Schott AG, a major multinational based in eastern Thuringia, has redoubled its commitment to Jena: It is investing another eight-digit sum here. The technology company, which markets innovative glass…
To mark the 200th birthday of Carl Zeiss this year, it is planned to create a “German Optical Museum” in Jena in order to showcase the importance of Carl Zeiss and the history of optics. To this end,…
Success for the innovation center of Jena: The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) is supporting the establishment of a new Leibniz Center for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI).…
A research project entitled “Balance of the Microverse” conducted at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena greatly enhanced Jena’s reputation as a science powerhouse and will undoubtedly have…
From 27 August to 6 September, synagogues, churches and public buildings throughout Erfurt became venues for ACHAVA, a 10-day festival with concerts, tours, discussions and other events to promote…
Investors and entrepreneurs in Thuringia can rely on dependable partners at their side in the competition for skilled workers. The Thuringian Agency for Skilled Personnel Marketing (ThAFF), which is…
Jena will soon be home to the largest biomedical university campus in Central Germany: A new building and the renovation of an existing building will provide extensive teaching and research…
Thuringia is celebrating a special anniversary this year: 250 years since the arrival of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Weimar. To mark the occasion, “Faust”, Goethe's magnum opus, will be the focus…
The new facility expands Kyocera’s technological capabilities in the field of multi-wire sawing.
On January 1, 2025, KYOCERA Fineceramics Europe GmbH has expanded its existing production facilities…
A mobility-friendly promenade built in Zeulenroda in January is whetting people’s appetite for a view of the water. Visitors can now stroll along a three-kilometer-long stretch of the reservoir and…
Lantronix, a Californian company specializing in innovative and secure solutions for IoT applications, ceremoniously opened a design center in Ilmenau in October. Guests at the ceremony included US…
MCD Power GmbH, named ‘Best Factory’ in 2014, lived up to its reputation as a key driver of the Thuringian economy in October by investing about €200 million in its plant in Kölleda. A fully owned…
Jena-based start-up DeepEn GmbH won the 2025 Leibniz Founders’ Prize with the world’s thinnest microscope. The company, which was spun off from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz…
In Thuringia, learning about history can be a picturesque experience. It has the highest density of castles and palaces in Germany. That includes Leuchtenburg Castle in eastern Thuringia, which is…
Thuringia’s state premier, Christine Lieberknecht, solidified her state’s excellent relationships with the Alpine Principality of Liechtenstein on a one-day visit at the end of October.
