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Shown here: Which partners are involved in the Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld project.

Visualization of public space on the research campus in Science City

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Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is a project.

That is English and means: knowledge city.

Many people and institutions are involved in the project. They are project partners. 

The partners come from different areas.

The areas are:

  • Urban development
  • Science
  • Economy
  • Administration.

Authority for Urban Development and Housing

The Authority for Urban Development and Housing is part of the City of Hamburg.

The short form is: BSW.

BSW is responsible for urban development in Hamburg.

And BSW takes care of apartments for Hamburg.

That means:

  • BSW is working on affordable housing.
  • BSW works on sustainable neighborhoods.
  • BSW is working on a beautiful city. 

The BSW is also a supervisory authority.

This means that BSW looks after large projects.

For example: Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld

Photo of the highest tower of the BSW office building

BSW

Authority for Science, Research and Equality

The Ministry of Science, Research and Equality is part of the City of Hamburg. 

The short form is: BWFG.

The BWFG is responsible for science and research in Hamburg.

But the BWFG helps with many things.

For example: 

  • Research
  • new ideas
  • Technology transfer.

And the BWFG takes care of other important things.

For example:

  • Equal position
  • Anti-discrimination
Logo of the Ministry of Science, Research and Equality in Hamburg

© BWFG

District office Altona

Science City Hamburg Altona is an important project in the Altona district.

The Altona district office is involved in the project.

The district office is large. Various offices belong to it. All offices belong to the City of Hamburg. 

For example: 

The Urban and Landscape Planning Department is responsible for:

  • Development plans
  • Expert opinion
  • Competitions.

The Social Space Management department takes care of:

  • Health
  • Youth welfare
  • Social affairs
  • Sport.
The Altona Town Hall is a magnificent white building in neo-classical style. The forecourt is planted with shrubs and flowerbeds. An equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm the 1st is placed in front of the entrance.

District office Altona

Center for Structural Systems Biology

The Center for Structural Systems Biology is a research institute.

The short form is: CSSB.

The CSSB investigates infectious diseases.

The CSSB examines, for example:

  • How are the infectious diseases structured?
  • What do the infectious diseases do?

3 universities and 6 research institutes work together.

Photo of the CSSB building on the day of the inauguration

© DESY, Edgar Weckert

Deutsches Elektronen-Sychrotron DESY

DESY is a research center in Hamburg.

DESY makes the strongest X-ray light in the world.

It uses this to research basic principles. For example:

  • What are the smallest building blocks of a material?
  • How can you develop new things, such as medicines?

And DESY works together with others.

For example:

  • with other researchers 
  • with companies.

DESY is part of the Helmholtz.

DESY is located in Hamburg and Zeuthen.

Photo of the machine tunnel in which particles are accelerated

© DESY, Heiner Müller-Elsner

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory is an institution.

The short form is: EMBL.

The facility belongs to several countries.

The facility operates the measuring stations at DESY's PETRA III storage ring.

The measuring stations are good for biology. They help with research. 

For example for:

  • Structural biology
  • X-ray imaging.

EMBL works closely with DESY .

And EMBL works together with other institutes on campus.

Photo of the work area at experiment station P12

© EMBL, Dorota Badowska

European XFEL

The European XFEL is an X-ray laser.

The X-ray laser is the largest in the world.

The X-ray laser goes from Hamburg to Schenefeld.

The X-ray laser produces 27,000 flashes in one second.

You can see many things with the X-ray laser.

For example:

  • Viruses
  • Cells
  • chemical processes.

12 countries from Europe are working together on the X-ray laser.

More than 500 people work on the X-ray laser.

Photo of the main building of European XFEL

© European XFEL

Fraunhofer-Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP

The Fraunhofer for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology is an institution.

The short form is:Fraunhofer ITMP 

The Fraunhofer ITMP has 5 locations.

The Fraunhofer ITMP wants to find new ways.

The paths should help:

  • Recognize diseases early
  • treat diseases.

The Fraunhofer ITMP wants to bring new technology into medicine.

The aim is to make patients healthier.

Scientist prepares automation platform for screening.

© Fraunhofer ITMP, Bernd Müller

Hamburg Invest Development company

Hamburg Invest Entwicklungsgesellschaft is a company.

The short form is: HIE.

