The team led by Christoffer Uhr, Kai Weeber und Pierre Andrieu (Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart) was awarded the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2025 by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Two other developments were nominated for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2025:
Dr. Mark Bischoff, Dirk Mühlhoff, Gregor Stobrawa (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena) with their project: “Vision correction for millions of people - ultra-short light pulses permit minimally invasive laser eye surgery”. This innovative laser system was suggested to the Federal president by the DPMA.
Dr. Anne Lamp, Sina Spingler und Niklas Rambow (traceless materials GmbH, Hamburg) with their project: „Biomass instead of microplastics - innovative biomaterials replace fossil plastics.
With the Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the Federal President honours outstanding research and development projects and recognises forward-looking technologies. The protection of these innovations paves the way to successful marketable products. The jury's decision is based essentially on the scientific and technical degree of innovation and the potential to translate this achievement into sustainable jobs. The renowned technology prize is endowed with 250,000 euros and will be presented personally by the Federal President.
For further information please visit https://www.deutscher-zukunftspreis.de/en/winners-nominees.
With the Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the Federal President honours outstanding research and development projects and recognises forward-looking technologies. The protection of these innovations paves the way to successful marketable products. The jury's decision is based essentially on the scientific and technical degree of innovation and the potential to translate this achievement into sustainable jobs. The renowned technology prize is endowed with 250,000 euros and will be presented personally by the Federal President.
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Draw attention to the innovation made by your team of researchers and developers and let us know about your ideas and projects in the fields of engineering and natural sciences. Submissions for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2027 can be filed at any time until November 2026.
As an institution entitled to submit proposals, we nominate up to three interesting projects to the jury. The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office is a member of the Board of Trustees, which determines the direction of the selection decisions.
Please send your documents electronically to Stefan.Kaiser@dpma.de or Andrea.Hermann@dpma.de.
The deadline for submitting your documents is 4 November 2026.
Detailed information is available in the following documents (in German):Deutscher Zukunftspreis: Hinweise für die Antragstellung (not accessible) [PDF, 216 KB]
Deutscher Zukunftspreis Statuten (not accessible) [PDF, 287 KB]
Deutscher Zukunftspreis: Deckblatt für den Antrag (not accessible) [PDF, 181 KB]
Information about the procedure is also available on the website of
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Contact
Dr. Stefan Kaiser
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
D-80297 München
+49 89 2195-4751
Stefan.Kaiser@dpma.de
or
Dr. Andrea Hermann
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
D-80297 München
+49 89 2195-3581
Andrea.Hermann@dpma.de