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BRAIN CITY BERLIN
From A for Adlershof to Z for Zuse Institute Berlin: Discover the multi-faceted Science Metropolis.
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Diversity, interdisciplinarity, dense research opportunities.
Berlin is one of the most exciting locations for science and research.
Stories
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INSIGHTS TRANSFER – STORIES
“Collaboration instead of competition”
Brain City interview with Lia Carlucci, Managing Director of the Food Campus Berlin. She tells us more about the current status of the project - and…
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INSIGHTS TRANSFER – STORIES
“Climate transformation is a marathon”
Brain City Interview with Dr. Anita Dame, Managing Director of the Climate Change Center Berlin Brandenburg.
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INSIGHTS
“Science must be able to explain what it does”
Communicating science in a way that is relevant to everyday life and easy to understand – that is the approach of Prof. Dr. Sascha Friesike. The Brain…
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FACTS & EVENTS TRANSFER – STORIES
The future of knowledge transfer: Transfer Week 2024
The fourth Transfer Week Berlin-Brandenburg from November 25 to 29 will focus on the latest developments in regional transfer activities. 62 partner…
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Our Ambassadors
Become an Ambassador of Brain City Berlin!
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Hecht
Center for the Science of Materials Berlin
Berlin is a global city. In science, there are designated experts for every topic here.
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Lia Carlucci
Food Campus Berlin
To me, Berlin is the Silicon Valley of the food scene – always changing and looking for the next big thing.
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Dr. Simon Mamerow
IU International University of Applied Sciences / HTW Berlin
Everything is concentrated in Berlin: Both light and shadow. This allows work at the highest level and lighthouse projects for Germany and Europe.
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Prof. Dr. Sascha Friesike
Weizenbaum Institute / UdK Berlin
Berlin is a metropolitan area with many universities. There’s a good chance of finding people here who are like-minded and with whom you can get something going.
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Nina Lawrenz
Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin
Berlin gives us access to innovative researchers who inspire our work.
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Prof. Dr. Søren Salomo
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin harbours incredible potential and allows for experimentation – it’s a breeding ground for innovation.
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Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Volker Seiler
ICN Business School
Berlin impresses with its excellent infrastructure. It’s easy to network within the academic community here.”
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Tim Florian Horn
Stiftung Planetarium Berlin / Zeiss-Großplanetarium
Berlin is a city that allows extraordinary ideas. The paths are short: Many disciplines come together here in one place. This creates exciting synergies.
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Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin offers a large number of universities, colleges and institutions that enable cooperation in many sectors.
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Prof. Dr. Maike Sander
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Berlin has all the prerequisites to become an important driving force for biomedical innovation in Germany and Europe.
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Prof. Dr. Mandy Mangler
Evangelische Hochschule Berlin
Berlin’s strength lies in the networking of the individual educational institutes and in the fact that not every institution has to reinvent the wheel. We can build on each other here.
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Dr. rer. nat. Priyanka Banerjee
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
There is hardly another city that offers so many facets – science, technology, art, music and history.
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Prof. Dr. Dr. Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin
ASH Berlin / Berlin School of Public Health, Charité Berlin
Very good networking, proximity to political processes, great teams, short distances to the office, an innovative environment and great diversity – Berlin offers me an ideal working environment.
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Prof. Günter M. Ziegler
Freie Universität Berlin
With the Berlin University Alliance, the universities and many other higher education and research institutions, Berlin as a centre of science is a unique driving force for scientific development and innovation.
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Dr. Patricio Farrell
Weierstrass Institute
In Berlin there are several excellent mathematics institutions and a wealth of interesting areas to apply mathematics.
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Dr. Ourania Papasozomenou
Arden University Berlin
Berlin is a colourful, dynamic, open and diverse city. I love working together with international colleagues, and Berlin offers that in abundance.
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Prof. Dr. Sarah Häseler
Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin
The diversity of Berlin offers a lot of scientific potential: Practical and committed people come together here and develop and try out new things.
