Science Campus

Hall 7.0

Experience the opportunity for direct dialog between research and business!

Where Science meets Business

The Science Campus is the academic forum to enable exhibitors and trade visitors to discover new perspectives and think beyond the status quo. Universities, colleges and institutes present the latest results of their research work.

Ready for intensive dialogue.

Only at K 2025.

Exhibitors of the Science Campus 2025 in brief portrait

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V.

Provider of innovations to business and society

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the leading organization for applied research. Since 1949, it has been our mission to strengthen the competitiveness of the German and European economies and their regional research and innovation. Concentrating on future-relevant key technologies and transferring our ideas and research findings to industry, business and society, we are helping shape German and European innovation.

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TNO

TNO is the largest independent research and technology organisation in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe

TNO innovates with focus on industrial applications and on creating impact for our customers and partners. By driving innovation and orchestrating (inter)national consortia and ecosystems, we help create technological and methodological breakthroughs. In doing so, TNO contributes to a safe, sustainable, healthy, and digital society.

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KIK Compounds SRL

Founded in 2016, KIK Compounds is a pioneering company committed to reshaping the elastomeric materials industry by offering sustainable alternatives for shoe soles, toys, and packaging. These industries traditionally rely on fossil-based plastics, 80% of which persist in landfills for over a millennium. KIK Compounds’ mission is to significantly reduce this environmental footprint by providing biodegradable and bio-based materials that match the performance of conventional elastomers.

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Microrelleus S.L.

Microrelleus is an industrial service company specializing in high-precision laser microstructuring and surface texturing. We were global pioneers in 5-axis femtosecond laser engraving, enabling ultra-fine, high-fidelity textures directly on mold surfaces.

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Institut für Kunststofftechnik (IKT) der Universität Stuttgart

The Institute of Polymer Technology (IKT) at the University of Stuttgart was founded in the early 1960s. Since 2010, it has been headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Bonten, supported since 2014 by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. M. Kreutzbruck, an expert in the field of non-destructive testing.

The IKT covers the entire spectrum of plastics technology and focuses on three central research areas: Materials technology, processing technology and product development.

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research | Food & Biobased Research, with our clients and partners, can create economical viable and sustainable solutions to contribute to supplying a rapidly growing world population with healthy, delicious, sustainably produced food and high-quality materials, chemicals and fuels made from biomass.

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TWS - TechnoPark u. Wirtschaftsförderung Schwerte GmbH

The Materials Forum of the Future - Working together for sustainable plastics solutions

The Werkstoffforum der Zukunft project is a contact point for players from the plastics industry, the circular economy, environmental protection and testing, who jointly identify and implement projects to promote the circular economy.

The aim is to develop ecological and economic potential through cooperation along the entire value chain and to make products more recyclable.

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Institut für Kunststoffverarbeitung (IKV) in Industrie und Handwerk an der RWTH Aachen e.V.

IKV, one of the leading research institutes for plastics technology in Europe, presents pioneering technologies from the field of plastics processing - including solutions for digitalization and process optimization, practice-oriented approaches to the circular economy and AI-supported process monitoring and additive manufacturing. In our open technology networks, we bring companies, research and development together - for effective knowledge transfer and joint innovation impulses.

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ANYBRID GmbH

ANYBRID has made injection molding mobile with lightweight design and invented FLYING INJECTION MOLDING. Today, polymer processing meets maximum flexibility – from inline functionalization to assembly. At K 2025’s Science Campus, ANYBRID will showcase RAV·IN, a new system for continuous profile and cable functionalization. Discover applications that redefine joining methods and integrate injection molding into modern assembly processes.

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PIEP – Innovation in Polymer Engineering

PIEP is an internationally recognized research center for polymer technology. It focuses on sustainable applications in industry and society and offers services in the areas of innovation, technology transfer, consulting, training, testing, failure analysis and the development of new materials, products, processing technologies and production tools.

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KIMW Management GmbH

The Kunststoff-Institut Lüdenscheid is a unique network with over 400 companies in the plastics industry. It unites the entire value chain - from raw material suppliers and compounders to toolmakers, processors and machine builders to manufacturers and accessory suppliers. As a development partner and network manager, we offer practical solutions for design, production, quality assurance and downstream processes. In doing so, we combine the scientific know-how of universities with the requirements of industry.

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Cetex Institut GmbH

Netzwerk "H2Select"

The H2Select network, coordinated by the Cetex Institut gGmbH, is developing a process for the hydrogen-based selective hydrogenation of thermoplastics. The aim is to develop a cost-efficient recycling method that combines the advantages of mechanical and chemical recycling and provides high-quality recyclates for the market. The project is being funded as part of the ZIM program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

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IKK - Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy at Leibniz Universität Hannover

Founded in 2019, the IKK - Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy at Leibniz Universität Hannover looks at the entire life cycle of plastics in its research work. The focus is on strategies for increasing resource efficiency and defossilizing the plastics value chain. In this respect, the focus is on material development, energy-efficient processing, the recycling of plastics and bioplastics as well as component production and the accompanying sustainability assessment.

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Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at TU Dresden

The Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) at TU Dresden is one of Europe's leading research institutions in the field of resource-saving lightweight construction. Together with industrial partners, it develops solutions from materials research to application. At K 2025, the ILK will be exhibiting on the Science Campus together with Talent Saxony GmbH and the spin-off Anybrid GmbH.

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Professur Strukturleichtbau und Kunststoffverarbeitung (SLK) of the TU Chemnitz

The Chair of Lightweight Structures and Plastics Processing (SLK) at Chemnitz University of Technology researches innovative lightweight structures and plastics processing technologies. The focus is on functionally integrated fiber composite and hybrid structures, resource-efficient processes and the use of renewable raw materials and recyclates. Through close cooperation with industry, the results flow directly into applications for mobility, energy and the circular economy.

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Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e. V.

Project Management Agency for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs (BMLEH)

The development and use of biogenic resources under sustainable conditions is the task of the specialist agency. To this end, it awards funding for research and development projects on behalf of the BMLEH, but is also involved in specialist information and public relations work on this topic. The range of tasks is rounded off by European and international activities.

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Syft

Syft Technologies is the world leader in direct mass spectrometry, offering highly sensitive real-time trace gas analysis with its patented Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry (SIFT-MS) technology. Designed to be simple. Faster. Syft solutions eliminate the delays and complexity of traditional methods, enabling scientists and industries to make confident decisions on the spot.

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thermoPre ENGINEERING GmbH

The core competencies of thermoPre ENGINEERING GmbH are

Component development and design for fiber-reinforced plastics
Development and application of new calculation methods for the optimal design of components
Development, production and distribution of load-compliant semi-finished products and structures
Component and material testing

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Impressions of the Science Campus at K 2022

Foto: Sonderschau, Science Campus K 2022

Foto: Sonderschau, Science Campus K 2022

Foto: Sonderschau, Science Campus K 2022

Foto: Sonderschau, Science Campus K 2022

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