Funded (DEP)

EDIH Suedwest

European Digital Innovation Hub Suedwest

Based in: Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Geographical reach: Regional
Access & eligibility: Service-specific · contact the hub

About this hub

In recent years innovation in products and services is to an increasing extent based on digitalisation which enables enhanced or new functionalities. A key question is “How to optimise the transformation of this potential?” Especially SMEs need an easy access to technologies and capabilities enabling the digital transformation. Here EDIH Südwest helps by pooling different offers in a one-stop-shop, concentrating on the region but also sharing services across borders.

EDIH Südwest focuses on three prevailing industrial sectors in South-West Germany: automotive, health and manufacturing. A technological focus is set on “smart sensor systems powered by edge AI”, offering a variety of application opportunities in all three sectors. Another focus is on resilience. These foci will be assessed and adapted, if necessary, throughout the project lifetime. To maximise impact, the services in the four action fields, “training & skills”, “test before invest”, “support to find investments” and “innovation ecosystem”, are specifically tailored towards three distinct groups of clients, “founders, start-ups and spin-offs”, “SMEs, small midcaps and the public sector” and “individuals”, the latter including pupils, students, employees and executives.

EDIH Südwest has set up two orthogonal corridors for collaboration with other EDIHs. One in the field of a specific set of hard- and software technologies (Smart Systems) while the other one addresses the automotive area. 13 partners build a strong consortium, ensuring a well-balanced coverage, both geographically as well as across technologies and services. This core consortium is accompanied by further 11 parties who are also very active in the region.

The EDIH Suedwest tightens collaboration by bringing partners closer together to catalyse digitalisation in the region and at the same time trigger exchange and cooperation with other European regions.

Technology expertise

Artificial intelligence
Cyber-physical systems
Cybersecurity
High performance computing
Internet of Things
Micro- and nanoelectronics, optoelectronics
Sensors & Vision Processing Systems
Virtual Reality

How they can help

Ecosystem building
Field trial
Finance
Innovation management
Knowledge transfer
Prototyping
Public sector innovation
Regional development
SME support
Technological innovation
Technology transfer

Sectors served

Automotive
Health care
Manufacturing and processing
Public administration

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