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Open Day at HZI On Saturday, May 08, 2010, HZI opened
its doors for everybody to have a look at the activities of the
infection research centre. More than 1,800 visitors from the
region came to get to know more details about infections,
vaccines, biofilms, etc.
A scientific presentation during the Biotech Fair organized by
OMNILAB at the HZI FORUM in September 2010 Photo: OMNILAB
Biotech Network ASEAN-MERCOSUL – Germany The
internet platform of the ASEAN-South American-German
Biotechnetwork (www.asag-biotech.net) was further improved.
Now one can search for most of German institutes that
are working in the biotech area, sensu latu. Furthermore,
several institutes from Latin American countries as well as
from ASEAN countries are listed. Also biotech-industries
and events can be searched for. The platform allows direct
acces to the most important institutions in Germany and
other countries, to organisations that offer fellowships,
calls, and possibilities of networking. The publication
databasis of the Helmholtz Institutions, several patent data
basis, some university libraries can be accessed easily. In
June 2010, HZI together with InWEnt and other partners
organized a big symposium on “Networking and Technology
Transfer”, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand. More
than 150 scientists from Germany, Southeast Asian and
Mercosur countries participated.
Dr. Torsten Lührs explains visitors during the Open Day 2010
how a NMR spectrometer is working. Photo: HZI
Crèche and Kindergarten for Children of HZI Employees
The HZI in cooperation with the Sterntaler Kindergarten in
Braunschweig-Stöckheim offers childcare for those aged one
year and older. In 2010, 19 children were admitted to the
kindergarten, 5 of them in the crèche and the others in the
kindergarten.
HGF-Mentoring Programme 2010/11 In 2010 three
female employees participated in the programme, and it is
expected that another five will participate in 2011.
Audit “berufundfamilie” On November 27, 2010 the HZI
was certificated again for further 3 years for that programme.
Future Day for girls and boys In 2011 nearly 100 pupils
between 12 and 16 from various types of schools visited
the HZI at the Future Day. Fifteen different work groups
participated and about 60 staff members showed the pupils
interesting experiments and/or gave them ideas of the work
at the HZI.
Prof. Dr. Yongyuth Yuthavong, former Minister of Science and
Technology of Thailand and Professor at NSTDA, Thailand,
during his keynote speech on “Aspects of the future development
of biotechnology” at the symposium “Networking and
Technology Transfer” held in Bangkok in June 2010.
(Photo: QSMI, Thai Red Cross).
Girls and boys are very curious to learn more about what HZI
is doing in its research. Photo: HZI