The Healthcare Innovation World Cup challenged entrepreneurs and innovators in healthcare and information technology to develop creative solutions for global public health issues. The competition focused on improving the health of patients with diabetes.

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Discussion on the role of universities in entrepreneurial activity and economic development showcasing TU Dortmund University and Cornell NYC Tech campus.

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With age, people confront many challenges that impact their overall well-being and longevity. An expert panel discussed "Aging: Changing Attitudes and Successful Coping Mechanisms" on Thursday, April 4, 2013.

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A discussion on city resilience and climate adaptation, co-organized by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York, the German Center for Research and Innovation, and American Friends of Bucerius.

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German and U.S. experts discussed trends and developments in efficient, sustainable, and secure transportation networks at the German Center for Research and Innovation.

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An evening discussion with Dr. Urban Keussen from E.ON SE at the German Center for Research and Innovation on February 28 addressed the principal causes and anticipated challenges of significant changes within the energy industry.

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GCRI participated in the 17th annual European Career Fair @ MIT (ECF). The ECF is an annual recruiting event, organized by the MIT European Club, that connects employers from Europe with the most talented candidates that live in the US.

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Jutta Allmendinger and Philip G. Altbach addressed the role of education in preparing students as future employees and active citizens at a GCRI dinner discussion.

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The Smart Grid electricity network and technology has the potential to propel the energy industry forward, offering increased reliability, availability, and efficiency amidst growing 21st century energy demand.

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A panel of German and U.S. experts presented best practice examples of university-industry relations and their impact on manufacturing.

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In this discussion, Prof. Dorothee Brantz addressed the links between the rise of modern metropoles and the emergence of zoological gardens and industrial slaughterhouses.

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Leibniz Lecture, Friedrich Wilhelm Graf addressed different views on the relationship between religion and science in the United States and Germany.

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From mobile health applications to medication adherence algorithms, electronic medical records (EMRs) will have a significant impact on the future of health care. Panelists from health service, ICT, pharma, and health care policy discussed EMR opportunities and challenges at the German Center for Research and Innovation New York.

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In this Leibniz Lecture, Prof. Christoph Klein, Hospital Director of the Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, focused on children with rare diseases. He addressed how the discovery of rare genetic variants in children with inherited diseases has revealed novel therapeutic targets and innovative therapies.

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More than 400 participants attended this year's Annual GAIN Meeting on career opportunities and recent developments in higher education in at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston.

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A discussion of German and U.S. university leaders addressed the benefits and challenges of a traditional university education as it relates to the demands of a competitive job market.

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GCRI’s March 2012 Innovation of the Month, dasHAUS, is a traveling exhibition that connects industry professionals in North America with the latest market-ready renewable and energy efficiency solutions from Germany. GCRI Director Dr. Joann Halpern spoke at the Grand Opening in White Plains, NY, on July 12.

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3D has the potential to become the next major innovation in medicine and healthcare. This joint event sponsored by the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (Fraunhofer HHI) in collaboration with GCRI and the German American Chamber of Commerce (GACC), provided physicians and medical imaging experts with the opportunity to experience the benefits of this new technology first-hand. 

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2012 Kavli Prize recipient Winfried Denk and long-time collaborator Sebastian Seung discussed their groundbreaking, Internet- and game-based German-U.S. effort to map the connectome, a wiring diagram of the brain.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and the American Council on Germany hosted this lunchtime discussion feat. Professor Miranda Schreurs, Director, Environmental Policy Research Center, Professor of Comparative Politics, Freie Universität Berlin.

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This conference brought together leading representatives from government, industry, and academia to explore the ways manufacturing is an engine of growth and job creation in the U.S. and Germany.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and the Freie Universität Berlin jointly hosted this panel discussion on the challenges, contributions, and progress in humanities education and research featuring German, U.S., and Canadian experts.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) presented Mathematics Professor Günter Ziegler in DFG’s Leibniz Lecture Series.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and the University of Cologne New York Office jointly hosted this discussion on disorders affecting skin and hair.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and the Heidelberg University Association hosted a discussion on the symbiotic relationship between universities and their surrounding areas, exemplified in the disparate environs of Heidelberg and New York City.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation, American Friends of Bucerius Law School, and the Transatlantic Academy hosted a discussion on how the heightened demand for and increasing scarcity of global natural resources will shape strategic relationships between nations in the 21st century.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and the Max Planck Florida Institute jointly hosted this discussion on understanding brain function and development.

