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Jena, September 24, 2026 – At the high-tech trade fair W3+ Fair, companies and research institutions in Jena are currently presenting highly innovative exhibits. The event focuses on technologies that are still considered forward-looking today but could soon become part of everyday technological life.
The search for 78-year-old Jürgen Hellmann from Weimar continues. Despite extensive efforts by the Jena State Police Inspection, his whereabouts remain unknown since September 17, 2026.
The former chairman of the Jena Tafel has been given a suspended prison sentence of one year and nine months by the Jena District Court for 40 counts of embezzlement.
With 250 exhibitors from 15 countries, the high-tech trade fair ‘W3+ fair’ at the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena is fully booked. Until Thursday evening, companies from the Thuringian optics and photonics industry are gathering in the ‘City of Light’ to exchange information on current technological developments.
VACOM Vakuum Komponenten & Messtechnik GmbH has been honored with the FREDDIE Industrial AI Award 2026 in Munich for its AI-supported production planning.
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF) in Jena have introduced a new optical system for non-contact monitoring of bodily functions.
Prof. Dr. Shalini Randeria has been appointed as a new external member of the University Council of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
The Jena State Police Inspectorate is currently reporting an increase in thefts involving delivered parcels. Shipments from various delivery services, such as Amazon and DHL, have been stolen by unknown persons after being left in front of residential buildings.
The regional skilled crafts sector is seeing a noticeable upward trend in recruiting new talent. According to the local Chamber of Crafts, 250 apprenticeship contracts have already been signed in Jena and the Saale-Holzland-Kreis.
Jena, September 23, 2026 – In the autumn of 1969, 108 students began their physics studies at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, including only eight women. A biographical analysis of four of these students provides a concise picture of how East German female academics experienced career, family, and political upheaval across two different German social systems.