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21.04.2022Getting the Best out of Berlin as a Science Hub
BR50 stands for Berlin Research 50. The initiative of Berlin’s non-university research institutes was founded in February 2020. As the name suggests, the association currently has around 50 member institutions. It combines expertise from the research areas of health, energy, artificial intelligence, sustainability, materials, migration, politics, economics, culture, humanities and many other topics. Dr Anja Sommerfeld and Dr Gregor Hofmann, responsible for the Berlin Research 50 offices, give an insight into the association’s objectives and work in this Brain City interview.
Dr Hofmann, Dr Sommerfeld, why was the Berlin Research 50 initiative brought to life?
Gregor Hofmann: We consider Berlin to be an extremely diversified and institutionally colourful bouquet of non-university research institutes. These include the Leibniz Association and Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and other institutes such as the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, the Centre Marc Bloch and the Zuse Institute Berlin. Of the more than 70 non-university research institutes in Berlin, approximately 50 are involved in BR50. The research conducted by these institutes is extremely relevant and addresses modern technological, ecological and societal challenges.
Ana Sommerfeld: At the same time, these institutes and centres are home to excellent researchers. The BR50 members are committed to working together more closely, establishing new forms of interdisciplinary cooperation and identifying synergies together: all in the name of enhancing Berlin’s reputation as a European science hub.
What benefits do Berlin’s non-university research institutes bring - and what makes them so attractive to top researchers from all around the world?
Gregor Hofmann: The wide variety of disciplines represents huge potential for Berlin. The proximity to Berlin’s universities is also essential - this is incredibly useful for scientific institutes and research in the city. Networking and exchange among researchers from different disciplines outside of their typical bubble inspires an unconventional way of thinking. This creates new ideas for research projects and innovations.
Anja Sommerfeld: Berlin also has a strong and flourishing start-up scene that is closely linked to the scientific institutes. The overall package, which makes Berlin a hub for culture, quality of life and scientific excellence, is unique and makes the city appealing as a research location for international scientists. It attracts the best minds to Berlin.
What is the goal of the BR50 association?
Anja Sommerfeld: The goal is to prevent the pillarisation of the scientific system, establish new forms of collaboration in Berlin and work together to create the optimum conditions for top-level research. To achieve this, Berlin must tap into the potential that the unique diversity of its scientific disciplines offers. The development of the city into an internationally recognised science hub increases the appeal of the capital and strengthens Berlin’s standings against other scientific locations. However, this can only be achieved collectively with all those involved in research and science. BR50 and its member institutes are therefore committed to working closely with its partners at the BUA and other universities when it comes to preparing the Excellence Initiative and promoting younger generations of scientists. The main thing is that we mustn’t stop at the city’s borders if we want to get the best out of Berlin as a science hub. There are plenty of outstanding research institutes in the state of Brandenburg, too.
What has BR50 achieved so far?
Gregor Hofmann: Generally speaking, the scientific network of institutes is developing well and lively exchanges are taking place. We have established flexible structures in this regard: in four disciplinary units, the institutes network across broadly defined disciplinary areas. This interdisciplinary collaboration is encouraged through so-called interest groups (IGs). For example, at the end of 2021 we were able to bring a number of researchers from Berlin together as part of a workshop on the topic of ‘Artificial Intelligence in Research’. At this workshop, the entire scope of this research topic was discussed in Berlin, from basic research and the use of AI and machine-based learning in material research, medicine and the transport sector to sociopolitical questions regarding artificial intelligence. The topic of AI is now being developed further by a BR50 interest group.
Anja Sommerfeld: BR50 is also increasingly being seen as a port of call for university requests, public queries and science policy issues. We enter into dialogue with the public via events, such as the Berlin Science Week. At the start of 2022, BR50 also launched its own podcast in which we controversially highlight critical topics from the field of research: “Berlin Research – Forschung in Berlin”. BR50 is also in discussions with the Senate Department and Berlin’s political scene: at the start of the pandemic, BR50 formed part of the Corona Taskforce at Berlin’s centre of science, which advises the Senate Department. In September 2021, we also articulated the issue of research in Berlin in a joint position paper. In February, BR50 presented itself at a research committee hearing at the parliament building in Berlin.
