New Cancer Test
Researchers at the University of Erlangen in Bavaria in southern Germany have developed a screening method for cancer that just requires a blood test.
Location / R&D
Research Factory for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Powering vehicles – and especially trucks and buses – with hydrogen is considered a very promising and particularly climate-friendly alternative as long as it comes from water whose molecules have been split into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity generated by renewable source. Among the German organizations aiming to further develop this technology is Hyfab Baden-Württemberg, a research factory for fuel cells and hydrogen.
Deduction of R&D Expenditures from Tax
Investors might soon have yet another incentive to invest in Germany.
New Fund for Fraunhofer Spin-Offs
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will jointly launch a EUR 60 million fund to help spin-offs commercialize the intellectual property generated at the 72 Fraunhofer institutes spread across Germany.
“Black Magic” Energy Storage
In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, at the Technology and Founders’ Center (TGZ) in its chemical park, researchers with the company Black Magic are developing revolutionary energy-storage systems.
German Carmakers Plan to Spend USD 140 Billion to Develop Electric Vehicles
Germany will invest about the same amount as the next four countries in the ranking combined.
Personalized Skin Cream in 7 Minutes
German researchers invent new process for individual skin-care products.
EUR 10 Million for Pilot Plant PAZ
The European Union, the state of Saxony-Anhalt and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft are giving a combined EUR 10 million to the Fraunhofer Pilot Plant Center for Polymer Synthesis and Processing (PAZ) in Schkopau, which has been helping its customers perform polymer synthesis and processing procedures on an industrial-orientated scale since it opened in 2005.
Thinking BIG in Biotech
New foreign investors in German biotech star BioNTech are expecting big breakthroughs in cancer therapies through the development of individually-tailored vaccines; rapid growth is anticipated.
Mapping the Ocean Floor
Satellite technology has allowed us to map the Earth’s surface and parts of the heavens, but 95 percent of the ocean floor is yet to be mapped.
