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Libraries as innovation hubs

serve. The AIT Center of Innovation Systems & Policy is part of the project team. The new Policy Brief provides insightful recommendations to revolutionise libraries into hubs of innovation and co-creation

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Efficiency increases in welding inverters

welding systems and plasma metal deposition (PMD). Together with the AIT Center for Vision, Automation & Control (VAC) and Center for Energy, the focus is on the development of a welding inverter that [...] semiconductors such as SiC and GaN as well as innovative circuit and control technology. The aim is to combine previously separate assemblies in the innovation. This requires new topologies to make the best [...] minimized and cooling requirements are thus also reduced. These innovations contribute to the global sustainability goals SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure) and SDG 12 (responsible consumption and

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The Austrian Innovation System

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The Austrian Innovation System Strengths of the Austrian Innovation System: Specialisation and priority fields in research and economic synergies In a recent study the strength and competitiveness of the [...] between science and industry are investigated. Key Words : Austrian innovation system, higher education system, research policy, innovation policy, specialisation, research funding Star t : 2014 Duration : [...] * markiert. Name * E-Mail * Betreff * Nachricht * Send Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Leitner Center for Innovation Systems & Policy +43 50550-4567 +43 50550-2201 karl-heinz.leitner(at)ait.ac.at

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AIT expert Emanuel Sandner wins Best Poster Award at the Europe Biobank Week 2024

Emanuel Sandner, AIT Center for Health and Bioresources, was honoured with the Best Poster Award at the Europe Biobank Week 2024 in Vienna for his poster on data protection-friendly linking of clinical [...] clinical data. This award recognises outstanding scientific work in the field of biobank innovation and data protection. The Europe Biobank Week 2024, which took place in Vienna in mid-May, is regarded as the [...] Biobanks and Biorepositories: Collaborative Approaches for a Sustainable Future", the latest innovations and research in biobanking were presented. The conference included keynote presentations, panels

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Industry 5.0 training for SMEs in June

does it benefit my company in practice? In the course of the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) AI5Production, the AIT Center for Technology Experience invites companies to a free half-day training with [...] June, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Venue AIT Center for Technology Experience, Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna Speakers: Lara Lammer and Christian Bechinie, AIT Center for Technology Experience Information and

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Does basic research need to become more "applied"?

of the future is the acceleration of technological development. Matthias Weber (Head of Center for Innovation Systems and Policy, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology), Ruth Breu (computer scientist, [...] (Director of WIFO) and FWF President Christof Gattringer discussed the breakout session "From idea to innovation: How excellent research secures Austria's future". "think.beyond" - the name of the new dialogue [...] contains its programme and objective: in an exchange with stakeholders of the Austrian research and innovation system, the format aims to identify and critically discuss new ways and models for improving it

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AIT and TU Delft launch international doctoral programme on the sustainable transformation of the energy system using artificial intelligence

industrial processes and plants; and innovative technologies and solutions for urban resilience (buildings, cities). https://www.ait.ac.at/en/about-the-ait/center/center-for-energy Delft University of T [...] of PhD positions: https://www.tudelft.nl/ai/delft-ai-energy-lab/vacancies-1 AIT Center for Energy At the AIT Center for Energy, around 250 employees are working on solutions for tomorrow’s sustainable [...] e and global networking, offer companies innovative and applied research services to give them a clear competitive advantage in this future market. The Center for Energy’s topic portfolio is oriented towards

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Project ScreenHub with Winfried Neuhaus awarded with Hugo Junkers Prize 2020

category "Most Innovative Basic Research Projects" for the group led by Dr. Matthias Jung, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, with AIT Principal Scientist Winfried Neuhaus, Center for Health & [...] has awarded the "Hugo Junkers Prize for Research and Innovation from Saxony-Anhalt". This award is intended to recognize the achievements of innovative entrepreneurs and scientists and to support their work [...] creative thinking and innovative business models and strategies to create new products and services for new markets or to change existing markets. The projects should be market-ready innovations. Link award ceremony

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The potential of microbiomes - helpers for environment and health

Angela Sessitsch, Head of Competence Unit Bioresources at the Center for Health & Bioresources. In order to advance research and innovation in this field, several powerful international consortia have [...] AIT experts Angela Sessitsch and Tanja Kostic (Center for Health & Bioresources) together with eight international partners, publish a recommendation on how the potential of microbiomes can be used [...] the interconnectedness of microbiomes in environmental and food systems suggests that microbiome innovations have the potential to improve the sustainable production of food, feed and biofuels while supporting

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Future scenarios for the plastics industry

Horlesberger from the Center for Innovation Systems & Policy. In three European regions, RRI approach will be used to strengthen cooperation in the respective innovation systems. AIT is responsible [...] ground with fresh energy and innovative minds. To support this transformation process, the EU project SeeRRI builds on the principles of Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI). "The idea of RRI is to [...] to look at the research, innovation, and economic systems with their impact on society and to shape them accordingly together with the respective stakeholders," says AIT project manager Marianne Horlesberger

