News from the FUBIC Innovation Campus
A New Innovation Campus in South-West Berlin – Where Knowledge Is Turned Into Business
FUBIC creates space for technology-focused companies:
Drilling, cabling and plastering are all well underway at FUBIC (Business and Innovation Center next to Freie Universität Berlin Campus). The former US military hospital on Fabeckstraße is being transformed into a new…
The computer brain
The start-up Neurorium is developing biological computers from neural organoids:
Organoids—tiny organs grown from stem cells—have traditionally been used to test active substances and cosmetics directly on human cells, without the need for animal testing. Neurorium is taking things a step further…
Smart monitoring of concrete bridges
Spree Monitoring aims to monitor bridges continuously and cost-effectively, detecting damage at an early stage:
Deteriorating infrastructure is a recurring topic in the German media, particularly when bridges have to be closed at short notice because cracks have appeared. Sometimes they even collapse altogether, as the Carola…
The long road to the white coat
The “Get2Germany” platform supports doctors from abroad through the recognition process:
The shortage of medical professionals often begins long before hospitals and medical practices. Between language exams, professional licensing and federal bureaucracy, international doctors lose valuable time. The…
“Berlin is strong where trust matters”
A conversation with Philipp Günther about the new AI competence centre ai.berlin hub:
Philipp Günther is an innovation manager at Berlin Partner for Business and Technology. What is the strategic mission of the new ai.berlin hub—and what sets it apart from other AI initiatives? The idea emerged from…
What environmental psychology can do for the energy transition
The start-up AVALY from the future location SOUTH WEST makes acceptance measurable and provides recommendations for better local participation:
Acceptance is not a fringe issue of the energy transition but a major work in progress. The startup AVALY even describes it as a central obstacle to the expansion of renewable energies. When people talk about the…
Algorithms for health
Tim Conrad from the Zuse Institute Berlin improves the visibility of application-oriented mathematics:
Tim Conrad develops mathematical methods for analysing medical data at Zuse Institute Berlin, as part of the Research Campus MODAL. His team recently moved into FUHUB—and is improving the visibility of…
The Startup Factory
More than 50 partners from the fields of science, business, politics, and society have formed the UNITE alliance to increase the number of start-ups in Berlin and Brandenburg:
An ecosystem for science-based startups has recently been created with UNITE, an alliance of over 50 partners from the fields of science, business, politics, and society in Berlin-Brandenburg. Laura Möller, CEO of…
Mental health: Making it easier to find help
The start-up mimaps is building a platform for psychological and psychosocial support services:
Germany has a vast landscape of medical services, counselling centres, and self-help groups for people facing psychological challenges. But finding the right one can quickly turn into an obstacle course. Hannah Meudt…
»Stirring up excitement«
Created by Freie Universität Berlin, Scale Up Lab of will be one of the first tenants at FUHUB, which is part of the WISTA-managed Zukunftsort Berlin-Südwest:
Bio and life science research—particularly fundamental research—often operates on the barely imaginable nanometre scale. The substances or structures created at this scale are typically designed for medical…
WISTA Magazine
In Potenzial, we highlight current topics from the WISTA Future Sites every two months, including the FUBIC: