Maximum media reach
By showcasing their innovations on the science YouTube channel Breaking Lab and collaborating with various content creators, the finalists reach an audience of millions and gain valuable exposure.
We celebrate innovation
That's why it's worth taking part:
Exclusive networking
At the grand awards ceremony in Berlin, the finalists will have the opportunity to engage with decision-makers from the business, academic, and political worlds and make important connections.
High credibility & prestige
Being selected as a finalist by our panel of experts serves as a seal of quality for “Made in Germany”, which builds trust among investors, partners, and customers.
Opportunity for millions in financing
In addition, projects that meet SPRIND’s funding criteria following a thorough review are eligible for funding. The amount and form of funding are determined by SPRIND through a separate process.
Our categories
Where does your innovation start? Select the category in which the core competence and the greatest leverage of your innovation lie.
Energy
Society
Artificial intelligence
Medicine
Mobility
Initiator & Host
Dr. Jacob Beautemps
Dr. Jacob Beautemps is a science communicator, author and one of Germany's best-known science creators. He reaches millions of viewers every month with his YouTube channel Breaking Lab. As the initiator and host of the Made in Germany Awards, he combines his passion for science with the promotion of German innovation.
„Germany is incredibly innovative. We're just bad at showing it. I want to change that!“
Together with the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation SPRIND, Jacob Beautemps is organizing the Made in Germany Awards on 23 November 2026 in Berlin.
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Award Partner About SPRIND
SPRIND – Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation
SPRIND has a clear mission: to strengthen Germany’s position as a hub for groundbreaking innovations and to help radically new ideas achieve a breakthrough.
SPRIND plays a central role in the Made in Germany Awards. Together with the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space, it forms the expert jury and selects the top three entries in each category. In addition, SPRIND can offer funding opportunities to projects that meet its eligibility criteria following a thorough review. The amount and form of funding are determined by SPRIND through its own process.
„Our mission is to turn research results and inventions into new companies or even industries that secure our prosperity in Germany and Europe.“
Award-Partner About BMFTR
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Research, technology, and space exploration are key pillars of Germany’s future viability. The BMFTR is committed to systematically strengthening scientific excellence, technological innovation, and the transfer of new ideas into practical applications.
At the Made in Germany Awards, the Ministry, together with SPRIND, serves on the expert jury and thus helps select the finalists. Federal Minister Dorothee Bär serves as the event’s patron.
Photo © Urban Zintel.
„We will bring Germany to the next level – 'Made in Germany' should stand for technological excellence worldwide.“
From submission to the award
This is the route to the award ceremony in Berlin.
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Submit innovation
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Expert jury evaluates
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Top 3 go live
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Germany''s largest jury decides
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Grand award ceremony in Berlin
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Questions & answers about the Made in Germany Awards
What are the Made in Germany Awards?
The Made in Germany Awards are a German innovation prize that recognizes outstanding projects and inventions that improve our future intelligently and sustainably. They are looking for pioneering innovations in the fields of artificial intelligence, medicine, energy, mobility and society that have already proven themselves beyond the concept phase. The crowning glory is a festive awards ceremony in Berlin, which is streamed live on the science YouTube channel Breaking Lab and reaches an audience of millions.
Who is behind the Made in Germany Awards?
The Made in Germany Awards stand out from other innovation awards thanks to their unique combination of reach and prestige. Through Breaking Lab and other content creators, participants reach an audience of millions and are evaluated by a renowned jury of experts. Regardless of their chances of winning, participants have the unique opportunity to bring themselves to the attention of the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations (SPRIND) and thus secure the chance for subsequent funding from SPRIND. Any funding that may result from participation and its amount are subject to a separate SPRIND procedure. In addition, there is the awards ceremony in Berlin, offering direct access to a high-caliber network of professionals from business, science, and politics.
What is our goal?
The aim of the Made in Germany Awards is to make Germany''s most innovative minds and ideas visible and to promote them in a targeted manner. We want to offer innovators a platform where they can present their work to a broad audience and leading representatives from business, science and politics. Together, we want to show how German innovations are setting standards worldwide.
What distinguishes the Made in Germany Awards from other innovation prizes?
The Made in Germany Awards stand out from other innovation awards thanks to their unique combination of funding, reach and prestige. Participants have the chance to receive millions in funding from SPRIND, they reach an audience of millions via Breaking Lab and other content creators and they are judged by a renowned jury of experts. In addition, there is the festive award ceremony in Berlin with direct access to a top-class network from business, science and politics.