Magazine | Wetzlar-Network

Thinking in Systems

Making the most out of a minimum of resources – systems thinking will get you very close to this goal. That’s what Karl-Josef Schalz is convinced of. And the expert for precision mechanical engineering knows exactly what he is talking about.

JLU Gießen

Innovation Labs

The Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen receives about 7.8 million Euros for two new innovation laboratories. This is the biggest funding which has been appropriated within the ERDF program of the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts.

Wetzlar Camera Auctions

Going, Going, Gone!

It has become a rare thing that one can cause a little sensation with discretion and respectability. The managing directors of the still brand new auction house Wetzlar Camera Auctions succeed in doing so in an impressive manner.

weLOG

Full Service

One year ago, the Wetzlar based company weLOG launched an innovative business model for the eCommerce sector.

Stadt Wetzlar

Rainer Dietrich

10 years ago, the Wetzlar Network was founded under the umbrella of the city of Wetzlar and the Office for Economic Development. Rainer Dietrich has accompanied the Network from the beginning.

Sensitec

More Opportunities

Last year, Sensitec celebrated their 20th company anniversary. In summer 2020, the company moved from Lahnau to the industrial estate Spilburg in Wetzlar. In the new rooms, an enthusiastic mood with regard to the future is clearly noticeable despite the corona crisis. And it is not only the managing directors Dr. Rolf Slatter and Alexander Veidt who are excited.

OCULUS

1895 – 2020

Today’s company OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH was founded 125 years ago. At the company headquarters in Wetzlar-Dutenhofen, the family business produces premium devices and instruments for ophthalmic diagnostics.

Viseum / JLU / Wetzlar Network

Förderung von MINT-Bildung

Das MINT CLUSTER WETZLAR hat sich mit einem innovativen Gesamtpaket für das Förderprogramm „regionaler Cluster für die MINT-Bildung von Jugendlichen“ des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) beworben. Für die Förderung des Fachkräftenachwuchses und die Zukunft der Wirtschaftsregion.

Viseum Wetzlar

New Science Center

The Viseum Wetzlar is to move into one of the three new Domhöfe in the heart of Wetzlar’s historic district. The planning for the future Science Center is taking shape.