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Fraunhofer IOF keeps on growing.

Companies profit from expansion of quantum research

The expansion of the technology location Thuringia is forging ahead: the groundbreaking ceremony for Fraunhofer IOF’s third research building in Jena represents a new milestone. A total of 25 million euros is being invested, with 10 million…

Interaction of bacteria and saccharomyces albicans in the gut

Billions of bacteria and other microorganisms live in the human body, and a good balance is required in this so-called microbiome in order for humans to stay healthy. The German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Jena-based Cluster of Excellence,…

Venue Friedrich Schiller University Jena

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry extended invitations to its annual conference in Jena – the City of Sciences. Industry and science have a tradition of working closely together in the…

Opening ceremony of the Thuringian Digital Agency, Valentina Kerst, Wolfgang Tiefensee, Heiko Kahl, Sabine Wosche (from left to right)

Thuringian Digital Agency opened

In the future, the Thuringian Digital Agency in Erfurt will serve as a “think tank for topic of digitization,” states Minister of Economic Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee. The newly founded agency will take over for the previous point of contact…

With the new database, digitization of the Thuringian tourism sector is making progress

Tourism in the digital era

ThüCAT, stands for Thuringian Content Architecture Tourism, a new comprehensive database that the state of Thuringia wants to use to bundle its tourism offerings and make them even more visible in the future.

Winter is still missing in Oberhof. But already today the city is looking forward to the 2023 World Luge Championships.

2023 World Luge Championships in Oberhof once again

Snow, cold weather, and the spirit of competition: that’s what one associates with Oberhof, Thuringia. After all, it is Thuringia’s winter sports resort number one. The best of the best go head to head with each other here: biathletes, luge…

Amazon builds distribution center in Erfurt

A distribution center for online wholesaler Amazon is currently being built at the "International Logistics Center" (ILZ) in Erfurt. Amazon has commissioned Munich-based real estate company GIEAG AG to develop the 23,000 m² site and will…

The Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is increasingly focusing on its location in Thuringia and is significantly expanding its plans to build a battery factory in Arnstadt near Erfurt. The Group has now announced that it intends to invest €…