The AILEVATOR is an interactive platform accompanying your innovation process from project idea to project success. With the AILEVATOR, companies can easily present their most innovative AI ideas, wishes, and planned data projects. Submissions receive direct feedback regarding their potential and have the chance to turn into a transformative project.

The AILEVATOR is a pitch program for businesses to present their most extraordinary AI ideas. A jury of experts identifies the most promising entries, which opens the door to successful collaboration. The most disruptive proposals receive access to the complete value chain, from proof of concept to product development. Winning companies benefit from 20 years of expertise in AI research, the latest trusted AI approaches, globally recognized scientific excellence, and more than €20 million in financing opportunities. Together, we pave the way for your trusted AI project to achieve sustainable progress with the highest added value for industry and society.

Know Center AILEVATOR
You would like to ...
  • accelerate your company’s digital transformation with the help of AI?
  • secure competitive advantages through the proper use of AI?
  • create a comprehensive, transparent, standardized AI strategy for your company?
  • determine the value of your data and prepare it according to governance criteria?
  • leverage the potential of value creation through AI?
  • get your company AI certified?
  • increase the security of AI in your company?
  • use AI services without disclosing data?
  • automate repetitive business and production processes?
  • know what rules and regulations to follow when using AI?
  • increase trust in AI within your organization?
  • open up new business areas?
Know Center is the ideal partner to ...
  • increase the maturity of data and AI-based value creation in your company.
  • elevate the potential of data and AI in your company while always being GDPR compliant.
  • establish a trustworthy, fair, and ethical AI strategy aligned with European values.
  • perform AI-powered data integrations, secure data, evaluate it, and turn it into a sustainable value driver for your business.
  • generate AI models, new products, and new value from your data.
  • support your company on the path to your AI certification.
  • arm your AI with attack resilience, a protected fallback plan, accuracy, reliability, and reproducibility.
  • safely share data with other organizations using homomorphic encryption without exposing it.
  • implement AI-powered automation of workflow and processes within your organization.
  • ensure your AI systems comply with applicable regulations.
Excellent research

Excellent research

Know Center has been leading the way in AI innovation and data science for over 20 years. As Europe’s top center of excellence for trustworthy AI and data science, we develop technologies that strengthen competition and promote resilience in academia, companies, and society.

Resources & Support

Resources & Support

Working with us opens up financing opportunities of more than 20 million Euros. We support our innovative partners at all levels to drive sustainable economic growth, develop future-proof digitization strategies, and implement enduring business models.

Trusted AI

Trusted AI

Trustworthy AI enables effective synergy between AI, industry, and society. As AI technologies become more complex and powerful, we ensure that they are ethically developed and safely deployed for the benefit of businesses and communities.

Leading global experts

Leading global experts

Our research and our researchers are among the intellectual top in Europe. Their global influence is based on the latest findings and insights with an interdisciplinary approach and in-depth knowledge on various topics, from data science to cryptography, AI development, and more.

COMET Center Co-Funding

COMET Center Co-Funding

Appropriate support can play a crucial role in innovation. We offer the opportunity to conduct groundbreaking new research on current topics. Our COMET funding option ensures maximum support and minimum losses for SMEs, startups, and partners unsure of where their initial research will lead.

Extensive experience & expertise

Extensive experience & expertise

With 20 years of experience across various industries and expertise in AI-related fields, we can help you turn your ideas into a developed action plan using a customized approach.

Call Process

Let's shape future of AI

Your roadmap to Trustworthy AI business models with Know Center’s leading research excellence.

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11 2023 | AI Application

Register on our platform and submit your ideas.

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12 2023 | Jury Decision

Based on specific criteria, the projects are judged and awarded prizes.

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01 2024 | Start AI Project

With the new year we start with the winning projects.

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