Tailor-made solutions for electronics design and manufacturing service come from alpha board. Among the company's core competencies are the development of electronic modules and systems, and the unbundling of circuit boards. In addition, alpha-board offers EMC, signal integrity, and thermal simulation.

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The Application Center Microsystems Technology of the Fraunhofer IZM offers companies the full range of technical services for successful innovation, from technology consulting via product development to the provision of laboratory capacity.

Special emphasis is put on the integration of electronics, sensors and actuators.

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Berlin Partner GmbH offers business development with settlement and foreign trade assistance as well as capital region marketing under one roof.

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The science portal BERLIN SCIENCES aims to present the diversity and density of science in Berlin, to pool and to structure. The most important premise is the combination of science, economy, society and politics. Science in Berlin should become equally transparent for representatives of science and industry, and for everybody interested in science. On these pages you will learn interesting facts about facilities and projects, but especially about the people driving science in Berlin.

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The Application Center for Microtechnology (AZM) at BESSY exists since 2001 in Berlin-Adlershof. The main objective of the BESSY - AZM is the development and provision of micro-engineered production technologies based on synchrotron radiation, LIGA and direct LIGA technology and related microtechnology manufacturing processes for industrial partners.

In addition to LIGA technology, BESSY - AZM develops new processes and procedures for the manufacture of micro-and nanostructures made of silicon, polymers and metals.

The AZM team can support the activities of our industrial partners in all phases of designing and implementing a micro structure process all the way from development of the design through production.

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BioTOP Berlin-Brandenburg is the central contact and coordination point for all aspects of biotechnology in Germany's capital region. It is the goal of BioTOP to coordinate the regional activities and initiate concrete projects in biotechnology through networking of all relevant actors. This will develop Berlin-Brandenburg into a center of excellence and a worldwide leader for biotechnology.

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EMIL-NET stands for the development of microsystem technology for innovative food production (“Entwicklung von Mikrosystemtechnik für innovative Lebensmittelerzeugung“). EMiL is an association of predominantly Berlin and Brandenburg scientific institutions and enterprises. The regional research and development potential in microsystems is pooled and networked with that in food production and processing.

Areas of emphasis are:

• Quality management, proof, and assurance,
• Food Safety and Consumer Protection,
• Improvement of transport, storage and preparation techniques,
• Increased productivity in food production.

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At the European Center for Micro-and Nano-reliability (EUCEMAN) interdisciplinary research and development and cooperation in identified areas of micro-and nanotechnology are being pursued. Material reliability, components, systems and procedures as well as their applications for companies are main emphases, either in technology or in everyday life.

The center’s core mandate is the tight networking between research institutions and industry and society, with special emphasis on the creation of synergies in the above mentioned areas for the EU member states. They can benefit from EUCEMAN in planning and creation of activities all the way to project management.

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The Research and Application Network for Transportation Systems Technology Berlin acts as a competence area manager for transportation and mobility within the framework of coherent innovation strategies of the State of Berlin. It is a division of the TSB Innovation Agency Berlin GmbH. Since its founding in 1997, the FAV is active as network manager and project developer for research institutions and companies in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. Based on the regional strategy for economic and technology support in selected priority areas with exceptional regional expertise, the FAV focuses its work on areas that correspond with the activity fields / clusters of the competence field of transportation & mobility in Berlin-Brandenburg:

• Transportation telematics,
• Railway Systems
• Aeronautics and Astronautics,
• Automotive Technology,
• Logistics.

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The Ferdinand-Braun-Institute, Leibniz-Institute for Highest Frequency Technology (FBH) is part of the Research Association (FV) Berlin. It conducts application oriented and industry relevant research in the area of high frequency technology, especially in the areas micro- and millimeter wave technologies and optoelectronics. The FBH does disciplinary and interdisciplinary work in the areas of devices and circuits, material and process technologies, as well as computer-aided design techniques.

The FBH performs its research themes within the context of contract research and services for research partners and industry, thereby enabling a bridge between research and application. To maintain its know-how advantage, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute also works on fundamental topics which are initially knowledge driven.

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology (FIRST) develops state-of-the-art software technology in order to support its customers and partners in the optimal design of IT-based processes. In terms of a Human Centric Computing, FIRST ensures that processes and tools to adapt to the needs of people and are – depending on the situation - available at the right time and right place. Emphases are in the fields of medicine, media, automotive, transportation, and in their own industry, i.e. software development.

Founded in 1983 as The Institute of the Society for Mathematics and Data Processing (GMD), it part of the Fraunhofer Society as FIRST since 2001. FIRST has these departments: Interactive Systems, Embedded Systems, and Intelligent Data Analysis.

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The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Micro Integration (IZM) supports companies in the broad application of microelectronic and microsystems components. Together with the Research Cluster Microperipheric Technologies of the Technical University Berlin, the IZM offers a powerful research, development and service potential, especially in the areas of:

• System Integration Technologies
• Wafer Processing & MEMS Technologies
• Materials and Reliability
• System Design and Sustainable Development

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The Laser Association Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. fosters collaboration among practitioners and scientists in the fields of laser research, development and application. Services:

• Contacts with problem-solvers in the field of laser technology,
• Seminars and workshops on current topics of laser technology,
• Training,
• Exchange of experience in user meetings “Lasers in Materials Processing”,
• News from the region in the LASER LETTER,
• Consultations on laser application in the "Counseling Center".

