SCHB Delegation Visits Lund and Copenhagen

Photo: University of Hamburg
Photo: University of Hamburg

A delegation from Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld Science Cities in Sweden and Denmark

At SURFACtoBioTech, the biotech revolution is happening drop by drop

Martin Schröter, Jacqueline De Lora, and Theresa Schlosser are standing outside in front of green bushes and smiling at the camera.
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 in Innovationspark Altona Innovationspark The tecHHub in Science City Hamburg is currently developing into a new hotspot for deep tech startups. One example of this is SURFACtoBioTech, whose solution makes biotechnological experiments faster, cheaper, and more precise. © Hamburg Invest of the tecHHub building SURFACtoBioTech has its roots in New Mexico and...

Zilentix develops groundbreaking therapy for brain tumors

Zilentix CEO Dr. Michael Schreiber sits at a desk with computer screens and scientific illustrations, smiling at the camera.
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 laboratory assistant swirls a glowing liquid in a cylindrical glass vessel, known as an Erlenmeyer flask.
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.
Dr. Vasko Kramer, Dr. Anne Berking, and Dr. Alejandro Rojas stand together in front of a blue background and smile at the camera.

Berking Biotechnology moves into the tecHHub Hamburg in Innovationspark Altona Innovationspark © Hamburg Invest of the tecHHub building Alpacas, these friendly animals from South America, are known for their high-quality wool. But they can do much more: The start-up Berking Biotechnology uses the animals to produce antibodies to fight diseases such as Covid or cancer. A...

Urban development in dialog - functional plan forAltona Innovationspark adopted

In a meeting room, the HIE Managing Director cheerfully presents the plans for theAltona Innovationspark  to the audience.

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...

Opening of the Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld

Exterior view of the Startup Labs Bahrenfeld in summer.
The newly opened Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld building.

The future is moving in here: The Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld, a joint project of DESY, the University of Hamburg and the City of Hamburg, is the new place for scientific entrepreneurship on the research campus of DESY. The innovation center for deep-tech start-ups will also raise the profile of the future Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld . The start-up labs were officially opened on September 20....

Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld grow

Photo of the entrance area of the building
DFZ Architekten designed a modern building with a communicative spatial structure. The Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld offers office space as well as complex laboratory and workshop rooms.

The joint innovation center of DESY, the City of Hamburg and the University of Hamburg at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld creates additional laboratory and space capacities on the research campus for start-ups in the life sciences. The Hamburg Senate is funding the rapid expansion of the Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld by 360 square meters with 700,000 euros. In total, the DESY campus in...

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