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Mark your calendars: On June 8, 2026, the 7th Rooftop Pitch Potsdam will take place. The Potsdam startup pitch is the summer event for founders and investors. Innovative startups emerging from science and academia meet investors with a strong focus on early-stage financing. Set above the city, the event offers a unique setting for meaningful…

Joint Press Release MWFL, MIK, BLB – On February 12th, 2026, Minister of Science Dr. Manja Schüle, State Secretary of the Interior Frank Stolper, Vice President for Teaching and Studies Dr. Britta van Kempen, and Technical Managing Director of the Brandenburg State Enterprise for Real Estate and Construction (BLB) Gerit Fischer celebrated the topping-out ceremony…

On 8 January 2026, Minister of Science Dr Manja Schüle and Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha, Secretary of State for Technical Education of the Government of Uttarakhand, signed an agreement on future science and research cooperation between the State of Brandenburg and the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) | Miguel Zumalacárregui receives a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. The European Research Council selects a project on gravitational-wave lensing, led by Miguel Zumalacárregui, a group leader in the Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity department at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, with a…

Brandenburg State Capital Potsdam | Potsdam continues to demonstrate strong momentum: In the latest nationwide city ranking by IW Consult, WirtschaftsWoche and ImmoScout24, the state capital not only reaches first place in the newly introduced Infrastructure Index but also stands out with high quality of life and dynamic economic development.

Joint press release by Standortmanagement Golm GmbH, AGROLAB Potsdam GmbH and ProPotsdam GmbH | The AGROLAB GROUP is constructing a laboratory building with state-of-the-art infrastructure for water analysis at Potsdam Science Park. The laboratory group, which has more than 30 branches across Europe, is expanding its range of quality analyses for drinking water, groundwater, wastewater…