Press releases from Bayern Innovativ

AgriTechHUB: Bavaria's innovation engine for the agricultural technology of the future

Munich/Nuremberg, December 15, 2025

The new AgriTechHUB of the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs was launched in Munich on December 15, 2025. At the launch event at the Sendlinger Stemmerhof, Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger emphasized the important role of agricultural technology for Bavaria. The AgriTechHUB is located at Bayern Innovativ GmbH and will be the central point of contact for companies, research institutions and associations in the future.

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Healthcare Hackathon Bavaria - hacked until the doctor came

Munich, December 6, 2025

From December 4 to 6, 2025, the Microsoft Germany headquarters in Munich became a center for digital healthcare innovations: The Healthcare Hackathon Bavaria, organized by Bayern Innovativ GmbH, brings together students, researchers, start-ups and experts from the fields of medicine, IT, care and design to work together on practical solutions to the challenges facing the healthcare sector.

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Seventh network conference of the Working World 4.0 platform

Chatbots, humanoid robots & co. - human-machine interaction today and in the future

Munich/Nuremberg, November 03, 2025

On October 30, 2025, the seventh network conference of the Working World 4.0 platform took place in the historic Gaszählerwerkstatt in Munich. Under the motto "Chatbots, humanoid robots & co. - human-machine interaction today and in the future", the event was dedicated to the question of how robotics and artificial intelligence are changing the world of work and what opportunities arise from a human-centered design of these technologies.

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Bavaria is driving the future of additive manufacturing

Innovations, strategies and networking for the next generation

Nuremberg, October 24, 2025

With the "Next Gen Manufacturing - Additive Manufacturing for the Future" congress on October 23 and 24, 2025, Bayern Innovativ has created a central platform that brings together industry, research and politics.

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Prospects in arable farming: focus on digitalization and sustainability in Bavarian agriculture

Nuremberg/Landshut, October 23, 2025

On October 22, 2025, the networking event "Perspectives in Arable Farming" took place at the Landshut Schönbrunn Agricultural Machinery School. Organized by the Competence Network Digital Agriculture Bavaria (KNeDL) in cooperation with the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV) and the Landshut-Schönbrunn Agricultural Machinery School, the event offered a top-class platform to discuss the latest developments and trends in arable farming.

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Bayern Innovativ among the TOP 100 for the fourth time

Award in the anniversary year

Nuremberg, June 30, 2025

Bayern Innovativ once again among the TOP 100 most innovative SMEs in Germany with new top scores

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Strengthening Europe's defense capability

TechHUB Security and Defense hosts innovative format to strengthen defense

Nuremberg/Augsburg, May 9, 2025

From 9 to 11 May 2025, the TechHUB Security and Defence of Bayern Innovativ GmbH in Augsburg is hosting the EUDIS Defence Hackathon - a European innovation format aimed at strengthening Europe's defense capabilities. This year's hackathon will focus on concrete technological and operational solutions to support Ukraine.

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Bavaria Makes: Bavaria's high-tech alliance for the production of the future

Garching, April 08, 2025

Bavaria Makes e.V. (in formation) is creating a strong ecosystem for the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM) in Bavaria. The association of large companies, SMEs, universities, research institutions and the innovation agency of the Free State of Bavaria Innovativ aims to turn Bavaria into a leading global high-tech location for additive manufacturing within ten years.

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Bayern Innovativ has been writing the future - for 30 years

Nuremberg, March 11, 2025

Bayern Innovativ GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025. Since its foundation in 1995, the innovation platform of the Free State of Bavaria has developed into a central hub, network and think tank for companies, research institutions and political players. With a clear focus on technology transfer, knowledge transfer and networking, Bayern Innovativ drives forward the innovative strength and competitiveness of the Bavarian economy.

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Cluster Connect - The Bavarian production industry in exchange

The partners of the Mechatronics & Automation Cluster came together exclusively

Nuremberg, February 28, 2025

The "Cluster Connect" event organized by the Bavarian Mechatronics & Automation Cluster at the end of February was a great success and attracted numerous cluster partners to the "Weitblick" event location in Augsburg. In an inspiring atmosphere, participants had the opportunity to maintain existing networks and forge new partnerships.

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Bayern Innovativ publishes practice-oriented workbook

Understanding, assessing and applying trends

Nuremberg, February 26, 2025

"Praxisbuch Trends" is the name of the latest publication from Bayern Innovativ. It is aimed in particular at SMEs and helps companies to understand trends, assess them and apply them in a targeted manner. This is ensured by a comprehensible presentation of 26 current and, above all, relevant trends as well as logically structured checklists and work templates. The practical book is available immediately at a price of EUR 29.00 (incl. 7% VAT) in the Bayern Innovativ online store and in all bookshops.

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Bayern Innovativ's TechHUB SVI and the University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich are jointly founding the "Innovation Platform Drone Technology and Robotics"

Nuremberg/Munich, February 21, 2025

With the support of the Bundeswehr University Munich, TechHUB SVI of Bayern Innovativ GmbH is founding the "Innovation Platform Drone Technology and Robotics" in order to jointly advance future-oriented technologies in the existing network of industry, research and application.

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CDR Award 2024: Wide range of projects win

Nuremberg/Berlin, January 30, 2025

Bayern Innovativ GmbH and the Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e. V. have presented the Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) Award for the third time. The award ceremony took place on January 29 at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria in Berlin. 15 projects that stood out for their digital innovation and social responsibility were honored in five categories.

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