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mRNA Science and BioNTech

How a Once-Dismissed Idea Is Ending the Pandemic

BioNTech rose to global fame in 2020 for the successful COVID-19 vaccine they developed with Pfizer. But the vaccine is only the beginning for the German biotech. Their immunotherapy science may soon revolutionize medicine.

Four Questions with Dr. Kathrin DiPaola

Meet the New Leadership at the DWIH New York

Dr. Kathrin DiPaola began in her position as Program Manager at the DWIH New York March 1. In a short interview, she tells us about her background, vision and what the DWIH audience can anticipate with her at the helm.

Sdui

How a School Project Revolutionized Education

The app Sdui began as a school project by three students in 2015; now the mobile communication solution for schools is used by more than 2,500 schools in Germany.

#WirFuerSchule

Virtual Hackathon Envisions School of the Future

At the height of the pandemic two entrepreneurs decided to gather ideas to address the shortcomings of hybrid and digital teaching in Germany. Just five weeks later, they welcomed more than 6,000 participants to the hackathon #WirFuerSchule.

Market and Opinion Research by Civey

Discovering What Germany Thinks

Using machine learning-powered algorithms, a Berlin-based company is modernizing opinion polling by making it transparent, automated and fully digital.

Data-Informed Governance by Polyteia

Bureaucracy Becomes Democracy

Polyteia is a Berlin-based data analytics and visualization platform that allows city leaders to bring together and analyze the data that represents the constituents they serve.

Digital Democracy by Civocracy

From Civic Halls to the Internet

Berlin-based Civocracy is bringing democracy into the digital era by providing a space for digital collaboration between citizens, governments, businesses and other groups active in local communities.