The University of Hamburg was among Tuesday’s (December 3, 2019) winners of the four-year EXIST Business Start-up Grant presented by the German Ministry of Economics and Energy …

Hamburg’s cycling infrastructure is set for yet another boost and will be combined with high-quality services, if Kirstin Pfaue, Cycling Co-ordinator has her way. Commenting on the…

Residents of Hamburg plan to spend an average of EUR 474 on Christmas gifts this year. Around 83 per cent of 23 to 38-year-olds want to order most gifts online similar to 67 per cent of 3…

Hamburg has topped the 2020 Global Fintech Index of emerging locations or growth hubs published by Britain’s Findexable in December. Tallinn and Copenhagen ranked second and third. Hamburg came 13th in the European top 50 …

The winners of the German Renewable Awards presented by the Renewable Energies Hamburg Cluster (EEHH) were lauded Thursday (November 28, 2019) in the Altona Opera Loft for projects ranging from virtual …

A three-month test phase of Europe’s first mobile, ballast water purification system has been underway in Hamburg since early November and allows the city to adhere to the International Maritime Org…

Around 400 exhibitors are expected at Mineralien Hamburg from December 6-8, 2019 in Messe Hamburg. The event is not only one of the largest mineral exchanges in the world, but also northern Europe’s largest jewellery fair.…

Blockchain technology is considered transparent, forgery-proof, decentralized and holds great potential for the logistics industry. Distributed Ledger Techn…

The senate presented Tuesday (December 3, 2019) its continued climate plan and a new climate protection law for achieving Hamburg’s climate goals. CO2 emissions are to be cut …

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is increasing its efforts to protect the climate, conserve resources and make the entire group climate neutral by 2040, a press release sai…

Hermes is trialling them on the last mile, Ikea is offering them to its customers, and coffee shops like Coffee-Bike, have discovered them as a stand-alone business model – …

A total of 25 outstanding researchers from a wide range of disciplines are expected to join the new Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study or “Wissenschaftskolleg”. The aim is to create an …

The Berlin-based “GHOST – feel it” start-up founded by Laura Bücheler and Isabella Hillmer won the 2019 “Idee-Förderpreis” presented by the Hanseatic entrepreneur Albert Darbov…

Researchers first have to unlock a highly-secured door 14 metres below the Earth’s surface to unveil the world’s fastest soft X-ray camera called the DSSC detector. The camera i…

The 25-strong jury behind the European University Film Award (EUFA) is expected in Hamburg from December 3-5, 2019 to decide on a winning film. Student representatives from 25 participating European…

Leading business representatives in Hamburg have come together to create a technical basis for the Hanse Digital idea resulting in a prototype for a trustworthy platform for trade. B…

The U.S. multinational Equinix, which is a leading global provider of data centre and interconnection services, opened its new HH1 data centre near Hamburg Airport on Thursday (Novem…

The promises are big and varied and range from conquering diseases to considerably lengthening our lives on the basis of digital technologies. British gerontologist Aubrey de Grey believes a socie…

The property technology company, Scoperty, hopes to make the property market more transparent with a price platform based on big data and algorithms. Around 1 million estimated r…

Just let your mind drift – it’s pleasant and the ideal remedy for burnout. Tiny Escape’s origins lie in Sophie Müller’s desire to escape the bustling city briefly, to tank up with energy drawn from n…

Leading business representatives in Hamburg have come together to create a technical basis for the Hanse Digital idea resulting in a prototype for a trustworthy platform for trade. B…

Around 150 women and three digital experts – all women – gathered Wednesday (November 6, 2019) at Airbus in Hamburg Finkenwerder to mull the brave new world of work. A new kind of flexibility …

VOX TV’s “Die Höhle der Löwen” (The Lion’s Den) show for founders has secured its prime time, leading market position on Tuesday evenings with an average 14.2 per cent of 14 to 59-ye…

LignoPure, an early stage start-up based in Hamburg, has won the innovation category of the Global Blockchain Challenge, which ended Wednesday (November 13, 2019) in Malaga. This late…

A network of cosplayers welcomed visitors to Hamburg’s latest games fair, the Gamevention on Saturday (November 23,2019). Characters from Marvel and Star Wars ming…

Hamburg became lead partner in the EU’s SMOOTH PORTS project in August and is represented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and Innovation (BWVI), according to HHLA …

Five winners of the Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis or Golden Lola accepted the awards worth EUR 30,000 each during a ceremony in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie on Wednesday …

Seaborne cargo handling between Australia and the Port of Hamburg increased 23.7 per cent to 1.7 million tonnes in 2018. Container traffic with Australia increased 19.8 per cent to 68,000&nbs…

André Mücke, Vice President of the “Chamber of Commerce”:https://www.hamburg-news.hamburg/en/renewable-energy/bakery-hamburg-becomes-luftguetepartner-2019/ and Ties Rabe, Senator for Education and Training, have honoured 61 outstanding gradua…

Die diesjährige Stadtradeln-Aktion war ein voller Erfolg. Mit über 1,2 Millionen Kilometern konnte das Vorjahresergebnis so gut wie verdoppelt…