Helix Hub – Where Berlin’s Life Science Community Mix and Mingle
Last month, the Berlin Business Office, USA spoke with Juliana and Christian Dierks, the owners of Helix Hub. Their prominent co-working space for innovators, entrepreneurs, startups and industry leaders in life sciences, medtech and healthcare opened its doors in 2018. It has 106 workspaces and 7 meeting rooms, which are made to give the perfect condition for collaboration and creation.
Christian and Juliana Dierks
"Helix Hub is really close to all the players in the field: Charité, the Ministry of Health, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds, and basically all the important Associations. Central Station is close by and so is the wonderful Museum of Natural History. And Mitte is livable and edgy. Which also helps attract the most talented people many of whom love this part of town."
tenacio, a Berlin HealthTech Company Opens a U.S. Subsidiary in New York City
Berlin-based tenacio has opened a new office in New York to grow its footprint in the United States and to forge closer collaborations with partners and customers across the country. New York is the location of choice in the U.S. primarily because the city has propelled itself into being the capital of healthcare innovation.
“Alles paletti” means that everything is okay and is an expression that will only be heard in Berlin. While German natives from across the country will tell you that “Alles ist OK” or “in Ordnung”, the Berliners set themselves apart with their preference for paletti.
In the Spotlight: Reinickendorf
Reinickendorf is one of Berlin’s twelve boroughs, located in the northwest of the federal capital, characterized by globally active companies such as BORSIG, Motorola, Oracle or OTIS as well as by innovative medium-sized companies and craft businesses. Reinickendorf is also famous for the historic and very much loved Tegel Airport, which has been closed in 2020. The airport is now dedicated to innovation, which is now home to one of Berlin’s eleven "Zukunftsorte" - Future Innovation Sites: Berlin TXL – The Urban Tech Republic and a new residential district, the Schumacher Quartier.
Berlin Partner joined the global Drive to Zero initiative
Drive to Zero that aims to enable and accelerate the growth of global zero- and near-zero-emission commercial vehicles.
Dr. Cristiano Façanha, Global Director for CALSTART and lead of its Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program and campaign, said:
“With its low-emission zone in the citycenter, experience with clean energy technology development, and cluster of innovative companies and projects, the Berlin capital region is already a global leader accelerating the transport sector's drive to zero. By joining Drive to Zero and endorsing the ‘Global MOU’, Berlin Partner is now further demonstrating its leadership position.”
Start Alliance Howtos Session “How to set up a business – Legal Aspects for Startups in Germany” on March 23rd
The Start Alliance Network is back with a series of workshops providing participants with the strategy, tools, contacts and resources needed to establish business operations in the different ecosystems of the network. The workshops will cover topics related to, among others, public funding, financing, talents, marketing, PR & communication. In this framework, special attention will be paid to impact & diversity.
The Start Alliance member are: New York City Economic Development Corporation, Vienna Business Agency, Tel Aviv Global, Techcode Germany, Invest Shanghai, Paris & Co, London & Partners, Dubai SME, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology.
It will be taking place twice a month, digitally, held in English & free of charge. To register for our How-to-Sessions on the topic „How to set up a business – Legal Aspects for Startups in Germany“, with Raphael Thomas, please fill out the form below. (Please tick the boxes of the sessions you would like to join) We are looking forward to your participation!
Contact: Anne Le Rolland, Program Manager Start Alliance, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, anne.lerolland@berlin-partner.de
Meet the HealthCapital Cluster in the Capital Region on May 11th & May 12th
BIONNALE is the biggest networking event for life sciences and healthcare industries in the German capital region. Stay informed with the latest developments in life sciences!
Representatives from academia and industry attend the annual life sciences event in Berlin to identify, engage and start strategic relationships. The networking character is one strength of BIONNALE with more than 1000 attendees from over 50 countries in 2021.
Be part of BIONNALE 2022 and use informative talks and new contacts for your business.
Contact: Isabel Hahne, Project Manager Biotech | Pharma, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, isabel.hahne@berlin-partner.de
AI-tech Leadership in Germany & Europe
Based in Berlin and founded in October 2021, the KI Park drives AI innovations and promotes startups in the future fields of artificial intelligence. It creates structures for expedited, extensive innovation funding to open new opportunities for European startups and offers a platform for networking between founding teams, companies, research institutions, political stakeholders, and civil society actors. KI Park makes specific AI applications usable across companies and is jointly addressing those future themes of AI that need to be radically accelerated for an AI technology leadership made in Germany & Europe by 2030.
Introduce your venture and find out what VCs value in a pitch.
Join approx. 15 entrepreneurs/startup founders from Germany and the U.S. that are interested in expanding their business.
Get critical feedback from experts + network throughout.
Tae Hea Nahm
Tae Hea is a founding partner at Storm Ventures. He was an investor in and the chairman of MobileIron, and the founding CEO, investor, and board member of Airespace. Previously, as a founding partner of Venture Law Group, he participated in several hundred startup journeys as an attorney and VC. His work resulted in 15 IPOs. He is the co-author of the book series “Survival to Thrival: Building the Enterprise Startup”.
THIS EVENT WILL BE IN GERMAN. USA is the most important foreign market for Berlin companies. Consequently, one of the most discussed topics is sending employees abroad (e.g. to conduct necessary maintenance for machines, to participate in meetings, to work for the US subsidiary, or to execute investments). Very often these activities require a visa. But which one is the correct visa category for the intended activity?
Hilde Holland, Partner at the law firm Wuersch & Gering, will inform about the different visa categories and their conditions. Participants will also have the opportunity to interact and ask questions to Hilde Holland directly in this webinar.
The German American Business community will gather in San Francisco in May 2022 to maintain and renew the German-American ties and friendships in person.
Berlin will be represented by the Berlin Business Office, USA with exclusive guests and is very much looking forward to meeting all of the bridge builders from both countries.
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