports female founders and strengthens their networking in the capital region:
More than 80 percent of all start-ups in Germany are backed by male founders. Against this backdrop, Olivia Budek, the manager of the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC), is paying special attention to female…
Predictive maintenance for rail transport
The team of the start-up PANTOhealth wants to increase reliability and punctuality of rail traffic:
Rail is considered the most environmentally friendly form of public transport. But it, too, has its problems. Delays and cancellations are two of them. One reason for why they happen is unscheduled maintenance on the…
Adlershof in your ears
The Science City in Adlershof is showcased by the FluxFM podcast “Weiß der Adler – Zukunft made in Adlershof”:
On an area covering 4.6 square kilometres, 28,000 people conduct research and work at the Science and Technology Park Berlin Adlershof. It is virtually impossible to keep track of all the innovation and new research…
Adlershof Journal May/June 2023
Come on in! How attractive are we to bright minds?:
Welcome succession: the next generation takes the helm // The networker: Adelina-Elisa Olbrich organises scientific exchange // Adlershof in your ears: a FluxFM podcast showcases the Science City …
A veteran of Adlershof
Biophysicist Helge Neumann says goodbye – the long-standing head of the WISTA International Office has carried the Adlershof model out into the world:
There are countless issues that Helge Neumann has addressed during his time in Adlershof. The biophysicist has been part of WISTA now for over 30 years. As different as his projects were, they were all characterised…
Adlershof celebrates diversity
It is no longer a secret that working in heterogeneous teams is more successful. To celebrate the potential that diversity is creating, Technology Park Adlershof will now host the Diversity Festival for the first time:
Under the motto “Every human counts”, WISTA Management GmbH (WISTA) is hosting the “Diversity Festival Adlershof” together with its on-site partners and sponsors on 7 June 2023 between 2pm and 8pm. The first event of…
The productive city
The so-called Gewerbehöfe 2.0 are to contribute to overcoming the separation between working and living and to help bring back manufacturing to the city:
“This is unchartered territory,” says Lech Suwala, a professor at Technische Universität Berlin, who is supporting the development process together with his students. A hundred years ago, people in Berlin would live…