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SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

IN HAMBURG

Hamburg’s Science and Research System

Hamburg’s diverse science and researchsystem has been exceptionally dynamicin recent years. This strong drive is set

to continue, especially in the research areas of naturalscience, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Hamburg currently has 19 public and state-certified universities. 98,95� students, over 10,000 of them fromabroad, and approx. 9,500 researchers help make the city’s university sector highly attractive. 15 non-univer-sity research institutions and collaborations also make afundamental contribution to research in this city state.The total expenditure of the Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities of Hamburg in �016 was approx.1.1 bill. euros. The departmental authority employs aworkforce of 1�0.

In the following, a selection of highlights from the wide range of research activities in Hamburg will be presented.

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SCIENCE AND RESEARCH IN HAMBURG

Evening atmosphere in historic warehouse district | © www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Andreas Vallbracht

The research center DESY in the west of Hamburg | © DESY 2015

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Scientific Structural Research at the Bahrenfeld Research Campus

This Research Campus is home to a structural researchcentre that is unparalleled throughout the world. Thecentre is a collaboration between a large number of part-ners from both inside and outside the university sector.Based on a longstanding collaboration between the University of Hamburg and DESY (the German ElectronSynchrotron), the campus offers research infrastructureswith a wide-ranging, world-leading combination of radia-tion facilities. The free-electron lasers FLASH and FLASHII provide high-intensity ultrafast flashes of light in thevacuum ultraviolet and soft X-ray ranges, and PETRA IIIis currently the most brilliant storage-ring-based X-ray

facility in the world. TheHamburg area will soonboast another research facility of superlatives: TheEuropean XFEL, which willbe available for scientificexperiments from �017on, will generate ultrashortX-ray flashes – �7.000times per second and witha brilliance that is a billiontimes higher than that ofthe best conventional X-ray radiation sources.

The Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD), founded in �01�, conductsresearch into dynamic phenomena in matter at the electronic, atomic and molecular levels. The City of Hamburg provided �7 mill. euros to fund a building forthis new institute. The MPSD is an offshoot of the Centerfor Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), which as part ofa collaboration between DESY, the Max Planck Societyand the University of Hamburg carries out research intonew ways of using radiation sources to investigatestructural changes in atoms, molecules, condensed matter, molten substances and biological systems. A newbuilding to house the CFEL was constructed on the Research Campus at a cost of 50 mill. euros.

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Clean room | ©H. Müller-Elsner, DESYClean room | ©H. Müller-Elsner, DESY

CFEL building | © Joerg M. Harms, MPSD/CFEL

The new Center for Hybrid Nanostructures (CHYN) is also an integral part of the campus’s research landscape. A new building was constructed to house thecentre at a cost of approx. 60 million euros.

In �01�, the University of Hamburg, in collaboration withpartners including DESY, launched a highly successfulproject under the auspices of the Excellence Initiative: theHamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI). The centrehas since been joined by the European XFEL and theMPSD. The CUI partners, in collaboration with the Uni-versity Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), thenewly founded research institutions mentioned aboveand the innovative research infrastructures, are exceptio-nally well positioned for the Germany-wide ExcellenceStrategy, the successor to the Excellence Initiative, whichbegins in �017.

The Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) bringstogether the cutting-edge research fields of structuralbiology and systems biology with a focus on infectiousdiseases. It makes use of DESY’s large-scale researchequipment to carry out life sciences research.

The combination of the disciplines of physics, chemistry,biology and medicine, alongside the planned collabora-tion between members of the Helmholtz and Leibniz associations as well as universities and university hospitals from northern Germany, is unique in the fieldof fundamental biomedical research. The €5� million research building is jointly funded by the German federalgovernment and the states of Hamburg, Lower Saxonyand Schleswig-Holstein.

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1. HAMBURG: STRUCTURAL INDICATORS

Indicator Year Value

Area �015 755.�9 km²

Population �01� 1.76 mill.

