Bavarian Battery Congress 2026 provides strong impetus for Bavaria as a business location
Nuremberg, May 21, 2026
At the invitation of Bayern Innovativ, stakeholders from business, science and politics came together yesterday for the Bavarian Battery Congress in Munich. The established networking congress brought together the industry in southern Germany for the third time to discuss value creation, technology transfer and the next steps in Bavaria's development.
OPEN CALL: Creativity meets robotics at Ars Electronica 2026
Nuremberg, May 12, 2026
Bayern Innovativ GmbH's CreativeTechHUB is inviting applications for the curated cross-innovation format "Creativity meets Robotic" as part of Ars Electronica 2026 and is looking for 10 to 12 creative minds from Bavaria at the interface of art, technology and society. The aim is to strengthen the exchange between the creative industries, science and robotics companies, develop relevant ideas, initiate follow-up projects and open up technological developments to critical, aesthetic and user-centered perspectives.
Agricultural technology: Added value with image data and AI
Munich / Freising, May 07, 2026
At the AgriTech AI Vision Day at the AgriTechHUB, experts from research institutions, companies and start-ups met in Freising to discuss the future of AI-supported image processing in agricultural technology. The focus was on specific applications, key challenges and the transfer of innovative solutions into practice. It became clear: The technology has come a long way - now it's the implementation that counts.
Pilot project at Nuremberg Hospital shows concrete ways to achieve greater sustainability in the healthcare sector
Nuremberg, 16.04.2026
As part of the EU-funded HACK-IT-NET project, Bayern Innovativ GmbH worked with employees at Nuremberg Hospital over a period of nine months to develop and test practical approaches for greater sustainability in the healthcare sector. The aim of the project was to optimize the use of resources, reduce waste streams and anchor sustainable processes in everyday clinical practice.
Transatlantic alliance in the chip industry
Nuremberg, 04.03.2026
From components and operating systems to hardware and software design and complex system design, the central topics at embedded world 2026, which takes place from March 10 to 12 in Nuremberg, Germany, range from components and operating systems to hardware and software design. The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at Bayern Innovativ is using the world's leading trade fair as a platform for strategic partnerships between the Bavarian semiconductor ecosystem and Canada's key players - with Canada's Semiconductor Council (CSC) and the Government of Ontario. The goals are concrete bilateral cooperation, joint projects and new market opportunities on both sides of the Atlantic. More than 40 companies are presenting their technologies at the "Canada-Bavaria SmartTech CONNECT" and are looking for partners and new technology suppliers.
International networking for IFAT 2026 through the Enterprise Europe Network | Bayern Innovativ
Nuremberg, 24.03.2026
As part of IFAT 2026, the Enterprise Europe Network at Bayern Innovativ is organizing several international networking formats for companies, research institutions and universities. The focus is on technologies, project ideas and current challenges in the field of water and wastewater. The aim is to exchange information on technological developments, initiate cooperation and gain access to international markets.
Mehring brings photon AI to SMEs /Minister gives go-ahead for fifth round of "KI-Transfer Plus" - application phase begins
Nuremberg, 27.02.2026
The Bavarian State Ministry for Digital Affairs is continuing its successful "KI-Transfer Plus" program and is entering its fifth round. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from all over Bavaria can now apply. While the focus of the program has been on large language models in previous years, this year the program is returning to its roots and is open to all types of artificial intelligence.
First workshop in the Glass 2.0 network - focus on climate neutrality
Spiegelau, February 20, 2026
With a strong signal for the glass industry's willingness to innovate, the workshop "Glass industry and climate protection: ways to reduce greenhouse gases" at the Spiegelau Technology User Center in early February was very well received and brought together stakeholders from many relevant areas. Representatives from glass producers, furnace and plant technology, energy supply companies, users of CO₂ recycling technologies and research institutions used the event to engage in an intensive exchange of views on current challenges, innovative solutions and specific transformation paths. The diverse composition of participants created an open forum in which technological and strategic topics could be examined and critically discussed in equal measure.
Regular "Glass consultation hour" in Zwiesel: An offer for companies, craft businesses and creative people in the region
Zwiesel, February 13, 2026
With the new glass consultation hours, Bayern Innovativ is creating a low-threshold, personal advisory and networking service for the regional glass industry and related sectors as part of the Glass 2.0 network (Netzwerk Glas 2.0: Bayern Innovativ) founded last year. The regular consultation hours are now taking place at the Gründerwerkstatt Zwiesel and are aimed at companies, self-employed people, craft businesses, artists and other stakeholders who are interested in glass as a material or related topics.
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.
FusionX:Global 2026 - Fusion on the way to market maturity
World's largest congress on the industrialization of nuclear fusion in Germany for the first time
Nuremberg, December 10, 2025
A milestone for Bavaria, Germany and Europe: From 25 to 27 February 2026, FusionX:Global, the world's leading conference on the industrialization of fusion energy, will take place in the EU for the first time. Bayern Innovativ, the leading network for future technologies, is bringing the global event to Munich as the local host. This puts Germany and Europe at the center of the international fusion industry - with the aim of advancing the market maturity of the technology together with science, business, politics and investors.
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 8, 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.
