ENABLING IOT – think big, start small, be fast

Welcome to Europe’s largest innovation hub for the Internet of Things

More than 40% of European enterprises believe that digital innovations are the most important success factor.

That is why we accelerate the transformation of leading IoT-technologies into innovative products and services.

Therefore we trust on Europe’s largest number of (I)IoT solution partners in our network and a proven co-innovation methodology.

We are a centre of digital excellence and part of the Digital Hub Initiative.

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Our partners power the mission

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Be ahead of the curve

Once, the innovation process has started, companies see the immediate effects on their businesses.

Satisfaction with IoT projects

● very satisfied
● satisfied
● rather satisfied

When success occurs

● immediately
● after 4 to 8 weeks
● after 3 months

How success becomes visible

● increase in productivity
● less downtime / higher capacity utilization
● costreduction

Source: Study „Internet of Things“, IDG Research Services, 2018

WE SUPPORT EVERY STEP YOU TAKE

Educate, experience, execute

EDUCATE

ACADEMY

Our academy is all about providing you with an easy introduction to technologies, methods and business model development through Webinars, Meetups, expert talks and more.

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Experience

DEMO ZONE

We focus on matchmaking - for reference solutions, professionals and technologies. Therefore we provide access to tailor made (I)IoT solutions, using live demonstrators. In addition to that we invented physical and digital concepts to connect you with IoT technologies and professionals.

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EXECUTE

FACTORY

Idea papers, prototypes or even minimum viable products (MVPs): Fast results in three different stages are the goal of our co-innovation projects. Therefore we provide a protected (physical or digital) space and connect cross-industry experts and technologies.

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57%

of companies rely on external partners for IoT solutions

Power for your Iot Project

We are Europe’s largest One-Stop-Shop for IoT

Competence

· Accelerator of innovation processes
· Knowledge of relevant technologies and their integration

Network

· 450 relevant solution partners
· located in the microelectronics heart of Europe

Services

· Consulting, training, knowledge transfer
· Concepts, prototypes, digital business models

Access

· To reference solutions, experts, startups and reseach institutes

Neutrality

· Manufacturer-independent consulting
· Platform solutions

Speed

· Customer-focused and individual processes
· Agil und cost effective methodology

Christoph Westerwelle

Head of Industry Management Infrastructure, PHOENIX CONTACT

„There is no other location in Germany where you will find a comparable concentration of expertise in the IoT sector – from start-ups to local medium-sized companies and renowned research institutes.“

Advantages for corporates

Expand market position

- Get access to market & consumer trends
- Initiate projects and partnerships
- be part of a cross-industry exchange
- Get access to startups & ecosystem

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Advantages for SME's

Drive innovation

- Stay competitive
- Receive innovation impulses
- Optimize processes & production
- Develop new business models
- Get access to technologies, start-ups & ecosystem
- Develop future markets

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Advantages for startups

Accelerate growth

- Apply your solution
- Participate in innovation processes
- Exploite financing potentials
- Extend network

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Uwe Gäbler

Director Infineon Development Center Dresden

„Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Digital Product Factory was a great success for Infineon. A Minimum Viable Product was created in a relatively short time. Due to the high quality of the result, consisting of our sensor hardware as well as connectivity and software elements, we decided to further develop the MVP for an early market launch.“

Hub partner

key partner

… profits from demonstrator projects and the application of microelectronic components

… relies on our expertise for innovative and market-ready solutions in the Digital Product Factory.

… gets access to promising start-ups in the hub – at the location and throughout Germany.

… profits from our projects for the networking of intelligent, digital systems of industry 4.0.

shareholder

Knowledge & technology transfer from science to economy in the field of 5G

600 scientists from research areas

Supporting young deep-tech-companies with building structure and expansion

6,000 European deep-tech Startups
3,000 international investors and corporates

One of the largest branch associations for microelectronics and ICT

networks more than 350 members of all technology fields

cooperations

network

research

power through cooperation

Digital Hub Initiative

Digitization “Made in Germany”

Twelve centres of excellence across Germany connect medium-sized businesses and larger corporates with new innovation partners from the scientific and start-up communities. As part of this initiative, we have been directly involved in digitization “Made in Germany” since 2017.

Digital Hub Initiative

AI4Germany

Drivers for artificial intelligence

Within the framework of AI4Germany, leading initiatives in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) join forces to actively support the local economy and society in Germany in the application of Artificial Intelligence – and thus accompany Germany into the AI age.

Ai4germany Initiative