Welcome to the ZIM – Innovation Network „Environmental Technology and Soil Reclamation“

Within the framework of the joint, interdisciplinary and international cluster meeting at the location of our official foreign coordinator, the University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, all network partners as well as interested Australian industrial partners and scientists are offered the opportunity to interactively exchange information on various subject-specific topics. Of course, this also includes getting to know new research and business partners as well as the opportunity to initiate or expand international business relationships. Day 1 will focus on "Digitalization & Automation" and "Agriculture & Horticulture", while Day 2 will be dedicated to "Environment & Energy" and "Circular Economy". The seminar days will be accompanied by two excursion days to gain practical insights into Australian greenhouse technology, the handling of post-mining landscapes and the subtropical environment of Brisbane.

In view of the latest developments and recommendations regarding major events during the Corona Pandemic, we have decided to hold the event in the form of a virtual meeting. This online event included a series of discussions on current developing trends and insight within the interests of our ZIM networks: "Environmental Technology and Soil Reclamation", "Microalgae" and "Water4All" as well as the brainstorming session on the challenges and possibilities in the area of Food Systems.

Starting from April 23rd you can find us at the following address: T+I Technologie- und InnovationsConsult GmbH, Stralauer Allee 2b, 10245 Berlin. We, the T+I team, are looking forward to welcoming you again personally in our offices in Berlin and Magdeburg after the relocation and the current restrictions due to the Corona Pandemic.

On 20th January 2020, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) published the new guidelines for the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM). The well-established programme has been optimised in numerous places, so that innovative SMEs and research institutions will receive even better and more tailored support in future.

On the 18th and 19th of November 2019, the Circular Bioeconomy Cluster Meeting took place at the University of Queensland in Brisbane as part of a joint meeting of the international ZIM cooperation networks: „UtBr – Umwelttechnologie und Bodenrekultivierung“ (English: Environmental Technology and Soil Reclamation), „Microalgae – a sustainable source of high quality natural products“ and „Water4All – Protecting our Freshwater“.

The 4th Australian-German Science Innovation Day continues the successful series of events dedicated to raising awareness of cooperative research activities between the two countries and fostering networking between the participating research institutions. In 2019, the event is hosted by the University Of Queensland and will take place at Customs House in the heart of Brisbane's CBD.

From 17th to 23rd February, as part of a Travelling Conference funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), scientists from the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau and entrepreneurs from the ZIM cooperation networks "Environmental Technology and Soil Reclamation (UtBr) and "Microalgae" met with scientists from the University of Queensland and entrepreneurs from Queensland in Brisbane and Cairns, Australia.