EIT Manufacturing

🎄✨ Season's Greetings and a Heartfelt Thank You! ✨🎄 As we wrap up 2024, the EIT Manufacturing community would like to thank each of you—our followers, partners, and supporters—for being an essential part of our journey this year. Your trust and engagement drive us to innovate, improve, and deliver the quality solutions you count on. Whether you've collaborated with us, engaged with our content, or followed our updates, we deeply appreciate your support. May this holiday season bring joy, warmth, and cherished moments with loved ones. Here's to a bright and prosperous 2025, filled with new #Innovations opportunities and continued success! Happy Holidays and Best Wishes! 🎉

Investors Inga G. Grieger from BMW i Ventures, Bertrand Van Leersum from Borski Fund and Kasia Piasecki from European Women in VC all agreed: There are too few women investors and there are too few women founders. But they confirmed this will change – the more women there are in both fields, the more there will be. At the INNOVEIT Conference on women entrepreneurship, they encouraged women to venture into both fields and shared advice. Happy reading! 😉

🎉 The future of manufacturing starts here! We’re still buzzing with excitement as we celebrate the success of the EIT Manufacturing Master & Doctoral School Class of 2024! 🙌 These incredible graduates have completed a transformative journey, mastering the cutting-edge areas of manufacturing innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. 🌟 Their dedication and hard work have set them up to make a real impact in the manufacturing world, shaping a more sustainable and innovative future. 💡Could you be next? If you're ready to join a network of changemakers and industry leaders, apply for the next cohort! Step into a transformative journey where you’ll challenge the status quo and push boundaries in the world of manufacturing. Here’s to pushing boundaries, embracing innovation, and creating solutions for a better tomorrow. Congratulations once again to the Class of 2024 – and we can’t wait to welcome the next generation of leaders! 🎓 More info: https://lnkd.in/edEKJWXy EIT Manufacturing Master & Doctoral School, Audrey Stolze, Nihal Gaama, Natalia K., Prajwal Chandra

🗞️ Time for #industryInsights The manufacturing industry can reach new levels of technological advancements, as unanimously agreed by the speakers in Budapest.     “Manufacturing in 2030 will be a fusion of technology and human ingenuity, making things smarter and greener,” - highlighted Andrej Guštin, CEO of PROCESS SPACE®.     As Artificial Intelligence (AI) is leading the manufacturing industry to a transformation point, we look at the effect of AI adoption from the perspective of the regions under the Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS).     Learn more about the outlook on AI shaping emerging markets, as part of a short news series following the discussions during the EIT Manufacturing RIS Hubs Conference 2024 in Budapest: https://lnkd.in/e-uVMYF2    Thanks to the EIT Manufacturing community sharing your vision for the manufacturing industry in this article: Andrej Guštin, Process Space CEO, Franci Pušavec, Researcher at the University of Ljubljana, and Verónica Rodríguez García, PhD RIS Strategy and Impact Manager at EIT Manufacturing.

At the INNOVEIT Conference on women entrepreneurship, Laura Wirsztel-Antonmattei, partner at BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, encouraged women to have the confidence to stand out – just as she did in the conference. She urged them to see challenges as opportunities. BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund 🗞️ Happy reading! #INNOVEIT #EITCommunity

🧶 A new startup on the rise to transform the textile industry! Textiloop founded by Niko Bucalo, won first place at the EIT Manufacturing’s Teaching Factories Competition 2023! Originally designed to address a major challenge in the textile industry as part of the competition, Niko has taken his concept to the next level by establishing a startup revolutionising textile waste management. The company connects large manufacturers with surplus materials to small businesses, promoting a circular economy. The next step for Textiloop is to expand its operations across Europe and connect with the EIT Manufacturing ecosystem to boost growth. The call for companies to submit an industry challenge for the Teaching Factories Competition 2025 is now open—an opportunity for you to be part of this wave of innovation! Apply here: https://okt.to/OwBz3m #successstory #StartupGrowth #StartupInnovation #ManufacturingImpact #TextileInnovation

✨ Big ideas come to life when people connect! That happened during last year’s learning expedition in the Basque Country organised by EIT Manufacturing, where a new collaborative project was born. 🤝 Eric Pernot Ph. D., Director of Cluster Aquitaine Robotics, and Itziar Cabanes Axpe, Professor at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, met during the expedition and did not hesitate to join forces after sharing insights on how to tackle critical agricultural challenges in Southwestern Europe. By integrating #robotics, #digitaltwins, and #AI, the project AGROBOTICS-DITWINS is set to launch in 2025, aiming to tackle the environmental impact of agricultural activities and the challenges of adopting advanced technologies among #SMEs. Learning expeditions have the power to drive transformative impact, but the true catalysts are the participants. These unique experiences offer them a wide range of valuable opportunities, such as: 🏭 Direct interactions with manufacturing companies and RTOs, with facility visits showcasing cutting-edge processes 💡 Knowledge exchange sessions with local experts, fostering cross-cultural learning and innovation 🌐 Networking opportunities to build meaningful connections with key stakeholders 🗞️ Keep reading to discover how you can get involved in the EIT Manufacturing community: https://lnkd.in/eNVUkmi2 Antoni Pijoan Gala Maturana Jérémie D. Annabelle El helou

Can diversity save manufacturing’s future? As the manufacturing industry faces complex challenges ahead, could diversity hold the key to unlocking the innovation needed to thrive? 📊 Research shows that diverse teams lead to better decision-making and stronger revenue growth. Yet, the sector continues to struggle with attracting talent—especially from underrepresented groups. Why? Despite its critical role in the economy, manufacturing is still seen as outdated. 💡 To build a more resilient industry, it’s time to rethink how we approach talent. It's not just about filling jobs—it’s about reimagining how a diverse workforce can drive the transformation our sector desperately needs. 🔗 Check out our discussion at the European Manufacturing Conference 2024 for more insights. #Diversity #Innovation #Manufacturing #FutureOfWork #Resilience #Talent #empoweringwomen #womeninmanufacturing Cherika Hardjakusumah, Dr. Monika Bachofner, CRISTINA OYON, Antoni Pijoan, Johan Stahre, Thelma Annweiler, Hanna Lund, Agne Kudarauskiene Ph.D., Sophie Norman, Irina Ilieva @Kristiana Taneva Stancheva @Aleksandra Nikolaeva Vasileva

The manufacturing industry needs bold ideas to be at the forefront of innovation. This is why the Teaching Factories Competition 2025 brings together industry and academia to create space for talented students to develop creative and tailored solutions to business challenges. 🤔 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲? 💡 Innovative solutions from talented students across Europe. 📈 Focus on critical areas: Advanced Manufacturing, Green & Sustainable Manufacturing, and Digital Transformation. 🤝 Build valuable industry-academia partnerships for long-term growth. The call for companies to submit their industrial challenges is now open! If you are a public or private enterprise—small, medium, or large—including social enterprises, associated with the manufacturing sector, apply by 26 February: https://okt.to/OTI7yG

Another busy year on AGORA, the online innovation platform for the pan-European manufacturing industry, and we would like to thank our 3,000+ members who make it a community! Since launching tailored matchmaking features in spring 2024, more than half of our members recently surveyed said they had found interesting new business connections. We also hosted more than 30 community events and thousands of posts were shared and discussions held in our thematic communities on industrial metaverse, green & circular and women in manufacturing and more! Take some time in this quiet period to catch up on the most popular posts from the thematic communities, and stay tuned for what will come next in 2025 by requesting to join here: https://okt.to/AcF60B #InnovationLedByEurope #AGORAEITM