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GCRI participated in the 16th annual European Career Fair @ MIT (ECF). The ECF is an annual recruiting event, organized by the MIT European Club, that connects employers from Europe with the most talented candidates that live in the US.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and American Friends of Bucerius, in cooperation with the City of Hamburg, jointly hosted "Opportunities and Challenges of a Sustainable City in the 21st Century - A Comparative View of New York and Hamburg, European Green Capital 2011."

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The panel discussion was part of the symposium "Spatial Cognition for Architectural Design" (SCAD). Select researchers and practitioners, invited as part of SCAD 2011, engaged in discussions and debates on the core themes of the symposium.

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This event focused on the interdisciplinary dialogue between researchers in the humanities and the neurosciences. Discussion topics ranged from philosophical and ethical issues to questions regarding the impact of literature and art on the brain's narrative structures.

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The German Center for Research and Innovation and the German American Chamber of Commerce continued their “Focus Series” this time highlighting the most important developments in the next generation of the electrical grid.

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A joint German-Canadian workshop between the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the University of Waterloo, Canada, brought together researchers from the fields of IT security, signal processing, control and embedded systems to discuss new directions and solutions in these key areas on October 20, 2011.

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Aging begins the moment we are born, as internal and external factors work together to rapidly shape our human experience. At this GCRI event, Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Eric Kandel discussed his research regarding the nature of learning and brain plasticity. Dr. Ursula Staudinger described her research on the continuous interaction between biology and culture and its impacts on cognition. Dr. György Buzsáki moderated.

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From beer to bread, to corn, cosmetics, the cotton in clothing, the rubber in tires, and the plastic in  cups, biotechnology is ever present in our daily lives. With the world population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, placing pressure on food and energy resources, biotechnology will provide innovative solutions. On September 13, 2011, Prof. Karl-Heinz Kogel, Head, Department of Phytopathology, Institute of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen and Dr. Rina Singh, Director of Policy, Science & Renewable Chemicals, Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Section, Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) discussed the current state of biotechnology, challenges to the field,  and its role in the 21st century. The panel discussion was hosted in conjunction with the German State of Hessen U.S. Office for Economic Development . Dr. Nathan Tinker, Executive Director, New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA), moderated.

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This year's Annual GAIN Meeting took place from September 2 to 4, 2011, at the Mission Bay Conference Center  at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The weekend-long conference attracted more than 400 participants, among them 300 postdoc researchers and more than 100 heads of research organizations, high-ranking government officials as well as representatives from the higher education and private R&D sector.

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A group of German researchers and members of the German Parliament (“Der Bundestag”) met with the startup community in Silicon Valley. This one-day field trip before the GAIN conference provided access to the local entrepreneurship network and its business-savvy and experienced startup mentors. Participants were also introduced to Silicon Valley-based startups, support programs, such as the German Silicon Valley Accelerator, and funding opportunities in Germany that help researchers get their startup off the ground.

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Modern societies depend on scientific evidence to make sense of technological, political and civic issues encountered on an everyday basis. But modern societies are also challenged by growing cognitive and communicative difficulties and often fail to understand science as an enterprise. This leads to miscommunication.

On June 28, 2011, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) hosted a panel discussion at the start of a three-day long conference “Public Understanding and Public Engagement with Science” of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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The GCRI, Noerr LLP, and the German American Chamber of Commerce brought together the foremost experts for a seminar and panel discussion exploring new rules for transatlantic trade being proposed by the Obama Administration and the European Union.

Co-Sponsors:
Noerr LLP
German American Chamber of Commerce (AHK)

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Images from the GCRI’s NanoArt exhibition were digitally shown during the “From Data Collection to Display” conference at the University of California, Berkley.

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Prof. Töpfer, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), and Peter Schlosser, Associate Director and Director of Research, Earth Institute, Columbia University, talked about effective governance for sustainable development. Drawing from the current TransGov research project at the IASS, the discussion addressed how top scientific insights can be made accessible and useful for real-world solutions on sustainability and climate change issues.

