News from the Lamarr Institute

Group photo of researchers and participants at the ELLIS Unit NRW AI research kick-off in Siegburg, standing on a stage beside an ELLIS banner.
16. October 2026

ELLIS Unit NRW Launches Scientific Collaboration at Kick-off Event

ELLIS Unit NRW launches its joint AI research activities at a scientific kick-off in Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. The European research network connects eight institutions to advance…
Composite image showing a portrait of Francis Halzen on the left and the IceCube laboratory at the South Pole beneath a starry sky on the right.
06. October 2026

Francis Halzen receives the Nobel Prize in Physics

Francis Halzen receives the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to IceCube and the discovery of cosmic neutrinos. Researchers affiliated with Lamarr at TU Dortmund University contribute…
Participants celebrate the Ruhr Innovation Lab’s selection as a Consortium of Excellence with raised arms, blue flags and unicorn balloons.
02. October 2026

TU Dortmund and University Bochum Awarded Joint Excellence Status

TU Dortmund University and Ruhr University Bochum have secured joint excellence status through the Ruhr Innovation Lab. Alongside the University of Bonn, both Lamarr university partners are now…
Zorah Lähner stands in the middle, holding a certificate and an award folder at DAGM GCPR 2026.
23. September 2026

Zorah Lähner Receives German Pattern Recognition Award

Zorah Lähner receives the German Pattern Recognition Award 2026. The University of Bonn professor and Lamarr Institute Principal Investigator researches 3D shape analysis and geometrically grounded…
Portrait of AI and logistics researcher Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alice Kirchheim, Director of Fraunhofer IML and member of the Lamarr Institute’s Board of Directors.
17. September 2026

Alice Kirchheim Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Lamarr Institute

AI and intralogistics: Alice Kirchheim joins the Lamarr Institute’s Board of Directors, contributing her expertise in AI-assisted planning, autonomous systems and logistics…
25 million euros for AI cancer research in Bonn: (from left) Prof. Dr. Bernd Weber, Prof. Dr. Michael, Prof. Dr., and Prof. Dr. Uwe Reuter, at the launch of AI4CancerCure.NRW at the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
04. September 2026

€25 Million for AI Cancer Research in Bonn

AI cancer research in Bonn receives €25 million from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. UKB, the University of Bonn and the Lamarr Institute are establishing a joint infrastructure for…