Gross domestic product(GDP) �015 109.� bill. euros

GDP growth rate (nominal increase over previous year) �015 �.9%

Export ratio �015 51.5%

2. HAMBURG: INNOVATION INDICATORS


R&D spending as proportion of GDP �01� �.��%

Academic publications per million inhabitants �01� �,7�5

Patent applications per 100,000 inhabitants �015 �6

University income from third-party sources (per professo-rial post, in thousand euros)

�01� 167.5

Excellence Initiative until the end of �017, while the Cityof Hamburg has announced an additional 19 mill. eurosup until �0�� to secure the cluster’s long-term pro-spects. The first stage of work on a new supercomputerat the German Climate Computing Centre began in �015.The expansion project is jointly funded by the federal go-vernment and a number of state governments. In orderto provide top-quality facilities for climate research, anew building complex with a total floor area of �1,000m� is being built at the University of Hamburg. The buil-dings will be used for climate research and geosciences.

Medicine at the Eppendorf Campus – A Leading Centre for Teaching and Research

Another key focus of Hamburg’s science and researchpolicy has been to develop the University Medical CenterHamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) into one of Germany’s leadingcentres for university medicine.

The UKE’s strategic development is being implemented in the centre’s teaching, research and clinical activities across a series ofstages. Major constructionhighlights as part of the development have included anew medical centre (at a

Climate Research at “KlimaCampus Hamburg”

The University of Hamburg, the Max Planck Institute forMeteorology, the German Climate Computing Centre(DKRZ) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG)work together in a pioneering climate research associa-tion, with the Integrated Climate System Analysis andPrediction (CliSAP) excellence cluster playing a centralrole. Specialist climate, climate impact and climate adap-tation research is also carried out at HafenCity UniversityHamburg, the Technical University of Hamburg, the Cli-mate Service Center Germany (GERICS) and at federal in-stitutions such as the Federal Maritime and HydrographicAgency (BSH), the German Sea Weather Office (DWDSeewetteramt) and the Federal Waterways Engineeringand Research Institute (BWB). These institutions havepooled their expertise as equal partners in the “Klima-Campus Hamburg” network.

This interdisciplinary collaboration within the CliSAP ex-cellence cluster has resulted in two new research centresbeing founded at the University of Hamburg: the Centerfor Earth System Research and Sustainability and theCenter for Globalisation and Governance.

Extensive funding has been provided to expand Klima-Campus Hamburg: for example, the excellence cluster Cli-SAP is receiving ��.5 mill. euros of funding from the

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Research at UKE | © UKE

an important stepwith the supportof the GermanCentre for In-fection Research(DZIF), securingfunding for trans-national research worth approx. eight million euros. The UKE is also contributing to the development of theGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), witha project volume of �.� mill. euros, and is participating inthe long-term population study “Nationale Kohorte(NAKO)”. The Hamburg City Health Study, which beganin �015, is the world’s largest local health study, covering�5,000 Hamburg residents. The study is a UKE initiative.

Humanities at the Eimsbüttel Campus

Research and teaching in the humanities is one of theUniversity of Hamburg’s strengths. One example of thisis the collaborative research centre Manuscript culturesin Asia, Africa and Europe, which has raised additional fi-nancial means (approx. �� mill. euros) from the EuropeanResearch Council (ERC) and the German Research Foun-dation (DFG) since �011. This successful interdisciplinarycollaboration brings together 11 Asian, African and Eu-ropean experts in philology, history of art and historical

cost of 19� mill.euros) and twonew campuses forresearch and tea-ching respectively(at a cost of 5�

mill. euros). A new psychiatry and psychotherapy clinichas also been built (at a cost of 18 mill. euros) while anew children’s clinic is currently under construction (at acost of approx. 70 mill. euros). The new children’s clinicis set to be a centre of expertise specialising in univer-sity-level medical care for children and young people.

The university medical centre has focused and structuredits research and targets, with five corresponding research centres. Recently, the UKE secured extra funding until �019 for two collaborative research centres(CRC) from the German Research Foundation (DFG): the CRC Immune-mediated glomerular diseases and theCRC Multi-sitecommunication inthe brain.

The UKE, theBern hard NochtInstitute and theHeinrich Pette In-stitute have taken


CAMPUS FORSCHUNG (research) at UKE | © UKE

CAMPUS LEHRE (teaching) at UKE | © UKE

Hamburg University

musicology, informatics and materials science in order toconduct joint research into diverse manuscript culturesfrom historical and comparative perspectives.

Another aspect that makes the University of Hamburgstand out is the diverse range of “fringe” subjects. Along-side LMU Munich and FU Berlin, the University of Hamburg offers more such subjects (��) than nearly anyother university in Germany.

