Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation

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The Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation SPRIND finances groundbreaking technologies and topics
that have the potential to fundamentally improve our lives.

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4/24/2025

SOLLBRUCHSTELLEN AS A TRADEMARK

aevoloop aims to produce planet-proof plastics

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5/4/2025

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.

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What we believe in

We do what we do because we love it. We want to support innovators who also think the same way with their work and progress. This also means, for example, that we do not focus on control, but on common goals and values.
We believe in humanist values – in freedom, self-determination and democracy. The common good and social challenges are at the forefront of our work.
Seeing and seizing opportunities, developing and implementing visions. We have a great desire to tackle things and get something done. The future is what we make of it.
We want to transfer ideas into products and services that bring long-term benefits for Germany and Europe. That is why we always think and act entrepreneurially – with the agility of a start-up.
Curiosity is the force that drives us. We burn to solve the big problems and take conscious risks to accomplish this. Nobody wants to fail, but we are not afraid to do so.
We create an environment in which personalities can unfold, focus on their strengths and collaborate with fellow innovators.
We believe in strong networks with common goals – in Germany, Europe and worldwide.

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Innovations and the minds behind them.

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Our calls for pioneers with worldchanging ideas.

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Der Buchdruck, Antibiotika und das Internet – das sind Innovationen, die unser Leben sprunghaft verändert haben. Doch was sind die Sprunginnovationen unserer Zeit? Wie entstehen sie? Und wer treibt sie voran? In unserem Podcast suchen wir gemeinsam mit Moderator Thomas Ramge nach Antworten auf diese Fragen und sprechen mit Menschen, die Neues neu denken.

#102 Thorsten Claus (19.5.2025)
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Wie verändern neue Waffensysteme zurzeit die Kriegsführung? Welche Chancen und Risiken ergeben sich aus Dual-Use-Technologien? Und kann militärische Innovation die Gefahren für die Zivilbevölkerung reduzieren? Unser Host Thomas Ramge spricht mit dem deutsch-amerikanischen Defense-Tech-Investor Thorsten Claus.

#101 Wolf Singer und Felix Effenberger (5.5.2025)
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Rechnet unser Gehirn in Wellen? Was kann die KI-Entwicklung von neuen Erkenntnissen der Neurowissenschaften lernen? Und warum ist die Stubenfliege intelligenter, als wir denken? Unser Host Thomas Ramge spricht mit den Neurowissenschaftlern Wolf Singer und Felix Effenberger vom Ernst-Strüngmann-Institut in Frankfurt.

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