Am 28. November 2021 ist Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Lukas, langjähriger Geschäftsführer des Technologie- und Gründerzentrums Halle, im Alter von 74 Jahren verstorben. Ein Nachruf von Prof. Dr. Reinhard Neubert, der zu den Wegbegleitern des Verstorbenen gehörte. Read more
Sie sind etwa anderthalb Meter groß und mit bunten Schriftzeichen bedeckt: Zwei auf einem Podest stehende Halbkugeln zieren den Weinberg Campus der Universität. Doch was stellen sie dar? Zwei riesige Klangkörper oder moderne Sitzgelegenheiten für studentische Pausen jedenfalls nicht. Vielmehr haben sie etwas mit einem anfangs nicht so recht gewürdigten Geschenk und der leidenschaftlichen Rivalität zweier Städte zu tun. Read more
Vom 360-Grad-Film bis zur Virtual-Reality-App: Der „Fulldome“ der Gründerhochschule an der Universität Halle bietet Studierenden sowie Forscherinnen und Forschern zahlreiche Möglichkeiten, die eigenen Ideen zu verwirklichen. Wie man in der Kuppel Filme entwickelt und produziert, wissen Anja Richter und Maren Kießling. Seit dem Wintersemester unterstützen sie Projektteams im Ideen-Inkubator „IT & Medien“. Read more
Employees at enspring GmbH on the Weinberg Campus are on the lookout for the ideal material for capacitors and lithium-ion batteries. They are able to take advantage of the excellent working environment and the university’s scientific expertise. Falk Lange, a PhD student at MLU and the founder of enspring, now also wants to gain a foothold in China. Hence, the story of enspring GmbH is also the story of basic researchers who have become business people active on the international stage. Read more
The Weinberg Campus is a high-tech location. In the last 25 years around one billion euros has been invested in a site that is also the heart of the university’s scientific campus. The density of research institutes is high on the nearly 134-hectare site. This is accompanied by numerous successful companies that have often emerged from start-ups. Important drivers of the process are technology and founders’ centres. The first one opened in 1993 and the technology park was born. Professor Reinhard Neubert - a scientist, Prorector and entrepreneur - is one of the pioneers of this development. He talks with Ines Godazgar in an interview. Read more
When the Technology and Founders’ Centre opened its doors on the Weinberg Campus in 1993 it sparked the beginning of further development of the site. Proximity to MLU played a decisive role when the spin-off was founded. Read more
From a vineyard to a technology park: The Weinberg Campus unites the natural sciences of the University of Halle in one location. It is also home to the University Hospital and many renowned non-university research institutions. Numerous successful companies have also settled in the technology and founders’ centres. This year the campus is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Several image galleries provide an impression of the innovation location and its central buildings. Read more
The area between the Heide district in Halle and the river Saale was used in the past for very different things. The land-use demarcation “vineyard” (Weinberg in German) was based on the fact that vineyards had been officially documented multiple times on this land since the 13th century. The fruit played such an important role in Mediaeval wine culture that in 1750 the chronicler Dreyhaupt compared the good wine to that of the Rhine Valley. Read more
Hochrangiger Besuch für die Universität und das Universitätsklinikum in Halle: Wissenschaftsminister Prof. Dr. Armin Willingmann hat am Montag die Ideen-Inkubatoren der Universität im neu eröffneten „Innovation Hub“ am Weinberg Campus besucht und sich über das Gründungsgeschehen vor Ort informiert. Zuvor hatte der Minister bereits den neuen Spitzen-Computertomographen am Universitätsklinikum Halle (UKH) eingeweiht. Read more
