Final:
6 researchers,
6 pitches
awarded €42,000 in prize money
Forum Junge Spitzenforschung
Once a year, the Stiftung Industrieforschung and Berlin universities look for young scientists with original and practically relevant ideas and approaches to solutions that have emerged from their innovative basic research as part of the "Forum Junge Spitzenforschung" science competition. This year, the focus was on Water & Water Management.
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The Forum Junge Spitzenforschung awards prizes for the most innovative applications in the field of water & water management.
On 17 November 2025, the final of the Forum Junge Spitzenforschung took place, featuring exciting application ideas from outstanding young researchers who have emerged from innovative research in Berlin. The young talents competed for prize money totalling €42,000 in front of a jury of economic experts and the audience. Afterwards, guests had the opportunity to exchange ideas with representatives from business, society and politics, and in particular with young scientists.
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Our Topic 2025:
Water & Water Management
Water is vital and omnipresent – but even in Germany, it is becoming increasingly scarce: groundwater is at risk, every second adminsitrative district is already experiencing water stress, soils are drying out and rivers are carrying less water. Nevertheless, water can be much more than just a scarce resource – innovations in the field of water technologies and water management represent a fundamental building block for industry, nature and societies of the future.
Flüssig bleiben?
The whole campaign on "Water & Water Management".
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Past events
Congratulations to all winners of the Forum Junge Spitzenforschung 2025: Water & Water Management
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Special thanks
We would like to thank the Stiftung Industrieforschung for their kind support and for providing the prize money.
The partners
The event is organized in the "Science & Startups" network of the Berlin universities Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Technische Universität Berlin as well as Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
The organizer
As a branch of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Humboldt-Innovation organizes the "Forum Junge Spitzenforschung".
