The Ruhr-Konferenz was one of the three major topics on the agenda of the NRW Cabinet's consultations with Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith, Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV (Ruhr Explores Solvation), presented the Start4Chem project during a meeting at the Zeche Zollverein (Essen), on 18 August 2020.