Dear members, partners & friends,
this week has been particularly difficult as we look to American politics, the pandemic and the protests unfolding across this country. I would like to share with you what German Ambassador to the U.S., Emily Haber, posted a few days ago:
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In 1963, Dr. King visited both East and West Berlin, comforting a divided nation. “There is no East nor West, no North nor South, but one great fellowship of love throughout the whole wide world”. His words ring true today. We hope, that wounds can be healed, unity can prevail.<<
We hope so too.
Stay healthy.
Emily Westhoven
Executive Director
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This poll will close on June 11th at noon. We will publish the results in the next newsletter.
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Event Alert: Current Biotech Industry & Investments Trends in Germany and the U.S.
While many German startups are supporting the development of diagnostics, drugs, and vaccines, Massachusetts-based companies are leading the efforts and making a big impact in the fight against COVID-19. During this session, we will hear from leaders of biotechnology industry organizations from Germany and Massachusetts.
Horst Domdey
(BioM in Germany) and
John Hallinan
(Massachusetts Biotechnology Council) will share their perspectives on the industry’s current trends and challenges, and
Mike Serrano-Wu
, a U.S. based investor, will share advice for companies looking to tap into U.S. capital.
Date
: June 15, 2020 16:00 CET/ 10am ET |
Register
Here
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Flights to and from Boston to Resume on July 1st
Lufthansa
announced
a significant expansion to its flight schedule with
90 percent of short and medium-haul routes back on offer and 70 percent of long-haul destinations back on offer by September.
Boston-Frankfurt LH 422/423 (Airbus 330)
will be operating again with a limited schedule
starting July 1st
three times a week until July 31 with an expectation to increase frequency soon after. A date for the return of the Munich flight has not been announced yet.
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In a podcast curated by the
MIT Enterprise Forum Cambridge,
Susan Glovsky, Principal at
Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, chatted with
Matthias Brem, Senior Global Program Manager (MSGP), Marketing & Sales at
Zollner Elektronik AG about what
it takes to bring a product, like a medical device, from prototype to production? For many companies, especially startups, figuring out manufacturing and supply chain issues is a big hurdle and there are often important considerations that are overlooked if they choose to go it alone. An Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) can be a helpful partner, but many companies may be reluctant to outsource manufacturing because of IP or other concerns.
Listen in
here
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The June Stammtisch Goes Zoom!
The Young Professionals return with their monthly Stammtisch
via Zoom.
This time, they are planning a special edition that
includes virtual Google map tours (using Street View and the Pegman) through your home town or a favorite place that you would like to share
with the group.
Sit back, relax and zoom with the YPs -- everyone welcome!
Please register to receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link prior to the Stammtisch.
Date
:
Tuesday, June 9
Time
: 7PM to 8PM
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Managing Mental Health in the Workplace
How Being an Expat Can Help You and Others Through This Crisis
Epidemics and pandemics come with significant mental health impacts that need to be addressed at the societal but also organizational level. This webinar will suggest ways that can help you and your teams adapt to unchartered territory ("everything feels totally different" in the same way that expats have learned to adapt their lives across the globe.
Speakers
:
Carin-Isabel Knoop
, Executive Director at Harvard Business School &
Sylvie Maury
, Integrative Life and Wellness coach at Self Path Coaching
Date
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Thursday, June 18
Time
: 3PM to 3:45PM
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Young Professionals Present
Rock your LinkedIn Profile
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Join the Young Professionals for a free virtual one-hour workshop and discover how to rock your LinkedIn profile. Get a hands-on start developing a stellar profile and learn how to grow your professional LinkedIn skills. Build your online brand and engage with your network.
This workshop is provided through the community outreach specialists from the Microsoft Store at the Prudential Center in Boston.
Presenter: TBA (from Microsoft Prudential Store)
Date
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Wednesday, June 24th
Time
: 5PM to 6PM ET -- via MS Teams
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Would you like to become a Mentor?
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The
GABC YP Mentoring Program
brings together young and experienced professionals in purposeful, mutually rewarding relationships and involves engagement of both parties in exchanging ideas, discussing progress and setting goals for further development. The GABC YP mentorship program is looking for
mentors in general
, but also in particular to match with two GABC YP
Mentees.
Mentors needed with the following background:
- chemical engineering with a higher degree and now works in the Healthcare sector, preferably in drug development for a mentee who just started his career
- management consulting with focus on energy sector or experienced energy sector professional with network in the US.
If you are interested to provide
mentorship in general
or for one of the above mentees, please send an email to
mentorship@gabc-boston.org
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Young Professionals Want to Help
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Are you in need of help?
If you are in the Metro Boston area, sick at home, alone and not able to go out to buy groceries, get to the pharmacy or are "stuck" in some other kind of way, reach out to the
GABC YP Helpline
. They may be able to assist you with a run to the store or assist in other ways.
Are you able to help?
Would you like to volunteer to help someone in need who is alone and appreciates the assistance?
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In the News | Pressespiegel
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Charlie Baker releases new details about the next phases of Massachusetts’s reopening plan
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The updated guidance provides more details about where specific businesses and activities fall in the four-phase plan.
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May's unemployment numbers were shocking. Here's how everyone got it so wrong
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When the May jobs report dropped Friday morning, the numbers were shocking:
US unemployment actually fell
, defying virtually all economists' predictions.How did they get it so wrong?
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Trump’s relationship with Europe goes from bad to nothingness
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After German Chancellor Angela Merkel demurred from attending the in-person G-7 summit later this month, citing the continuing health risk of the coronavirus, Trump lashed out, deriding the club of economic powers "outdated" — just as he branded NATO "obsolete" at the start of his term.
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Donald Trump droht EU erneut mit Zöllen auf Autos
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"Der US-Präsident empört sich, dass die EU auf US-Hummer Zölle erhebt, auf kanadischen Hummer aber nicht. Mit Sonderzöllen auf Autoimporte will er Druck ausüben."
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Our Annual Supporters -Thank you!
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GERMAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL of BOSTON
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