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German Solar Prize 2024 for a project by TH Cologne

The sustainable architecture project at the :metabolon site in Lindlar has won. Prototypical wooden houses with innovative technologies such as solar flat tiles and smart home elements were built here, demonstrating efficient and climate-friendly living concepts.

Lisa Berle05.12.2024

EU Funding MWIKE News

North Rhine-Westphalia and the EU are funding 14 innovative projects in the "Research Infrastructures.NRW" competition

With a funding volume of €125 million, research and socio-ecological transformation are to be advanced. The third application round runs until February 28, 2025.

Lisa Berle02.12.2024

Funding News NRW Clusters meet NRW.innovativ

NRW clusters meet cluster business models

On November 22nd, around 15 participants from the NRW cluster community came together as part of the digital exchange format NRW-Clusters meet… to dedicate themselves to the topic of cluster business models.

Lisa Berle28.11.2024

Digital.Sicher.NRW News Production.NRW

NIS2 Contact Point NRW: Support for SMEs in cybersecurity

The new NIS2 contact point NRW supports SMEs in North Rhine-Westphalia with free advice on the implementation of the EU NIS2 directive.

Lisa Berle27.11.2024

Creative.NRW Funding News

Creative.Challenges 2024: Creative solutions for major challenges

On November 27th, creative minds gathered at THE SHIP innovation center in Cologne to present groundbreaking solutions for securing skilled workers and developing the Rhenish mining region. In an inspiring atmosphere, two teams were awarded prizes and prize money.

Lisa Berle27.11.2024

5G.NRW News

5G.NRWeek 2024: Progress in the name of technological sovereignty and connectivity

The 5G.NRWeek 2024 brought together experts, companies and political actors from November 18th to 21st to discuss the future of 5G and 6G technologies.

Lisa Berle25.11.2024

Funding Innocam.NRW News

NeMo.bil: Swarm-based mobility system for sustainable public transport

The NeMo.bil project is being supported with €3.7 million in funding to develop an innovative mobility system with autonomous, electric "cabs." This swarm-based concept aims to create sustainable and flexible alternatives to traditional public transport in rural areas.

Lisa Berle25.11.2024

Creative.NRW Funding News

CircularCities.NRW: First submission round successfully completed

The first submission round of the CircularCities.NRW initiative has closed. The next round runs until January 3, 2025, to promote further creative approaches to a sustainable circular economy.

Lisa Berle25.11.2024

5G.NRW EU Funding News

Calls for proposals for EU funding programs to strengthen 5G and 6G infrastructures have been launched

The EU is investing €324.2 million in strengthening 5G and 6G infrastructure to drive Europe's digital transformation. Companies, research institutions, and start-ups can submit their projects until February 13, 2025.

Lisa Berle18.11.2024

MWIKE News Funding

Funding call “Circular Production”: Using resources more efficiently and avoiding waste

North Rhine-Westphalia is supporting companies in their transition to sustainable production processes with the new funding program "Circular Production NRW". The aim is to use resources more efficiently, avoid waste and promote innovative circular economy concepts.

Lisa Berle18.11.2024

Creative.NRW Promoting Creativity News

The NEXT.IN.NRW competition is entering its final round

The NEXT.IN.NRW innovation competition is seeking forward-looking projects in the fields of creative industries, AI, and ICT. Companies and research institutions can submit their ideas until February 10, 2025, and benefit from attractive funding opportunities.

Lisa Berle15.11.2024

MWIKE News Funding

Innovation Award NRW 2025 – Who will impress with groundbreaking innovations?

The application phase for the prestigious Innovation Award NRW 2024 has begun and offers creative minds in North Rhine-Westphalia a unique opportunity to present their innovative projects and ideas until February 24, 2025.

Lisa Berle14.11.2024

Funding News NMWP.NRW

The University of Bonn receives two ERC Synergy Grants for groundbreaking research projects

The University of Bonn was awarded two ERC Synergy Grants for its participation in the "GravNet" and "CeLEARN" projects.

Lisa Berle13.11.2024

Medical Funding.NRW News

Cologne nursing scientist receives award for study on sleep disorders in dementia

The Institute for Nursing Science at the University of Cologne was awarded the Theo and Friedl Schöller Prize 2024 for a study on non-drug approaches to combat sleep disorders in dementia.

Lisa Berle13.11.2024

5G.NRW News

Cologne ranks third in the Smart City Index 2024

The city of Cologne has once again achieved third place among the most digital major cities in Germany in the current Smart City Index 2024 by the digital association Bitkom.

Lisa Berle05.11.2024

Aerospace.NRW Funding News

Funding call on the topic of “transformation technologies” of the federal program “STARK” has been launched

With a potential funding rate of between 15 and 40 percent, the "STARK" funding program directly supports small, medium and large companies in the production of batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, electrolyzers and other transformation technologies.

