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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.