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

From publicly funded space exploration to the Orbital Economy. A strategy for sovereignty, prosperity and security.

Listen to the new episode of SPRIND podcast: Our host Thomas Ramge talks to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Kampker, a production scientist at RWTH Aachen University and co-founder of Streetscooter.

SPRIND supports European teams in developing new approaches for the next generation of artificial intelligence.

Nearly 28,000 citizens reported during the first half of the year what frustrates them most about bureaucracy and government agencies. Until July 19, all interested parties can help decide what the federal administration should tackle first.

Proxima Fusion secures €411 million in new capital.

Expert commission recommends close cooperation with SPRIND.

Together with Jacob Beautemps and the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, we are looking for the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in Germany.

Using innovative technology, elementarhy enables the large-scale production of green hydrogen and enables 95% less dependency.

The Darmstadt-based laser fusion company receives $240 million from German and international investors.

Goodbye, administrative red tape. Hello, innovative solutions: SPRIND and the Federal Ministry for Digitalization and State Modernization are launching a citizen hackathon.

With SPRIND.Society, Zarah Bruhn aims to elevate social innovations to the same level as technological ones. In the interview, she explains how this is intended to relieve the burden on the state and strengthen society.

SPRIND launches biggest Challenge yet – apply now for Next Frontier AI

A look into Europe’s deep tech future: Around 500 startups and investors gathered on April 14 at Futurium in Berlin for the VENTURE SPRIND UNIVERSE.

SPRIND intends to establish a new recycling industry – now the National Science Foundation is getting involved. A conversation about speed, technology and transatlantic cooperation with SPRIND Innovation Manager Patrick Rose.

From lab to market: Pixel Photonics, a pioneer in superconducting single-photon detectors, has announced total funding of 13.5 million euros.

The roadshow brings together open discussions with European AI experts, insights into the initiative, and guidance on the structure and process of the challenge.

Cellbricks has announced a funding round of seven million euros, which will enable the next phase of development of its biofabricated human tissues.

Batene has closed a financing round of five million euros. With the investment, Batene can launch the industrial validation of the Batene Fleece™ electrodes for more powerful and more sustainable next‑generation batteries.

At the SPRIND Funke Fully Autonomous Flight 2.0 European teams demonstrate the next generation of autonomous drones.

The Anglo-German defence and aerospace company Hypersonica announced the close of a €23 million Series A financing round.

It's not only SPRIND that is excited about the future – many people from politics, economy, and science share our vision. They show this in our latest SPRINDfluencing campaign and share their snapshots and videos in our new SPRIND shirt.

Eva Vogt, SPRIND’s general counsel, has prepared a position paper in view of the European Commission’s forthcoming discussions on strategic procurement and the role of public procurement in driving innovation.

SPRIND.SOCIETY announces its first initiative: simplifying administration with the help of digital citizen participation—based on the example of Taiwan and the models developed by pioneer Audrey Tang.

Germany has outstanding research and excellent scientists, but fails to translate this into innovation. SPRIND builds the bridge between scientific ingenuity and entrepreneurship.

In this interview Arne Petersen and Christian Zöllner talk about the special collaboration between SPRIND and the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design.

To evaluate the potential breakthrough innovation of electro-impulse drilling for the global scaling of geothermal energy, SPRIND has assigned a validation contract to Telura.

SPRIND announces a new initiative with the ambitious goal of building at least three European Frontier AI Labs.

Challenge launched in the United States based on the SPRIND model

The situation for Germany as an innovative nation is not so bad, think Rafael Laguna de la Vera and Thomas Ramge. But in order to build on our historical successes, we need to give the innovation system a boost in at least three areas.

On October 21, the air at Deutsche Börse buzzed with ambition. Under the banner From Breakthrough to IPO, founders, investors, and market minds came together with SPRIND.

The third conference on October 14 marked the conclusion of SPRIND Funke EUDI Wallet Prototypes – a key milestone on the road to digital identity in Germany and Europe.

Bpifrance and SPRIND have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their collaboration in the field of disruptive innovation.

Traditional submerged arc welding is a proven process—but it is costly, time-consuming, and causes high CO₂ emissions. WeldNova has developed a completely new welding process with many advantages.

This fall, the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation turns six. SPRIND just celebrated this milestone at the second Hoffest on September 11, 2025.

SPRIND launches Tech Metal Transformation Challenge in Munich.

Commissioned by SPRIND, the Tech for Net Zero network has published a position paper on the topic. This looks at how new energy storage technologies can unlock low-cost and resilient energy for Germany.