Bavaria Innovation Award 2026: Application phase starts

23.10.2025

Companies can apply online for the Innovation Award Bavaria 2026 until January 25, 2026 - regardless of industry and company size. Prizes are awarded for product and process innovations as well as innovative technology-oriented services that are already characterized by initial market success or whose market success is foreseeable.

The Bavarian Innovation Award is presented every two years by the Association of Bavarian Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the Association of Bavarian Chambers of Crafts and the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy and is not financially endowed. Five prizes can be awarded in the categories "Industrial Innovation", "Innovative Craftsmanship", "Startup", "Business Meets Science" and "Creative Innovation".

The festive award ceremony will take place on October 26, 2026 in Munich.

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