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Offers and advice for founders, start-ups and scale-ups
Various players support start-ups and companies in setting up and using the research infrastructure. They also provide information about all the advantages of the innovation ecosystem. An overview.
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How does our innovation ecosystem work?
Exchange, networking and collaboration are organized in a targeted manner at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld in order to better exploit innovation potential together.
"The Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld should offer optimal conditions for collaboration between scientific institutions, start-ups and innovative companies."
Hamburg Senate Chancellery, Jan Pries
Hamburg Senate Chancellery, Jan Pries
Dr. Peter Tschentscher
Events
- Science City Dialog
- Dialog
Science City meets altonale Festival
- Sat 28 Jun 2025
- 11:00 a.m.
- Colorful Altona, Platz der Republik
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- Public lecture
Haunted lab
- Wed 26. Nov 2025
- 6:00 pm
- Online or in seminar room 4, in building 1b/ 1st floor, DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg
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- Public lecture
Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Wed 24. Sep 2025
- 6:00 pm
- Online or in seminar room 4, in building 1b/ 1st floor, DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg
Hubble Space Telescope, NASA/ESA/STScl
- Public lecture
The 42 greatest mysteries of astronomy
- Wed 25. Jun 2025
- 6:00 pm
- Online or in seminar room 4, in building 1b/ 1st floor, DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg
" Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is a unique project for the future throughout Europe and is taking shape every day."
Hamburg Senate Chancellery
Hamburg Senate Chancellery
Katharina FegebankRoom for innovation
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Innovationspark Altona
Hamburg wants to become the leading location for innovation and economic growth in the life sciences sector. This is why the tecHHub Hamburg at Innovationspark Altona is a pioneering location for start-ups and young technology-oriented companies.
© DESY, Marta Mayer
Start-up Labs Hamburg
Start-up Labs Hamburg offers innovative deep-tech start-ups exclusive office, laboratory and workshop space for rent in three buildings covering a total of 4,500 m2. The companies are not only provided with ideal spatial conditions in an architecturally attractive building. They also have access to workshops, coaching sessions, networking events and a connection to the research campus to develop their company in the ecosystem in the best possible way.
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Makerspace in the DESY Innovation Village
The makerspace at DESY Innovation Factory offers experimental areas for 3D printing, mechanics and electronics for innovative product ideas from the deep tech sector. Prototypes are developed here and tested for their feasibility in reality. Office space, co-working spaces and rooms for community events are available for the evaluation and exchange of results.
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Tenders & Jobs
It's not just scientists, engineers and students who can find exciting jobs in Hamburg Bahrenfeld - people with non-academic backgrounds can too. There are apprenticeships in workshops, computer centers, administration and catering for young people who want to learn a profession with a future in the special environment of the research campus.
Companies and self-employed persons can take part in public tenders for various services in connection with Science City.