When and where is the congress?

On Tuesday 6 October 2026, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Messe Stuttgart, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart. A networking night follows until 11 p.m.

How much does it cost?

Registration costs €195, or €95 at the reduced rate. Tickets are booked through the Messe Stuttgart ticket shop.

Yes. Finalists of the Wittenstein Biointelligence Award pitch in the morning, in an industry/start-up and a researcher category, and the winners are announced at the closing session.

3rd Biointelligence Congress 2026

Name: 3rd Biointelligence Congress 2026
Start: 2026-10-06T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-06T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Messe Stuttgart

About this event

The Biointelligence Congress brings together industry, researchers and start-ups working at the intersection of biology, technology and computer science to build bio-based production systems. The third edition in Stuttgart, organised by Messe Stuttgart with Fraunhofer IPA, Fraunhofer IGB, the University of Stuttgart and the University of Hohenheim, is themed "Making Biointelligence Tangible" and pairs keynotes and case studies with an exhibition area.

Who should attend

The congress is aimed at decision-makers who want to apply biological processes in industry.

C-level executives and senior decision-makers
Innovation leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs
Start-ups and investors
Policymakers and funding organisations

Programme

The day opens with insights from the 2026 biointelligence benchmark and keynotes from IMEC, EMBL and Quantum BW, followed by a panel on Europe's research agenda for biointelligent manufacturing and the finalists' pitches for the Wittenstein Biointelligence Award. In the afternoon, parallel food, production and health tracks feature S-TEC tandem talks with companies such as BASF, Festo, CLAAS and Bosch Health Campus, then lightning talks, roundtables and a closing keynote from NVIDIA.

Exhibition and networking

Companies and research institutes show their work in an exhibition area, including the S-TEC Biointelligence Engine booth and start-ups supported by Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart. The day ends with a networking night shared with participants of the Quantum Effects fair next door.

Incoming delegation

Visitors from abroad can join an incoming delegation from 5 to 7 October 2026 with company visits and networking around the congress.

Tickets & passes

Congress ticket — EUR 195
Reduced ticket — EUR 95

3rd Biointelligence Congress 2026 was an Industry & Manufacturing event that took place 6 Oct 2026 at Messe Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

Event recap

The 3rd Biointelligence Congress took place on 6 October 2026 at Messe Stuttgart, with Fraunhofer IPA as organizer and partners including Fraunhofer IGB, the University of Stuttgart and the University of Hohenheim. The English-language congress looked at bio-based production systems where biology, engineering and computer science meet, with sessions on biointelligent food, production and health, and ran next to the Quantum Effects fair. It closed with the Wittenstein Biointelligence Award: biotechnologist Moritz Bross won the individual category for engineering cyanobacteria to produce the biodegradable plastic polyhydroxybutyrate, and Melbourne-based Cortical Labs, which builds biological computers from living nerve cells and electronics, won the company category.