Henning Fehrmann, CEO of the Fehrmann Group of Companies and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for High-Performance Materials (ZHM), says: "By supporting the CIMMS initiative, the City of Hamburg commits to promoting and expanding the focus on materials science. … Material development is an essential cross-sectional technology for the future. ... Because materials significantly determine the economic leeway for product innovation in the future. Therefore, let's collectively focus on this area of research as it deserves, and work more intensively on improving the connection between science and industry."

You can find the complete statement on the website 'ZHM Center for High-Performance Materials'.