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After three intensive and inspiring days at Vehicle Tech Week Europe 2026 in Stuttgart, we can look back on a very successful edition of the EXCELLERAT Academia Lounge and our Industry–Academia Collaboration activities.
During the event, our stand welcomed more than 150 industry contacts, confirming once again the strong interest of the automotive sector in engaging directly with European research organisations and universities. We also had the honour of presenting EXCELLERAT P2 and its activities during the conference programme, as well as introducing our Academia Lounge concept: a dedicated space where researchers, universities, research centres, and industrial stakeholders can meet, exchange ideas, and explore future collaborations.

On March 2nd 2025, EXCELLERAT-2 launched a new webinar series dedicated to exploring opportunities for collaboration around HPC, HPDA and AI. Organised under Work Package 7, the series aims to share concrete experiences, practical approaches, and lessons learned from EXCELLERAT-2 technical partners, while encouraging exchanges across the European HPC and AI ecosystem.

Hannover Messe 2026 once again demonstrated that industrial transformation remains one of the central priorities for Europe’s industrial landscape. Across the exhibition halls, it became clear that topics such as artificial intelligence, simulation, digital twins, data-driven processes, automation, and energy-efficient industrial solutions are no longer future visions alone, but are increasingly becoming part of industrial reality. EXCELLERAT participated with a shared booth for the first time.