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The Jena-based high-tech company Analytik Jena has been honored with the prestigious German Innovation Award for its innovative PlasmaQuant 9200 spectrometer system.
A new ‘lamp charger’ has been put into operation in Jena-Lobeda. The joint project between the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) and Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck allows for space-saving charging of electric service vehicles directly at existing street lamps.
On Thursday evening, the German Demography Prize was awarded in Jena. The prestigious award honors innovative projects and forward-looking concepts that provide practical answers to demographic change and population decline in Germany.
Jena, May 25, 2026. The City of Light Jena benefits significantly from international students and workers, who serve as key drivers of innovation, sustainably strengthening the local economic and scientific hub.
Jena, April 22, 2026. At this year’s pitch of the “Digital Innovation Hub Photonics” (DIHP) in Jena, six founder teams prevailed with their high-tech ideas. The winners will now receive special research budgets to bring their technological concepts to market maturity.
On Monday, start-up founders from across Germany presented their innovative business ideas to an expert jury in Jena. A young physicist from India attracted particular attention with plans for a new space project.
160 students from all over Thüringen presented their innovative projects at this year’s state final of the renowned „Jugend forscht“ competition in Jena.
A fully automated 24/7 supermarket named “Tante Zukunft” has opened at Holzmarkt in Jena. Using robotic technology, the store offers a futuristic shopping experience around the clock, addressing retail challenges like staff shortages.
A technology company from Jena has developed a virtual eye test to detect vision defects faster and more efficiently, further cementing the city’s reputation as a global center for optical technologies and photonics.