Altona Innovation Park

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The Altona Innovation Park offers young and established companies the opportunity to become part of one of Europe’s most exciting innovation hubs. As the northern gateway to Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld and in close proximity of the renowned Bahrenfeld research campus, an environment is being created here that combines scientific excellence with high application potential and interdisciplinary exchange, thus promoting continuous growth.

Anchor institutes such as DESY, European XFEL, Fraunhofer ITMP and the University of Hamburg are highly attractive magnets for international professionals from research, science and industry, particularly in the fields of life sciences, nano and laser technologies, materials sciences and quantum technologies.

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8.4 ha Planning area

Part of Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld
currently 3.3 ha of available building land
existant innovation ecosystem

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128.000 m² GFA

8 building plots currently available
Functional planning completed
Open space in planning
tecHHub Hamburg opened
DESY Innovation Factory under construction

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Key industries

Life Sciences
Nano/laser technologies
Materials sciences
Quantum technologies

Anchor institutions

DESY
European XFEL
Fraunhofer ITMP
University of Hamburg

Technology focus

Life sciences, nano and laser technologies, materials sciences, quantum technologies

The Altona Innovation Park offers attractive space for companies specializing in research and development in the fields of structural research, life sciences, nano and laser technologies, materials sciences and quantum technologies.

Thanks to close links to the innovation ecosystem in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, they have access to unique opportunities resulting from the connection between science and industry.

A unique ecosystem for innovation

The Altona Innovation Park is part of a thriving research ecosystem of excellent university and non-university research institutions. Networking, co-developing, the joint use of highly specialised laboratories and large-scale research equipment such as XFEL and PETRA: that is what makes this innovation space so special.

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open 360° panorama "Ecosystem

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In conversation with Prof. Dr. Florian Grüner

From basic research straight into business: Prof. Florian Grüner from the University of Hamburg is a tenant at tecHHub Hamburg in the Altona Innovation Park with his start-up axiom insights. Here he finds ideal conditions for working and networking, enabling him togrow continuously, as he explains in this interview.

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The Altona Innovation Park makes a decisive contribution to supporting new deep tech companies that need and want DESY and Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld as a platform. This naturally applies to start-ups from the scientific institutions, but also to young companies that come to Hamburg precisely because of this platform.

Dr Arik Willner
Chief Technology Officer of DESY

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In conversation with Prof. Dr. Kerstin Borras

Promoting quantum technologies, accelerating technology transfer: Prof Kerstin Borras from DESY is aware of the importance of cooperation between research and industry at an international level. In this interview, she explains what makes Hamburg and the Altona Innovation Park so special.

The European XFEL attracts researchers from all over the world to the Hamburg metropolitan region to conduct science at the highest level with our X-ray research laser.

Thomas Feurer
Chairman of the Management Board of the European XFEL

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In conversation with Prof. Dr. Carsten Claussen

Spaces, communities, ecosystems: Ideas give rise to innovations. In drug research, this requires interdisciplinary exchange and an infrastructure to put them into practice. Prof. Carsten Claussen from Fraunhofer Institute explains how the tecHHub Hamburg in the Altona Innovation Park is already creating these conditions today.