Who can become a BR50 member - and is 50 a fixed number?
Gregor Hofmann: No, all non-university research institutes or facilities with offices or a branch in Berlin and which meet the requirements of scientific quality assurance can become a member. A guest status is also possible. We are currently working tirelessly on formalising the association and are aiming to form a non-profit association. We hope to complete this process by the middle of the year.
What role do the previously mentioned interest groups play in BR50’s work?
Anja Sommerfeld: In addition to disciplinary based units, the IGs provide a cross-disciplinary platform. This enables current issues to be dealt with quickly and in an agile way. A handful of IGs have been formed to date that focus on the strategic development of BR50 and Berlin as a city of science, for example. The ‘International’ IG was established to help BR50 appeal to international scientists and make arriving in Berlin easier for researchers. It also deals with matters such as dual careers, something Berlin definitely needs to catch up on. The interest groups are therefore an important medium for promoting collaboration between institutes at various levels, discussing experiences and using synergies. Finally, we want to make it easy and accessible for members of research institutes to interact with one another, benefit from this exchange and develop new ideas.
How does BR50 work with the Berlin University Alliance (BUA)?
Gregor Hofmann: Topics such as further education, dual careers and scientific and non-scientific careers affect Berlin as a whole. BR50 is therefore in discussions with the BUA and politics. The association coordinates with various working areas of the BUA to identify further synergies. One example is the partnership with the Berlin Leadership Academy. The goal here is to open up further education and training programmes to participants from non-university research institutes. Another example is our collaboration with the Oxford–Berlin Research Partnership on topics such as internationalisation and research cooperation.
The interests of international researchers is a focus for BR50. To what extent is the association currently supporting scientists from Ukraine?
Gregor Hofmann: The impacts of the Russian invasion in Ukraine on Berlin and science as a whole will preoccupy us for a long time to come. With two responses, the BR50 coordinators showed their solidarity with the people over there and those who want open scientific and cultural exchange in both Ukraine and Russia. BR50 supported efforts early on to promote discourse and network people within the institutes who could support Ukrainian refugee researchers with fund applications, for example. BR50 primarily coordinates and collaborates information here without duplicating structures.
Furthermore, various BR50 institutes have been developing programmes together with partners or their corresponding umbrella research organisations to support Ukrainian refugee researchers, at least temporarily. Some institutes with spare capacity have offered guest rooms to these refugees. Others are working on building networking opportunities for research refugees. At the same time, we provide BR50 members with an exchange forum on ongoing activities. We are also in regular contact with the corresponding working levels at the BUA. All of the latest information from the BR50 institutes regarding services and programmes is available on our website under the section ‘IG Ukraine’.
Anja Sommerfeld: What’s more, it’s not just about offering support now. Long-term prospects need to be established for the refugee scientists that stay here. And it’s about supporting those who want to return to their home country. The scientific institutes and universities will need to be rebuilt, research work set up again and science promoted that is free from repression. The last point doesn’t just apply to research in Ukraine, but also in Russia and all other countries governed by authoritarian regimes. BR50 has also covered this topic in one of its podcast episodes.
Interdisciplinarity and networking are not just BR50 approaches but also characteristics of Berlin as a science hub. Are there any stones that still remain unturned?
Anja Sommerfeld: The scientific system in German is characterised by heavy pillarisation. This isn’t the case in other countries and it is often difficult for outsiders to understand the highly complex system. These create obstacles when it comes to building partnerships with international scientific institutes or associations. Germany therefore needs to do better at making these existing structures more comprehensible and aim to simplify them in the long term.
