TECH2X

APRIL 2025 - APRIL 2027

The Technology for innovation and entrepreneurship excellence (TECH2X) project aims to boost the innovation and entrepreneurial capacity of the consortium’s HEIs to foster deep tech talent and respond to the need to transition towards the 4th generation university model. Through practice-based collaborations both within, between and beyond our institutions focusing on the areas of climate and mobility, we intend to create a scalable initiative for excellent science-based innovation.

As part of the project inno.space designs and comprehensive education programs on (deep) tech - drive innovation for sustainable futures. We will also develop structures and conditions to facilitate innovation capacities.

TransforMA

2023 - 2027

TransforMA is a joint project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, carried out by Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and the University of Mannheim.TransforMA promotes exchange between science, business, and civil society, pooling technical, social, and economic expertise to strengthen innovation and knowledge transfer in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region.

inno.space operates within the “Cooperation” field of action in the TransforMA project. We foster and strengthen sustainable collaboration between science, business, and society through courses and transfer methods in which both university members and external partners work together on a project basis.
We focus on supporting all participants in effectively sharing knowledge, working methodically on innovation processes, and jointly developing new solutions. This creates a transfer interface where ideas are not only developed but also tested and implemented.

SPACE

2020 - 2025

The Space project aims to establish a university-wide Makerspace as a central hub for hands-on learning, prototyping, and interdisciplinary innovation. inno.space is responsible for building and equipping the Makerspace, creating a space where students and staff can experiment, collaborate, and develop practical skills.

As part of the project, inno.space offers equipment training sessions and prototyping courses, such as PIY (Prototype It Yourself), enabling participants to transform ideas into tangible solutions. The initiative fosters experiential learning, strengthens innovation-driven education, and supports the development of digital, technical, and entrepreneurial competencies across the university.

SHELLS

2021 - 2025

The Shared Excellence: Laboratory Learning Spaces 4.0 (SHELLS) project is focused on developing a cross-university pool of hybrid, competence-oriented lab courses addressing the digital transformation in higher education. The project responded to the specific strengths of universities of applied sciences (HAW), where laboratory-based learning formats are especially well suited for fostering digital subject-specific, interdisciplinary, and transferable skills relevant to the working world 4.0.

In collaboration, the four partner universities - Hochschule Karlsruhe, Hochschule Mannheim, Hochschule Offenburg, and Hochschule Pforzheim - worked to design, test, and share scalable lab-based teaching formats. The project was supported by the office of the Studienkommission für Hochschuldidaktik (GHD) and aimed to anchor digital and competence-based teaching formats sustainably across institutions.

inno.space contributed through the design and implementation of human-centered, hybrid learning experiences and the development of transferable teaching innovation strategies in lab environments.

ATTRACT Phase 2

2022 - 2025

The ATTRACT Phase 2 project aims to bridge the gap between breakthrough detection and imaging technologies developed in fundamental research and their potential applications in industry and society. The initiative supports early-stage innovation by funding and mentoring projects with high disruptive potential, fostering a European deep tech ecosystem that connects research, industry, investors, and society.

As part of the project, inno.space contributes by mentoring and supporting innovation teams to turn cutting-edge technologies into sustainable solutions with societal impact. Our focus lies on enabling interdisciplinary collaboration, design-driven innovation, and entrepreneurship education in the context of real-world technological challenges.