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15. June 2022

Next Round for Top Research Facilities in Upper Austria

COMET competence centres perform application-oriented research at the very highest level. Three K1 centres of excellence based in Upper Austria that are supported under the nationwide COMET scheme – Software Competence Center Hagenberg GmbH (SCCH), Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH - Wood K plus and K1-MET GmbH – successfully applied for grants in the highly competitive sixth call for submissions and have each secured funding of EUR 23 million for the first four of eight years, beginning in 2023

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20. April 2022

WOOD K PLUS: New FemTech Project WOOD4ALL

On 1 April 2022 the FemTech project entitled WOOD4ALL - Chancengleichheit und Frauenförderung (equal opportunities and promotion of women) was launched at Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH. Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH (Wood K plus) has been a pioneer of equal opportunities and gender competence in technological research institutions for many years. A hallmark of Wood K plus is its innovative corporate culture, and the company repeatedly grasps the nettle of current challenges, whether these concern technological issues, its ongoing development as an organization or its employees.

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04. February 2022

Wood K plus: Kick-Off for Mushrooms!

The idea of using fungus mycelium as a binding agent for lignocellulosic materials is not new. Many research groups and companies around the world are currently adopting various approaches to this fascinating topic. One of these companies is Wood K plus, which has been working on this issue with regard to solid wood and wood composites for a long time now, pursuing a number of different avenues and exchanging information with several partner companies.

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03. February 2022

Digitalization Gives Medical Technology A Powerful Boost

With the call for grant applications “Digital Health – The Digital Patient Journey”, Upper Austria once again raises the bar in medical technology. In all, seven projects were chosen as recipients of grants from the Upper Austrian government totalling EUR 3 million. Companies from the UAR Innovation Network are again heavily involved in the approved projects

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03. February 2022

RISC Software: Optimization Must Be Learned

Artificial intelligence and optimization – the best of both worlds
Optimization models and solution algorithms are used every day for complex problems in order to facilitate difficult decisions. Classic optimization processes are combined with machine learning to meet the demanding requirements.

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31. December 2021

LCM: Virtual Exploration of the World of Mechatronics (ON DEMAND)

Even in times of restrictions on visits and personal contact, the world of mechatronics can be discovered in real time. The LCM marketing team has developed a virtual guided tour of the company. The hour-long expedition starts in the virtual foyer of LCM in the Science Park of the Johannes Kepler University in Linz.

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30. November 2021

SCCH: Pregnant Thanks To Artificial Intelligence

Around 43 years ago, in IVF ushered in modern reproductive medicine. According to the Austrian IVF register of 2019 the probability of becoming pregnant with this treatment is approximately 35 per cent. As part of a project funded by the government of Upper Austria through #upperVISION2030, the fertility centre at the Kepler University Clinic is working with SSCCH on improving the quality assessment of blastocysts with the aid of AI and consequently increasing the likelihood of pregnancy.

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23. November 2021

LKR: AIT DEVELOPS METHOD FOR MEASURING LITHIUM

Many of the most important technological and social developments of the 21st century would not have been possible without lithium-ion batteries. Since they were launched on the market in 1991, these batteries, with their comparatively high energy density and durability, have become vital for operating mobile devices, for electric vehicles of all kinds and, increasingly, for use in stationary energy storage units.

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22. November 2021

Pro2Future: New Headquarters Opened in Linz

In September, Pro2Future hosted the 6th partner conference and welcomed guests to the official opening of the company’s new headquarters. In the summer of 2021, the research centre moved into new offices and laboratories in Science Park 4 on the campus of the Johannes Kepler University. At its headquarters in Linz, its premises in Graz and its project location in Steyr, the centre conducts research on intelligent and thinking products.

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12. November 2021

SCCH: AI Speeds Up Ecological Precision Farming

ENSIO GmbH designs, develops and supplies image-processing and camera systems for agricultural weeding tines under the brand name OKIO which make real-time identification of crop and weeds possible while farm vehicles are in motion. The company is carrying out a joint research project with Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) that uses deep learning methods to develop plant models that can not only identify crop but can also precisely locate stems and roots.

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