Welche Energiequellen können langfristig kostengünstig und zuverlässig sauberen Strom liefern? Das Papier, das Tech for Net Zero im Auftrag der SPRIND verfasst hat, erklärt, warum erneuerbare Energien in Kombination mit Langzeitspeichern die vielversprechenste Lösung sind. buff.ly/1Bknqqy

Does Germany need a #DARPA? The magazine "Markt und Mittelstand" has published this article on this question:

Leipziger Startup macht aus Klimakiller CO₂ Kraftstoffe, Kunststoffe und Kosmetika | MDR.DE Kaum ein anderes Gas steht so sehr im Fokus der Klimadebatte wie CO₂. Ein Leipziger Startup macht aus dem Klimakiller einen Rohstoff, zum Beispiel für Kraftstoffe, Kunststoffe und Kosmetika.

enaDyne converts CO₂ into valuable raw materials for the chemical industry. The Leipzig-based start-up enaDyne was one of the winners of the SPRIND Challenge Carbon-to-Value in September 2024. Where does the company currently stand? #MDR has the answers:

SPRIND | End of the Long-Duration Energy Storage Challenge One Challenge, four winners: Expert jury honors all teams for their outstanding contributions.

FOUR BREAKTHROUGHS TO TACKLE THE DUNKELFLAUTE: Results from the SPRIND Challenge Long-Duration Energy Storage after 2.5 years of innovation:

SPRIND | PODCAST: IRENE SELVANATHAN Listen to the new episode of SPRIND podcast: Our host Thomas Ramge talks to Irene Selvanathan, founder and CEO of the space start-up Neurospace.

Which resources can be mined on the moon? What kind of rovers do we need for this? And when will we become Martians ourselves? Our host Thomas Ramge talks to: Irene Selvanathan, founder and CEO of the space start-up Neurospace: buff.ly/slTJmIp (in german)

Today we are @re-publica.com‬ with the EUDI wallet project - with a pop-up stand, two lightning talks and a panel discussion. These will be held by Thomas Jarzombek, @bsi.bund.de President Claudia Plattner and SPRIND project lead Torsten Lodderstedt.

Interview mit Rafael Laguna | Frank Thelen Viel wichtiger als der Schritt auf den Mond war das Mindset, das dadurch entstanden ist. In nur zehn Jahren wurden Technologien, Teams und Denkweisen geschaf...

“Europe needs more courage for vision!”
How can we once again develop technologies in Europe that set global standards? And what needs to change in our mindset to make real breakthroughs possible?
🎙️@frank-thelen.bsky.social‬ spoke to SPRIND founding director Rafael Laguna de la Vera at #OMR25.

Beyond the Hype: Patrick Rose Calls for a New Era of Biomanufacturing at SynBioBeta 2025 - SynBioBeta SPRIND is challenging the synbio community to stop chasing hype and start building the infrastructure needed for true industrial transformation

Beyond the Hype: Patrick Rose Calls for a New Era of Biomanufacturing at @synbiobeta.bsky.social

SPRIND | Fully Autonomous Flight 2.0 The dream of fully autonomous flight is not yet a reality. What is missing are robust systems that can safely navigate complex environments without GNSS or human intervention.

The dream of fully autonomous flight is not yet a reality. What is missing are robust systems that can safely navigate complex environments without GNSS or human intervention. We are tackling this challenge with our SPRIND Funke Fully Autonomous Flight 2.0 buff.ly/VJuyXcx

The next #SPRIND #Funke is just around the corner – can you predict the topic?
Drop your guess in the comments. Let’s see who’s got their finger on the pulse of #innovation.
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Episode 28: Defying Death Valleys: Germany Promotes Disruptive Innovations | Podcast INTO GERMANY! Research & Development in Germany

🎧 Listen to the latest Germany Trade & Invest #Podcast
Defying Death Valleys: Germany Promotes Disruptive Innovations
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SPRIND | Scaling Regulatory AI Alleviates Bureaucratic Burden Rulemapping Group GmbH has closed a €12 million funding round including SPRIND, Hidden Peak Capital and prominent business angels as investors.

Rulemapping Group GmbH has closed a €12 million funding round including SPRIND, Hidden Peak Capital and prominent business angels as investors.
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Sprunginnovationen – Welche Technologien haben wirklich Zukunft? Warum waren Flugtaxis (bisher) ein Flop – im Gegensatz zu mRNA-Impfstoffen? Welche Techniken haben wirklich Zukunft, was ist heiße Luft? Wie erkennt man das möglichst früh – und wie kann Deutschland…

Why have air taxis been a flop (so far) - unlike mRNA vaccines?
SPRIND Director Rafael Laguna de la Vera on the SWR 🎧#Podcast “Das Wissen” in conversation with @gaborpaal.bsky.social about breakthrough innovations and which technologies really have a future?

SPRIND | SPRIND – FEDERAL AGENCY FOR BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION Complex tasks, a simple principle: SPRIND Challenges assemble teams which rethink and reshape our world.