Gregor Hofmann: Particularly as the structures are becoming more complex. One example of this is the joint appointment of professors. It’s a key tool for interlinking research and teaching at non-university institutes and universities - and for attracting outstanding international researchers to come here. In terms of Germany and Berlin in particular as a city of science and innovation, it would be extremely helpful if research findings were communicated more strongly to the public and in economic value chains. We are very excited for the planned initiatives in this area. (vdo)
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Transfer – StoriesGuest contribution by Brain City Ambassador Dr.-Ing. Onur Günlü, Technische Universität Berlin.→Exploring the "ultimate limits"
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Insights Transfer – StoriesA guest article from Brain City Ambassador Prof. Dr. Selin Arikoglu, Professor of child and youth welfare at the Catholic University of Applied Social…→Giving a scientific voice to the relatives of prisoners
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Facts & Events23.10.2019 | Over 350 top researchers from all over the world, more than 130 events, and a new format: the "Berlin Science Campus". Berlin Science…→10 days dedicated to science: Berlin Science Week 2019
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Facts & Events Transfer – StoriesFrom 21 to 25 November, scientists can once again discuss future-oriented topics on a practical level together with companies from Berlin and…→Providing impulses for cooperation: Transfer Week 2022
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Transfer – StoriesThe literary scholar Dr. Betiel Wasihun was traveling for science. After stops in Heidelberg, Yale, and Oxford, it brought her to Berlin two years…→“Berlin is a perfect location. Especially if you don’t want to pursue just a single avenue of scientific work.” | 12.08.2019
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Facts & EventsThe last school day in Berlin is over. Finally summer holidays! But some students might get bored while swimming all day in the Havel or the…→Clever throughout the summer holidays | 19.06.2019
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Facts & EventsFacts & EventsCurrent technological developments in the field of life sciences, exchanges and networking will be the focus of BIONNALE on 12 May.→
BIONNALE 2021 – register now!
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Transfer – StoriesOur guest author Dr Barbara Schäuble is Professor for Diversity-Conscious Approaches in the Theory and Practice of Social Work at ASH Berlin and a…→Guest contribution: A sudden change of course - classes moved online
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Transfer – StoriesStadtManufaktur Berlin conceptually unites research projects of the TU Berlin under a single roof. The long-term goal of this “open laboratory…→Science in Dialogue with the City
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Transfer – StoriesA guest contribution by Brain City Ambassador Prof. Dr Anabel Ternès von Hattburg, Professor for International Business Administration at the SRH…→Getting on Board with Digitality
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Insights Transfer – StoriesBrain City interview with Dr. phil. Thorsten Philipp, Advisor Transdisciplinary Teaching in the Office of the Vice Presidents of TU Berlin.→“Everybody knows something”
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(Left to right) Prof. Christian Matzdorf, Police commissioner Turgay Akkaya, Stefan Graf Finck von Finckenstein, Photo: HWR Berlin / Sylke Schumann
Transfer – StoriesPolice commissioner Turgay Akkaya has developed an anti-stalking app as part of his Bachelor’s project at the HWR Berlin. At the beginning of January…→A Preventive App Against Stalking
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Transfer – StoriesInterview with Brain City Ambassador Prof. Dr. Gabriele Mielke, Vice President of the VICTORIA | International University of Applied Sciences and also…→"Major Events Affect Life in the City on Different Levels”
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Facts & EventsTeenagers aged 14 to 18 and researchers and students from Brain City Berlin are invited to submit suggestions to the Berlin University Alliance for…→Berlin University Alliance: Ideas wanted!
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Transfer – StoriesIn the digital age learning behaviour changes profoundly. It is student-centered and technology rich. As a member of the Erasmus+ funded project…→Exploring the future of learning
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Transfer – StoriesTeaching is currently only taking place online. Guest author Dr Dorothee Haffner, professor for Museology at HTW Berlin - University of Applied…→Guest contribution: "Online teaching is more engaging than I thought"
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Transfer – StoriesResearch results quickly and easily accessible online: The Open Access movement is campaigning for a paradigm shift in the field of publications and…→Open Access: free knowledge for everyone
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Transfer – StoriesJuggling a degree course or teaching with the extra burden of the care of children or other family members is not an easy task. Both students and…→From “Zoo School” to “Maternity Protection”: family-friendly universities
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Every year, just before Christmas evening, we ask ourselves full of hope the same question: Will there be White Christmas? According to the Berliner…→Whether green or white: We wish you a Merry Christmas!
