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“The German Center for Research and Innovation reflects the diversity and excellence of the German research landscape. It is a central contact point for the initiation of U.S.-German cooperation projects. It also enables German institutions that are involved in research and development to present a united front in North America,” said Federal Research Minister Annette Schavan in her opening speech on February 19th.

As a cornerstone of the German government’s initiative to internationalize science and research, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) is dedicated to strengthening collaboration in science and technology between partners in Germany and North America.

Established as one of five centers worldwide by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Federal Foreign Office, GCRI will build a vibrant forum for transatlantic cooperation and German science diplomacy that brings together international experts and researchers from academic institutions, industry, and government.

More than 200 distinguished guests convened for the opening at the German House in New York City. The 2001 German Nobel laureate in physics, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle, who is also the Director of the MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms, gave a thought-provoking presentation on the Bose-Einstein condensate, one of the tiniest configurations of matter.

GCRI is now in the process of planning a wide range of activities, including science policy dinners, exhibitions, as well as conferences and symposia to enhance communication on the critical challenges of the 21st century.

Contact:
German Center for Research and Innovation New York
Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus New York
871 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017 – USA
Tel. +1.212.339.8606
info@GermanInnovation.org