The European Union has allocated EUR 8.4 million for the joint Bioplasic Europe project to tackle plastics in seas. The project is part of its Horizon 2020 research programme. The consortium leader and initiator...

A concept for managing outbreaks of diseases with vast numbers of patients in ports will be tackled as part of the interdisciplinary Adaptive Resilience Management in Ports (ARMIHN) project over the ...

Tests of the new 5G standard undertaken in the Port of Hamburg as part of the EU project 5G-MoNArch have ended, a press release said Tuesday (June 11, 2019). The port had been test area for the Hamb...

When caring mothers ask their children: “How did things go at school today?”, this usually meets with little enthusiasm. Yet, when the same question pops up on a smartphone screen, the response can have a positive eff...

Around 3,000 delegates are expected at the Digital Kindergarten in Hamburg’s Millerntor-Stadion in St. Pauli on June 6, 2019 . New digital trends and technologies in AI, VR, AR, 3D printing, smart home or robotics ...

Anything is possible in a virtual world. Fantastical worlds and realistically programmed environments can be explored without heeding physical limits. Catastrophes or war scenarios can be experience...

The Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency is inviting people to view photovoltaic systems, aquifer heat storage and an “intelligent” control system for Leuphana University’s main building in Lüneburg ...

Family entrepreneurs are to set to reveal their strategies for decades-long success during the upcoming “Hall of Fame – Dialogue” on June 13, 2019 in Hamburg. The event comes against the backdrop of Hamburg...

Bio-lutions International AG, the Hamburg-based manufacturer of ecological packaging and disposable tableware made from agricultural waste, has secure EUR 8.3 million in a Series A fina...

The Hamburg-based Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA is investing around EUR 500 million in its digitization strategy by 2024 to accelerate its transformation into a digital health care group. Its “...

“The future is multimodal, post-fossil and public digital*,” according to Theo Jansen, Chair of the German Platform for Mobility Management (e.V.) during a recent conference on “Mobility Manag...

A total of 30 major cities including Chicago, Helsinki, Johannesburg, Sydney and Hamburg met Wednesday (May 22, 2019) at the Urban 20 Mayors Summit in Tokyo and urged governments to leverage t...

Die Entscheidung über den Standort des künftigen Deutschen Hafenmuseums und dem Liegeplatz der Peking ist gefallen: Grasbrook – in dem neuen Stadtteil, der südwestlich der Elbbrücken...

Trend researcher Oona Horx-Strathern highlighted 12 megatrends shaping the present and conclusions that can be drawn for the future of economy and society. The Future Institute, founded by her husband Matt...

The Millerntor-Stadion in St. Pauli will host the third “Digital Kindergarten” in Hamburg on June 6, 2019 to accommodate large numbers of expected delegates. New digital trends and technologies in AI, VR, AR, 3D printing...

The international BLOCKCHANCE Conference 2019 gets underway in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce from August 16-17, 2019 under the theme “The Future of Social Economics”. Around 750 de...

Almost every fifth person in Germany has (9.2 per cent) or had (9.1 per cent) to 7.7 per cent who owned shares in 2017, a study by Deutsches Aktieninstitut has found. And blo...

Big ideas and above all lateral thinking are the overriding themes on the tenth anniversary of the TEDxHamburg on June 1, 2019. Ten international speakers will then outline their dreams of genuine projec...

A hotel in a former regional tax office, in this case Hamburg’s Oberfinanzdirektion, did not sound sexy initially. However, that changed as soon as the Singapore-based Fraser Hospitality Group turne...

Hamburg is gearing up to host the Rotary International Convention from June 1-5, 2019 with over 25,000 Rotarians from 170 countries expected at the event in the Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH (HMC)...

Germany’s biggest waterborne show, the hanseboot ancora boat show, is being renamed the “HAMBURG ancora YACHTFESTIVAL” to mark its 10th anniversary. The annual show will be held on the last week...

Deep tech topics took centre stage Thursday (May 23, 2019) at the Hamburg Innovation Summit(#HHIS) underway in the historic Fischauktionshalle Altona. Some delegates also found time to enjoy ...

The Hamburg-based Eatclever is spreading to London bringing the number of its markets to four as it eyes even more growth. The company presently has 35 employees and operates in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Eatclever de...

The shortage of skilled workers in the fields of mathematics, information technology, natural sciences and technology (MINT) came to of 311,300 at the end of April, according to a report published Wednesday (May 22, 2019) by ...

The Port of Hamburg is on a growth course and seaborne cargo was up 6.0 per cent at 34.6 million tons in the first quarter of 2019. Both general cargo throughput at 23.9 million tons – up 5.4 per cent – and bulk car...

“Future City”, “New Work” and “Deep Tech” are high on the agenda of the 2019 Hamburg Innovation Summit 4.0 underway Thursday (May 23) in the Fischauktionshalle. The interactive expo with over...

The Überquell Brauwerkstätte is opening the 220-square metre Green Pauli urban gardening project on Thursday (May 23, 2019) at 3 pm. Partnered by local schools and the Altonaer Kinder Küche for children, the...

The Hamburg Innovation Summit 4.0 gets underway Thursday (May 23, 2019) in the Fischkauktionshalle in Altona. Key figures in commerce, science and education will present their in...

Hamburg is promoting climate friendly production in a bid to halve CO2 emissions by 2030 over those in 1990 and by as much as 80 per cent before 2050. Industries across the city are already using clim...

The Hamburg-based About You, has bought the ad tech specialist Adference. After two years of co-operation, the Luneburg-based start-up became a wholly owned subsidiary of About You in late Ap...