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A kaleidoscope of  textures and colors, NanoArt New York brings order and chaos, mountains and valleys, the heavens and hedgehogs, all invisible to the naked eye to life - in liquid, solid, luminescent, multi-colored atom arrangements and patterns. For a better understanding of the variety of the over 50 images on display at the German Center for Research and Innovation, please view the small selection provided in this gallery.

NanoArt images are provided by: Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE); Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM); Center for NanoScience (CeNS) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr; Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS e.V.); and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG).

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From sunscreens to cell phones and cars, nanotechnology and its innovative applications are having an increasingly significant impact on our daily lives. On April 13, 2011, at the German Center for Research and Innovation, German and U.S. experts discussed nanotech’s impact in the fields of energy, electronics, medicine, and science as well as in the business sphere, bridging the gap between research, development, and application. 

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With the official opening of the University of Cologne’s (UoC) New York City office, 27 representations of German universities are now under one roof at the German House and the German Center for Research and Innovation.

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Both the US and Germany are world leaders in basic and applied research, yet there are fundamental differences in their approaches to entrepreneurship. GCRI Director Joann Halpern gave a keynote address on "Transatlantic Perspectives on Emerging Technology Management" at the Hannover Messe.

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Tuberculosis is one of today’s deadliest threats. Ten million cases are diagnosed annually, of which one quarter are fatal. Prof. Stefan H.E. Kaufmann (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology) and Dr. Carl Nathan (Weill Cornell Medical College) shared their insights on the current state of TB research. Dr. Ann Ginsberg (Global Alliance for TB Drug Development) moderated.

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From March 22nd to the 25th, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) held their sixth joint research conference to promote transatlantic research collaboration. This year's topic "Bioinspired Design and Engineering of Novel Functional Materials" brought 60 researchers together at the GCRI in New York City.

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As part of its student outreach initiative in the New York area, the GCRI met with a group of students from Long Island University’s Global College to elaborate on "How International Experience Can Enhance Your Career.”

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Following an invitation of Randi B. Silver, Associate Dean & Professor at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, GCRI Director Dr. Joann Halpern together with Dr. Max Vögler, Director of the German Research Foundation (DFG) North America office, and Peter Kerrigan, Deputy Director of the German Academic Exchange Service North America office (DAAD), held an information session for doctoral students as well as postdoctoral researchers.

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On January 13, 2011, Prof. Axel Borst (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Germany) and Prof. Claude Desplan (New York University) discussed the principles of processing and decoding motion information and color cues in the fly brain at the GCRI. While Prof. Borst’s research focuses on decoding motion information and how it is used for navigation and flight control in the cockpit of a fly, Prof. Desplan’s work is related to color vision.

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Plasma medicine is an emerging field of research which aims to understand and utilize the interaction of plasmas with living tissue and cells. Practical applications of plasma medicine currently being investigated include, among others: inducing rapid blood coagulation; killing bacteria, sterilizing wounds, medical instruments, and implants; and selectively modifying living cells and tissue. Prof. Klaus-Dieter Weltmann and Nadja Dahlhaus (Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, INP Greifswald), Prof. Alexander Fridman and Prof. Gary Friedman (Drexel University) and Dr. Van Thompson (NYU College of Dentistry) discussed this interdisciplinary field that is beginning to have an increased impact on health care. Prof. Kurt Becker, Associate Provost for Research & Technology Initiatives and Professor of Physics at NYU-Polytechnic Institute, moderated.

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On November 20, U.S. and international researchers learned about the European Research Council’s funding opportunities for research in Europe. A Leibniz Lecture by renowned neurobiologist Hannah Monyer entitled “A Walk Down Memory’s Path” took place in the evening.

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On November 18th, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) and the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (GACC) hosted a roundtable discussion on the technology, policy and business outlook of intelligent energy management systems. The panel featured Christian Hoepfner, Director of Technical Operations (Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems), Jim Gallagher, Senior Director of Energy Policy (New York City Economic Development Corporation), and Barbara Kates-Garnick, Consultant of Urban Technologies (Polytechnic Institute of New York University). Kurt Becker, Associate Provost for Research and Technology and Professor of Physics (Polytechnic Institute of New York University) moderated.