The company belongs to the City of Hamburg. It takes care of investments in Hamburg.

Investments are money for certain things.

The company helps the economy in Hamburg.

The company looks after commercial space in Hamburg.

Commercial spaces are places for companies.

The company is particularly involved in the AltonaInnovationspark .

This is a place for new companies.

The company wants:

  • bring new companies to Hamburg
  • Create good jobs
  • Make Hamburg a good place for new technology.
Aerial viewAltona Innovationspark

© Hamburg Invest, Martin Elsen

Hamburg Invest Economic development

Hamburg Invest Entwicklungsgesellschaft is a company. The company belongs to the City of Hamburg. 

It helps companies.

The companies want to work in Hamburg.

Companies are doing new things.

And companies are doing a lot of research.

Hamburg Invest helps companies with many things.

For example:

  • How can companies work together with other companies?
  • How can companies work together with universities?
  • How can companies work together with the City of Hamburg?
Aerial view of the Elbe. The Elbphilharmonie concert hall can be seen on the right.

© Media Server Hamburg, Andreas Vallbracht

Hamburg Marketing GmbH

Hamburg Marketing GmbH is a company. It belongs to the City of Hamburg. 

The company takes care of the Hamburg brand.

The company wants:

  • that people in Hamburg can live well
  • that the city is liked by many people 

In return, the company advertises for Hamburg.

The advertising should show:

Hamburg is a beautiful city.

People in Germany should see that.

And we want people abroad to see that.

The company works together with other companies to achieve this.

Hamburg Marketing GmbH is a holding company.

In other words, it is like a roof.

Other companies have space under the roof.

For example: 

  • Hamburg Invest Economic development
  • Hamburg Invest development company. 
Photo of two young people sailing past the Elbphilharmonie on a boat.

© Mediaserver Hamburg, Christian Brandes

Landesbetrieb Immobilienmanagement und Grundvermögen

The Landesbetrieb Immobilienmanagement und Grundvermögen belongs to the City of Hamburg. 

The short form is: LIG.

The LIG helps the City of Hamburg with land and buildings.

For example

  • Buying land
  • Selling properties
  • Developing properties

The LIG also has properties in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.

The LIG can prepare these properties. It can convert buildings. 

Then you can, for example:

  • Build apartments
  • Build offices
  • to companies.
Visualization of the feasibility study of the planned Learning Center in Science City

© Spine Architects GmbH, VIR.works

Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD)

The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter is a research institute.

The short form is: MPSD.

The institute is part of the Max Planck Society.

The Institute is investigating:

  • How are atoms structured?
  • What happens to atoms in a very short time?

The institute uses:

  • powerful laser
  • Radiation sources
  • Simulations.

Radiation sources are devices.

You can make radiation with the devices.

Simulations are experiments on the computer.

So you can imitate things.

Photo of the interior

MPSD, Jörg Harms

Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld GmbH

Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld GmbH is a company. The company belongs to the city of Hamburg.

The short form is: SCG 

SCG takes care of Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.

The SCG takes special care of certain places. For example

  • the Campus West 
  • the neighborhoods at Volkspark.

The SCG is responsible for urban development. To this end, the SCG works together with the Department for Urban Development and Housing. 

For example for: 

  • Apartments for many people
  • green parks
  • short distances.
  • beautiful houses.

SCG is also part of HafenCity Hamburg GmbH

 

Visitors at Science City Day on 1.6.2024.

© Miguel Ferraz

Hamburg Senate Chancellery

Senate Chancellery Hamburg is part of the City of Hamburg. 

She helps the mayors of Hamburg. Hamburg has two mayors. The Hamburg Senate Chancellery supports the work of the mayors. 

The Hamburg Senate Chancellery works together with many partners.

For Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld, for example. 

Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld is to become a place for innovation .

This means that there will be many new ideas in the district. That's good for Hamburg. 

Photo of Hamburg City Hall

Hamburg Senate Chancellery

University of Hamburg

The University of Hamburg is a university of excellence.

This means that the university is particularly good.

The university is an important part of Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.

It has many institutes here. You can learn a lot there. There are many students. 

You can study this at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld , for example:

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Data Science.

There are also many researchers. They work in new research centers.

And there are to be even more buildings. The buildings are for teaching and research.

Photo of the research campus

© Frank von Wieding

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