News
| 05/2013 | HIGHtechLIGHTS, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie supports selected innovative technology projects |
| 04/2013 | Wie Frehn den Blutdruck seiner Pflanzen misst,
Lausitzer Rundschau Cottbus, 26.04.2013 |
| 04/2013 | Dia Dia Rural: Falta de água causa estresse hidríco e prejudica produtividade da planta, ZIM Plant Technology at TV TERRA VIVA, Brazil |
| 02/2013 | Leaf 'clamp' used to investigate wheat varieties' resistance to drought, published at ScienceNetwork Western Australia |
| 02/2013 | Sensoren steuern Pflanzen-Bewässerung, published at the online magazine Love Green |
| 02/2013 | Prof. Zimmermann will talk on the 11th International Conference on Development of Drylands, to be held in Beijing, China on March 18-21, 2013 |
| 02/2013 | Tiny probes monitor moisture needs, Countryman, Perth 07.02.2013, Australia |
| 01/2013 | Probes could beat drought, Border News, 04.02.2013, Australia |
| 01/2013 | Miniature probes help tackle climate change, published in the News of the University of Western Australia |
| 01/2013 | Presentation
of the ZIM-technology in South
Africa at CSRI (Stellenbosch) and the University of
Stellenbosch by
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zimmermann See: 
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| 12/2012 | Simon Rüger from ZIM Plant Technology visited West Australia; several new ZIM-trials started in cooperation with the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia (supported by the DAAD) |
| 12/2012 | A new publication about ZIM-probe measurements performed on wheat is online available: Bramley H, Ehrenberger W, Zimmermann U, Palta JA, Rüger S, Siddique KHS (2012) Non-invasive pressure probes magnetically clamped to leaves to monitor the water status of wheat, Plant and Soil, doi:10.1007/s11104-012-1568-x |
| 11/2012 | Wilhelm Ehrenberger from ZIM Plant Technology and Annika Schüttler from PiPartner (distributor of the ZIM-probe technology in South America) demonstrated the ZIM-probe system on the wine fair “Feria Nacional Vitivinícola de Casablanca” in Chile |
| 11/2012 | Prof. Zimmermann is invited as lead speaker on the 3rd International Agronomy Congress in New Delhi, India |
| 10/2012 | Article about ZIM Plant Technology at the fair SIAT 2012 in
Tunisia See: Solutions et technologies allemandes pour une meilleure économie de l’eau See also: Tunisie – Irrigation: La technologie allemande s’invite au SIAT 2012 |
| 07/2012 | Article about ZIM Plant Technology in the Redagricola (07/2012, page 81) "Nueva sonda magnetica para medir estado hidrico de las plantas" |
| 06/2012 | En Campus Chillán dan a conocer tecnología que mide estado hídrico de las plantas, published in the News of the Universidad de Concepción Chile |
| 06/2012 | Article about the demonstration event in Tunisia by Professor Zimmermann See: Tunise - Agriculture: La nouvelle technologie ZIM Plant , l’ultime solution au gaspillage d’eau dans l’irrigation! See also: Durstmesser für Pflanzen – die Lösung zur Einsparung von Wasser in der Landwirtschaft! |
| 06/2012 | New article about ZIM Plant in the FAZ (Monday, 18. June 2012, page 16) "Der Hilferuf durstender Pflanzen" |
| 06/2012 | Winthrop Prof. Dr. Kadambot H.M. Siddique
from Australia (Member of the Scientific Advisory Board) visits ZIM
Plant Technology |
| 06/2012 | New article about ZIM-Plant in private wealth (Issue: 02 Juni 2012) |
| 05/2012 | Inforadio RBB reports about ZIM Plant (15.
May 2012) See: Intelligente Bewässerung aus Hennigsdorf |
| 04/2012 | Australian televisison ABC reports
about Tree Death in Kings Park and the ZIM-probe in eukalyptus tress See: Tree Deaths |
| 04/2012 | German television ARD reports
about ZIM Plant in "PlusMinus"
(04. April 2012): "Wasser, warum ein Rohstoff immer knapper wird; Neue Sonde
misst Wassergehalt" See: Rückschau: Wasser-Warum ein Rohstoff immer knapper wird |
| 03/2012 | The Deutsche Welle reports about ZIM Plant
Technology See: German firm pioneers irrigation technology |
| 02/2012 | Article about ZIM-Plant in brandeins
"Der Durstmesser" (Issue: 14.