The German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA),the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy(IFSH) and the interdisciplinary Carl Friedrich von Weiz-säcker Centre for Science and Peace Research (ZNF)Hamburg possess internationally recognised expertise inregional, globalisation and peace research, arms controland security policy, with university and non-university researchers working closely together. Thisexpertise is supplemented by two state institutions basedin the city, the Hamburg Research Centre for Contempo-rary History (FZH) and the Institute for the History ofGerman Jews (IGDJ).

In �010, the Academy of World Religions was founded atthe University of Hamburg. The academy carries outtheology-based research into world religions (specialisingin Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Alevism) and acts as acentre for interreligious dialogue.

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3. HAMBURG: SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INDICATORS


Number of public universities �015 6

Number of state-certifiedprivate universities �015 1�

Number of studentswinter semester�01�/15

98,95�

Number of professors (primary occupation) �015 1,61�

Number of research assis-tants (primary occupation) �015 7,860

Non-university research institutions and collaborations

�015 �0

Total expenditure of the Ministry of Science, Research and EqualitiesHamburg

�016 1.1 bill. euros

Number of staff employed by the Ministry of Science,Research and EqualitiesHamburg

�016 1�0

Innovation Policy in Hamburg to Promote Technology, New Companies and Networks

The Senate’s innovation policy is based on the “Innova-tion Alliance Hamburg (InnovationsAllianz Hamburg)”, ajoint initiative between Hamburg’s political, business andresearch sectors. The aim of this initiative is to improveconditions for innovation and to help Hamburg and itsMetropolitan Region to develop into one of Europe’s lea-ding innovation regions by �0�0. The Innovation Allianceis developing, directing and implementing Hamburg’s Re-gional Innovation Strategy �0�0 in partnership with in-novation stakeholders.

One focus of the strategy is to develop Hamburg as aninnovation hub across five key strategic areas: marketing(innovation climate), education and training, networking

Hamburg’s Fraunhofer Strategy

Another key milestone in Hamburg’s science and researchpolicy and promotion of technology came on 1 January�015, when the city joined the Fraunhofer Society. It hassince established several Fraunhofer institutions.

The Fraunhofer Center for Maritime Logistics and Ser-vices at the Technical University of Hamburg is set to begradually upgraded into an independent Fraunhofer in-stitute. The European ScreeningPort, a high-performingtransfer institution in the field of biotechnical and phar-maceutical drug discovery, has been part of the Fraun-hofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecologyin Aachen since �01�. In order to further expand thecity’s renewable energy expertise, a third Fraunhofer cen-tre was established at Hamburg University of AppliedSciences: the “Power Electronics for Regenerative EnergySystems” application centre as part of the Fraunhofer In-stitute for Microelectronics and Microsystems Techno-logy in Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein.

The Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburgis planning to further expand Fraunhofer activities in thecity. Potential fields for future expansion include nano-technology and the innovative concept of �D printing.

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Computer simulation of the acceleration process

in the super-conducting cavity resonator

© DESY

and knowledge transfer, infrastructure and systems forpromoting innovation.

The strategy is based on the Hamburg clusters. Eachcluster focuses on a different sector: life sciences, logis-tics, aviation, media and IT, renewable energy, the health-care industry, the creative industry, the maritime industryand the financial industry. Within the Innovation Alliance,the clusters function as strategic specialisation fields aspart of a smart specialisation strategy.

One key success for Hamburg came when it was selectedby the European Commission as one of six model regions

showcasing modern cluster policies. Hamburg’s goal isto systematically develop cluster bridges (cross-cluste-ring), with the aim of making better use in future of thepotential for innovation and value creation in the areasof overlap between the clusters.

Under the auspices of the Innovation Alliance Hamburg,an initiative has been founded to create and promotetechnology centres. The initiative aims to graduallyestablish a network of research and innovation (R&I)parks focusing on selected areas of specialisation. R&Iparks comprise facilities and working spaces for techno-logy and knowledge transfer where businesses and re-searchers can carry out research and developmentactivities with a focus on practical applications. Recentexamples include the EnergieCampus Bergedorf Techno-logy Centre, the Innovationszentrum Bahrenfeld businessincubator and the Innovations-Campus for Green Tech-nologies Harburg.

Furthermore, there are plans for a platform to supportstart-up companies. The platform will help stimulate thefounding of new university spin-offs. This requires a sup-port concept to be developed on the basis of existingstructures that addresses various issues linked to foun-ding new companies, such as entrepreneurial motivation,technology and idea scouting, networking and fundingoptions.

