Signal for industrial research: The budget committee gives
Funds of up to 272 million euros free (photo)
Cologne (ots) – On the Innovation Day SME 2025 on June 5, 2025 in Berlin
the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
(https://www.bmwk.de/navigation/de/home/home.html) good news:
Excessive obligation to commit up to 272 million
Euro was released by the budget committee this week – including
Industrialists to support the industrial research programs
Community research (IGF) (https://www.igf-foerderung.de/), central
Innovation program SME (ZIM)
(https://www.zim.de/zim/navigation/de/home/home.html) and innovation competence
Inno-Kom (https://www.foerderdatenbank.de/fdb/content/de/foerderprogramm/bund/bm
Wi/external industrial instigations.html). “This becomes the standstill
overcome due to the provisional housekeeping – good news for
Many research associations, institutes and their employees. it works
further! Hand brake solved, Germany is! “The managing director is pleased
The AIF – Alliance for Industry and Research EV (https://www.aif.de/), Dr.
Matthias Heider.
Since the beginning of the year, applications have been stacked in the research funding programs that
tested but could not be approved. The budget law 2025 is still
have not been adopted and the consultations only begin in the summer of the
Year. “Maybe that would only have remained the last quarter of the year
to work with the supported funding in the projects. Standstill
And even an economically hopeless situation would be for many institutions
The result in the AIF network, “said Heider.
According to current information from Berlin, household consultations according to the
Summer break can still be completed quickly. Dr. Matthias Heider: “The signal
For more dynamics in research and especially in the
Industrial research programs could be cleared even more clearly if the
Budget would be increased. “The AIF had already been for one before the Bundestag election
Middle increase pronounced one billion euros annually: 300 million
Euro for industrial community research (IGF), 600 million euros for
The central innovation program SME (ZIM) and 100 million euros for
Inno-Kom.
About the AIF
The Alliance for Industry and Research EV is research and
Transfer network for medium -sized companies and industry. Under your roof close
Industrial research associations together, the companies
represent different sizes and industries and community research
organize. Since 1954 she has successfully promoted the innovative strength of the
German economy. The AIF is a representative of the interface at the interface
between industry and research.
Press contact:
Frauke Frodl, press spokeswoman for the AIF – Alliance for Industry and
Research eV
Telephone: +49 30 64475 215, mobile: +49 151 19621 541
Email: mailto: [email protected]
Further material: http://presseportal.de/pm/128933/6052191
OTS: AIF eV