Groundbreaking for the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT

New ZEISS Site at One of the Most Innovative Locations in Germany – New Space for Spinoffs and Enhanced Collaboration between Business and Academia – 12,000 m2 of Flexible Space Thanks to an Investment of EUR 30 Million
Spatenstich zum ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT
Groundbreaking for the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT; complete caption, see end of text. (Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT)

ZEISS held a groundbreaking ceremony today on Campus North of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) to launch the construction of a new site in Germany. As announced in October 2017, this will be an innovation building shared with KIT and its spinoff Nanoscribe – the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT. Apart from the company and KIT, the building will be used by future startups and spinoffs of both partners. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Baden-Württemberg’s Minister of Science Theresia Bauer, KIT President Professor Holger Hanselka, and President and CEO of the ZEISS Group, Professor Michael Kaschke. 

Full Text: Press Release 037/2018

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