Tour of Adlershof: Parl. state secretary Christian Hirte (left), BAM president Prof. Ulrich Panne (2nd from right) and Berlin's governing mayor, Michael Müller (right)
Source: BAM, Department of Corporate Communications
Science + Economy = Innovation: That's what Adlershof stands for. To get an overview of the rapidly growing district in Berlin, the federal government commissioner for the eastern German states, Christian Hirte, together with the governing mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, today visited various companies and institutions in Berlin-Adlershof. Prof. Ulrich Panne, BAM president and board member of the scientific network of non-university research institutions in Adlershof (IGAFA), also took part in the tour.
Berlin-Adlershof is Germany's largest science and technology park. More than 500 companies and ten non-university research institutes conduct research on photonics and optics, photovoltaics and renewable energies, microsystems and micromaterials, information technology (IT) and media as well as biotechnology and the environment. Six science institutes of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (chemistry, geography, computer science, mathematics, physics and psychology) also have a presence there.
The governing mayor praised the exciting discussions and the culture of cooperation at the Adlershof technology park. His conclusion at the end of the tour: Adlershof can serve as a role model for other Berlin districts.
BAM at Adlershof
Around 350 of the nearly 1,700 employees work at BAM’s Adlershof branch. They primarily conduct research in the fields of analytical chemistry and reference materials, interactions between materials and the environment, as well as materials engineering and the use of thermographic processes. Specialised laboratories, such as the metal-free clean room, which is unique in Europe, enable research in the field of trace analysis. BAM also conducts experiments with the BESSY II electron storage ring operated by the Helmholtz Association.
Another example of BAM’s close links in the Berlin-Brandenburg science region, and especially on the Adlershof campus, is its participation in the School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof (SALSA). Here, BAM cooperates closely with Humboldt-Universität.
In addition, BAM supports young scientists on their path to founding their own enterprises. The focus is on spin-offs from analytical chemistry and materials chemistry. The start-up Belyntic is a successful example from the Adlershof branch.