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INTERNATIONAL CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS
from Kaiserslautern

The science and innovation region of Kaiserslautern is a hotspot for digital transformation in Germany. Not only are there a large number of renowned research institutes here, but many companies have also settled here in recent years, from major international corporations to hidden champions and SMEs to start-ups.
All of these institutions and companies are driving research and innovation in the field of digital transformation – you can find their latest success stories here:

SMARTBAGECO HONORED AT THE INTERNATIONAL ICANX INNOVATION AWARD 2025

Following its success at the prestigious COSIMA competition in Munich, the interdisciplinary student team SmartBagEco from the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern has now also impressed on the international stage at the iCANX Innovation Award 2025.

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UNION STUDIO FOR FILM ART RECEIVES MULTIPLE AWARDS

The Union Studio for Film Art in Kaiserslautern is the main prize winner in two of three award categories at this year’s Rhineland-Palatinate Cinema Program Awards.

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FUNDING NOTIFICATION FOR €1.1 MILLION: START OF THE PREDICT-TPC PROJECT

The Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Science and Health is funding the joint research project Predict-TPC with €1.1 million. As part of this project, IVW and Fraunhofer ITWM are developing an application-oriented material model for fiber-reinforced thermoplastics based on digital microstructure analyses.

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NEW CONNECTION BETWEEN PEROXIDE AND SULFIDE METABOLISM DISCOVERED – SUCCESS IN PEROXIDASE RESEARCH AT RPTU

Peroxidasen break down hydrogen peroxide in organisms. Since their discovery in 1998, it has been unclear where the electrons for this reaction come from in enzymes of the “peroxiredoxin 6 type.” Professor Marcel Deponte’s research group at RPTU has now closed this gap in knowledge.

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GREAT SUCCESS FOR STATISTICAL SOFTWARE FROM KAISERSLAUTERN

Second place in the category “Internal Administrative Applications” for the project “KOSIS Data Explorer” by the Department for Digitalization and Innovation of the City of Kaiserslautern and DFKI at the Open Source Competition for Public Administration at SCCON 2025 in Berlin.

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DESIGNING AI INNOVATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY: FEDERAL CROSS OF MERIT FOR RPTU PROFESSOR KATHARINA ZWEIG

Artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on people and society rather than just what is technically possible: that is what computer science professor Katharina Zweig stands for. She conducts research at RPTU and was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on October 1, 2025.

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