Lisa Berle04.11.2024

ERDF.NRW Funding News NMWP.NRW

NewPaths.IN.NRW – Updates on the second funding round – Third round launched

In the second round of the ERDF innovation competition “NeueWege.IN.NRW”, the 13 most innovative projects were selected for funding. The third and final round of the competition begins on October 28, 2024, with a submission deadline of January 28, 2025.

Lisa Berle04.11.2024

Funding News NRW Clusters meet NRW.innovativ

Recap: NRW clusters meet Central Innovation Programme for SMEs

On October 31, 20 participants from the NRW Cluster Community and other interested parties came together as part of the digital exchange format NRW Clusters meet… for the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM).

Lisa Berle31.10.2024

5G.NRW News Technology

5G.NRWeek 2024 Annual Conference

The future with 5G and 6G – Experience practical demonstrations, exciting discussions and groundbreaking innovations that will sustainably shape the development of industry, logistics, smart cities and other sectors

Lisa Berle29.10.2024

AI.NRW News NRW.innovative technology

Concrete AI application examples for SMEs and start-ups

AI.Lab webinar in November: Get to know the open-source platform for AI

Lisa Berle29.10.2024

Funding News NRW Clusters meet NRW.innovativ

NRW clusters meet cluster business models

Lisa Berle28.11.2024

Digital.Sicher.NRW News Production.NRW

NIS2 Contact Point NRW: Support for SMEs in cybersecurity

The new NIS2 contact point NRW supports SMEs in North Rhine-Westphalia with free advice on the implementation of the EU NIS2 directive.

Lisa Berle27.11.2024

Creative.NRW Funding News

Creative.Challenges 2024: Creative solutions for major challenges

Lisa Berle27.11.2024

5G.NRW News

5G.NRWeek 2024: Progress in the name of technological sovereignty and connectivity

The 5G.NRWeek 2024 brought together experts, companies and political actors from November 18th to 21st to discuss the future of 5G and 6G technologies.

Lisa Berle25.11.2024

Funding Innocam.NRW News

NeMo.bil: Swarm-based mobility system for sustainable public transport

Lisa Berle25.11.2024

Creative.NRW Funding News

CircularCities.NRW: First submission round successfully completed

The first submission round of the CircularCities.NRW initiative has closed. The next round runs until January 3, 2025, to promote further creative approaches to a sustainable circular economy.

Lisa Berle25.11.2024

5G.NRW EU Funding News

Calls for proposals for EU funding programs to strengthen 5G and 6G infrastructures have been launched

Lisa Berle18.11.2024

MWIKE News Funding

Funding call “Circular Production”: Using resources more efficiently and avoiding waste

Lisa Berle18.11.2024

Creative.NRW Promoting Creativity News

The NEXT.IN.NRW competition is entering its final round

Lisa Berle15.11.2024

MWIKE News Funding

Innovation Award NRW 2025 – Who will impress with groundbreaking innovations?

Lisa Berle14.11.2024

Funding News NMWP.NRW

The University of Bonn receives two ERC Synergy Grants for groundbreaking research projects

The University of Bonn was awarded two ERC Synergy Grants for its participation in the "GravNet" and "CeLEARN" projects.

Lisa Berle13.11.2024

Medical Funding.NRW News

Cologne nursing scientist receives award for study on sleep disorders in dementia

The Institute for Nursing Science at the University of Cologne was awarded the Theo and Friedl Schöller Prize 2024 for a study on non-drug approaches to combat sleep disorders in dementia.

Lisa Berle13.11.2024

5G.NRW News

Cologne ranks third in the Smart City Index 2024

The city of Cologne has once again achieved third place among the most digital major cities in Germany in the current Smart City Index 2024 by the digital association Bitkom.

Lisa Berle05.11.2024

Aerospace.NRW Funding News

Funding call on the topic of “transformation technologies” of the federal program “STARK” has been launched

Lisa Berle04.11.2024

ERDF.NRW Funding News NMWP.NRW

Concrete AI application examples for SMEs and start-ups

AI.Lab webinar in November: Get to know the open-source platform for AI

Lisa Berle29.10.2024

Creative.NRW Promoting Creativity News

The German Federal Government is initiating a new funding program to support the games industry.

With a total funding volume of 8 million euros, the pilot project “Press Start: Founding Grant Games” started its application phase on October 28th.

Lisa Berle28.10.2024

News NRW.innovative Production Production.NRW Technology

Enabler and pioneer: Mechanical engineering is shaping the transformation

Carbon management is considered key to achieving climate goals and offers enormous opportunities for the mechanical and plant engineering sector – these potentials will be specifically addressed in this series of events.

Lisa Berle23.10.2024

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