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2018

for the cities of the future at Stand B290 – experts from the Center for Energy and the Center for Mobility Systems will showcase innovative tools for urban planning, urban management and transport optimization [...] optimization. At the trade fair, the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology together with AIT is inviting to the Workshop “Towards Positive-Energy-Districts“ scheduled on Nov. 13, at

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AUSTRIA STRENGTHENS DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY WITH CHIPS COMPETENCE CENTER AT-C3

the Austrian Chips Competence Center (AT-C³) officially launched on January 1, 2025. European focus on digital sovereignty The Austrian competence center is one of 29 centers in the EU that are being e [...] are part of the consortium: AIT Austrian Institute Of Technology, Materials Center Leoben (MCL), Polymer Competence Center Leoben (PCCL), Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), Graz University of Technology (TUG) [...] promoting the innovative strength and competitiveness of the Austrian economy.”  Contact: Michael W. Mürling, MA AI4GovMarketing and CommunicationsAIT Austrian Institute of Technology Center for Digital

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Radical Innovation

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Radical Innovation The study "Radical innovations and company age" shows that radical innovators differ from other companies in some important characteristics. Their share of all companies is only six [...] greater use of external knowledge than the average of innovative firms in Austria. Radical innovators also face major challenges in the innovation process: a lack of knowledge, a shortage of qualified [...] they account for one third of the revenues that Austrian companies generate with innovations. On average, radical innovators are significantly younger than other firms. They are mostly found in R&D-intensive

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WKO Health Days 2025: AIT Showcases Innovations in Diagnostics and Data Management

diagnostics, user-centered solutions are key. Our goal is to bring research results to market quickly and in a way that is practical and accessible." Panel Discussion on "Innovational Leapfrogging" and [...] discussion "Innovational Leapfrogging – More than just AI". Experts discussed how the rapid adoption of already validated and established technologies ("leapfrogging") can effectively shorten innovation cycles [...] whose research centers on sustainable chemical products and eco-friendly active agents for pharmaceutical applications.The panel explored the potentials and risks of accelerated innovation processes, discussing

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Panel discussion with Matthias Weber at the European Parliament

Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation will welcome the participants and introduce the meeting.  Matthias Weber, Head of Center for Innovation Systems & Policy, will participate in a round

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European Manufacturing Survey

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implementation of different manufacturing technologies, organisational innovations and product innovation activities related to process innovations are investigated. In addition, data on the structural characteristics [...] einem * markiert. Name * E-Mail * Betreff * Nachricht * Send Mag. Georg Zahradnik Scientist / Center for Innovation Systems & Policy +43 50550-4571 +43 50550-2201 georg.zahradnik(at)ait.ac.at [...] g industry. Key Words : production technologies, advanced manufacturing technologies, process innovations, company survey, Austrian industry, manufacturing sector Duration : ongoing Funded b y : Federal

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Innovation Procurement

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Innovation Procurement The AIT supports national and European initiatives on ‘Public Procurement Promoting Innovation (PPPI)’ since 2007. A Policy Lab approach has been applied for their optimal design [...] einem * markiert. Name * E-Mail * Betreff * Nachricht * Send Dana Wasserbacher Bakk. techn. Center for Innovation Systems & Policy +43 50550 4520 dana.wasserbacher(at)ait.ac.at

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AIT PRESENTS NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMATED INLINE QUALITY INSPECTION OF SOLAR CELLS

2024 at the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). Together with partner company Sunplugged, the team from the High-Performance Vision Systems (HVS) competence unit presented a highly innovative roll-to-roll demonstrator [...] - ZERO ” technology and its significance for the future of photovoltaic production. AIT as an innovation leader in renewable energies With the “Platform - ZERO” project, AIT is underlining its leading [...] with industrial partners such as Sunplugged, AIT is contributing to the further development of innovative production processes that support the transition to a climate-neutral energy supply.  About

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Paths to the Great Transformation

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here: www.ait.ac.at/efatec Human Centered Innovation Yearbook A fundamental principle in any transformation must be that people, with their needs and values, are at the center of attention from the very beginning [...] participants of the Alpbach Technology Talks 2021, is also dedicated to this topic of " Human Centered Innovation ". It is also available in bookstores (Holzhausen, 172 p., 36 euros, ISBN 978-3-903207-59-2) [...] toward a holistic approach that includes different disciplines, including the arts, and a human-centered approach, he said. "Welcome back!" With this greeting, Wolfgang Knoll, Scientific Director of the

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KHAN-I and w4i close framework agreement with AIT and 18 other research institutions

part of this agreement with the Center for Health & Bioresources and is actively involved as a partner in the strategic project to create a Translational Research Center (w4i). This framework agreement [...] The 60 million KHAN Technology Transfer Fund I (KHAN-I) and its subsidiary wings4innovation GmbH (w4i) are establishing an Austria-wide network for drug research with 19 top research institutions, AIT [...] AIT is part of it. w4i strengthens the pharmaceutical research sector as a translational center and central contact in Austria. The aim is to quickly bring many promising proposals to KHAN-I for project

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