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Dr. Tina Klüwer
Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneurship Centre
Without the many strong universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutions, we would not have such a vibrant AI start-up scene in the city.
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Dr. Wael Yakti
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin offers almost unlimited opportunities for cooperation, many cultural events and a colourful social life.
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14.04.2023 Prof. Dr. Peter Konhäusner
GISMA University of Applied Sciences
International connectivity, creative exchange, specialists in many exciting niches: Berlin is a nucleus for innovation, a living tree of knowledge and a network of cultures, experiences and perspectives.
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Prof. Dr. Meike Jipp
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
Berlin can play an important pioneering role for the mobility transition in Germany and has already achieved a great deal along the way.
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Jess de Jesus de Pinho Pinhal
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin is a lively city where non-academics who are outside the establishment can express themselves.
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Prof. Dr. Phil Annerose Bohrer
Evangelische Hochschule Berlin
It is very easy in Berlin jointly to advance development processes on learning, education and competence development in nursing education.
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Prof. Dr. Shuyan Liu
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin is not only a vibrant location for creatives and start-ups, but is also magnetically attractive to scientists.
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Prof. Dr. Olivier Berthod
ICN Business School
Whether at universities, specialised colleges or research centres: Establishing contacts and exchanging ideas is easy in Berlin.
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Antje Bahnik
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin is a pioneer in equality for women, even if we still have to continue fighting in many areas.
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Prof. Dr. Rainer Zeichhardt
BSP – Business & Law School
Berlin is exciting because the city combines so many different facets and contrasts.
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Kathleen Warnhoff
Berlin Social Science Center
As a city of science, Berlin is a melting pot with unlimited development opportunities.
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Prof. Dr. Anna Maria von Saucken
Berlin School of Economics and Law
Berlin has a high density of universities, colleges and research institutions. This also results in a high degree of professional diversity, which is extremely beneficial to interdisciplinary research.
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Prof. Dr. Bettina Hannover
Freie Universität Berlin
The attractiveness of the city also helps science, since we can interest many good people in our job offers.
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Prof. Dr Felix Creutzig
TU Berlin and MCC Berlin
There is no expertise that is not available in Berlin. For me, this is a decisive advantage of the location.
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Dr. Olga Makarova
Freie Universität Berlin
“The best part about living and working in Berlin is the sheer number of options available, both professionally and culturally.“
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Konrad von Kottwitz
BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
Berlin is now at the forefront of emergency medical care. Pragmatic approaches are being developed into standards through model projects and are applied nationwide.
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Prof. Dr. Selin Arikoglu
Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin
Berlin offers multiple research focus areas. That makes the city even more attractive and interesting.
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Prof. Dr. med. Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin is a highly interesting science location.
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Steffen Terberl
Berlin Future Locations office
Berlin has a high concentration of bright minds and unique places where people are creative together and think beyond their own horizons.
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Volker Hofmann
Humboldt-Innovation
Berlin offers the academic environment a huge potential for synergies and networking. It is precisely this interdisciplinarity that creates the basic conditions for innovations.
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Dr Markus Krutzik
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut
In Berlin there are universities and research institutes with high international visibility – especially in areas related to optics and photonics.
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Prof. Dr. Christine Bauhardt
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin needs critical spirits to continue to remain the attractive and vibrant city it has been. The university is just one place among many that make this city exciting and interesting.
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Nishant Jain
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin is open, welcoming and very international. That makes the city something special.
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Prof. Thomas Bremer
HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences
The great variety of scientific institutions in the city offers excellent conditions for implementing cooperative projects – at the same time with short distances.
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Dr Ursula Fuhrich-Grubert
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin is already the front runner in terms of equality among German university locations. About a third of the professorships are held by women, and we have cracked the 50 percent quota for doctorates.
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Prof. Dr. Uwe Bettig
ASH Berlin
Berlin has the most exciting academic landscape in Germany; it is great to work here. All major players in the healthcare system are represented in Berlin.
