Gesa Harms, author at Science City Hamburg

At SURFACtoBioTech, the biotech revolution is happening drop by drop

Martin Schröter, Jacqueline De Lora, and Theresa Schlosser founded SURFACtoBioTech GmbH and set Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld shop at the tecHHub in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld .

SURFACtoBioTechAltona into the tecHHub Hamburg at Innovationspark Altona Innovationspark The tecHHub in Science City Hamburg is currently emerging as a new hotspot for deep tech startups. One example is SURFACtoBioTech, whose solution makes biotechnology experiments faster, more cost-effective, and more precise. © Hamburg Invest SURFACtoBioTech has its roots in New Mexico and Heidelberg Jacqueline De…

Zilentix develops groundbreaking therapy for brain tumors

Zilentix CEO Dr. Michael Schreiber

ZilentixAltona into the tecHHub Hamburg in Innovationspark Altona Innovationspark Glioblastoma is the most common malignant form of brain tumor, and a definitive cure is not yet possible. The start-up company Zilentix has now developed a treatment method that promises a decisive breakthrough. This method uses transformed viruses as helpers. The deadly characteristics of glioblastoma Simply put...

Novocarbo: Combating climate change with coal

A Novocarbo employee in the tecHHub laboratory on Vorhornweg in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.

NovocarboAltona into the tecHHub HamburgAltona Innovationspark Altona Innovationspark When it comes to climate protection, coal has no future. Unless, that is, it is biochar, such as that produced by the Hamburg-based start-up Novocarbo. This is so climate-friendly that its production can even be combined with the allocation of emission certificates. Novocarbo is redefining an ancient...

Alpacas help fight cancer at Berking Biotechnology

Dr. Vasko Kramer, Dr. Anne Berking, and Dr. Alejandro Rojas stand together in front of a blue background and smile at the camera.

Berking BiotechnologyAltona into the tecHHub Hamburg in Innovationspark Altona Innovationspark © Hamburg Invest Alpacas, those friendly animals from South America, are known for their high-quality wool. But they can do much more: The startup Berking Biotechnology uses the animals to produce antibodies to fight diseases such as COVID-19 or cancer. A chance encounter led to…

Strategic dialog on Science Cities

Representatives of science-driven projects from Hamburg, Copenhagen and Lund visited the research campus in Bahrenfeld on November 4.

Exchange of experience with projects from Denmark and Sweden Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is a future-oriented project tailor-made for Hamburg. But what are other locations doing to promote science-driven innovation? On November 4 and 5, there was an exciting strategic exchange with representatives of the Innovation District Copenhagen and the Science Village in Lund. The visit took place in...

New lecture hall center at the University of Hamburg

The new lecture hall center is designed as a meeting place.

A meeting place in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is taking shape Science City is growing. And with it the location of the University of Hamburg and other scientific institutions in Bahrenfeld. In order to provide the right structural infrastructure for forward-looking research and teaching, the architectural competition has now been completed for the construction of the University of Hamburg's new lecture hall center. In the planning competition...

Urban development in dialog - functional plan forAltona Innovationspark adopted

The Innovationspark Altona is a future-oriented quarter that creates workspaces as well as space for public uses. First floor areas will also allow for public, non-scientific uses in order to promote a close connection with the surrounding neighborhood. The new urban building block is integrated into the Lurup environment in terms of urban development and strengthens identification with the neighborhood. In the next step, the...

Science Action Day: Laserday at the European XFEL

The Laserday guests were enchanted by the laser show over the campus.

Large crowds at Laserday and full program in spring Experience science up close at the European XFEL Hands-on science is a crowd puller in the Hamburg metropolitan region. This was demonstrated by the huge crowds at Laserday, the first major day of science events at the Lighthouse Science Experience Center. More than 1,200 visitors were attracted to the event in the new building of the European...

Foundation stone laid for the CAST research building

In the new Center for Accelerator Research at DESY, the new CAST building, visitors can view the operation of the research infrastructure through glass walls.

On January 17, the foundation stone for the new CAST building was laid on the DESY campus. Despite the winter weather ...

Groundbreaking ceremony for DESY Innovation Factory

Snapshot: Groundbreaking ceremony for the DESY Innovation Factory

Integrated technology and start-up center brings new ideas from research into practice It was only a small ground-breaking ceremony for those involved, but a big step for DESY and Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld on their way to becoming a beacon for innovation in the west of Hamburg. Together, representatives from DESY, the federal government and the City of Hamburg...