IRIS Named a Finalist in the AI Category of the Made in Germany Awards

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Nov 3, 2026

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Dunia’s autonomous materials discovery platform, IRIS, has been selected by an expert jury as one of three finalists in the AI category of the first-ever Made in Germany Awards. Initiated by science communicator Jacob Beautemps and his Breaking Lab team together with the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND), the awards highlight innovations shaping the future of Germany and beyond.

In this Breaking Lab feature (in German), IRIS is presented as an AI-driven lab that accelerates the discovery and development of new materials, alongside fellow finalists German Bionic and VisiNav. Public voting is open until 17 November, and the winners will be announced at a live ceremony at Futurium Berlin on 23 November.

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IRIS Named a Finalist in the AI Category of the Made in Germany Awards

Dunia’s autonomous materials discovery platform, IRIS, has been named one of three finalists in the AI category of the first-ever Made in Germany Awards, initiated by Breaking Lab together with BMFTR and SPRIND. In this Breaking Lab feature (in German), IRIS is presented alongside German Bionic and VisiNav, with public voting open until 17 November and the winners announced live at Futurium Berlin on 23 November.

Designing Catalysts in Uncharted Chemical Space

This whitepaper recounts a six-month materials discovery campaign on IRIS (our Intelligent Research and Innovation System) that delivered both incremental and novel improvements to active materials for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction, the energy-hungry step that dominates the cost of green hydrogen.

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