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Gotha - Kappstein GmbH & Co. KG, an Australian manufacturer of innovative bicycle components, has located in Gotha. The company produces gears, sprockets and electrical drives in a production hall set up by LEG Thüringen to meet its…

Industrial companies everywhere are being challenged on all fronts, but the German government’s INDUSTRIE 4.0, part of its 2020 High-tech Strategy, offers a vision for the future.

A business delegation from Thuringia visited Malaysia and Singapore from 3 to 7 November last year. Malaysia is playing an increasingly significant role in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and together with its neighbor…

Meiningen - Weisskopf Werkzeuge GmbH is expanding in Meiningen and invests EUR 6.5 million in new machinery and a new production hall. The investment will create further 18 jobs and shows yet again how the innovative, quality products from…

Improvements in the economy have enabled Glatt Ingenieurtechnik in Weimar to expand its production capacity. The company is investing approximately EUR 4.2 million in building new laboratory and technical areas and employing more people.…

Of the 79 companies that competed for the 2014 Thuringian Innovation Prize last year, six were honored for their prolific good ideas. With EUR 100,000 in prize money up for grabs, this state’s innovation prize is one of the most worthwhile…

Weimar - A new test for Ebola that is already in use in Africa comes from Weimar. Testing strips made by Senova detect the presence or absence of the virus with 95-percent accuracy, faster and more easily than ever. It takes less than 30…

A new hotel is planned for Oberhof, a winter sport and holiday destination in the Thuringian Forest. The first DoiT Hotel & Resort will be built in the center of Oberhof, close to the H2 Oberhof wellness pool and spa. Austrian hotel…

Weimar and Erfurt are on the list of cities whose residents enjoy a pleasant, attractive and cultural environment, according to a national survey of 5,000 companies in 100 independent towns and cities conducted by the Cologne Institute for…

Thuringia now has two teams of investigators hot on the trail of criminals in Germany’s long-running, hugely popular television series Tatort (Scene of the Crime). The series is filmed in some of the nation’s largest cities, including…