Editors of Hamburg News

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About Hamburg News

Hamburg News is the bilingual portal for business news from Hamburg and the metropolitan region. Articles, video talks and guest contributions in German and English regularly report on future topics, innovations and events.

The articles are produced by a dedicated editorial team in cooperation with the Hamburg Ministry of Economics and Innovation, Hamburg Invest, Hamburg Marketing GmbH and other municipal partners.

In addition to the weekly newsletter, Hamburg News is also represented on social media - on LinkedIn as a group in German and English on Facebook and "X". 
The video format Future Hamburg Talks can be found on YouTube.


Contact the editorial team: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de

Our editorial team

The editorial team consists business journalists who, in addition to the latest news, show with exciting stories how solution-orientated action can work sustainably in the economy.

Karolin Köcher (kk)
Editorial Director

Sarah Bischoff (sb)
Editorial director and freelance editor

Pauline Bugler (pb)
English editorial and translation

Marietta Miehlich (mm)
Freelance editor

Yvonne Scheller (ys)
Freelance editor

Jule Ahles (ja)
Working student editor

Andrea Guthaus (agu)
Freelance editor for Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Linda Oesterle 
Project Management Hamburg News

News

Cyanotype of toponium - two blue round particles linked by by a spiral
© Julia Münstermann
Research

DESY and University of Hamburg find evidence of toponium

New particle turning assumptions about quantum physics upside down
Blick durch die Windschutzscheibe eines Autos mit Head-up-Display auf einer Brücke bei Sonnenlicht
© Zeiss Microoptics
Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Tesa and Zeiss to turn windscreens into displays

Displays to appear on windscreen in future - Tesa and Zeiss to launch hologram technology on market
People sit on Jupiter’s rooftop terrace with a view of the street and Hamburg’s main station
© Jan-Marius Komorek
Creative

"Jupiter" wins German Urban Development Award

Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft's different department store comes up trumps
Man making a phone call crouches on a wooden porch and holds sheet of paper
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes
Hamburg Metropolitan Region

News briefs from Hamburg Metropolitan Region

5 August 2025
Awards, investments and innovations across metropolitan region - from Fehmarn to Soltau, Cuxhaven to Schwerin
Visualisation of cutting-edge HAFUN building
© C.F. Møller Architects
Research

New research building for Science City

"HAFUN" research centre to be built in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld. €34 million in joint from the German government
Two artificial palm trees symbolise art in the Park Fiction public space in Hamburg
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Ingo Boelter
Creative

Elbkulturfonds selects projects for funding in 2026

€500,000 for six art projects
3D image of a hexagonal grid with an elongated, cylindrical object
© Teccon/TU Hamburg
Technology

3D now printing sustainable façades

Teccon Consulting & Engineering and Hamburg University of Technology to combine insulation materials and 3D processes
View of Elbphilharmonie and the Port of Hamburg
© Mediaserver Hamburg/Timo Sommer
Retail

Economic barometer shows slight recovery, but no trend reversal

Major differences between economic sectors - impact of AI on workforce assessed
Bust of a humanoid robot on a red pedestal
© Yvonne Scheller
Artificial Intelligence

Does AI make us more humane?

Robots simulating love, acting as research assistants and automatic hackers in AI era - Professor Frank Steinicke, technology realist, proposes means of coping

Future Hamburg Talks

Two people seated in chairs having a discussion about Hamburg's public sector and startup innovation.
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Paulo Kalkhake, Head of GovTecHH

Startups boost digitisalisation of local government and benefits everyone
Two women seated and discussing the Hamburg Metropolitan Region's future as an energy transition hub.
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Jenne Wendt, Business Location Development Stade

Giving Hamburg Metropolitan Region cutting edge in renewable energy and green hydrogen
Overhead view of two people seated with text about Hamburg's flagship mobility transition projects and speaker Harry Evers.
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Harry Evers of New Mobility Solutions

Mobility expert on UITP Summit 2025 and Hamburg as a model of mobility
Two people seated in chairs having a discussion about sustainable construction innovation in Hamburg.
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Carsten Joost from Blu by Aug. Prien

"We learn by doing," Hamburg construction company now focussing on sustainable buidling
Overhead view of two people seated around a glass table discussing Skysails Power's kite and energy transition in Hamburg.
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Mark Hoppe of Skysails Power

Green energy with kites and high-altitude winds - interview with Mark Hoppe, Vice President of Skysails Power
Two women seated in white chairs having a discussion about Hamburg startup Comaps and urban development.
© Future Hamburg Talks/Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets ... Hannah Ziemer, CEO of Comaps

What makes a city smart and what role does data play therein? Interview with Hannah Ziemer, CEO and co-founder of Comaps
Drone shot Future Hamburg Talks
© Future Hamburg Talks/Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talk meets Dr Arwen Cross, European XFEL

Experiencing research in European XFEL's Lighthouse Visitor Centre - Dr Arwen Cross, Co-ordinator, in conversation
Two people seated in chairs viewed from above discussing autonomous ridepooling in Hamburg.
© Future Hamburg Talks/Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Sascha Meyer, CEO of MOIA

Hamburg to become test ground for autonomous ridepooling from mid-2025 - MOIA boss Sascha Meyer outlines plans and objective
Two people seated and discussing the Fehmarnbelt tunnel's benefits for Hamburg Metropolitan Region.
 
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Ulf Hahn, Member of the Board of HanseBelt

Ulf Hahn, Economic Development Manager in Stormarn, explains how the Fehmarn Belt Tunnel to Denmark benefits the surrounding regions
Overhead view of two people seated and discussing creative solutions to revive the city centre at Future Hamburg Talks.
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meet Katja Wolframm, Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft

Changing city centre and creative interim uses - interview with Dr Katja Wolframm, Head of Property and Urban Development
Future Hamburg Talk meets … Sabine Winkler vom DeveLUP
© Future Hamburg Talks / Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Moritz Rath, CTO of Apprisify

<span>Augmented reality in the maritime industry - Moritz Rath, co-founder of Apprisify, explains how and where windows become AR display screens</span><span>&nbsp;</span>
Overhead view of two people seated with a tablet discussing green hydrogen's role in decarbonising Hamburg's industry.
© Future Hamburg Talks/Hamburg Marketing GmbH
Future Hamburg Talks

Future Hamburg Talks meets Jan Rispens, Managing Director of EEHH

Jan Rispens, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster, highlights state of hydrogen sector, projects and latest developments
Exciting topics, praise or criticism?

Hamburg News Editorial

Editorial team
Hamburg Marketing GmbH
E-mail: redaktion@marketing.hamburg.de

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