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The research prize honors top international scientists. The scientists' discoveries, theories or findings have a lasting impact on their field and contribute to aspects of diversity.
Here you will find an overview of the projects we are currently funding. On average, about 240 projects are being funded. Smaller funding projects are sometimes not described individually.
239
ongoing projects
The research prize honors top international scientists. The scientists' discoveries, theories or findings have a lasting impact on their field and contribute to aspects of diversity.
The Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence (ZAKI) at Ernst Abbe University connects actors from science, business and society. The aim is to advance artificial intelligence in these areas and, above all, to put it into practice.
An interdisciplinary team at the University of Tübingen is exploring principles for the safe use of AI systems in healthcare and developing guidelines for their certification.
Among other things, chitin is the main component of the exoskeleton of spiders. Research is being conducted into chitin-based materials that can be chemically modified to make them fireproof, mold-resistant, robust and - unlike synthetic polymers - compostable.
The project aims to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals, such as raw materials for the chemical industry. To this end, an electro-biotechnological 200% reactor is being developed. In this reactor, a co-culture of two microorganisms will initially convert CO2 into methane and then into chemical products.
Two different assistance systems are being researched: Avatars and assistance robots. The aim is to enable seniors to communicate with remote relatives in their own homes as if they were there.
The FORUM communication and meeting center serves interdisciplinary exchange. With conference and meeting rooms, it is being built in downtown Jena.
In the OriDarmi project, methods are being developed to study the physiological processes in intestinal wall-like cell assemblies in order to better understand the influence of drugs, food components, microorganisms or disease-causing substances on the intestine.
The International Conference on Computational Psychiatry will take place at the University of Tübingen in July 2025. In addition to professors from the University of Tübingen, scientists from the UK and the USA are co-organizers.
OrthoKI is researching an orthotic fitting optimized with AI methods. The sensor-based splint attached to the foot is intended to optimize the therapy of patients with foot dorsiflexion whose ability to walk is limited.