Jahrgang Heft 02 Februar 2012) See: Der Durstmesser |
| 02/2012 | ZIM Plant Technology is nominated for the German Innovation Award 2012 in the category start-up company See: Finalisten German Innovation Award 2012 |
| 02/2012 | Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zimmermann leads a
seminar on the innovative ZIM-probe on 29.02.2012 at the University of
Florence - Department of Plant Production, Soil and Environment
Agroforestry See: Nuovo sensore per il monitoraggio continuo del turgore fogliare |
| 01/2012 | Managing Director Simon Rüger in interview
at www.cleanthinking.de See: 5 Fragen an… Simon Rüger von ZIM Plant Technology |
| 01/2012 | ZIM Plant Technology is success example at
the portal Berlin Sciences See: Bewässerung nach Pflanzen-Blutdruck |
| 12/2011 | Showing of the ZIM-Technology at
biotechnologie.tv (see http://www.biotechnologie.de): |
| 12/2011 | ZIM
Plant Technology is winner of the Innovation Prize 2011 of the states Berlin and Brandenburg At the gala event on 02 December 2011 in the University of Potsdam - ZIM Plant Technology was awarded as one of three winners from 150 applications for the Innovation Award 2011 from the states Berlin and Brandenburg. See: http://www.innovationspreis-bb.de  |
| 10/2011 | For a Video about ZIM
Plant Technology, please click on the camera:  |
| 10/2011 | ZIM
Plant Technology is winner of the Company Award of the Potsdam Chamber of Commerce
2011 in the category Innovation At a gala event on 25 October 2011 in Potsdam - the Brandenburg state capital - ZIM Plant Technology was awarded with the CAI - the Company Award 2011 from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Potsdam.   |
| 10/2011 | Zim Plant Technology is Exhibitor at the fair Agritechnica 2011 AGRITECHNICA – the worldwide meeting point for the agricultural machinery sector. You will find us in Hall 15 at stand 15A06.  |
| 07/2011 | Brandenburg Minister of Economy and European Affairs and Berlin's Senator for Economics, Technology and Women attend Zim Plant Technology As part of the nomination for the Innovation Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg region Harald Wolf and Ralf Christoffers visited our company  Photo: Michael Jurisch: From the left to the right: Minister Ralf Christoffers, Senator Harald Wolf, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zimmermann, ZIM Plant Technology GmbH Der Tagesspiegel, 30.07.2011, Artikel Berlins Senator Wolf und Brandenburgs Minister Christoffers auf Innovationstour durch Berlin VDI nachrichten, 15.07.2011, Artikel Durstige Pflanzen schicken eine SMS |
| 06/2011 | ZIM Plant Technology is winner of the SENSOR Innovation Award 2011 The AMA sensor innovation award honours outstanding developments in the field of sensor technology. From 1985 onwards the international price is awarded annually on the sensor and measurement fair in Germany. Price winner of the year 2011 is the company ZIM Plant Technology GmbH (team leader Prof. Dr. U. Zimmermann). The jury acknowledged the great value and benefit of the non-invasive magnetic ZIM-probe system for plant physiology, agriculture and forestry.   Photo: SENSOR Innovation Award 2011 - award winners: From the left to the right: Ronald Fitzke, Simon Rüger, Wilhelm Ehrenberger, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zimmermann, ZIM Plant Technology GmbH; Dr. Markus Fratz, Dr. Daniel Carl, Fraunhofer-Institut – IPM; Dr. Daniel Schatz-Kusch, Zentrum für Medizinische Forschung der Medizinischen Fakultät Mannheim der Universität Heidelberg; Prof. Dr. Andreas Schütze, Universität des Saarlandes, Vorsitzender der Jury; Wolfgang Wiedemann, Vorstandsvorsitzender AMA Fachverband für Sensorik. e.V.; Origin of the photo material: AMA Service GmbH See: AMA Innovationspreis 2012 |
| 03/2011 | ZIM
Plant Technology is nominated for the SENSOR Innovation Award
2011 AMA Association for Sensor Technology Nominates Three Contenders The AMA Association for Sensor Technology grants its SENSOR Innovation Award for the 11th time. It will present this year’s 10,000-euro award at its trade fair, the SENSOR+TEST, on 7 June 2011 in Nuremberg. The blue-ribbon jury nominated three projects out of the numerous submissions from Germany and abroad and presented them at the annual press conference in Wurzburg. See: Nominations for SENSOR Innovation Award 2011 and AMA Fachverband für Sensorik e.V. |
| 02/2011 | ZIM Plant Technology on the High-Tech Partnering
Conference 2011 (HTPC11) The CEO of ZIM Plant Technology - Mr Simon Rueger - presented on 2011-02-01 at the High-Tech Partnering Conference 2011 (HTPC11) in Bonn the young company and our ambitious goals for 2011. See: Meeting Germany’s Leading Seed Investor (from the last picture) |
| 02/2011 | ZIM Plant Technology with great success in
Australia: (1)How do plants take up water in a drying climate? Read and listen to Emeritus Professor Ulrich Zimmermann’s talk which was given at the Distinguished visitor Seminar at the Waite Research Institute, Adelaide, on the 22st February, 2011. See: Distinguished visitor Seminar – Podcast (2) Pressure probe paves pathway for plant research A NEW non-invasive technique for detecting cell turgor pressure in plant species may help WA farmers. (3) Extract from the THE UWA INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE (March 2011) Plants signal when they need water. See:
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| 12/2010 | Diploma thesis for the automated analysis of the plant parameters given Rebecca Bitter studied at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg. She passed her diploma examination in 2010 in the subjects biotechnology, genetics and pharmaceutic biology. At present she is performing her Diploma thesis at the Department of Biotechnology and at the company ZIM Plant Technology GmbH. In the course of her Diploma thesis Rebecka Bitter focuses on the graphical representation and evaluation of data for the user data center (development of parameters for a remote control of irrigation systems). |
| 04/2010 | Unternehmerreise
mit dem Ministerpräsidenten des Landes Brandenburgs Matthias Platzeck
nach Israel und in die palästinensischen Gebiete
(11-15.04.2010) Prof. Dr. U. Zimmermann, Ministerpräsident M. Platzeck, Geschäftsführer NTBB Systemtechnik GmbH K.-D. Heiland |
| 03/2010 | Laborjournal (Issue 3-2010), Artikel "Gründung demnächst: ZIM Plant Technology (Würzburg)", 68-71 |
| 03/2010 | cav (Issue 3-2010), Artikel "Bewässerung: Pflanze funkt SOS" |
| 01/2010 | MAINPOST, 11.01.2010, Artikel "Durstige Pflanzen senden Notrufe - Entwicklung aus dem Würzburger Biozentrum stößt international auf großes Interesse" |
| 03/2010 | Bayerisches Fernsehen, 11.01.2010, Regionalnachrichten |
| 12/2009 | Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, 10.12.2009, "Thirsty plants send emergency calls" |
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