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The Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) is part of the Berlin Research Association (FV) and is a member of the Leibniz Association.

The MBI conducts basic research in the field of nonlinear optics and ultrafast dynamics of the interaction of matter with laser light and pursues the resulting application aspects. To this end, it develops and uses ultra-short and ultra-intense short pulse lasers and laser based short-pulse light sources in a broad spectral range together with methods of nonlinear spectroscopy.

With its research, the MBI performs supra-regional tasks of general nationwide interest. It participates in numerous collaborative projects with research groups and industrial partners in national and international collaborations. In addition, the MBI also offers the use of its research capacity and know-how to external scientist through an active visitor program.

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The Micro Materials Center Berlin (MMCB), as part of the Fraunhofer IZM, is one of three German centers of excellence in micro-technologies, supported by the BMBF.

Its role is to develop economic processes for production of micro parts with special material-specific properties and reliability characteristics in order to meet the increasing demand for micro parts with special requirements from the telecommunications, automotive engineering, analysis, chemistry, medicine, and measuring and control technology industries.

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Microsystems Technology Baden-Württemberg e.V. (MST BW) was established in 2005 in cooperation with the State Ministry of Economy. MST BW represents in Baden-Wuerttemberg in the field of miniaturization - especially in the field of micro-technologies and related fields - the interests of industry, research institutions, universities and institutions.

• The Mission: MST BW promotes Microsystems Technology in Baden-Wuerttemberg through industrial implementation, research and teaching as well as training,
• MST BW communicates the excellence of Baden-Württemberg in the area of Microsystems - both nationally and internationally,
• MST BW is responsible for managing the cluster MicroTec Southwest.

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OpTec Berlin-Brandenburg (OpTecBB) e.V. is an initiative of companies and scientific institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg which want to follow common paths to development and utilization of optical technologies. OpTec BB is supported by the TSB Technology Foundation Berlin, the Brandenburg Technology Foundation, by Berlin’s Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Women, by Berlin’s Senate Administration for Education, Science and Research, and by Brandenburg’s Ministries of Economic Affairs and of Science, Research and Culture.

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On July 10, 2008 in Potsdam-Golm, the founding of the association “Photonics Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.” paved the way for a transnational network in the areas of photovoltaic applications, applied laser technology, metrology and sensors, and photonic components. Based in Potsdam, the association includes 22 founding members from Berlin and Brandenburg.

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Route Franco-Allemande (RFA) tests the "resonance" of your products and services in the French-speaking countries and markets.

As a German-French internet agency, RFA supports companies in the marketing of products and services on the French market. Through the French language presentation of companies and a bilingual search engine optimization, the RFA improves the findability of companies across Europe and contributes to an increase of their activities abroad. Services:

• Translation: German -> French,
• Programming: Professional multilingual websites with content management system (CMS),
• Marketing: Search engine optimized internet presentation including statistics,
• Service: answering French language questions by French native speakers (telephone, email and on-site service). Support for communication from quote to contract,
• Advice: Tips for optimal communication among Germans and French, Video with multi-language subtitling: Realization of corporate and product videos for presentations (from design to hosting).

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The Application Center “Smart System Integration” is located at the ZEMI partner Fraunhofer IZM and is funded by the BMBF.

Companies benefit from a targeted transfer of ideas and visions for application through regular product workshops and a customer-specific innovation scout. In addition to the analysis, design and simulation techniques for product design, the equipment and laboratory capacities of the Fraunhofer IZM offer advantages, in particular for SMEs. Above and beyond technology management, the IZM develops application-specific system architectures and design rules for new technologies.

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TSB Medici is a strategic initiative by the TSB Technology Foundation Berlin Group and integrated into the organization of the TSB Innovation Agency Berlin GmbH. Within this context, TSB Medici acts as a center of excellence for medical technology and contributes to the internationally renowned Life Science Cluster in Berlin and Brandenburg.

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The Technology Foundation Berlin is the umbrella organization for the TSB initiatives. It is responsible for the strategic direction within the TSB Group. With its coherent innovation strategy, the TSB aims – jointly with its partners – to develop the many competence areas in the capital region with its multitude of scientific institutions and innovative companies into internationally competitive and sustainably growing science and industry clusters. The activities serve to communicate, further develop, and embed this strategy in the public consciousness. Furthermore, the TSB initiatives which function as competence area managers in the areas of biotechnology, medical technology and transportation systems, work on the implementation of the strategy and master plans contained therein.

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The WISTA-MANAGEMENT GMBH is the company developing and operating the Science and Technology Park Adlershof. Berlin Adlershof is one of the most successful high-technology projects in Germany. Since 1991, the integrated “City of Science, Technology and Media” is being built on 4.2 square kilometers, now providing jobs for more than 12,700 people. Our modern centers are platforms for contacts and numerous services.

The science and technology park also includes the institutes for natural sciences of the Humboldt University in Berlin, with about 6,500 students, 130 professors and 735 employees.

With its 138 companies, Adlershof is the most important media location in Berlin.

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The Center for Microsystems Technology, ZEMI, is active in promotion and strategic development of the competence areas optical technologies and microsystems technology. ZEMI is a network of research institutions in Berlin, which bundles the regional research and development potential in microsystems technology.

ZEMI is available as contact broker for industrial collaborations. Services:

• User access to intellectual and technical resources,
• Assistance in developing and manufacturing products,
• Shortening of development time, 
• Reduce cost of innovation,
• Comprehensive and competent project management.

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