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Life expectancy is increasing, awareness of health is growing and the demand for state-of-the-art treatment methods is increasing. What about medical progress? At MEDICA, the world’s largest trade fair for medical technology, the Berlin-Brandenburg companies present innovations and the latest products. More than 5000 exhibitors in total offer the most diverse perspectives on the healthcare…

The 8th High-Tech Transfer Day on November 8, 2019 at the Fraunhofer Conference Center was dedicated to the exploitation of scientific ideas with the latest, patents and products as well as cooperations from the environment of the Potsdam Science Park. Numerous research institutions and cooperating companies from the region presented concrete products and research successes…

New energy storage systems with components made from natural raw materials – A hint of vanilla is in the air. You wouldn’t necessarily expect that in a chemistry lab. Especially not when research is being carried out there on battery materials. The reason for the smell: vanillin. In the laboratory of Dr. Clemens Liedel, the…

A second innovation centre is being built in Golm. A way for start-ups to remain loyal to the location. Potsdam is growing – especially the districts of Fahrland and Marquardt in the north are recording a continuous influx of families. But Eiche and Golm in the far west of the city are also welcoming more…

The Brandenburg State Archive: Service provider for historical research – It is a real treasure chest for historians: Certificates, files, maps, plans, photos, posters and documents that have been created in state authorities and institutions since the beginnings of the Mark Brandenburg in the 12th century – all of this is stored on the shelves,…

The Rodos Biotarget develops nanotransporters: They are tiny and cannot be seen with the naked eye: nanoparticles measure only millionths of a millimeter. But research has high hopes for these small substances, which occur in nature but can also be produced synthetically. Scientists can give these particles new properties and thus use them in a…