CHIC – The WISTA Start-up Centre in Berlin's creative hotspot
The CHIC Charlottenburg Innovation Centre* 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.
The CHIC offers approx. 5,500 sqm of office space for up to 100 companies. The rental conditions are very flexible; the CHIC also offers meeting rooms, tea kitchens, server rooms and a reception service.
This makes the CHIC the first address for founders and young companies on Campus Charlottenburg, one of the largest inner-city university areas in Europe – in the middle of Berlin's City West.
* This project was funded by the state of Berlin as part of the community economic development “Improving the Regional Business Structure” (GRW), which is jointly and equally funded by the federal and state governments.
Credentials
„This is a real flagship project for Berlin as a start-up location.“
Dr. Evelyn Kade-Lamprecht, Terra Consulting Partners GmbH
„Even before we moved in, support was provided for strategy development and financing structure. In addition, we were given very promising contacts.“
Vincent Bichler, Managing Director Betterguards Technology GmbH
„Here we are given the flexible framework conditions that we need as a young company. Competent contacts are always there for us on a wide range of business issues.“
Dr. Henri Kretschmer, Managing Director Virtenio GmbH
Campus Charlottenburg – one of Berlin's most important future locations
The CHIC is part of Campus Charlottenburg, one of Berlin's most important future locations for innovative synergies between business and science, the so-called “Zukunftsorte”, and a research and development location with a focus on:
- creative industries and the arts
- transport and mobility
- renewable energies and Green Tech
- microsystems technology and sensors
- ICT and media
- biotechnology and life sciences
The area is home to the Technische Universität (Technical University, TU Berlin) and the Universität der Künste (Berlin University of the Arts, UdK), two of Germany's most renowned universities. Important research institutions are also located here: Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK), Heinrich Hertz Institute, MATHEON Research Center (mathematics research), Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (National Metrology Institute of Germany PTB) as well as medium-sized and large companies.
The universities and non-university institutes promote the spin-off of technology-based companies.
News
Inclusive cleanroom on wheels
The start-up Sphaira from the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre CHIC develops electric vehicles for transporting patients:
It comes as no surprise that feelings of isolation are common in isolation wards. Whether the patients are younger or older, being cut off from the outside world for weeks, and sometimes months on end, takes a toll on…
A place for personal exchange
Matthieu Voss wants to develop the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre into a public space:
The Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) recently saw a change of leadership. Matthieu Voss moved in, bringing his ideas with him. Who is the new boss, and what vision does he have for CHIC? Voss reveals that he…
Scouts in the sky: how vultures and satellites protect Africa’s wildlife
Nanosatellites from the Charlottenburg company Rapid Cubes help in the fight against poaching:
Elephants and rhinos often steal the spotlight in efforts to protect Africa’s wildlife. A groundbreaking project called GAIA is now bringing in unexpected helpers: vultures, nanosatellites, and the expertise of the…
The future of work: When machines become colleagues
Tomorrow’s world of work is being shaped at the “Zukunftsorte” locations in Berlin:
The world is changing. Innovations like chatbots, virtual realities, and smart robots have arrived in the workplace and will bring about fundamental changes in the years ahead. At Berlin Science Week in November 2024,…
Contact
Charlottenburger Innovations-Centrum (CHIC)
Dr.
Matthieu Voss
WISTA Management GmbH
Incubators
Downloads
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Portrait of CHIC pdf (1,35 MB)Facts and figures on the Charlottenburg Innovation Centrepdf (1,35 MB) -
Kurzporträt CHIC pdf (1,35 MB)Daten und Fakten zum Charlottenburger Innovations-Centrumpdf (1,35 MB) -
Potenzial: CHIC (in German) pdf (3,03 MB)Potenzial – The WISTA Magazine. Issue: CHIC / July 2023pdf (3,03 MB) -
Potenzial: Start-ups (in German) pdf (2,29 MB)Potenzial – The WISTA Magazine. Edition: Start-ups 2021pdf (2,29 MB) -
Potenzial: CHIC (in German) pdf (980,22 KB)Potenzial – The WISTA Magazine. Edition CHIC 2020pdf (980,22 KB)