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North America has been and continues to be an important export and investment partner for Thuringia. It was proven once again at the end of May during the Thuringian delegation trip under the joint leadership of Minister-President Bodo…

The Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry in Jena (CEEC) is growing: By 2022 a new research facility will be built, which offers ideal conditions for the development of future battery systems.

Award-winning innovation from Thuringia
The portable socket from Obergebra was awarded the German Federal Prize for Outstanding Innovative Performances for the Trades in 2016. Developed jointly by Elektro-Müller and Axsol, the mobile solar…

The Fraunhofer Society is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF Jena). For the future, the research company has great plans in the field of microelectronics in Thuringia.

Soon visitors will also be able to experience the whole of Thuringia via "Digital Showroom - 360 degrees": The digital shop window at Erfurt's main station will be launched in time for the opening of the high speed train (ICE) express route…

It is hot in Thuringia! And it’s not just due to the summer temperatures but also to the numerous open-air events which the state offers; that shows a glimpse into the Thuringian Summer Festival program.

Achava-Festspiele Thüringen
Aug. 31 – Sept. 10, 2017
Erfurt, Weimar and other places
Concerts, discussion, exhibition, meetings on ideas concerning interculturality and inter-religiousness

Blütezeit Apolda
Until Sept. 24, 2017
Garden show…

The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR) is enriching Thuringia’s research landscape by setting up a new research institute for smart and big data.

Insurance group HUK-Coburg recently established a new branch in Jena, where it will eventually take on 200 new employees in a leased building with approximately 2,000 m² of office space. The new call center will handle inquiries from…

Westfalia, a household name in motorhomes, is to open a production facility in Gotha, Thuringia. Now part of the French Rapido Group, Westfalia turned to the State Development Corporation of Thuringia for help finding a suitable site for…