“To ensure lasting prosperity and cohesion in our society in times of global conflicts and the climate crisis, the energy transition and the transformation to a circular economy must succeed." Excellent research makes a crucial contribution to this. By way of the establishment of the Innovate!Lab of the Berlin University Alliance, we are bundling the most innovative research results of the Excellence Alliance for the transfer to sustainable materials and technologies. Participation in UNITE Science means the partners are intensifying their collaboration with innovation-driving companies in the capital region and creating a dynamic ecosystem for science-based start-ups. These milestones once again underscore the fact that every euro invested in excellent research strengthens Berlin as a location for knowledge and innovation,” says Professor Dr. Günter M. Ziegler, spokesperson for the Berlin University Alliance and president of Freie Universität Berlin.