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15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026: Focus on innovations in heat pump technology

15th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2026
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The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, together with international partners, is bringing the world's leading heat pump conference to Vienna.

With over 380 submissions from research and industry, high-ranking international speakers, workshops and technical excursions, Vienna will become the international center for heat pump innovations from 26 May to 29 May 2026.
Ticket sales are underway, and the early bird deadline has been extended to 16 March 2026.

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AIT spin-off Ensemo receives top EU funding in the EIC Accelerator

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Biologische Saatgutbehandlung: kontrollierte Injektion statt zusätzlichem Chemieeinsatz

The Tulln-based AgriTech start-up Ensemo, a spin-off of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and located at accent Makerspace, was the only company from Austria in this round to receive millions in funding in the current call for proposals from the EIC Accelerator (European Innovation Council).

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AI Factory Austria AI:AT opens AI:AT Coworking Hub

AI Factory Austria AI:AT opens AI:AT Coworking Hub
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Around 300 stakeholders, the AI:AT consortium, and European AI Factories discussed sovereign AI, EuroHPC access, and implementation.
Around 300 stakeholders from business, research and public administration, including the AI Factory Austria AI:AT consortium and representatives of several European AI factories, gathered on 24 February 2026 for the opening of the AI:AT Coworking Hub at SOLARIS (Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, 1030 Vienna) and the subsequent evening event at the Marx Palast. This marked an exceptionally strong presence of the European AI Factories network in Vienna in one location. The focus was on building sovereign AI capabilities in Austria, practical access to European high-performance computing resources (EuroHPC) and the transfer of sophisticated AI applications into implementation.
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