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The GCRI, in cooperation with the American Friends of Bucerius, hosted a panel discussion on sustainability and environmental urban planning on November 10, 2010. Peter Esser, general counsel in the office of the Representative of German Industry and Trade, Anja Caldwell, architect and owner of eco ipso LLC, and Tom Wright, executive director of the Regional Plan Association, spoke about ecological and economical challenges and opportunities that accompany city growth. Helga Flores Trejo, fellow at the Brookings Institution and head of strategic communications for sectors at the Inter-American Development Bank, moderated.

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The GCRI, in cooperation with the Heidelberg University Association, hosted a transatlantic discussion on forces of internationalization, power shifts in an increasingly multi-polar world, and the structural differences of social policy between Germany and the United States. Speakers were Professor Detlef Junker (Universität Heidelberg) and Professor Mary Nolan (New York University).

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Featuring German Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Bert Sakmann, the GCRI, in cooperation with the Max Planck Florida Institute, hosted a lecture on how nocturnal rodents, such as rats, rely on sensory input from their facial whiskers for navigation through the environment.

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At a panel discussion, co-sponsored by GCRI and Hannover Messe Research and Technology, Richard Bendis, President & CEO of Innovation America, Edward Reinfurt, Executive Director of the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation, and Dr. Thomas Lechler of the Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens Institute of Technology discussed national frameworks, best practices, and funding schemes for early-stage high-tech companies in the United States and Germany. Within this context, the panel focused on examples of, opportunities for, and remaining obstacles to international collaboration, adopting best practices, and accessing non-domestic sources of seed money to establish university spin-offs and other vehicles of successful research commercialization. Kurt Becker, Associate Provost for Research & Technology Initiatives and Professor of Physics at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, moderated.

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The GCRI  hosted the opening event of the three-day New York University symposium on the impact of German intellectuals on the cultural and educational landscape of New York and the United States.

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At a hands-on GCRI workshop with Dr. Sarah L. Poynton, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, approximately 60 biomedical Ph.D. students and Post-doctoral fellows learned how to strategize and plan an international research career.

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At a GCRI Science Dinner and discussion on June 3, 2010, Professors Jürgen M. Meisel, University of Hamburg & University of Calgary, and Michael T. Ullman, Georgetown University, shared their linguistic and neuroscientific insights on the differences between learning a second language in youth and adulthood.

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At the German Embassy in Washington  D.C., GCRI joined colleagues from the German Academic Exchange Service, the German Research Foundation,  the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the German Aerospace Center in representing Germany as a land of research, innovation, and fun.  

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GCRI, in cooperation with the American Friends of Bucerius and RWTH Aachen University, hosted a panel discussion on the efficacy of the current patent system in the United States and Europe. Peter J. Esser, General Counsel, Representative of German Industry & Trade, Myles Jackson, Professor of the History of Science, Director of Science and Technology Studies, NYU, and Regina Oertel, Director of Technology Transfer and Research Funding at RWTH Aachen University, addressed the philosophical questions associated with the patenting of genes; the relationship between exclusive intellectual property rights and technical progress; and the conflict faced by university researchers who collaborate with industry.

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At this workshop, which was conducted at the New York University School of Medicine, graduate students and postdocs were introduced to research and funding opportunities in Germany. GCRI director Dr. Joann Halpern introduced the two speakers, Dr. Anjana Buchow of the German Research Foundation and Jane Fu of the German Academic Exchange Service’s New York office. Irmintraud Jost from Heidelberg University Association as well as Dr. Marion Müller and Stefan Altevogt from the German Research Foundation were also available to respond to questions from the participants. After the workshop, Joel Oppenheim, Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Science Programs, gave all of the visitors a tour of the labs and other facilities.

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United Nations Ambassadors from over 30 countries and seven UN-agencies exchanged views on biotechnology at a round table discussion. The event was hosted by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations and co-sponsored by the GCRI. Invited speakers included: Dr. Prabhu Pingali of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Dr. Robert Orr, the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning in the United Nations Executive Office, and Dr. Jörg Hacker, the president of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

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The Federal Minister of Education and Research, Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, and the German Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Klaus Scharioth, opened the German Center for Research and Innovation New York on February 19, 2010. The President of the German Research Foundation (DFG), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Kleiner, and the Vice President of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Max Huber, conducted the celebration. The keynote speech was given by German Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle. Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society (ACS), also spoke.

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