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Entrepreneur and mentor Munay Zamorano © Aurelio Schrey

04.11.2024

From the lecture hall to the executive chair

Munay Zamorano took over the cosmetics company New Natural in her early 20s:

Based at the CHIC Charlottenburg Innovation Centre, New Natural sells over 1,000 certified products from ten natural cosmetics brands to perfumeries, drugstores, and online stores in more than 30 countries. Their…

02.09.2024

The liberators of manufacturing

The EchoRing system from R3 Solutions enables wireless, highly reliable and extremely fast data transmission:

The Götterflug rollercoaster at Belantis, an amusement park in Leipzig, is THE attraction. This thrill ride is controlled, monitored, and secured by R3 solutions, a company based in Berlin-Charlottenburg, and its…

Walter Meißner Building in Charlottenburg © PTB

01.07.2024

Precision made in Berlin

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany’s national metrology institute, is considered the cradle of quantum physics and tests the limits of what can be measured. The PTB’s Institut Berlin, or IB, is based in a thriving neighbourhood in Charlottenburg.:

Whenever something requires high precision, the PTB comes into play. As the national metrology institute, it is also the highest authority in Germany for all issues related to correct and reliable measurements.…

15.03.2024

Quantistry Secures €3M Funding

The start-up will use the funding to further advance research and development with quantum and AI in the fields of chemistry and materials:

Quantistry, an innovator in the field of chemical simulations, has announced the successful closure of a €3 million funding round. This significant milestone, led by Ananda Impact Ventures, galvanizes Quantistry's…

Fleet of ships at sea © Kalyakan/AdobeStock

06.03.2024

AI for trade and transport of commodities

The software company Calypso Commodities develops optimisation solutions for logistics:

The world is changing. Bit by bit, fossil fuels are being replaced. But this will not happen overnight. Until renewable hydrogen creates a green commodities industry and innovative storage concepts make sun and wind…

Katharina Eissing, 1000 Kelvin GmbH © K. Eissing

11.01.2024

AI for additive manufacturing processes

1000 Kelvin GmbH from the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre is on a growth course with its software for selective laser sintering processes:

The company 1000 Kelvin GmbH from the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) is on a growth course. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) in additive manufacturing to optimise the quality of metal components and to…

Lenka Ivantysynova © WISTA Management GmbH

01.11.2023

Eyes don’t lie

The start-up Amphiprion develops software for biometric identification:

Moving to the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) is like a journey back in time for the team of the newly founded start-up Amphiprion. Almost ten years ago, they had already been here to help a newly found…

Christoph Böttger and Evelyn Cimander © WISTA Management GmbH

08.09.2023

Digital twins

A new platform pools data from eleven different sites in Berlin generating future innovation:

Berlin’s Zukunftsorte, German for ‘places of the future’, are pivotal sites generating future innovation in technology across the German capital. They are made up of 2,200 companies and 42 scientific institutions,…

Olivia Budek and Tobias Kirschnick. Photo: Berlin Eventfotograf

30.06.2023

CHIC is starting up businesses in the heart of Berlin

The Charlottenburg Innovation Centre offers more than 60 young companies a home in Berlin’s City West:

Since it opened in early 2011, the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC) has been offering a home to start-ups in Berlin’s City West. More than 60 young companies with 708 employees are currently working here to…

CHIC location manager Olivia Budek. Foto: Berlin Eventfotograf

30.06.2023

Collaborative and well-connected

CHIC location manager Olivia Budek supports female founders and strengthens their networking in the capital region:

More than 80 percent of all start-ups in Germany are backed by male founders. Against this backdrop, Olivia Budek, the manager of the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre (CHIC), is paying special attention to female…

30.06.2023

Predictive maintenance for rail transport

The team of the start-up PANTOhealth wants to increase reliability and punctuality of rail traffic:

Rail is considered the most environmentally friendly form of public transport. But it, too, has its problems. Delays and cancellations are two of them. One reason for why they happen is unscheduled maintenance on the…

Co-working space in the Charlottenburg Innovation Centre © Urve Liivak

02.05.2023

More attractive than working from home

WISTA is testing new spatial concepts for hybrid working:

Performing knowledge-based work decentrally – be it in a home office, on the road, or at a café – can be convenient. But it also has its disadvantages. It makes teamwork, social interaction, stimulating discussions,…

Team Zukunftsorte Berlin © WISTA Management GmbH/Tina Merkau

10.01.2023

An eye on the future

The Zukunftsorte Business Office aims to network Berlin's research and development locations more closely and create free space for innovation:

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Alan Kay is credited as the inventor of the term “personal computer” and was one of the computer scientists who always kept in mind the practical use that their…

20.09.2022

codary closes €3.5 million seed to teach kids coding in a gamified way

Speedinvest leads the round with participation from specialized edtech funds and angels:

Berlin edtech company codary successfully closed its seed funding with €3.5 million. The leading investor is Speedinvest, one of the most active seed investors of European tech unicorns. Furthermore, the edtech…

30.08.2022

Early practice

The start-up codary makes programming child's play:

Computers have become an integral part of our lives. They can be found on our desks, in our pockets, cars, and wrists, and act as televisions and game consoles. The new world is digital. If you know how to code just a…