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PSP Conference 2025 “SUSTAINABILITY” – Shaping a Sustainable, Interdisciplinary and Innovative Future

Press Release | On October 13 and 14, 2025, the Potsdam Science Park will host the PSP Conference 2025 “SUSTAINABILITY” in Potsdam. This English-language innovation forum brings together leading minds from science, business, and politics to demonstrate how cutting-edge research translates into practical applications. The conference focuses on topics such as plant-based food systems, circular concepts in the chemical and plastics industries, bio-based materials, enzyme technologies, and sustainable innovations in textiles and fashion. The event will be opened by Dr. Friederike Haase, State Secretary at the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg.

How can resource conservation and sustainable innovation go hand in hand? Which research breakthroughs are ready for real-world implementation, and what models can guide us toward a climate-neutral future? For companies and sustainability professionals, the PSP Conference 2025 offers concrete insights on how to use resources efficiently and actively pursue the goals of a circular and climate-friendly economy. Alongside scientific presentations, the innovation forum provides ample opportunities for dialogue and networking.

The sustainable transformation offers economic opportunities through collaboration among science, business, and society. The PSP Conference 2025 “SUSTAINABILITY” delivers tangible inspiration for companies, start-ups, and researchers to drive the transfer of sustainable technologies. Beyond its scientific sessions, the forum is a vibrant space for exchange and collaboration.

The PSP Conference 2025 “SUSTAINABILITY” took place on October 13 and 14, 2025.
The conference program remains available at www.psp-conference.de.

📷 Photo impressions of the event are now available here.

About the PSP Conference 2025 “SUSTAINABILITY”

The PSP Conference 2025 “SUSTAINABILITY” is jointly organized by:

  • Standortmanagement Golm GmbH
  • Potsdam Transfer, the innovation and start-up service of the University of Potsdam

in cooperation with numerous partners from across Brandenburg, including:

  • Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB),
  • the Fraunhofer Performance Center “Integration of Biological and Physicochemical Material Functions”.
  • the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Potsdam).
  • and the Economic Development Department of the City of Potsdam.

The conference is further supported by:

  • IHK Potsdam,
  • Collaborative Drug Discovery,
  • Süddeutsche Datenschutzgesellschaft mbH,
  • Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB),
  • HTGF High-Tech Gründerfonds,
  • nora by Interface,
  • and VOSSIUS & PARTNER.

About the Potsdam Science Park

The Potsdam Science Park is one of the largest science hubs for life sciences and biotechnology in the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region. It brings together world-class research, university education, and research-driven start-ups and enterprises to form a dynamic and innovative community. Collaboration and exchange between renowned research institutions and forward-thinking companies are at the heart of the park’s mission.

Spread across 50 hectares, the park is home to two Fraunhofer Institutes (including the Fraunhofer Competence Center), three Max Planck Institutes, the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Potsdam, the Brandenburg Faculty of Health Sciences, the innovation centers GO:IN and GO:IN 2, around 50 start-ups and companies, and the Brandenburg State Main Archive.

The new 10-hectare Technology Campus will open space for around 100 additional companies.

Projects led by Standortmanagement Golm GmbH in the Potsdam Science Park are co-funded by the European Union and the Federal State of Brandenburg.

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