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Aerial view of Elbphilharmonie and Hamburg historic city ©www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Andreas Vallbracht

• To supplement the investment fund, the funding pro-gramme InnoRampUp was launched in �01�. The pro-gramme provides innovative start-ups and youngcompanies in the pre-seed and seed phases with fun-ding of up to 150,000 euros per project.

• IKS Hamburg is the first undertaking to be implementedon the basis of the Innovation Alliance guidelines. IKSis an institution that facilitates contact between Ham-burg businesses and the university and science/re-search sectors by working closely with otherHamburg-based transfer institutions.

The following measures have also been put in place topromote innovation:

• IFB Hamburg, which was founded on 1 August �01�,serves as the city’s central investment and promotionalbank. IFB Hamburg’s aims include further reinforcingHamburg’s business-friendly climate, providing supportto new and established companies and promoting thecity to them as a key long-term centre for business andinnovation.

• IFB Hamburg’s innovation programme PROFI supportsindustrial research and experimental development pro-jects with up to 500,000 euros of funding per project.The aim of the funding is to enable companies to deve-lop a greater number of business-oriented product andprocess innovations, and to do so faster. It also aims tostrengthen R&D networks both between companiesand between companies and research institutions.

• Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg is an investmentfund that provides young, innovative and capital-inten-sive companies in the start-up phase with funding of upto one million euros per investment. The fund aims toensure that promising, innovative companies have theequity capital they urgently need during the early pha-ses.

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Container vessels at the port of Hamburg | ©www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Andreas Vallbracht

• International collaboration on the basis of Hamburg’sunique research infrastructure, which provides a keyfoundation for existing and future regional and interna-tional research associations

The Baltic Sea region is now one of the world’s mostcompetitive knowledge regions, with an outstanding uni-versity and research infrastructure in direct geographicalproximity to the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The Feh-marn Belt Fixed Link will help to further consolidate theBaltic region over the next decade.

Capitalising on its advan-tageous location, Hamburghas launched the three-yearINTERREG project Baltic Science Network (BSN) as theproject’s lead partner and helped secure three millioneuros of funding. The network has over �0 partners: sci-ence ministries from from all Baltic Sea States (Germany,including the federal states of Hamburg and Schleswig-

Holstein, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania, Sweden, Finland, Polandand Russia), other science and re-search policy organisations and theCouncil of the Baltic Sea States.

The network aims to intensify transnational scientific collaboration through improved coordination and the

International Collaboration (including EU)

Hamburg’s key strategic goals include developing insti-tutions with an international focus and systematically ex-panding international science and researchcollaborations. Within the broad spectrum of internatio-nal collaboration, two key areas of focus can be identifiedin Hamburg:

• Regionally focused expansion and intensification of col-laboration between Hamburg, northern Germany andnorthern Europe, with a focus on the Baltic Sea region

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© pixelio.de, Marlies Schwarzin

pean science and research sector is already able to drawon a combination of large-scale research infrastructuresfor research with photon and synchrotron radiation thatis unrivalled anywhere else in the world. Another state-of-the-art photon radiation facility, MaxLab IV, is beingbuilt in Lund, and valuable transregional scientific colla-borations are being established throughout the region.

Hamburg's universities and research institutions arehighly successful in receiving EU-research funding. The science region Hamburg for example hosts 15 ERC-grantees with an approx. project-volume of �0 mill. euros.

development of joint research and innovation strategiesin the Baltic region.

In the area of research infrastructure, the European XFEL(X-ray free-electron laser) is the largest European research infrastructure project currently under construction on the ESFRI list. It is due to go into operation in �017. The €1 billion+ project currently haspartners from 11 countries.

With BER II, PETRA III, BESSY, FLASH and MaxLab I–III,based in Hamburg, Berlin and Lund, the northern Euro-

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Other information online:

Hamburg Science and Research Portal:http://wissenschaft.hamburg.de

The Hamburg Centre forUltrafast Imaging (CUI) excellence cluster:www.cui.uni-hamburg.de

Integrated Climate SystemAnalysis and Prediction (CliSAP) excellence cluster:www.clisap.de/de

Connecting modules in the European XFEL linear acceleratorConnecting modules in the European XFEL linear accelerator© Heiner Müller-Elsner / European XFEL© Heiner Müller-Elsner / European XFEL

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