Linnaeus
Competence in Hemp
Down-to-earth.
Future-proof.
Part of the solution.
Applied research
Research at the interface between university and production
Product development
Designing products and production processes
Certification
Making materials, products and processes available for application
Education and Training
Developing occupational profiles and courses of study and make them available
Programmes & Projects
Workshops, teaching and scientific events, seminars
Non-profit status
Promotion of applied science and research as well as education, national and vocational training
From fields
to outer space:
The Linnaeus Competence Centre Hemp
The research institute is named after the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné, who created the foundations of modern botanical classification and first published hemp in it under the Latin name “Cannabis Sativa L.”.
Address
Markt 18
DE-02763 Zittau
From March 1st, 2025 the new address is:
Liebenwalder Str. 33
DE-13347 Berlin
Telephone
+49 3583 5626290
+49 30 9407 2274 (Attention: new phone number)
Events
Linnaeus Innovation Forum 2025
Future Materials & Aerospace – Linnaeus Innovation Forum 2025
B2B-Day | Friday, June 20, 2025 | Berlin
The future of space travel is bio-based. Are you ready to help shape it?
Are you working on sustainable materials, high-tech solutions or circular systems?
Then the Linnaeus Innovation Forum 2025 is your place to be: This is where materials experts, space pioneers, blockchain professionals and bioeconomists come together – in a conference format that rethinks exchange, prototyping and strategic networking.
Your challenges – our topics:
- Bio-based high-performance materials
- Blockchain & traceability
- Circular systems
- Certification & material testing
- Cooperation models
- Impact, financing, scaling
What you will experience:
- Live demos of real material prototypes
- Topic workshops with real decision-makers
- Travel groups for interdisciplinary exchange
- Travel diary for your personal innovation journey
- Networking formats with space industry and industrial hemp stakeholders
Who is this relevant for?
- Decision-makers in SMEs, aerospace, materials development, the industrial hemp sector
- Tech start-ups with a focus on sustainability
- Research, ESG investors, innovation agencies
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Latest Posts
Internships
The Linnaeus Kompetenzzentrum Hanf gGmbH offers students the opportunity of a student internship (compulsory internship) in various areas of responsibility at our office in Berlin. The possibilities of employment within the non-profit research institute vary according to the level of education and...
Linnaeus is a new member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance (BBAA)
With effect from 8 April 2025, the Linnaeus Hemp Competence Centre is a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Aerospace Alliance (BBAA) - the leading network of the aerospace industry in the capital region. The BBAA stands for interdisciplinary innovation, international co-operation and the promotion...
Linnaeus is a member of the INNOspace networks
The Linnaeus Hemp Competence Centre is now an active member of the INNOspace networks of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). These networks bring together companies, research institutions and innovation players from different industries to create synergies between space technologies and other key...
The Linnaeus Hemp Competence Center Announces the Relocation of its Headquarters to Berlin
The Linnaeus Hemp Competence Center announces that, effective March 1, 2025, its headquarters will be relocated from Zittau to Berlin. This decision is based on our unwavering commitment to creating an open, secure and internationally oriented working environment – a foundation that is essential...
New research initiative for industrial hemp applications in the aerospace industry
On May 8, 2024, an international research and development initiative for the application of hemp-based components in the aerospace industry was launched. The project will focus on the integration of industrial hemp in areas that are considered technology drivers with a simultaneous focus on future...
Linnaeus is a member of the LRT Saxony-Thuringia
The Linnaeus Hemp Competence Centre acquires membership of the LRT Saxony-Thuringia - State Association of the Aerospace Industry in the states of Saxony and Thuringia. The association networks companies, research institutions and organisations from the aerospace industry and strengthens the...
Linnaeus initiates research group on space components made from hemp
Milan, 26.02.2024. The Linnaeus Hemp Competence Centre is part of an international research group for the application of hemp-based components for aerospace and aeronautics. The research focuses initially on the insulation of spacecraft and the application of composite materials for probe...
Linnaeus and circular construction
In collaboration with TU Berlin - Institute for Architecture / Natural Building Lab, Climate Change Center Berlin-Brandenburg, "Initiative Klimaneutrales Bauen" from Dießen am Ammersee, Naturbauschule Berlin and many more, the Linnaeus Competence Centre Hemp is launching an initiative for...
Linnaeus at the 11th International Hemp Building Symposium in Amsterdam
Linnaeus is participating in the 11th International Hemp Farming Symposium, which will take place in Amsterdam on 10 and 11 October 2023. The 2 days offer a huge list of different impulses and we are looking forward to the exchange of experiences. More info:...
Linnaeus at the SME Day 2023
The SME Day in the Dresden economic region is organised by the business association "Der Mittelstand. BVMW e.V." and this year's motto is "Making more from less". One focus topic this year is the recruitment of skilled workers. As a consortium partner in the area of Erasmus+ mobilities in...
Linnaeus at UN Trade Conference in Geneva
The UNCTAD Commodities Branch recently produced a report on industrial hemp, which provided the background material for a workshop on the environmental characteristics and economic potential of this commodity on 18 January 2023 at the "Palais des Nations" in Geneva. National experiences on the...
UN Trade Conference for the first time with report on industrial hemp
UNCTAD, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, dealt with commercial and industrial hemp for the first time in its reporting and showed the enormous potential that is possible with hemp.However, the statistical evaluation for the primary commodity market sector also revealed...
Linnaeus at the K Fair 2022
The K trade fair is the world's leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber processing industry. In the special programme "Plastics shape the future", Linnaeus CEO Martin Wittau gave an insight into the work of the research institute and an outlook on the urgent need for research in a keynote...
Saxon State Harvest Festival 2022: Linnaeus Competence Centre Hemp to contribute to the programme
In 2022, the City of Zittau will host the Saxon Harvest Festival from 30.09.-02.10. There will be a colourful programme and we also want to take this opportunity to open our office to the public for the first time. Please feel free to drop by at Markt 18 (1st floor). You will recognise the office...
Linnaeus is a member of Gemeinschaftswerk Nachhaltigkeit
As part of the 21st annual conference of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), the launch of the Gemeinschaftswerk Nachhaltigkeit took place on 26 September 2022. The aim of the joint venture, which is supported by the federal government and the Länder, is to "bundle social forces...
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Linnaeus
Kompetenzzentrum Hanf gGmbH
Address
Liebenwalder Str. 33
DE-13347 Berlin
Telephone
+49 30 9407 2274
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