Sneakers are hip and have long since morphed from mere sports shoes to stylish, essential items and they are valuable. Sneakers are traded like securities on stockx.com …

Women occupy only 20 per cent of management positions in the sports industry and are severely underrepresented, according to a study entitled “Women’s Careers in the Sports Ind…

Dr. Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg, and Matthias Boxberger, Chairman of the Hamburg Industry Association (IVH), concluded Monday (No…

The state-of the-art Olympus Campus in the south of Hamburg celebrated its topping-out ceremony on Friday (November 15, 2019) in the presence of Dr. Peter Tschentscher, Mayor of Hamburg. The campus in …

The Grants Committee of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved funding for four proposed graduate colleges at the University of Hamburg creating around 50 new positions for young academics. Th…

The good news is that the German government’s 2020 budget has earmarked resources for promoting gaming much to the delight of Felix Falk, CEO of game – the German gaming sector’s assoc…

The Academy of Sciences presented the Hamburg Science Prize 2019 to Prof. Dr. Jutta Gärtner Friday (November 8, 11.2019) in City Hall for her research into rare congenital neurometabolic diseases among children an…

A total of 19,180 new apprenticeships were signed in 2019 and remained roughly on levels reached in 2018, according to Sönke Fock, Chairman of the Management Board of the Agentur für Arbeit in Hamburg. Fock presented…

HafenCity University (HCU) has sealed a U.N. project for Hamburg as well as a grant of EUR 10 million for a 5G project to be led by HCU. The events mark …

The Hamburg-based WELOVEESPORTS GmbH is gearing up to host gamevention in Hamburg’s convention centre from November 23-24, 2019 only four weeks after one of Ge…

The clocks went back on October 27, and the days became shorter. But there’s still plenty to do in Hamburg during the dark winter months. The Hamburger Kunsthalle, for instance, is hosting an exhib…

More than 2,000 delegates attended around 30 events during the German Fintech Week 2019, which ended Saturday (November 9, 2019) in Hamburg. The who’s who of the financial sect…

Former professional heavyweight boxer Vladimir Klitschko, 43, shared Friday (November 8, 2019) his tips and tricks for grappling with the challenges of start-up life with around 40 delegates …

A session focusing on “Sustainable Corporate Communications” was held in Hamburg Thursday (November 7, 2019) in the run-up to Social Media Week underway from February 24-28, 2020. During the session, delegates gained insight int…

The Economic Development Corporation of the Harburg District (WLH) is planning a technology and innovation park (TIP) in Buchholz near the existing Vaenser Heide industrial estate. Around 900 knowledge-based w…

Hamburg Invest’s Startup-Unit will be offering free advice sessions on November 20, 2019 as part of Founders’ Week Germany (November 18-24, 2019). During that week, all kinds of initiatives, associations and universities thr…

All of Hamburg’s hospitals have performed well in the 2018 survey of “planning-relevant quality indicators” (PlanQI) carried out on behalf of the Joint Federal Committee (G-BA). Eleve…

The Hamburg-based Hyconnect won the Reeperbahn Startup Pitch on Thursday (November 7, 2019) to scoop a VIP trip including flight, accommodation and access to exclusive events at the 2020&n…

Five tart-ups in the Danish, Swedish, French and German music industries are competing for Hamburg’s sponsorship prize at the Music Worx Pitch on November 12, 2019. The pit…

Hamburg’s creative scene is gearing up to present high-quality, designer products, fashion, food, interiors and digital goods at the “Made in Hamburg” trade fair in the Millerntor-Stadion in St. Pauli when the ev…

“League of Legends” is one of the world’s hit computer games with an estimated several million players in Germany alone. Five gamers compete against five opponents to conquer their territory and …

Thirty electric buses are now travelling roads across Hamburg after Hochbahn put the first production-ready electric bus into operation almost a year ago, a press release sai…

A total of 17 companies in Hamburg including the Chamber of Commerce, the Grand Elysée Hamburg and Kappich & Piel will open their doors to art lovers from November 21-24, 2019. Art enthusiasts can view collections or individual …

Berlin has its Berliner Weiße, Cologne its Kölsch, Bavaria its Weißbier – and Hamburg? “We have an extremely varied beer culture and an impressive brewing tradition,” said Axel Ohm, Manager of ÜberQuell Brauwerkst…

The Effenberger Vollkornbäckerei in Hamburg has been awarded the Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 prize for exemplary and environment-friendly mobility based on its use of electric delive…

A jury of experts with Hamburg Startups has chosen the start-ups femtasy based in Cologne, Hyconnect and Localyze from Hamburg and Modularity Grid, which hails from …

The Analytics Summit 2019 gets underway under the theme of “By users for users” on November 6, 2019 in Hamburg’s Curiohaus. Delegates can also attend diverse “Analytics Insights” seminar…

Zalando launched Wednesday (October 23, 2019) a three-month test phase of deliveries with 24 e-transporters by Mercedes, Nissan, Renault and a micro delivery vehicle by ARI Motors. The e-transporters sport Z…

Six teams in the first Media Lift programme presented their business ideas during a graduation pitch at Hamburg’s Sternschanze Wednesday (October 23, 2019) to an audience of start-ups, investors, sponsors, media repres…

India’s IndiGo has placed an order for 300 of Airbus’ A320neo Family aircraft marking one of the largest ever with a single airline, a press release said Tuesday (October 29, 2019). The order is for a mix of A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR…