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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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Enhanced application potential for magnesium

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LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen develops simulation-based fundamentals for wire processing of the ZAX210 alloy

Magnesium is one of the lightest metallic construction materials, easily recyclable, and highly attractive for many industrial applications. Nevertheless, the material has so far remained a niche product, mainly because it can only be formed to a limited extent. Conventional processes quickly reach their limits, especially in the manufacture of wires.

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CirCon 2026 provides impetus for circular economy in construction

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AIT conference brings together politics, business and research at the Vienna Museum

With CirCon 2026 – Circular Construction, the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology has established a central platform for exchange on the circular construction industry. Around 120 representatives from politics, business, research, and civil society gathered today at the Vienna Museum to discuss concrete ways out of the linear construction industry and to highlight practical solutions for a resource-efficient transformation of the sector under the motto "Circular Construction – Opportunities. Innovation. Practice." to discuss concrete ways out of the linear construction industry and to identify practical solutions for a resource-efficient transformation of the sector.

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