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Deep Tech Award 2026

Competition categories of the Deep Tech Award

The Deep Tech Award recognises innovative products and solutions from Berlin that are based on sophisticated, research-based technologies and offer significant potential for the future.

Focus on five technology fields

The competition is divided into five categories, which reflect different areas of focus within the deep tech spectrum. These range from new production processes and health technologies, through artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, to decentralised digital infrastructures.

DTA Advanced Manufacturing Category

Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced manufacturing and advanced materials are at the heart of industrial transformation. New materials, additive manufacturing methods, and automated production chains are laying the foundation for more efficient, precise, and sustainable value creation systems. Advanced Manufacturing

DTA AI Category EN

Artificial Intelligence

Berlin is home to a wide range of solutions, from AI-supported process optimization in small and medium-sized enterprises to predictive analytics, intelligent assistance systems in the health and life sciences sector, and cognitive AI in mobility and logistics. Artificial Intelligence

DTA Bio Tech Category

Bio- & Healthtech

Bio & Health Tech is one of the key drivers of social transformation. Advances in biotechnology, medical technology, and digital health have a direct impact on quality of life, security of supply, and medical precision. Bio- & Healthtech

DTA web3 Category

Web3 & distributed ledger technologies (DLT)

Berlin is Germany's web3 hotspot. In recent years, more and more IT specialists in the capital have joined forces to develop decentralized solutions together in the fields of FinTech, energy, administration, logistics, and distribution. Web3 & distributed ledger technologies (DLT)