News and events

19 November 2025

We warmly invite you to learn with us about the future of autonomous systems during our one-day conference at the Hub. An excellent selection of speakers will provide deep insights into the various developments and application areas of autonomous systems and offer ample opportunities for discussions and networking. For more information, please see the link below.

03 October 2025

On October 3, 2025, the hub will reopen its doors for young tinkerers and explorers focusing on robotics and photonics. We invite you to many exciting challenges and interactive stations where young and old can try their skills.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

21-22 October 2024

We warmly invite you to learn and discuss with us about the future of Photonics during a two-day conference at the Hub. An excellent line-up of speakers will provide deep insights into the integrated photonics research and industry with enough room for discussions and networking. Find more information regarding registration via the link below.

03 October 2024

On October 3, 2024, the Hub will open its doors to little tinkerers and explorers on the topic of robotics and photonics. We invite them to take part in a robo-challenge, lab tour and other interactive stations where young and old can try their hands.

19 September 2024

Experience the forefront of collaborative innovation at the UIIN Forum: The Role of Proximity in Driving Strategic Collaborations hosted at the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT. Delve deep into pivotal topics such as co-location, ecosystems, and managing strategic partnerships through interactive workshops, expert panel discussions, and case studies.

26-28 April 2024

If your weekend plans usually include tinkering with electronic components, coding or app programming consuming lots of coffee, you’ve come to the right place. Under the motto “reveal the invisible”, the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT teams up with KIT and industry partners to invite the ambitious and creatives to dive into the world of computer vision.

4/5 December 2023

We warmly invite you to learn and discuss with us about the future of automation during a two-day conference at the Hub. Experts in the technological development alongside with professionals from fields such as philosophy, psychology, and sociology will talk about the future of automation with enough room for reflection and networking. Find more information regarding registration via the link below.

June 29/30 2023

The annual get-together of all stakeholders involved in the program of the Software Campus took place at the Hub this year. The Carl ZEISS AG as well as the KIT form part of the program‘s partners which aims at preparing PhD students for their future careers in leadership positions.

May 12/13 2023

The annual WTT-Forum was hosted at the Innovation Hub mid may. As part of the forum the Technology Transfer Award was granted to the Center for Applied Photonik (CAP) of the University of Konstanz, the Chair of Ultrafast Physics and Photonics as well as TOPTICA Photonics AG.

5-7 May 2023

We welcomed more than 60 participants for a weekend full of coding, programming, knowledge exchange and good food at the ZEISS Innovation Hub @KIT. Equipped with AI-empowered cameras, microscopes, 3D-printers, VR glasses and the expertise of our mentors, the hackers came up with outstanding results.

September 2021

In September 2021, Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann visited the ZEISS Innovation Hub on the North Campus of the KIT for the first time as part of his “Karlsruhe Technology Tour”.

28 June 2021

The presentation of Hyperlaunch, the hyperloop pod developed by the association mu-zero HYPERLOOP e.V., will go live from the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT, where some of the team members designed the prototype.

22 April - 6 May 2021

Are you a student interested in sustainability and healthcare? Join our business model ideation workshop, rethink the future of eye care & get the chance of winning 2.000€ for your team!

15 April 2021

In this interactive format, researchers and practitioners meet and discuss technologies against the background of specific applications. Join the online event with keynotes, round table discussions in breakout rooms and networking time from 14:00 to 17:00 (CET).

February 2021

If you have missed or if you would like to watch again the first anniversary celebration ceremony of the ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT, the video is now available online. The ceremony program is detailed in description of the video.

27 January 2021

Join us for the online celebration of the Innovation Hub´s first anniversary and get first-hand insights into recent and ongoing activities of ZEISS, Nanoscribe and the KIT high-tech incubator.

02 December 2020

Congratulations to all winners of the KIT NEULAND Innovation Awards 2020! ZEISS is proud to sponsor the first price, which went to project „SERPENS” (Super Efficient and Rapid Printing by Electromagnetic-heating Necessitated System).

December 2020

We are proud to announce that one of the hub employee wins this year’s SICK science award for the Best Dissertation. Tobias Harter wrote his dissertation "Wireless Terahertz Communications: Optoelectronic Devices and Signal Processing" at the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Electronics (https://www.ipq.kit.edu) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Under the supervision of Prof. Christian Koos he worked on novel optoelectronic devices and signal processing schemes for ultra-broadband wireless data transmission. Broadband communication systems are essential to handle the enormous increase in data originating from the digitalization of our society. At the ZEISS Innovation Hub Tobias now continues exploring new technologies and application fields in close collaboration with KIT researchers.

01 October 2020

On October 1st,we are hosting one event of high-tech summit Baden-Württemberg, organized by BWCon. The high-tech summit 2020, will be held as a hybrid event, combining several locations in Baden-Württemberg. The ZEISS Innovation Hub @ KIT as one of the locations, will be hosting the presentation of the CyberOne Hightech Award for high-tech start-ups in Baden-Württemberg.

25 September 2020

Meet other innovation enthusiasts, students, entrepreneurs and industry leaders and network in an informal atmosphere with pretzels and beer.

This time, Ralph Henn, PhD Student in the group of Prof. Terzidis, Institute of Entrepreneurship, Technology-Management and Innovation (EnTechnon), will give an overview on his research about Karlsruhe as an example of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ralph is interested and experienced in the entrepreneurship and start-up culture since his undergrad studies, gaining experience as a start-up consultant at the Pioniergarage.

23 July 2020

Themed “Imagine – the future of microrobotics”, we organized our first Hub conference in 2020, six speakers from academia, startups and ZEISS were giving interesting insights and trends towards applications and technology trends in the field of Micro-Robotics.

Thank you Prof. Peer Fischer (MPI for intelligent systems), Joachim Hartjes (ZEISS), Christian Marzi (KIT), Hinnerk Oßmer (Memetis), Peter Andrews (ZEISS); Mathias Bach (PI) for the interesting and insightful talks.

01 July 2020

Scantinel Photonics is a spin-off of the ZEISS Group. Their technology relies on coherent (FMCW) LiDAR to generate three-dimensional images of the environment, to generate a base for reliable autonomous navigation.