Lots of New German Medications in 2020
Coronavirus may have dominated the headlines last year, but Germany’s pharmaceutical companies were busy fighting disease on a number of fronts.
Location / R&D
Bayer Teams with CureVac
Pharmaceuticals colossus Bayer has partnered with German biotech company CureVac in the latter’s development of a vaccine to combat the coronavirus.
Best of 2020
Throughout 2020, this website featured more than 350 articles and videos about Germany as a business and high-tech location. Below is a list so that you can catch up on anything you might have missed.
Storing Energy for the Future
The international “enera” project in Germany’s windy northwest is helping make wind power more reliable by supplying new electric batteries to stabilize the grid.
German Supercomputer Sets Pace in Europe
Juwel is German for jewel, and the new JUWELS Booster Module supercomputer at the Jülich Forschungszentrum (Research Center) certainly is a gem.
Recognizing Speech With AI
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed an artificial-intelligence-based system they say recognizes human speech better than human beings do.
Reducing Fertilizer
As of January 1, 2021, regulations of fertilizer use in Germany will be tightened as part of the country’s continuing efforts to reduce the presence of contaminants in the environment. Against this backdrop, experiments are underway in various places to test whether farmers can get by with less fertilizer.
39-Minute Corona Test
Speed is of the essence in combatting the coronavirus pandemic, and German conglomerate Bosch is doing its bit with a new test it says will shorten the time needed to obtain result from 2.5 hours to 39 minutes.
Anti-Corona Antibodies
Scientists at Berlin’s Charité Research Hospital say that they have identified antibodies that can protect against the coronavirus.
Innovative Hydrogen Tanks
The Institute for Lightweight Engineering and Plastics Technology (ILK) at the Technical University of Dresden is developing new thermoplastic fiber-composite hydrogen tanks in pancake design.
