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On 17th January 2018, Fraunhofer IMW’s Research Day was held for the third time. As director Professor Thorsten Posselt remarked in his welcoming speech, the researchers’ start to the new science year can now justifiably be described as a start-of-year tradition.

In January 2019, employees and invited guests at Fraunhofer IMW welcomed Science Year 2019, "Artificial Intelligence," with the fourth annual Research Day at the institute. Scientists at Fraunhofer IMW presented their new and planned projects while gaining insights into the work of their colleagues.

At the validation workshop “SCENARIO ANALYSIS AGENT-3D_BASIS” on 23 March 2018 in Berlin, Fraunhofer IMW researchers discussed future developments for the industrial application of additive manufacturing in the year 2025 with selected experts from science and industry.

In October 2018, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) organized a conference on Information Communication Technology (ICT) Standardization in Europe. Dr. Nizar Abdelkafi, head of a Special Task Force initiated by the ETSI, presented ICT standardization teaching materials developed by his team.

As part of the "IntTransNet" project, the two-day creative workshop "Cooperation Management and Technology Transfer: Vision And Paths To Commercialization" took place on October 15 and 16, 2018 in Berlin.

The Fraunhofer IMW and the University of Leipzig are set to work together to develop new methods and applicable software solutions for the evaluation and usage of data by Saxon companies. According to the plan, the Leipzig researchers will draw on existing information obtained via the digitally controlled processes of industrial companies, for example by sensors.

On March 25, 2019, the DiBBLoK joint project was launched at the TU Dresden Media Center. With a special focus on learning location cooperation (LLC) between vocational schools, companies, and learners, the partners in this project will study the conditions necessary for successful digitization in vocational education and training processes.

In collaboration with other authors, Fraunhofer scientist and unit head Dr. Nizar Abdelkafi has published the English-language textbook, "Understanding ICT Standardization: Principles and Practice."

Dr. Robin Bürger, Head of the Innovation Financing Unit at the Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW, became a Fraunhofer Venture promoter in June 2017. In this function, he is the central point of contact for Fraunhofer IMW employees interested in learning more about Fraunhofer Venture's offerings and latest transfer instruments.

The consortium C³–Carbon Concrete Composite, which includes scientists from Fraunhofer IMW, has won the environmental Energy Globe Award in the Earth category for developing carbon concrete, an innovative building material which can protect resources, improve the longevity of buildings, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.