Cutting-edge research meets GreenTech – GSI signs cooperation agreement with ryon
23.01.2025 |
GSI is a cluster partner and expert in the GreenTech Accelerator ryon, sealed recently by the signing of a corresponding cooperation agreement between Dr. Katharina Stummeyer, Administrative Managing Director of GSI/FAIR, and Professor Jörg von Hagen, Technical Director of ryon. The cooperation aims to connect GSI's scientific and technical expertise with the local GreenTech community.
“The cluster is an ideal platform for building interdisciplinary partnerships, gaining new impulses and further developing our own research approaches in an application-oriented way”, explains Stummeyer. “A particular appeal of the cooperation lies in the unique opportunity to combine our scientific expertise with a dynamic, innovation-driven community here in our region.”
“For us, GSI is the ‘perfect match’!” says von Hagen following the signing of the cooperation agreement at GSI in Darmstadt. “We have now succeeded in integrating GSI, one of Germany's leading research institutions, into the Rhine-Main-Neckar GreenTech Cluster – this underlines the fact that we are on the right track.”
Why the two institutions will work together in the future, adds Dr. Tobias Engert, Head of Technology Transfer at GSI: “The cluster creates a network that specifically transfers scientific findings and technological developments into sustainable solutions for practical application. The focus on forward-looking topics such as energy efficiency and the circular economy is particularly exciting for us. These aspects are not only crucial for our research, but also for the transformation of society.”
The start-ups associated with the cluster will benefit in particular, as GSI offers them significant advantages by giving them access to scientific expertise, innovative technologies and a high-performance infrastructure. There are already specific examples – such as the Green IT Cube, one of the most energy-efficient data centers in the world. The Green IT Cube shows how cutting-edge research and sustainability can be combined. Start-ups could benefit from this infrastructure in the “Digital Open Lab” to carry out data-intensive projects or to test and scale data center technologies.
In addition, GSI can help green start-ups to bring innovative products to market by transferring knowledge from research projects, particularly in the areas of materials research and energy efficiency. With its international network and cooperation with industrial partners, the research facility offers an ideal bridge between basic research and practical application.
The GreenTech Accelerator ryon is a cluster supported by the shareholders Goethe University Frankfurt, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Merck, Hessen Trade & Invest and Wirtschafts- und Infrastrukturbank Hessen with the mission of providing a launch pad for green innovation. The cluster aims to promote green technologies and create sustainable jobs in the Rhine-Main-Neckar region by accelerating start-ups on their path to success and networking research institutions, companies, investors and politicians in the region in the GreenTech Cluster. (ryon/CP)
