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How can Artificial Intelligence and simulation advance biotechnology? What innovations from research can help companies use resources more efficiently and increase added value? These questions were the focus of the workshop »AI and Simulation in Biotechnology.«

Funding from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is enabling new equipment for research into digital and social transformation, biotechnology, and health and sustainability research. Fifteen projects are being supported, including projects in robotics and health research.

The AI Real-World Laboratory for Agriculture (RLA) is researching how artificial intelligence can make agriculture more productive, sustainable, and resource-efficient. Under the leadership of the University of Osnabrück and with the participation of DFKI, practical AI and robotics solutions are being developed. In the future, they will be tested in real fields at the FieldLab Agrar.

Efficient battery technologies are crucial for achieving national and European climate targets. In the EU-funded project »STELLAR,« Fraunhofer ITWM is working with 16 European partners to develop a cost-effective test facility for the safe and sustainable production of lithium metal anode foils.

Fraunhofer IESE is part of the European CEADS project, which is creating a secure, interoperable, and trustworthy data space for European agriculture. The goal is to promote data-based innovations, new value chains, and AI applications in order to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and sustainability.

The joint Predict-TPC project between IVW and Fraunhofer ITWM is researching a material model for fiber-reinforced thermoplastics based on digital microstructure analyses. Funded with €1.1 million, it strengthens materials research and sustainable lightweight construction for future-oriented industries such as automotive and aviation.

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences has opened its new LeanFab on the Kaiserslautern campus. With this expanded learning factory, it is strengthening practical training in industrial engineering and promoting knowledge transfer in research and industry.

An important change in leadership strengthens the innovative power of Kaiserslautern as a center of science: After ten years of successful leadership, Dr. Konrad Steiner is handing over his role as managing director of the Performance Center for Simulation and Software-based Innovation to Dr. Nicolas Fröhlich.