Project goal

#IMM2024 summer finale

on June 27 at 9:30 am via zoom

Industry meets makers

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Industry meets Makers (IMM) is an open innovation community building format that aims to initiate new collaboration models between top industry and the creative maker scene in order to make the resulting innovation and business potential fruitful for the benefit of both sides. The current core concept essentially consists of top industrial companies, SMEs and research organisations announcing so-called "briefings" in future technology areas such as robotics, AI, 3D printing, Industry 4.0, IoT, Big Data, Blockchain, etc. and inviting innovative "makers" – start-ups, SMEs, freelance developers, designers, students, researchers and hobbyists – to solve these together with them within the framework of an approx. four-month get-to-know and co-creation period. In the desired ideal case, a successful joint follow-up project can be launched after the core term of the programme. Learn more about our basic concept and status quo!

#IMM2024 programme

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#IMM2024 briefings

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Impressions from previous years

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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS

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INDUSTRY & TECH PARTNERS

As a company or other organisation, it is possible to contribute a “briefing” (= challenge plus prizes) that can be worked on together, and/or to provide technologies inclusive expert know-how that are needed to solve the tasks (hardware, software, materials, machines and/or tools).

Creative makers & innovators

Anyone who wants to can become a maker and work with the experts and briefing partners to find solutions to the briefing topics. The personal time investment can be flexibly adapted to one's own possibilities, as the programme is designed according to the hop-on-hop-off principle.

Universities, UAS & schools

Universities, universities of applied sciences and schools can participate with their students and pupils during the summer semester or only in the course of special event formats, such as boot camps, beach camps, hackathons, etc., and may also include the activity in their official teaching programme.

Tech experts & maker coaches

You can participate as an expert who supports the teams with expertise in working on the topics and/or subsequently helps them to set up their project in such a way that it can be successfully implemented (keyword: financing, funding, start-ups, business modelling, industrialisation, etc.).

Local network & space partners

You can participate in the role of a local network and/or space partner who organises IMM activities in your own region, publicises IMM topics, members, services and dates in the local network and/or provides necessary spaces and machines for the participants in the immediate vicinity.

Sponsors, supporters & multipliers

There is the option to support IMM activities as a sponsor – with monetary means, prizes (jobs, products, tools, infrastructure, money, vouchers, etc.), media performance, drinks, snacks, creative contributions to "maker incentive packages", provision of local streaming equipment, etc.