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Visit from the RLP Ministry of Economic Affairs to 5-HT

Yesterday we had the pleasure of welcoming Elke Butzen-Wagner and Gero Sicheneder from Rhineland-Palatinate to our office.

5-HT Chemistry & Health and food.net:z cooperate

food.net:z and 5-HT Chemistry & Health have agreed on a cooperation and mutual membership to promote the food industry.

Insights behind the scenes: Lilly's successful podcast series

Since mid-2023, an internal podcast series from 5-HT and Lilly Germany has been highlighting exciting and informative health policy topics.

Digital health applications (DiGA) in the German healthcare system

Increasing digitalization is changing all areas of life, and the healthcare sector is no exception. Natalie Michel examined this development in detail in her Bachelor's thesis, focusing on digital health applications (DiGA). Her research, which she completed at the end of 2023 in collaboration with 5-HT Chemistry & Health, earned her a Bachelor's degree in Digital Business Management at Worms University of Applied Sciences.

Welcome to our team, William!

We are excited to announce that our 5-HT Digital Innovation & Ecosystems team has a new member: William Ly. He already joined us beginning of April 2024..

Daniel Stich visits 5-HT

Daniel Stich, Ministerial Director of the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health, visited us at the Hub today to find out about our activities in the healthcare sector.

Welcome to our team, Jack!

We are excited to announce that our 5-HT Marketing & Communications team has a new member: Jack Huynh. He already joined us beginning of April 2024. With his experience in both technical as well as marketing aspects he will contribute to our widespread activities.

Baden-Württemberg continues to invest in innovation funding - Minister of Economic Affairs Hoffmeister-Kraut hands over funding decisions to de:hubs in Karlsruhe, Mannheim/Ludwigshafen and Stuttgart

Baden-Württemberg continues to focus on activities to promote digital innovations and projects between established companies and startups.

LAB22 - Laboratory & Office Space for Startups and SMEs

Heidelberg is one of the most important locations for start-ups in Germany.  outstanding in the fields of life science, biotech, IT and AI. LAB22 is the new building of the Heidelberg Technology Park. It offers young and established companies modern and flexible laboratory and office space.

Celebrating 5-HT's 5th Anniversary: A Journey of Collaboration and Digital Transformation!

Yesterday, we have celebrated our 5th anniversary together with our esteemed shareholders, corporate partners, startups who have been with us from the beginning, and political representatives.

Connecting Innovators - 5-HT Digital Hub Chemistry and Health celebrates 5th anniversary

Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 19.07.2023 - 5-HT Digital Hub Chemistry & Health, the innovation hub for digitalisation and sustainability in the chemical and healthcare industry, celebrated its 5th anniversary under the motto "Connecting Innovators".

5-HT team members become book authors - article about digital health startups as innovation drivers

The new book is here! Stefan Kohl, Fabian Filipczyk, Marco R. Majer and Lisa Tschalenko are proud co-authors of the book "Transferinnovationen und Innovationstransfer zwischen Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft".

Dr Dirk Elvermann from BASF visited the 5-HT Digital Hub

Warm welcome from the 5-HT team to Dr. Dirk Elvermann from BASF.

Lisa Tschalenko is driving digital health through startup success 

In a recent interview with Matthew Calleja from MedTech World, Lisa Tschalenko discusses her role in fostering growth within the startup ecosystem at 5-HT.

Changes in the advisory board of the 5-HT Digital Hub Chemistry and Health

Elvermann takes over as Advisory Board Chair / Mucic hands over after five years / SAP and BASF reaffirm their commitment and appoint new Advisory Board members

Welcome Vanessa!

Meet the newest face on our Digital Innovation & Ecosystem team! 2023 just started and we are happy to have a new colleague with us. Warm welcome to you Vanessa Czerny.

5-HT Reading Recommendation - Digital Chemical Industry

Dr Frank Funke and Stefan Kohl have co-written with our former 5-HT employee Marco R. Majer (BASF) about working with startups as innovation drivers for the chemical industry.

"Sustainability x Chemistry" marking a successful end to our 2022 X-Linker series

The innovation potential of the interaction between the two areas of sustainability and chemistry was clearly illustrated on Friday, November 25, 2022. The fourth and final X-Linker for 2022 was held under the theme "Sustainability x Chemistry" and offered 10 selected startups from around the world the unique opportunity to present their digital solutions for greater sustainability in the chemical industry to 12 significant industry representatives and around 120 guests. 

Neste new corporate partner of 5-HT

Neste joins the 5-HT family of corporate partners. Warm welcome to the team. Neste, headquartered in Finland, creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company refines waste, residues and innovative raw materials into renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock for plastics and other materials. Neste is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and developing chemical recycling to combat the plastic waste challenge.

Visit of important shareholders at 5-HT

High-ranking visitors at the 5-HT Hub! Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming important shareholders and supporters from business and politics. After a tour of our premises, Stefan Kohl and Dr. Frank Funke outlined previous successes and plans for the further development of our Hub. Further opportunities for networking and support from the guests were discussed.

The Berner Group new corporate partner of 5-HT

We are happy to welcome the Berner Group Team to our 5-HT family of corporate partners. The Berner Group is a family-owned European commercial enterprise. Their vision is: “We keep the world together and moving.” This means that the company is the central B2B trading partner for all materials in the maintenance, repair, and production segments for their customers in the building, mobility, and industry sectors.

Pfizer new corporate partner of 5-HT

We are happy to welcome the Pfizer Team to our 5-HT family of corporate partners. Pfizer is a leading research-based biopharmaceutical company. Applying science and global resources to deliver innovative therapies that extend and significantly improve lives.

5-HT at Web Summit 2022

Big honour to be part of the German delegation Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon! More than 15 startups from our ecosystem are here with us. It was a pleasure to speak about our hub‘s development with Dr. Franziska Brantner (Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministery for Economic Affairs and Climate Action) and Georg Eisenreich (State Minister for the Bavarian State Ministry of Justice).

Merck and 5-HT Digital Hub intensify their partnership

The partnership between 5-HT and the Merck Group based in Darmstadt has already started in 2019 with the intention to foster digital innovation and to combine our efforts to boost entrepreneurial, innovative thinking and acting in the chemical and health sectors.