WHETHER AT EVENTS, AS PART OF OUR PROJECTS OR CHALLENGES, WE TALK TO PEOPLE WITH OUTSTANDING IDEAS – AND LISTEN CAREFULLY.

LigniLabs has developed a breakthrough platform technology for bio-based micro- and nano-encapsulation based on lignin – and is now receiving a start-up grant from SPRIND.

Listen to the new episode of SPRIND podcast: Our host Thomas Ramge talks to: Dr. Kathrin Weiß, CEO and co-founder of the Berlin start-up Foom.

If the founders of Open Radio Systems have their way, future mobile networks standards will run much more smoothly and securely: away from hardware and towards much more software.

SPRIND and other key stakeholders jointly make recommendations for the transfer of intellectual property rights to research-based spin-offs as anchored in the coalition agreement.

One Challenge, four winners: The expert jury honors all teams of the second stage for their outstanding contributions.

What makes disruptive innovators tick? SPRIND podcast host Thomas Ramge recognizes and names five key traits.

At re:publica, the EUDI Wallet presented itself as a strategic key instrument for a strong digital state in Germany and genuine digital sovereignty in Europe.

In an interview, challenge officer Jano Costard talks about the competition that transforms ideas into breakthrough innovations.

Many demands are currently being made to the new federal government with regard to the future funding of research and science. The transfer to application is particularly important, explains Rafael Laguna de la Vera.

The third VENTURE SPRIND connects teams supported by SPRIND with potential investors from DeepTech, BioTech and Life Science.

AATec Medical receives four Million from SPRIND and Family Offices to prepare the drug candidate ATL-105 for clinical development in lead indication non-CF related bronchiectasis.

Rulemapping Group GmbH has closed a €12 million funding round including SPRIND, Hidden Peak Capital and prominent business angels as investors.

Seven teams met at the Berlin Data Space in mid-March to begin the first stage of the SPRIND Challenge Composite Learning with the aim of reshaping the future of artificial intelligence.

To securing peace and ensuring Germany’s ability to defend itself and its sovereignty, SPRIND recommends establishing SPRIND.MIL – a military innovation agency that is structured similarly to SPRIND.

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.

The state needs to make savings. But we must not scrimp on the future. In this contribution, Rafael Laguna de la Vera and Thomas Ramge explain how more can be achieved with less in innovation (too).

How could a former nuclear power plant take on a new role? SPRIND and Transmutex present their implementation study on the use of an accelerator-driven neutron source.

The jury has selected seven teams for the first stage of the SPRIND Challenge Composite Learning. They now have one year to further develop a robust, scalable framework that can handle AI training across diverse, decentralized systems.

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.

Redefining AI innovation: SPRIND's and Cyber Valley's new initiative of is all about championing alternative approaches to AI and breaking free from mainstream thinking.

What is actually real? This was the focus of the Challenge Days of the first stage of the SPRIND Funke Deepfake Detection and Prevention in Leipzig in January 2025.

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

How can the intellectual property transfer from universities to founders be organized in an effective manner? Barbara Diehl explains how SPRIND aims to support both founding teams and institutions.

How diamonds make the invisible visible, explains Quantum Diamonds CTO Dr. Fleming Bruckmaier in this interview.

SPRIND und Deep Science Ventures join forces to standardise sciencepreneurship as a path to create breakthroughs through the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD)

Four Teams qualify for the third SPRIND Funke EUDI wallet Prototypes

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.

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

Structural hurdles for spin-offs from research: New survey shows great need for improvements.

Jury selects participants for SPRIND innovation competition.

Anniversary: Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation reviews past achievements, looks ahead - and celebrates in Leipzig.

SPRIND creates TAT-SACHEN for breakthrough innovations. We reflect on the last two years and look toward the future.

These are the pioneers of fully autonomous flying

SPRIND and BMDV launch competition on deepfakes

Transforming pandemic preparedness with platform-based broad-spectrum antivirals

SPRIND, supported by University of Chicago economists, proposes new funding models to stimulate global development of pandemic-preparedness antivirals.