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PIER PLUS

PIER PLUS

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    • PIER Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld
    • PIER Health and Infection
    • PIER Climate and Coast
    • PIER Conflict, Cooperation and Security
    • PIER Climate-friendly Mobility
    • PIER New Materials
  • Collaboration
    • PIER Computing and Data Science
    • PIER Innovation & Knowledge Exchange
    • PIER Science Communication
    • PIER Support of Early Career Researchers
  • News and Events
    • News PIER PLUS
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PIER PLUS

A platform of universities and independent research institutes in Hamburg

About PIER PLUS

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Profiles

Cooperation in six profiles working on current research questions and topics

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PIER PLUS promotes and strengthens collaboration and networking between Hamburg’s universities and independent research institutes. The partners in PIER PLUS work together in six profiles that are orientated towards current research questions and topics.

The PIER PLUS profiles are supplemented by four common fields of action that are relevant to all research fields. They relate to the areas of Computing & Data Science, Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, Science Communication, and Support of Early Career Researchers.

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11 July 2025|Transfer

Hamburg wins startup competition

Germany needs more spin-offs from the scientific community in order to remain economically competitive on an international level. Promoting innovation and start-ups is therefore one of the federal government's key objectives. In the highly endowed "Startup Factories" competition organized by the Federal Ministry of...

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20 June 2025|News PIER PLUS

Senator Blumenthal visited the PIER PLUS Steering Committee

The meeting of the PIER PLUS Steering Committee in May 2025 was all about strengthening Hamburg as a science hub. Senator Maryam Blumenthal gave the keynote speech at the meeting, and the partners discussed closer coordination with regard to scientific career paths.

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17 June 2025|News PIER PLUS

UKE joins PIER PLUS

PIER PLUS promotes and strengthens cooperation and networking between universities and non-university research institutions in Hamburg. The Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) is now the 23rd member to formally join the network.

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PIER PLUS Profiles

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PIER Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld
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PIER Health and Infection
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PIER Climate and Coast

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PIER Conflict, Cooperation and Security
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PIER Climate-friendly Mobility
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PIER New Materials
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Last update: 19 March 2025

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  • PIER Innovation & Knowledge Exchange
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  • PIER Support of Early Career Researchers
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