InnoBonus: EUR 10 million for technology transfer in Saarland – new funding opportunities for SMEs and start-ups

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On 2 September 2025, the Saarland Ministry of Economic Affairs presented a new funding component of the SME package: the InnoBonus. With a budget of EUR 10 million from the Transformation Fund, the government of the Land is providing targeted support for research from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. The aim is to accelerate the transfer of research results into marketable products and services, thus creating growth and new jobs in Saarland...

Cloud computing and SaaS offers

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In an increasingly digitalised world, many European companies are looking for cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that meet their specific needs. While non-European suppliers dominate the market, European alternatives are becoming increasingly important, in particular due to political uncertainties...

Europe and High-Performance Computing: Trends, challenges and future prospects

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High-performance computing (HPC) is developing rapidly. In particular, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) leads to sharply increasing computing requirements. At the same time, traditional HPC applications, such as material research or fluid dynamics, are becoming increasingly complex and also require increasingly powerful systems...