Cross-Border Innovation Roundtable Drives Collaboration and Innovation

In an effort to tackle global challenges and cultivate innovation, the Cross-Border Innovation Roundtable was recently held on April 10th-11th in Vienna. Led by EIT Manufacturing in partnership with the Ministry of Investment, Regional Development, and Informatization of the Slovak Republic, this collaborative initiative aims to allocate resources towards initiatives that enhance digital transformation processes and promote international collaboration.

The overarching goal was to define concrete ideas for actionable collaboration under the framework of the EIT Manufacturing – Slovakia – X Fund. This initiative showcases a commitment to advancing innovation and fostering international exchange between Slovak and European researchers.

As part of the two-day workshop, the group of European researchers from the following universities: Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Technical University of Košice, University College Dublin, RISC Software GmbH, University of Applied Sciences Vienna, University of Patras, and  TUIasi PhD Studies, had the opportunity to tour the TU Wien IFT Tech Lab and get a closer look at the supercomputer VSC-5, the most modern supercomputer in Austria.

Serving as a forum for identifying synergies and collaboration opportunities, the Cross-Border Innovation Roundtable focused on four key areas outlined by EIT Manufacturing: flexible production systems, circular economy, digital and collaborative solutions, and human-machine co-working.