NGlobal Magazin 01-2010

Hannover is not only the capital of Niedersachsen, but also the capital of research

Niedersachsen Global www.nglobal.de 68 Places Photo: Laserzentrum The Landscape of Research (extract) Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL) Research into the spa- tial impacts of human activities in the eco- nomic, social, ecologi- cal and cultural spheres, and analysis the scope for sustainable spatial development www.arl-net.de District Heating Institute in Hannover (FFI) Research: heat conduc- tivity, district heating technology, metering and measurement tech- nology, environmental research, soil mechan- ics and refrigeration technology www.fernwaerme.de Eduard Pestel Institut for Systems Research Modelling and simula- tion of dynamic systems www.pestel-institut.de European Research Association for Sheet Metal Working Promotion of collabora- tive research on the en- tire technology chain of sheet metal working www.efb.de Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experi- mental Medicine (ITEM) Research foci: inhala- tion toxicology, envi- ronmental and health protection, research and applications of modern biotechnological meth- ods, toxicological inves- tigations www.item.fraunhofer.de Geozentrum Hannover Geozentrum Hannover comprises the Fed- eral Institute for Geo- sciences and Natural Resources, the State Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology and the Institute for Applied Geosciences www.geozentrum-hannover.de German Institute of Rubber Technology Research into elastomer chemistry, elastomer physics, materials de- velopment and process- ing technology www.dikautschuk.de Hannover Centre for Production Technology (PZH) PZH brings together all the Leibniz University Hannover’s manufac- turing technology insti- tutes and their facilities, where more than 350 scientists and techni- cians from all fields of the natural and engi- neering sciences work with partners from in- dustry. www.pzh-hannover.de Higher Education Infor- mation System (HIS) Development of stand- ardised software, so- ciological surveys, planning, use and maintenance of higher education buildings, ad- visory services, training programmes www.his.de INI Hannover – Inter- national Neuroscience Institute Comprehensive diag- nostic and treatment facilities for diseases of the nervous system www.ini-hannover.de Leibniz Institute for Applied Geosciences (LIAG) Independent research establishment, funded by Federal and State Government, for applied earth sciences with a geophysical dimension www.liag-hannover.de Institute for Building Research (IFB) Research in economi- cally viable planning and construction, construc- tion physics, process technology and building materials www.bauforschung.de Laser Zentrum Hanno- ver e.V. (LZH) LZH links physics and engineering technol- ogy; close collaboration between manufacturing technicians, materials scientists and physicists create cross-discipli- nary solutions to prob- lems from all areas of laser applications www.lzh.de Institute for Peptide Research (IPF) Preparative and ana- lytical peptide chemis- try, peptide synthesis, molecular biology and function analysis www.peptide-research- hannover.de Niedersächsisches In- stitut für Wirtschaftsfor- schung e.V. (NIW) Independent economics research institute www.niw.de home for many insurance companies, many of them just with national relevance. One major global re-in- surance company is Hannover Re with its headquarter situated east of city centre. Major insurers and financial service providers such as the Talanx Group, VGH, Hannover Re, VHV or AWD have their headquarters here, providing for securi- ty in the future. In the financial sector, Nord/LB and Sparkasse Hannover are amongst northern Germa- ny’s leading banks. In the media area, the players of more than regional importance include the Madsack and Schlütersche publishing houses and the television programme-maker TVN. Norddeutscher Rundfunk, with its State Broadcasting House, and the private ra- dio stations Hit-Radio Antenne, ffn and Radio 21 all broadcast from Hannover, and media specialists train at the ARD.ZDF medienakademie. The long list of major German research institutes hosted by the state capital underlines the attractiveness of the region for both future minded enterprises and individuals. ›