NRW Innovation Award 2026: Application phase started!
To mark the 50th anniversary of the “International Year of Women”, the competition is aimed exclusively at female innovators for the first time.
Research
Focus on research funding
The event highlighted central funding programs at federal level and showed how companies can receive targeted support for innovation projects.
Cross-border cooperation leads to innovation
Three new projects within the framework of Manufacturing NextMaterials demonstrate how cross-border cooperation between Germany and the Netherlands supports SMEs in scaling innovative materials and technologies.
ProduktionNRW networks at the Innovation Congress
The Innovation Congress NRW brings together stakeholders from business, science, politics, and funding networks to network and exchange ideas on current topics relating to the innovation location.
ZENIT launches 12th call for entries for 2025/2026 Innovation Award
We are looking for innovative solutions for digitalised processes or business models from and for SMEs in NRW.
CIRCO workshop series for mechanical and plant engineering
The workshop series of the Effizienz-Agentur NRW (efa) provides practical support for the NRW mechanical and plant engineering industry when entering into circular business models – this offers enormous potential even in times of crisis.
Innovation Award 2025 – prize for practice-oriented problem solutions
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is awarding the NRW Innovation Prize for the year 2025.
Call for funding “Circular Production NRW”
The “Circular Production NRW” funding call supports SMEs with 21 million euros for innovative projects for sustainable, resource-efficient and circular value creation.
State of NRW awards innovation prizes
Every year, the Innovation Award honours practice-oriented solutions to problems. The winners show that technological progress and sustainability go hand in hand.
Launch of the “CCU model regions NRW” funding competition
Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology offers a promising opportunity to reduce unavoidable CO₂ quantities. This involves not only capturing carbon dioxide, but also reusing it as a valuable raw material in industry.