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Nov

PIER Day 2024

Conference | 15 Nov. 2024 | Bahrenfeld campus, CFEL bldg. 99 | Innovation/Startup / Networking / Research

On Nov. 15th, 2024, PIER will hold its annual PIER Day on Bahrenfeld campus. The aim of the event is to present recent and current joint research activities of DESY and Universität Hamburg and discuss future perspectives of research cooperation of the two PIER institutions (and possibly further partners on campus) with a special focus on innovation and tech transfer at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld.

The program includes:

Highlights from PIER Seed Projects

Joint research perspectives of DESY and UHH: results from PIER research perspective workshops 2024

  • Artefact Profiling
  • Cavity Control of Quantum Materials

Hamburg International Centre for Photonics Accelerator and Entrepreneurship (HIPACE)

Innovation and Tech Transfer at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld

  • The Innovation Ecosystem at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld: Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld, Techhub Hamburg and DESY Innovation Factory I + II
  • Startup Factory Hamburg – a PIER PLUS initiative

Panel discussion “From Basic Research to Market: Innovation and Tech Transfer at Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld”

        Discussants:

  • Jetta Frost (Vice President of Transfer at the University of Hamburg)
  • Florian Grüner (Professor of Physics at the University of Hamburg)
  • Christoph Heyl (Group leader Photonics Research and Innovation at DESY)
  • Arik Willner (Director of Administration (interim) and CTO at DESY)

        Moderator:
        Anke Harnack


Registration link: https://indico.desy.de/event/46566/

Registration deadline: 11 November 2024

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To facilitate our planning, please sign up via Indico.

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