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Facts & EventsThe Brain City Berlin once again gets top-class new scientists: The medician and epidemiologist Prof. Dr. Dr. Sabine Gabrysch is the first female…→First nationwide professorship for climate change and health in Berlin | 26.06.2019
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Facts & EventsHumanities scholar Prof. Dr. Anita Traninger received the Award from the German Research Foundation (DFG) last Wednesday in Brain City Berlin.→Leibniz Award for FU Professor Anita Traninger
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Facts & EventsBuildings, lecture halls and laboratories in the Brain City Berlin are currently closed to students, teachers and researchers due to the corona…→COVID-19: Berlin universities are helping
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Transfer – StoriesAt the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) the main focus is on "translational research" - the transfer of findings from the research lab into clinical…→“There are now many great female scientists, achieving great things”
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Transfer – StoriesBrain City-Interview with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Research Director at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG).→“A sustainable goal of our work is to make clear what the technology can actually do”
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Facts & EventsWith more than 200 events and over 500 speakers, this year’s Berlin Science Week is bigger than ever before. However, the 2020 edition of the…→Berlin Science Week 2020 – Digital and Global
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Transfer – StoriesIn time for the 2020/21 winter semester, ASH, the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin, is launching the first bachelor's degree to…→"We have to completely rethink nursing!" | 27.09.2019
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Transfer – StoriesThe Startup Incubator Berlin at the Berlin School of Economics and Law is particularly successful in supporting founder teams – as proved by the fact…→“We Bring Ideas to Market”
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Transfer – StoriesFour universities, one network: The network “Science & Startups” groups the start-up services of the universities united in the Berlin University…→Wide-ranging Support for University Start-ups
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Transfer – StoriesThe Charlottenburg Innovation Centre CHIC hosts around 50 start-ups. Situated at Brain City Berlin’s “Zukunftsort” Campus Charlottenburg, the CHIC…→CHIC - Business Incubator at a "Zukunftsort’"
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Transfer – StoriesThe courses offered by the HUWISU Summer University are varied and exciting, the target group is international: students from abroad who come to…→When Berlin becomes one large seminar room ... | 15.08.2019
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Facts & EventsBerlin's Senator for Economics, Ramona Pop, and Brandenburg's Minister of Economic Affairs, Jörgs Steinbach, have once again announced the search for…→2020 Innovation Award: Apply by 22th June!
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Transfer – StoriesMany top-class researchers and scientists are being attracted to Brain City Berlin every year. The Dual Career Network Berlin helps partners of…→Dual Career Network Berlin: getting a good start in Berlin
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Transfer – StoriesThe Berlin AI Competence Centre BIFOLD will receive 22 million Euro annually in the future from the Federal government and the State of Berlin.→Millions in Funding for AI Research in Berlin
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Facts & EventsThe exhibition MACHT NATUR at STATE Studio in Berlin focuses on the discomfort that many of us experience when faced with human intervention in…→MACHT NATUR: an exhibition that asks questions
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Facts & EventsBerliners with foreign roots are extremely innovative. According to a short report by IW, the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, 16.1% of the…→Berliners with a migration background especially inventive | 29.05.2019
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Facts & EventsThe Coronvirusa crisis poses great challenges, especially for small and medium-sized companies. On 20 May, scientific experts will speak all day in…→TRAO – digital transfer day on the 20th of May
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Facts & EventsThe coronavirus pandemic carries many risks, not only for individuals, but also for society. But how are the risks being perceived? And how are people…→Risk perception in the coronavirus crisis: a survey from TU Berlin
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Facts & EventsSeveral researchers in Brain City Berlin have recently received top-class prize grants. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes were awarded to Prof. Dr…→7 research awards for Berlin scientists
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Transfer – StoriesInterview: Brain City Ambassador Dr-Ing. Ivo Boblan, Professor of the Humanoid Robotics Study Programme at the Berliner Hochschule für Technik, and…→“Robots Can Save us a Great Deal of Work”
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Transfer – StoriesSiemensstadt 2.0 is a place of the future. The Berlin Senate has approved 9.9 million euros for the first research project "Electrical Drive…→Siemensstadt 2.0: Research and industry closely linked
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Facts & EventsBerlin is a cosmopolitan metropolis. People from more than 190 countries live and work in the city. More and more young, talented people who would…→Berlin universities are extraordinarily international | 10.10.2019
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Transfer – StoriesSpace exploration is experiencing a revolution thanks to commercialization by such companies as Elon Musk's SpaceX. But did you know that more facets…→From Berlin to the moon: the space industry is booming in Berlin | 03.09.2018
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Facts & EventsCaroline Frädrich and Prof. Dr Josef Köhrle from the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology at the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin along with Dr…→“Berlin Research Award for Alternatives to Animal Experiments”: Award-winning Project by Charité and the BfR
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Transfer – StoriesA guest contribution by Gesine Höltmann, research assistant and Swen Hutter, Deputy Director at the Centre for Civil Society Research.→Polarisation and Cohesion in the Corona Crisis: a Look at Civil Society
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Facts & EventsDecipher research via hidden object pictures: Since March, the HU Berlin is offering guided tours through the “Bahnhof der Wissenschaften” (“Station…→Exhibition tip: Science Underground Tour
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Facts & EventsOn 3 October, Brain City Berlin will be represented with the “Berlin Cube” at the EinheitsEXPO in Saxony-Anhalt.→#BRAINCITYBERLIN at the Day of German Unity
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TalentThe International Post-Doc Initiative of the Technische Universität Berlin is aimed at female scientists from all over the world. As part of the TU…→IPODI – TU Berlin funds international female scientists | 14.05.2018
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Facts & EventsBerliners win six high-ranking research awards: a total of five outstanding scientists received awards from the European Research Council. And Berlin…→Six awards announced for Berlin scientists
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Insights Transfer – StoriesWith the project “KlinKe”, Prof. Dr. Silke Bustamante and her colleague Prof. Dr. Andrea Pelzeter at the HWR Berlin are researching which of the…→On the way to becoming a climate-neutral hospital
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Transfer – StoriesBerlin is one of the most water-rich cities in Germany. But climate change does not stop at the Havel, Spree or Wannsee either. Dr. Michael Hupfer is…→"We're trying to take a look into the future." | 04.07.2019
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Facts & Events“Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data” (BIFOLD) is the new organisation that the Berlin Big Data Center (BBDC) and the Berlin…→AI Beacon for Berlin: Millions in funding from the German Federal Government and State of Berlin
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Facts & Events#TogetherUnbeatable: The Special Olympics World Games 2023 will be held in the sports metropolis of Berlin from 17 to 25 June. Researchers can…→Special Olympics World Games Berlin: join a researcher!
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Transfer – StoriesSend a digital lollipop or delicate fragrance notes via email or let the wind virtually blow against your face - research makes it possible. Learn…→Experiencing the digital world with all senses | 18.06.2019
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Transfer – StoriesThe knowledge portal “humboldts17” presents current research on the subject of sustainability and welcomes open dialogue with the general public. The…→17 Goals for the Future
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Facts & EventsIt is considered to be one of the most important instruments of Berlin's higher education equality policy: the “Berliner Chancengleichheitsprogramm”…→Berlin Equal Opportunities Programme: 6 more years
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Facts & EventsThe online event “Redefining the Smart City” on 23 and 24 March is inviting international researchers and Smart City experts to various workshops.The…→International symposium on the subject of Smart Cities
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Facts & EventsProducts, concepts and solutions are sought that exemplify the innovative capabilities and economic strength of the capital region. Companies based in…→Berlin Brandenburg Innovation Award 2022: Apply by 4 July
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Facts & Events Transfer – StoriesAn interview with Christine Brummer, director of Berlin Science Week.→Opening up science for dialogue with society