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Prof. Dr Anabel Ternès von Hattburg,
SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Berlin offers diversity. The options available and the internationality make the city exciting for scientists form all over the world.
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Dr. Ralph Richter
Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space
In social-ecological research, Berlin is a pacesetter for developments that can only be observed in other cities and regions with a time delay.
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Dr. Ina Säumel
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin is curious, uncomfortable, complex and diverse. The ideal location for transformation research.
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Dr. Carsten Hucho
Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik
As a result of its historical development, Berlin offers a complex and stimulating environment on many levels. This open climate nourishes scientific creativity and magnetically attracts researchers of all types.
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Prof. Dr. Florian Koch
HTW Berlin
Berlin is international, multicultural, changeable and offers many research topics. Culture and nature can be reached quickly by bike.
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Prof Dr Petra Mund
Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin
Berlin is an open, colourful city where social ideas and innovations grow and flourish. I am happy to contribute to this with my work.
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Prof Dr Aysel Yollu-Tok
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
For me, Berlin is the most exciting city in Germany; the cultural diversity is unbeatable.
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Prof. Dr. Ariane Jeßulat
Berlin University of the Arts
Berlin has an incomparably well-connected scientific and artistic infrastructure. The thresholds between the city, the respective scenes and the different institutions are low.
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Prof Dr Sabine Hark
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin has a research landscape that is one of a kind in Germany, in terms of content, disciplines, and institutions. The city is also very well positioned in terms of gender research.
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Joshua Fineberg
Boston University Center for New Music
The most special aspect of life in Berlin is the intensity and quality of human exchanges, both professional and personal.
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Dr.-Ing. Onur Günlü
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin offers diversity and an action-oriented life style. This is also visible in the research activities.
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Hassim Pondor
TU Berlin Africa Alumni Club
My advice for young people interested in studying in Berlin: Just go for it and keep discovering ...
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Tina Krell
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Berlin is open and a magnet that attracts brilliant researchers from all over the world. The freedom to conduct research here truly is unique!
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Prof Dr Gudrun Piechotta-Henze
ASH Berlin
Berlin is exciting and versatile. The city offers the best opportunity for interdisciplinary collaborations.
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Professor Dr Kai Reinhardt
HTW University of Applied Sciences
Research in Berlin is research into contrasts. There are few cities that are closer to the zeitgeist.
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Professor Dr Anna Klippstein
Touro College Berlin
Berlin constantly offers new inspiration, new ideas, new encounters: this is ideal for researchers!
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Dr Ali Aslan Gümüsay
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
Thanks to several quite recently founded institutions, Berlin is a global hub for research into the digitalisation of the economy and society.
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Andrea Hasznos
Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung
The number of museums with permanent and temporary exhibitions, the lot of vernissages and finissages, the conferences and workshops, lectures, scholarly debates and the countless projects all make Berlin a fantastically vivid and productive scientific and scholarly environment.
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Dr. Rodrigo Pérez-García
Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung
Berlin’s universities are of excellent quality and together with Potsdam they create a prosperous ground to develop ideas and grow. Berlin is the perfect city for both experienced and young professionals who will dominate the businesses of our transdisciplinary future.
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Dr Aderajew Waka
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin / Deutsches Rheuma Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ)
Berlin is a very dynamic city as well as a university city. I am very thankful for being able to do research in Berlin because the scientific landscape offers students and researchers alike many opportunities.
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Andrew Newman
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
So much is happening, inside research and outside. It's so green and transport is fantastic. Berlin is both small and large. That's what I love about the city.
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Prof. Dr. Julia Leinweber
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
The density of the scientific locations in Berlin and also the networking within European networks brings a lively and dynamic element into research.
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Prof. Dr. Phil. Jürgen Radel
HTW Berlin
Berlin is a unique cultural and intellectual melting pot with global appeal and many top-class research institutions. In his view, the mix of the past, present, and future in Berlin is unlike that found in any other city.
