We are starting this newsletter with a review of the Clean Tech Mission's successful trip from Berlin to New York City, organized by Urban Innovation in cooperation with Berlin Business Office, USA, and Berlin Partner for Business and Technology.
Welcome Breakfast at the German American Chamber of Commerce
The Clean Tech Mission, consisting of nine Berlin startups (Swobbee, We Do Solar, BELOW2 Inc., LiangDao, IoTAL, CEEZER, Imperium Drive, Replan.city, Ridr) visited New York with innovative solutions for smart, climate-neutral and livable cities. 🏙️💡✅ The week was filled with exciting events and many high-level networking opportunities, from meeting the Department of Transportation New York to a deep dive into Climate Solutions and Innovation at Governors Island. Click below to see all the highlights of the trip.
Berlin Meets Los Angeles “Accelerating Mobility Tech”
Los Angeles and Berlin celebrated the 🎉55th anniversary 🎉of being sister cities with more than 50 tech experts and friends in Los Angeles on September 20th.
After a fruitful discussion about the approaches on how to best use intelligent transportation technology solutions to foster smart and sustainable mobility for all and transform the cities into greener, safer, smarter and more resilient livable places, we raised a glass to toast to the LA-Berlin friendship. 🍾 The event was organized by Berlin Partner for Business and Technology in close collaboration with the World Trade Center Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, and Berlin Business Office USA. Further information here.
Berlin Partner also participated in the ITS World Congress that took place in the same week and organized a panel on “Intelligent transportation technology solutions from Los Angeles and Berlin” as part of the official conference program. 🚗💨The panel was moderated by Wolfgang Treinen (Berlin Partner) with speakers from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Xtelligent from LA, Swobbee from Berlin and Berlin Partner. Further information here.
What is happening in NYC and Berlin regarding sustainability in nightlife? What are the first steps to more sustainability, and what would it need to make (more) sustainability happen in nightlife? What solutions, models and best practices do already exist and can inspire?
These and more questions have been discussed during the event on September 14th in NYC. The event started with best practices by Clubtopia, DJ for Climate Action and Cradle to Cradle Tempelhof Lab and was followed by an inspiring panel discussion. It was organized by Berlin Partner for Business and Technology in close collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, NYCEDC, NYC Office of Nightlife at the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, Clubcommission Berlin, Clubtopia, Urban Innovation and Berlin Business Office, USA. Further information here. The recording of the panel discussion is now available here:
Revolutionizing Autonomous Driving - A Berlin Start Up's Novel Approach Towards Building Driverless Electric Mobility
We sat down with Koosha Kaveh, CEO of Imperium Drive, to talk about their vision to revolutionize autonomous driving, the company's location in Berlin, and their plans to expand into the US.
The national AI competence center BIFOLD ignites the next stage in making Berlin a leading international AI hub. The Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data (BIFOLD) celebrates permanent federal-state funding with an international symposium and an opening ceremony.
BIFOLD conducts foundational research in big data management and machine learning, as well as their intersection, to educate future talent, and create high-impact knowledge exchange.
The directors of BIFOLD, Professor Dr. Volker Markl and Professor Dr. Klaus-Robert Müller said: “Our mission is to create a research environment here at BIFOLD to attract the brightest minds in AI to Berlin and jointly develop innovative, efficient, sustainable and explainable AI systems.”
More Than the Cheese of the Future – Formo Wants to Create Sustainability with Biotech 🧀🔬
Sandra Wilde, Head of Food Science at Formo
The start-up Formo is a food biotech company that uses biotechnological processes to develop proteins for the food of the future. We spoke to Sandra Wilde, Formo’s Head of Food Science, about the current development status of the company and their “Food Forum”.
Contact: Heike Hanspach, Key Account Manager Biotech | Pharma, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology heike.hanspach@berlin-partner.de
x-cardiac – Artificial Intelligence Detects Complications Before They Occur 🤖🏥
Numerous parameters are measured for patients in the intensive care unit. The AI-based software from x-cardiac GmbH uses this data to calculate whether serious complications will occur. The doctors can then intervene before damage occurs. After successful approval as a medical product, the pilot phase for the software is now starting.
Contact: Yvonne Küchler, Key Account Manager Medical Technology | Healthcare | Digital Health, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology yvonne.kuechler@berlin-partner.de
Replace, Reduce, Refine – More Ethics in Animal Testing for Tomorrow’s Medicine
Jens Kurreck is Professor of Applied Biochemistry at the TU Berlin and Director of the 3R Center Berlin. His specialty is the bioprinting of organ models. The Einstein Center 3R, funded by the Einstein Foundation, tries to strengthen the 3R principles (Replace, Reduce, Refine) for animal experiments in biomedical research.
“Replace” stands for the replacement of animal experiments with alternative methods,
“Reduce” means the reduction of the number of laboratory animals through effective experimental design and
“Refine” means the improvement of conditions for laboratory animals when animal experiments are necessary.
We spoke to Professor Kurreck about the work of the center and the status of research in the field of 3Rs in Berlin.
Contact: Volker Erb, Project Manager Innovation Biotech | Pharma, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology volker.erb@berlin-partner.de
Berliner Slang of the Quarter! 🍻
- Out and about exploring Berlin (night)life?
- Don't forget to grab a Wegbier.
Wegbier ("beer on-the-go") is the term for a beer drunk on the go, in most cases, on the way to a party. You can see both early morning commuters and night owls with a Wegbier in hand, enjoying this cherished element of Berlin's social and legal freedom of movement (drinking in public is legal in Germany). Buying a Wegbier before heading to a party is often a great way to get the party started and have a few cheap drinks before entering the club.
The Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) is operated by WISTA Management GmbH and is part of the "Zukunftsort" (Future Innovation Site) Berlin Campus Berlin Charlottenburg.
The CHIC is the ideal location for start-ups from the creative industries or the technology sector seeking collaborations with universities, commercial enterprises and cultural institutions in Berlin's City West. It offers approx. 5,500 sqm of office space for up to 100 companies.
The “FUTURE FORUM: Fabricating the Future” brings together German and American scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to tell their stories, exchange ideas, present innovations and discuss sustainable fashion through various lenses: Fashion Design, Material Science, Garment Manufacturing, and Consumption. Hear expert views on sustainable fashion and discover ways to make the fashion industry more sustainable. Click below to find out more and register!
From Farm to Fork - Tech Opportunities in the Minnesota Food & Ag Ecosystem
"Resilience, efficiency and sustainability of food supply chains are among the greatest tech challenges globally and offer a wide range of US market opportunities. As a leading food & ag state gathering some of the world's largest producers and retailers, as well as a vibrant tech scene, Minnesota is driving key industry transitions such as alternative proteins, indoor farming, traceability, or circular packaging and provides an ideal ecosystem for European innovators tackling the US market."
Following a successful launch event in Berlin, the upcoming networking event "Made in Berlin" meets Atlanta (Lunch Edition) is one of the highlights of a whole series of events dedicated to building a bridge between German/US FinTech ecosystems. Representatives of venture capital, corporates of the financial sector and startups from Berlin and the U.S. will be joining the event.
This exclusive conference aims to strengthen the connection between German and US financial & technology ecosystems and provides a stage for leading FinTech startups from Berlin. You will have the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the FinTech landscape in Berlin and the US and hear from successful entrepreneurs about how they scaled their businesses in the US.
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