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Service for Science: Start-up for the Research Community

Dr. Katharina C. Cramer, Nicolas Rüffin, and Dr. Kristofer Rolf Söderström have successfully made the transition from researchers to entrepreneurs and founded the start-up TILLER ALPHA GmbH in early 2025. “It’s important to us to communicate this change of roles openly,” emphasizes Katharina. Their clients, like themselves, come from the scientific community: TILLER ALPHA provides data-driven and AI-supported analyses for research infrastructures. Katharina also explored this topic in her research at the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) at the University of Bonn. In this interview, she explains their business idea, the start-up journey, and the support they received from the Transfer Center enaCom.

NRW university consortium consolidates top genome research facility

The universities of Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf and Aachen agreed to establish a joint academic institution (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftliche Einrichtung, GWE) on 1 January 2025. The contractual partners will thereby be transforming the West German Genome Center (WGGC) from its current form as a collaborative research network into a new kind of institution. Newly founding the center as a GWE ensures that the partners can maintain already existing structures and further develop established technologies.

Bonn University rowers succeed at EUREGA 2025

The University of Bonn's rowing teams once again proved their endurance and class at this year's EUREGA. At the traditional long-distance regatta on the Rhine - from Neuwied and from the Loreley to Bonn over a distance of 45 and 100 kilometers respectively - the boats from Bonn achieved excellent placings.

Early galaxies contribute to the “afterglow” of the universe

The “afterglow” of the universe is an important piece of evidence for the Big Bang. This background radiation also provides important answers to the question of how the first galaxies were able to form. Researchers at the Universities of Bonn, Prague and Nanjing calculate that the strength of this radiation has probably been overestimated up to now. If the results prove to be accurate, it would call into question the theoretical foundation of the standard model of cosmology. The results have now been published in the journal “Nuclear Physics B.”

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Events

Friday May 16, 2025

Intercultural Training (Online in English)

The event will take ...

10:00 AM - 02:00 PM

In this workshop you will get a basic introduction into what culture is and a better understanding of your own cultural standards. We will be looking at ...

Friday May 16, 2025

iStart: Day of Virtual Company Visits

Online

10:00 AM - 03:40 PM

Our Day of Virtual Company Visits is the perfect opportunity for you to meet and network with employers from our region! What to expect from this event: - ...

Friday May 16, 2025

Info Session Housing

Zoom

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

In this event, we will explain how and where you can look for accommodation for your stay in Bonn. We will offer tips on how to register for a room in a ...

Friday May 16, 2025

This Year’s Jazzfest Bonn

Bonn

05:00 PM - 10:00 PM

We would like to invite you to a special concert evening in the frame of this year’s Jazzfest Bonn, taking place at Kreuzkirche on May 16. The event is a ...