International experts, scientists researchers and industrialists will meet at the Chamber of Commerce on August 29 for the 2019 eHealth-Day in Hamburg. Emphasis is on smart health systems from De…
What can Germany learn from health systems in Denmark, Sweden and Estonia?
Meeting point, workbench and shop window for wind industry
Around 650 exhibitors from Germany and neighbouring countries as well as 18,000 trade visitors from all sectors of the wind energy industry are expected at Husum Wind 2019 underway from September 10-13, 2019. The fair wil…
Hamburg News presents young entrepreneurs as "Hamburg meets ..." launches in VRHQ
Hamburg gained yet another event Wednesday (August 21, 2019) with the start of the new “'Hamburg meets …’” event series at the Virtual Reality Headquarters (VRHQ). Hamburg News is now goin…
Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft boosting 11 eleven sectors in Hamburg's creative economy
The Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft showed just how closely creativity and innovation are intertwined at its two-day congress Mind the Progress in mid June. Stimulating innovation has become an inc…
Berlin's Sirplus on mission to make waste food mainstream - over 100 enquiries from Hamburg
The founder of the Berlin-based Sirplus founder Raphael Fellmer is aiming to give edible food that has been discarded based on visual faults, overproduction or the best-before da…
Acceptance of AI increasing - humanization rejected
Around 83 per cent of Germans over 58 per cent in 2018 can imagine communicating with artificial intelligence, according to a by Statista conducted on behalf of nextMedia.Hamburg and published in August. This…
Universities in Hamburg, Lübeck, Kiel and Bremen apply for EUR 10 million in research funds
A north German research association including Hamburg is laying plans for an artificial intelligence competence centre in medicine, a press release said Thursday (August 15, 2019). The con…
Hit blockchain applications on show at conference in Hamburg
The audience consisting mainly of men in dark suits were spellbound by the ecstatic blue shapes dancing to the beat of hammers and hip-hop sounds as performed by BitArt theatre in the Chamber of Commerce’s Alb…
Intelligent apps for first-level support grow - Xing and Dräger opt for knowhere chatbots
Automated customer communication is spreading amid rising demand for intelligent chatbots such as that of knowhere GmbH. The Hamburg-based start-up now counts well-known companies …
Experts and politicians to discuss ideas, concepts and strategies in Chamber of Commerce
Experts in retail, the property sector, logistics and politics will come together on Wednesday (August 21, 2019) to discuss strategies, concepts and practical ideas at the first Hamburg Trade…
Wizz Air to operate twice weekly flight to Kutaisi from December
Hungary’s Wizz Air will operate a twice-weekly flight to Kutaisi, Georgia from Hamburg Airportstarting on December 20, 2019. An Airbus 320 will be operated on the new, direct flight to Georgia’s third…
UKE's academy helping skilled foreigners adjust to Hamburg's labour market
The academy of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) is launching a project to help immigrants adjust their qualifications to requirements in Germany and to gain valuable, work experience in the&…
GWHH boosts networking between partners
The Gesundheitswirtschaft Hamburg GmbH (GWHH) is celebrating its* tenth anniversary* this year. “On December 12, we will look back on ten successful years – and naturally to the future,” said Jan Quast and Birgit Schweeberg, Managing Direct…
Hotspot of European blockchain scene
Highlights of the upcoming Blockchain Summer were presented Tuesday (August 13) during a press conference in the Tanzenden Türme on Hamburg’s Reeperbahn. Organized by the Ministry for Economics, several large conferences will be held…
"World is becoming more individual than ever thanks to digitalisation," says Managing Director of Budnikowsky
Are New Work and “Work 4.0” a must for every company amidst digital transformation? When will innovation-driven competition become a threat? In April, HSBA’s&nb…
Hamburg's Senator for Consumer Protection announces initiative against food waste
Hamburg will motion the Bundesrat to urge the German government to initiate a law on the avoidance of food waste, said Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks, Senator for Consumer Protection, during a visit to the…
Allianz von Otto und ECE. Connected Commerce: neue Plattform soll Internet-Shopping und stationären Handel miteinander vernetzen
Gemeinsames Einzelhandelsprojekt gestartet: Der Hamburger Onlinehändler Otto will in Kooperation mit der ECE, einem der führenden Akteure im Berei…
belétage to bring latest furnishing trends to city in 2020
The Kuppel Hamburg is gearing up to host the brand new, biennial belétage fabrics and design trade fair from February 4-5, 2020. The venue will become a hub of international textile exhibitors, fabric editors, a…
Hamburg Aviation keen to enter SXSW with panel on "My Colleague is a Robot".
The Hamburg-based start-up Synergeticon, which specializes in individual software solutions for digital assistance systems, collaborative robotics and artificial intelligence, and the Co-Learni…
Hamburg data protection authority launches administrative proceedings against Google
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Johannes Caspar, has launched administrative proceedings against Google as its language assistance system is suspected of …
Hamburg's electrically-run collective taxis boosting public transport
Hamburg’s on-demand shuttle service, Ioki, is one of the ten winners of the German Mobility Award 2019. A total of 270 companies, start-ups, research institutions and associations had entered the cont…
Wide-ranging services paving way towards smart future
Competitors on the market are becoming collaborators amid growing awareness that challenges can be solved jointly and especially when it comes to digital transformation. More and more logistics companies in Hamburg are interes…
Rock IT's master classes in virtual classrooms focus on expertise and personal development
The Hamburg-based start-up Rock IT aims to enhance specialist and social skills during master classes held in a virtual classroom and by setting up an interdisciplinary network. T…
Senate's growth concept benefiting university's development - new port campus
The TUHH’s Institute for Waste Resources Management will relocate to the Hamburg Innovation Port (HIP) in October in accordance with a decision by the senate. The institute and a new information technol…
Dekra Award 2019 honours innovations in four categories- apply now
Applicants for the 2019 DEKRA Award now have until September 13, 2019 to submit their entries for the best security solutions. The expert organisation DEKRA and the German magazine Wi…
Driverless HEAT bus undergoes tests - goal of fully autonomous operations by 2021
Hamburg’s brand new HEAT shuttle buses were presented Wednesday (July 31, 2019) for tests on a route in HafenCity from August. Five metres in length, less than three tons in weight an…
Dutch Swapfiets offering subscriptions, repairs and bike maintenance services
The Dutch company Swapfiets is now offering bike subscriptions in Hamburg after officially opening a store in Altona. Private users or companies can order the bikes with the blue front wheel online for …
Find shops, cafés and recycling centres on zero-waste map to avoid waste
The Stadtreinigung Hamburg has launched a new app after a three-month test phase. Users can consult the zero-waste map to find nearby climate-friendly spots that do without avoidable packaging. Retailer…
Wacken Open Air not always popular - festival is key economic factor
The 2,000 strong village of Wacken is expecting its numbers to swell when around 100,000 heavy metal fans arrive for this year’s Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) underway from August 1-3, 2019. The tale of the village in…