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HHLA Next and Fernride
HHLA Next, the innovation unit of Hamburger Hafen and Logistik AG (HHLA), is investing in the Munich-based startup FERNRIDE. Together with HHLA International, a pilot project for highly automated and electric container logistics is being launched at the HHLA TK Estonia terminal in Tallinn. As part of a pilot project at the Estonian terminal HHLA TK Estonia, the technology for automated container handling is being tested and validated for international applications. With strong...

Connected River - HPA und Logistikinitative HH
Connected River is a transnational innovation project co-funded by the EU. It aims to tackle challenges that arise in connection with increasing conflicts of use of shared riparian areas and waterways of shared riverbanks and waterways, for example due to urban development, leisure use and port operations. The event is supported by the HPA and Logistikinitiative Hamburg to activate the port community in Hamburg, challenges of the homePORTS business model...

Study “10 Years of InsurTech in Germany”
Together with its partners Maschmeyer Group and Astorya.vc, InsurLab Germany has produced the study “10 Years of InsurTech in Germany”. The study provides insights into the German InsurTech ecosystem in comparison to the UK and France, highlighting differences in market structures, investments and framework conditions. It presents results on scaling, fundraising and the success of German startups and highlights the relevance of activities and incentives for...

Delegation trip with insurers to Israel
Together with the Israel Trade Office, the Hub organized a 15-person delegation trip to Israel with German and Japanese insurers in March. Our insurance partners were able to gain insights into the history and innovation culture of the startup nation Israel. In addition to visiting leading VCs such as JVP, Our Crowd and FinTLV, we were able to discuss current insurtech trends with Insurtech Israel and the Israeli insurer Migdal. We were also able to gain insights...

Benchmark trip to Paris
The de:hub Mobility Munich benchmark trip to Paris promoted international networking among the hub's partners by providing insights into leading mobility solutions and urban transformations. Highlights included meetings with representatives of the Parisian city government, visits to mobility companies companies such as Padam Mobility and Navya, as well as a tour of Station F, Europe's most important startup hub. The exchange with French partners and startups underlined the...

GIZ Tunisia market access and B2B delegation
As part of a coaching program lasting several months, the hub prepared 10 startups and SMEs from Tunisia for market entry in Germany, after which all coached teams came to Nuremberg for several days, met a large number of potential industry partners at targeted networking events and got to know the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. In May, a hacker delegation from Tunisia was able to take part in the HACK\|BAY hackathon. There were over 600 applications...

Germany is becoming the market du jour for the vegan food tech industry. Food technology expertise, especially in the country’s south and northeast, and a consumer base eager to experiment offer great chances for success.

“At SMT Beschichtung GmbH, we specialize in physical vapour deposition (PVD) technology – a sustainable and eco-friendly method for applying hard, wear- and corrosion-resistant coatings on products such as cutlery, knives and blades. Our newly established centre in the city of Solingen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is not only dedicated to high-quality PVD coating services for kitchenware but also serves as a demonstration site for our state-of-the-art PVD coating machine – engineered with...

The annual Germany Trade & Invest FDI report shows that Germany has attracted more foreign business in 2020 than experts had predicted. We documented 1,684 international companies who set up shop with greenfield investments, expansions and relocations.

Despite a decline in raw numbers, foreign firms that set up shop in Germany in 2019 created far greater employment.