In2Make Industry meets Makers GmbH

In2Make Industry meets Makers GmbH is a Vienna-based company that has been promoting the “Industry meets Makers” format for around 10 years with the support of a growing network of partners. The partners include location agencies, educational institutions, technology partners, location operators, research organizations and numerous experts and multipliers.

About the “Industry meets Makers” format

Roland Vorarberger, Lens2

Industry meets Makers (IMM) is an open innovation initiative that brings together leading industrial companies with creative minds from the maker scene – start-ups, SMEs, freelance developers, designers, students, researchers, hobbyists and more. Based on real technological challenges (so-called “briefings”) in areas such as AI, robotics, IoT and Industry 4.0, both sides develop innovative solutions together in a five-month cooperation phase with the aim of building lasting partnerships.

IMM @ Twin City Hub

The task of In2Make Industry meets Makers GmbH as part of the Twin City Hub project is to share the experience that the organization has gained over several years of implementing IMM with partners in Slovakia. We have set ourselves the goal of jointly carrying out two successful transnational IMM pilot runs by the end of the project, involving partners from both countries and holding events at both locations.

Tasks in the project

In2Make Industry meets Makers is leading work package 4 – “Future Corporation”.

Goals:

• Enabling joint development between industry and the “maker community” (start-ups, students, researchers, etc.) in areas such as IoT, AI, robotics and digitalization.
• Promotion of long-term cross-border cooperation and innovation ecosystems.
• Development of the “Future Corporation” toolkit as a guide for future projects.

Most important activities:

• Brand development: rebranding of the successful “Industry Meets Makers” (IMM) model for cross-border use.
• Communication model & community map: Improving cooperation through a detailed overview of potential partners in Austria and Slovakia.
• Pilot programs: Organization of two co-creation programs with approximately 4-7 organizations per round, including workshops and hackathons to solve industry challenges.

Results:

• “Future Corporation” toolkit with guidelines for collaboration.
• Community map of the most important stakeholders in Austria and Slovakia.
• Pilot programs: Promoting cooperation between companies, start-ups and educational institutions.
• Strategic recommendations from the pilot evaluations.