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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
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,…
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…
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Sciences at the University of Jena, the Fraunhofer IOF Jena and the Helmholtz Institute of Jena developed a new method enabling the next generation of…
Does outer space hold alien life forms or something never before seen? The James Webb Space Telescope is expected to provide new insights into the universe, thanks in part to high-precision mirrors…
Jena is one of the most important startup hubs in eastern Germany, according to a recent study by Passion4Business GmbH. It numbers Spaceoptix, Polytives and rooom AG – all Jena-based companies –…
