Location development

Over the course of evolution, plants and microorganisms have produced many active substances that could be of use to humans—for example in the fight against cancer or antibiotic resistance. The Brandenburg-funded start-up kez.biosolutions has found a way to produce new variants of these natural substances and modify them in such a way that they can…

Top-class research meets entrepreneurial spirit at the Potsdam Science Park. In this interview, the President of the University of Potsdam, Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D., talks about what it takes to successfully transfer knowledge from research into applications, how Brandenburg’s economy benefits from this path and why the Potsdam Science Park is one of the top…

Cooperation is a driver of scientific and economic progress. This is nowhere as evident as in the innovation hubs of our time. The best example? Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg and a city of innovation transfer. Innovations have always been closely linked to their places of origin. In our portrayal of important scientists and entrepreneurs,…

With over 25 years of experience supporting startups, 300 of them nurtured over the last 10 years alone, and ranked 3rd in Startup Radar 2021, Potsdam Transfer’s Start-up Service is one of Germany’s most successful. In this interview we hear from its head of, Johannes Zier, on how he and the team got to this…

Agnes von Matuschka has been the managing director of the Park Management (Standortmanagement Golm GmbH) in the Potsdam Science Park for three years. A conversation about big future plans for the Potsdam Science Park.

Strong in research – the two Fraunhofer Institutes at the Potsdam Science Park: Learn what Fraunhofer IAP Institute Director Prof. Dr. Alexander Böker and Dr. Eva Ehrentreich-Förster, Director (acting) at the Fraunhofer IZI-BB, see this growing research location in Potsdam-Golm. Both emphasize the excellent collaboration and settlement opportunities at the Potsdam Science Park.