Public innovation funding is often too slow and lacks flexibility – #SPRIND Challenges specifically create incentives for the development of breakthrough technologies. Since 2021, SPRIND has launched ten challenges and supported around 85 teams. More about it:

From Plastic Waste to a Fossil-Free Future – #SPRIND awards a validation contract to @radicaldot.bsky.social . The technology unlocks sustainable carbon from complex plastic waste.

SPRIND | Successfully recruited for clinical Phase II study Priavoid and PRInnovation have reached a significant milestone with the completion of recruitment for the clinical Phase II study of the Alzheimer's drug PRI-002.

#Progress in Alzheimer's research! The #SPRIND subsidiary PRInnovation GmbH and Priavoid GmbH have successfully completed recruitment for the PRImus-AD Phase II clinical trial. The study is investigating the drug candidate for safety and efficacy.

Good news from Tübingen: The Polybot project team has come one step closer to the founding of a start-up - since Tübingen AI Center has supported Polybot early on, we are thrilled: congratulations to the whole team!
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@unituebingen.bsky.social @sprind-en.bsky.social

Where innovation meets capital.🚀 #VentureSPRIND connects teams and investors in the fields of deep tech, biotech and life science.
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#BreakthroughInnovation #VentureCapital

Wie ein Start-up das Bürokratie-Chaos mit KI besiegen will Trotz aller Versuche kommt der Bürokratieabbau kaum voran. Könnte Künstliche Intelligenz die Lösung sein? Der Berliner Seriengründer Till Behnke ist davon überzeugt

Bureaucratic chaos? It doesn't have to be! The rulemapping project funded by #SPRIND is already considered a “mega-hope” for the German administration.

At #SPRIND, we’re all about looking ahead, not back - so being at #hellotomorrow in Paris felt like the perfect place to be. The event brought together investors, DeepTech startups, and key players in the ecosystem to spark new ideas and collaborations.
#deeptech #innovation

SPRIND | Pulsed Light Technologies Pulsed light technologies: laser-driven fusion

Will Germany be able to use nuclear fusion to generate energy in a few decades? Currently, #SPRIND is financing two promising start-ups: Focused Energy and Marvel Fusion. SPRIND subsidiary Pulsed Light Technologies is currently working on the laser systems required for this.

What is #EUDIwallet? How does this wallet make digital identification much easier and more secure? In the SPRIND #Podcast, our host Thomas Ramge talks to Dr. Torsten Lodderstedt, Lead Architect of the German EUDI Wallet project at SPRIND.
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SPRIND | The inland wind turbines of the future The higher a wind turbine is installed, the more efficiently it will work, because the wind is much steadier and blows with greater force at altitude. So why not simply build it taller?

On December 20th 2022, the official go-ahead was given for the world's tallest wind measurement mast in southern Brandenburg. #SPRIND subsidiary beventum awarded the contract. It was able to collect data and confirm the assumption of stronger winds at a height of 300 meters.

SPRIND | EUROPE’S DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY SPRIND and BMWK launch new Challenge on composite learning: Up to ten teams are to develop approaches for the decentralized training of AI models.

Europe's digital sovereignty: #SPRIND and @bmwk.de launch new #Challenge on composite learning. Up to ten teams are to develop approaches for the decentralized training of AI models.

What does a digital Germany look like in which we would still like to live in 2029? Answers to this question are published by #InitiativeD21 e.V., the DigitalService of the Federal Government, and #SPRIND in their joint paper.

Driving breakthroughs for climate and health: #SPRIND and Deep Science Ventures (DSV) join forces to standardise #sciencepreneurship as a career path through the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD).

Von der Forschung zum Start-up: Polybot erhält Auftrag für KI-gestützte Ernterobotik Das Ernteroboter-Projekt Polybot wird von der Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen SPRIND mit einem siebenmonatigen Validierungsauftrag in Höhe von ca. 220.000 Euro unterstützt. Dieser Auftrag hilft…

From research to start-up: The polybot harvesting robot project is being supported by #SPRIND with a seven-month validation contract worth around 220,000 euros. The project combines cutting-edge research with practical application and strengthens Tübingen as an #innovation location.

SPRIND | A NEW ERA OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP Berit Dannenberg and Rafael Laguna de la Vera join us to discuss the contribution SPRIND can make to the revival of Germany as a business destination.

A new era of entrepreneurship: Our directors Berit Dannenberg and Rafael Laguna de la Vera @rafbuff.bsky.social join us to discuss the contribution #SPRIND can make to the revival of Germany as a business destination.

SPRIND | Position paper on bioeconomy SPRIND is convinced: Deep-tech bioeconomy will play a crucial role in achieving a climate-neutral industry in Germany.

Unleashing the potential: Germany as a global Pioneer in #Biomanufacturing and #Foodtech. #SPRIND publishes position paper on driving the #deep-tech #bioeconomy:

SPRIND | SPRIND Evaluation 2023-24 As a new innovation agency, SPRIND has succeeded in establishing agile and flexible structures to support projects with breakthrough innovation potential in a targeted, fast and individual manner.

Successfully evaluated: #SPRIND is a promoter, facilitator, catalyst and scout for breakthrough #Innovations! See the results: