Adlershof at BIO 2008

The Global Event for Biotechnology at the German Pavilion

Berlin Adlershof is one of the most successful high-tech locations in Germany. Embedded in an overall urban development concept, this integrated Science, Business and Media location has been growing in an area of 4.2 km² since 1991.

At the core of the concept is a Science and Technology Park with 413 compa-nies, twelve non-university research institutes and six scientific institutes of the Humboldt University in Berlin. Some 7,000 people work here plus another 6,600 students.

The companies and the non-university scientific institutes focus on: 

• Environmental, biological and energy technology

• Photonics and optical technologies

• Material and Microsystems technology

• Information and media technology

65 environmental, bio-, and energy technology companies have settled to date. Main topics in research, development and production are:

• Analysis: Tracing substances in foodstuffs and groundwater, cosmetics,

  waste; Quality assurance, Identification of pollutants

• Biotechnology: Research development and marketing or manufacture of

  basematerials for biotechnology and chemical processes, of biochips and

  biochip-based biomedical procedures, of technical enzyme preparations

• Environmental technology: Remediation work based on innovative

  microbiological processes for degradation of pollutants or production of

  specific microbial anacultures; Research in the field of supercritical media

  and high- pressure technology;  High-sensitivity detection systems for

  biotechnology an genetic engineering; Laser technology

• Pharmacy, Medicine and Medical Technology: Equipment engineering and

  measurement technology; Research for medical chemistry

The firms cooperate with numerous scientific institutes: The Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e. V., the Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing (BAM), the Institute for Analytical Sciences. The Institute of Chemistry at the Humboldt Uni-versity of Berlin is further strengthening this field of technology.

Contact:

Heidrun Terytze

Head of Center for

Biotechnology and Environment

WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH

Rudower Chaussee 17, 12489 Berlin

Phone: +49 (0) 30 / 6392-2221

Fax: +49 (0) 30 / 6392-2212

Email: terytze(at)wista.de