ARTRAC aims to develop an active safety system to protect vulnerable road users (VRUs) from vehicles in motion, that is economically viable in the volume vehicle market. The safety system will consist of both actuators for controlling vehicle driving dynamics and the perception component for the vehicle’s surroundings. It will be tested on two types of vehicle that pose the biggest hazard to VRUs in urban settings, namely cars and lightdelivery goods vehicles.The environmental sensing is to be based on a single automotive 24 GHz narrowband radar sensor. This sensor offers the potential to overcome the hit her to price barrier that has prevented VRU protection systems fromentering widespread use. To meet the challenging technical requirements for extremely short measurement time, reliable target detection, ego motion and road condition estimation that have to be met, a new transmit/receive antenna and multi-channel receiver will be developed. 

The consortium comprises 7 partners well experienced in this sector and worldwide leaders in automotiveindustry and research: 2 car manufacturers (Volkswagen, Fiat through C.R.F.), 2 research organisations (VTT,CTAG), 2 universities (TUHH, UPT) and one SME specialised in car sensors (SMS).

Based on a joint and interdisciplinary research cooperation between industry and academia the Cluster BIOCATALYSIS2021 – Sustainable Biocatalysis Opening New Paths, supported by the BMBF, is pursuing the goal of researching systematically the enormous potential of industrially relevant biocatalysts from micro-organisms as to their possible application in industry. To achieve that goal the Cluster combines the unique expert knowledge of the academic sector in five Federal States of Northern Germany with the economic and innovative power of globally operating companies throughout the Federal Republic of Germany.

The primary goals of the Cluster are the use and application of new biocatalysts achieving novel synthetic effects by subjecting them to unconventional conditions (extreme temperatures, pressures, pH values, concentrations of salt and solvents). The enzyme systems are to be used both as final products and in subsequent processes for the production of fine chemicals and active agents. This is complemented by the development of an innovative process technology under unconventional conditions.

BIOCATALYSIS2021 is Winner of the Cluster Competition BioIndustry 2021 initiated by the German
Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF).

The cluster BIOREFINERY2021 is a joint project between partners from academia and industry forming a unique consortium. The expertise of the partners covers all relevant fields required to develop the biorefinary of the future including microbiologists, chemists, engineers and economists.

The Cluster BIOREFINERY2021 coordinates the expert knowledge of 7 industrial companies and 9 partners of academia. Through network-ing of all partners the application of fundamental knowledge in the manufacture of bioethanol, biogas and high value products for the chemical industry throughout the entire value-added structure from thermal processes to an economically feasible biorefinery concept is ensured. 

The Enterprise Europe Network is a key instrument in the EU's strategy to boost growth and jobs. Bringing together close to 600 business support organisations from 49 countries, we help small companies seize the unparalleled business opportunities in the EU Single Market. Our member organisations include chambers of commerce and industry, technology centres, research institutes and development agencies. Most of them have been supporting local businesses for a long time. They know their clients' strengths and needs - and they know Europe.

As members of the Enterprise Europe Network they are linked up through powerful databases, sharing their knowledge and sourcing technologies and business partners across all Network countries. But they are also closely linked with the European Commission, which enables them to keep abreast of EU policies and to feed small companies' views on them back to Brussels.

TuTech Innovation GmbH is one partner of the EEN Hamburg – Schleswig-Holstein.

EURIFT is an independent internet based information portal, supported by TuTech Innovation GmbH (TuTech), providing comprehensive information on Intermodal Freight Transport. As the European intermodal transport scene is dispersed over Europe, the single point of access to information about intermodal transport makes the EURIFT portal a valuable tool for professional users from industry, research, politics, administrations and training.

eurift. eu offers company profiles, best practice examples, legislation, news and events.

The information and documentation database currently contains more than 6900 commented entries and is extended and updated every day. The entries are added by an editorial team with transport background.

As a neutral platform, EURIFT is not aligned with any political party or interest group and thus offers the viewpoints of all players in the European Intermodal Transport Sector.

Main Goal is to create new technologies for the production of  “tailor made” multifunctional nanostructured materials and formulations for applications in the field of  “life sciences”: cosmetics, pharmacy, food industry, agriculture, insulation materials and textiles.  Special attention is given to the functionalization of the existing materials and further development of the encapsulation techniques to get the “tailor made” formulations with the desired release of active compounds for each specific target. To achieve this goal, both partner universities work together with industrial partners from both countries (in the first stage Evonik Degussa GmbH).

Partners are: 

• Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute for Thermal Separation Processes
• D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of RUSSIA (MUCTR), Computer Aided Process Engineering
• TuTech Innovation GmbH, Hamburg
• and as Associated Member: Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen

The Innovation Contact Service (IKS) Hamburg is a liaison office mediating collaboration between Hamburg’s commerce and academia. 

The consulting and matching service is aimed to serve companies, startups and academic and public research institutions that require support or partners to realize their innovative plans – in both technical and non-technological domains. The innovation network of the IKS enables direct access to academic institutions and important industries in Hamburg.

The following IKS consulting services are offered free of charge to commerce and academia:

• Matching service and networking of suitable partners, experts and other players in the innovation process
• Composition and backing in the collaboration process as moderators 
• Identification of innovation potential in companies
• Selection and transfer of support programs in Hamburg’s networks

This service is supported by the European Social Fund (ESF) and equity capital of lead partners.

Rising floods in the river Elbe, additional parasites affecting the local agriculture, as well as more frequent flooding of houses due to intensified rainfalls: More and more frequently these potential disasters take place simultaneously. The project KLIMZUG-NORD is exploring solutions to cope with the consequences of climate changes in the metropolitan area of Hamburg.

Partners of KLIMZUG-NORD are going to research the consequences of climate changes to urban areas, agricultural sites and the tidal riverbed of the Elbe within the city of Hamburg. Taking into account research data, environmental planning, city law, and economic plans, a range of action plans are going to be recommended. The target entails a coordinated action plan for the city regions, including a master plan which reaches to the year 2050.

Partners of KLIMZUG-NORD include 6 universities, 6 research centers, 10 offices related to city affairs, and 11 companies. Other partners have joined the project. Along with these, there are 8 neighbouring counties of Niedersachsen (Lower-Saxony) and 6 of Schleswig-Holstein who are supporting this project.

The plan is to extend the project KLIMZUG-NORD over a period of five years with a budget of around €25m, including a substantial support of €15m by the central government. Participants are largely supplying their own funds and an additional €1.2m will be contributed by the city of Hamburg.

PVA Hamburg undertakes professional invention and patent management for Hamburg universities. The PVA Hamburg is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) as part of the SIGNO program for universities and by the City of Hamburg. 

The universities are

• University of Hamburg
• Hamburg University of Technology
• Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg
• Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

PEP-NET is a European network of all stakeholders active in the field of eParticipation. PEP-NET includes public bodies, solution providers and citizen organizations as well as researchers and scientists. The network is open to all organizations willing and actively trying to advance the idea and use of eParticipation in Europe.

The project aims to help overcome fragmentation and promote best practice by connecting established and experienced eParticipation players and networks throughout Europe as a critical first step. The objective of this project is to achieve critical mass for the establishment of a Pan European eParticipation Network (PEP-NET). Such a network will act as a repository and disseminator of good practice and exchange of experience, and be a visible resource for all interested parties across the European Union.