The innovation centre “Start-up Labs Hamburg” on the research campus in Hamburg-Bahrenfeld is a joint project of DESY, the University of Hamburg and the City of Hamburg. In the high-tech environment of DESY and several institutes of the university, the start-up centre, financed by the City of Hamburg and DESY, has been offering offices and laboratory space for new companies and start-ups whose business models are based on various research fields of the campus since 2021.

The new building with approx. 2700 sqm of usable space is located on the northeastern edge of the DESY campus and opens it architecturally to Lurup Hauptstraße. The building offers the start-ups approx. 1100 sqm of both office and laboratory space. Construction and operation were taken over by Innovationszentrum Forschungscampus Hamburg-Bahrenfeld GmbH.

The website of Start-up Labs Hamburg can be found here.
 

Benefits for companies

At the innovation centre, start-ups and founders will find exactly the infrastructure needed in their early growth stages: flexible office and co-working space, meeting rooms and a unique combination of state-of-the-art laboratories.

  • Competitive lease
  • Ideal combination of flexible office space, seminar and meeting rooms as well as laboratories
  • Extensive networking possibilities for start-ups, self-employed and established small companies
  • Desirable location in the west of Hamburg in direct vicinity to all research institutes located on the DESY campus