Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

“So much depends on research and innovation: how robustly we overcome crises, how strong our economy is, how safe and free our lives are – in short, how successfully we can shape the future.

Germany is one of the world’s leading research and innovation locations. But the world is not standing still. The geopolitical changes and the global competition in technology pose major challenges for us. Now is the time for a new beginning, for even more determination, speed, and passion for the future, for visionary ideas that will take us forward and make our lives even better.

It is just such innovations that the Deutscher Zukunftspreis honours, providing them with a particular visibility, especially the people involved with all their creativity, their adventurousness and their perseverance. They and their work deserve our undivided attention and recognition.

The list of prizewinners is a walk of fame for excellence in research and innovation made in Germany. And it is only natural that the German ministry for the future – the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space – is among the funders of the Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German future prize. Together we are providing a boost for progress. I am so pleased about that.”