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Franziska Sattler
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Berlin is international and open. The city has a wonderful network of many different institutions that offer great chances of cooperation. A lot of emphasis is also placed on scientific communication here.
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Christopher Hardt
Labor Berlin
In Berlin, you can find an excellent mix of small and medium-sized research companies, as well as large firms, scientific institutes, universities and clinics.
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Dr Christine Kurmeyer
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin is at the flashpoint of German history. And the Charité is the history of Berlin in a nutshell.
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Prof Dr Tim Landgraf
Freie Universität Berlin
I have my most important scientific research partners in Berlin. Especially in interdisciplinary projects it is important to work closely together.
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Erik Wiegard
Werner-von-Siemens Centre for Industry and Science
Berlin is unique. In its scientific landscape, the city brings together numerous experts and innovators from a wide variety of technology, social science, and cultural areas.
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Prof Dr Christian Drosten
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin's research landscape is characterized by change and progress. There is a unique energy here.
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Prof. Dr. René Sadowski
ISM Berlin
The city is a hotspot for new talents and leadership personalities in established organisations, whose interfaces can turn creative potential into business ideas and can evolve with an eye on socio-political questions like no other place in Europe.
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Anna Raysyan
Bundesinstitut für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Being a researcher in Berlin is amazing. Numerous great names in the history of science are closely associated with the city. I believe that Berlin is a city of opportunity.
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Susanne Plaumann
Berliner Hochschule für Technik
Berlin is diverse and, when we work together, almost everything seems possible to me. If I have an idea, I can quickly put it into action with others.
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Professor Dr Brigitte Biehl
SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Creative impulses are very important for my research and that's exactly what we have here in Berlin: Berliners and international people doing cool things; cultural institutions with very current offerings; fashion, trends, clubs.
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Dr Petyo Budakov
XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences
Berlin challenges everyone to think about new topics. Or even to look at familiar topics in a new way. The German capital is a breeding ground for entrepreneurs who want to change the world.
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Dr. Jens Nachtwei
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
To have so many opportunities to collaborate in a single place is really very valuable. Conferences and congresses are constantly taking place in Berlin. The world and the experts come to us.
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Maria Anne Schmidt
HTW University of Applied Sciences Berlin
In Berlin you have the opportunity to meet new people, discover new research topics, enter into new partnerships, and expand your own horizons every day.
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Prof Dr Iman Attia
Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
The cooperation between different actors of knowledge production in research, civil rights movements, and activism is stimulating and enriching.
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Obiri-Yeboah Mensah
Technische Universität Berlin
The vibrant City of Berlin has a lot to offer the world in terms of high quality research programs and entrepreneurial activities.
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Dr Betiel Wasihun
Technische Universität Berlin
This is a great platform and I look forward to being part of it, as it is in the spirit of Berlin's increasingly international research site.
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Prof Dr Tamer Boyaci
ESMT European School of Management and Technology
Berlin in its totality is extraordinary. There is youth, a strong intellectual community and an enormous energy.
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Dr Sana Amairi Pyka
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
It's a big capital where you can find anything you could possibly look for. Come to Berlin!
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Dr Pablo-David Rojas
Hacking Health Berlin
Doctors, patients, designers, programmers and entrepreneurs: join us on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare – from Berlin to the World!
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Prof Dr Birgit Felden
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin
Berlin’s dynamic environment provides me with everything I need to work successfully: committed students and companies that are eager to cooperate.
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Dr Alexandra Fedorets
DIW Berlin
Berlin, stay open, tolerant and interesting for creative people from all over the world - because science is made by them!
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Prof. Dr. Christine Bauhardt
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin needs critical spirits to continue to remain the attractive and vibrant city it has been.
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Prof. Dr. Carsten Dreher
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin is a vibrant city and a city of science. The cultural scene here is as unique as the music scene. This creates a very special creative space.
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