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Research & Science

What makes Germany’s science future-proof? We have three answers: strong academic teaching, cutting-edge research, and knowledge transfer. The Dieter Schwarz Foundation supports all three areas with the goal of enabling the highest standards worldwide. And Heilbronn is at the heart of our commitment. From Heilbronn University to TU Munich and ETH Zurich, from the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute to the Fraunhofer HNFIZ and the Max Planck Institutes: on our education campus, we provide state-of-the-art infrastructure for universities and research institutes that stand for scientific excellence and attract top international talent.


At the same time, by embedding teaching and research within a network of global market leaders, we create genuine competitive advantages for the region and for our country. This translates the location’s research strength directly into innovation and value creation.


In ZUKÜNFTE magazine, we present projects and personalities that shed light on Heilbronn as a hub of science and research — and show why networking makes all the difference.


“Thanks to Anika, I knew: That’s what I want to achieve too”

WoMent connects female students from Heilbronn with experts from the worlds of business and science. Sarah Bell and Anika Widmann share what they have learned from each other.

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Water management 4.0

In Heilbronn, a digital twin is being tested to make the water network more efficient and secure. This saves resources and costs – and opens up new business models for companies.

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Precision medicine of the future

Researchers at the MOLIT Institute for Personalized Medicine are developing methods to analyze medical data and improve individualized cancer therapies.

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“We’re trying to develop a kind of instruction manual for working with AI”

Menna El-Assady from ETH Zurich is working on approaches that promote mutual understanding between AI and humans. The aim is to ensure better interaction.

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