(ZEISS: Dresden, Germany) – May 7, 2024, saw the opening of new premises for ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden, providing additional space for innovation projects and the opportunity for further growth.
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The team is moving from the Else Kröner Fresenius Center (EKFZ) for Digital Health on the campus of Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital in Dresden to a building on Blasewitzer Strasse, directly opposite the campus. The ZEISS Innovation Hub has about 700 sq m (7,535 sq ft) of floor space and modern laboratories the Innovation Hub employees will share with teams from ZEISS Microscopy.
In addition to the ZEISS executive board and ZEISS employees, guests from industry and science were invited to the opening ceremony in Dresden, including Professor Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger, Rector of the Technical University of Dresden.
In his welcoming address, Dr. Karl Lamprecht, president and CEO of ZEISS, said, “ZEISS is on a growth trajectory. To ensure this continues, we are investing in the future. The opening of ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden in the new premises is an example of investments in infrastructure and in dedicated and successful teams.”
Both the number of employees and the number of innovation projects has grown steadily since ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden opened in 2021 in cooperation with the Technical University of Dresden. “In recent years, the projects at the ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden have successfully contributed to our ZEISS strategy. That is why the activities are to be further expanded at a larger location,” said Lamprecht.
Part of the innovation ecosystem
ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden is one of the company’s two innovation hubs where employees develop ideas and research approaches to realize innovative solutions for both ZEISS business units and customers. The aim of the teams at the Innovation Hubs is to identify new technologies, evaluate their relevance for ZEISS, and transfer them into specific applications. The focus in Dresden is on innovation in the life sciences and health sector.
“Due to the immediate proximity to a large number of research institutions in the Dresden innovation ecosystem, and the flexibility to work on explorative topics beyond the business units, we can break new ground in the field of health and life sciences at ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden,” says Dr. Kai Wicker, head of ZEISS Innovation Hub Dresden.
Dr. Staudinger said, “The partnership between ZEISS and TUD is steeped in tradition. The opening of the ZEISS innovation hub in the immediate vicinity of our life sciences and health campus demonstrates the close ties in the fields of biology, bioengineering, and physics, where there will certainly be overlaps with our Physics of Life Cluster of Excellence. It is also a prime example of the attractiveness of Dresden’s unique science and innovation ecosystem, ‘Dresden-Concept Science and Innovation Campus.’”
Strengthening the ZEISS location in Dresden and working more closely with the Technical University of Dresden forms part of ZEISS’ global innovation strategy. The aim is to continue expanding the company’s presence near research clusters and ensure better networking with those working in science and business. ZEISS also wants to find talents in the region who are willing to help shape the innovative technologies of tomorrow.
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