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From DESY to the Science City – research as a bridge between Hamburg and the USA.

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Research Location Hamburg

Hamburg wants to create a science city around its most important particle-accelerator research facility, the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY). DESY researches not only the fundamental structure of molecules but also alternative energy supply – for example with hydrogen.

In addition, the city plans to transform the current DESY campus into a “Science City” by 2040, with its own transport infrastructure and housing, which will also be a potential driver of innovation and technology. These projects could form the basis for joint cooperation, trade and investment, and exchange.

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Research in numbers

The Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

DESY in Numbers

Researchers2.000
Cooperation partners2.000
Guest scientists3.000
Non-university researchers3.000

Science City Hamburg

VisionScience city
Completionby 2040
FocusResearch, housing, transport
Energyincl. hydrogen
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The other pillars

Business, Entrepreneurship, Science and Technology – four fields, one programme.

Business

Transatlantic trade, markets and cooperation in the U.S. economic area.

Entrepreneurship

Founding spirit, start-ups and the culture of trying things out.

Technology

Digital innovation and the universities that carry it in Hamburg.

Science connects

Support German-American scientific exchange – as a member of the Amerikazentrum.