Artificial intelligence (AI) methods are increasingly becoming a critical competitive factor for companies and science in Saxony-Anhalt. Universities and research institutions are providing impetus for the development of new planning, control and optimization methods and AI applications. Production and logistics companies use these methods to continuously increase efficiency, flexibility and sustainability. The OpenDANS project aims to synergistically network both players. The aim of the project is to create an open source database for real data and AI applications that companies and researchers can access free of charge. Researchers will have access to real data sets, which will significantly increase research results, particularly in terms of application proximity. Companies gain direct access to methods and analysis approaches.
Following the example of biology and medical research, such as the establishment of the Human Genome Project as an open database, OpenDANS also aims to unleash disruptive potential for production and logistics research. The resulting database will become the basis for scientists worldwide and allow them to build on each other's results. The open exchange of standardized real data sets creates synergy, improves the applicability and scalability of research results in the field of AI and digital twins. This brings considerable benefits for scientists, for Saxony-Anhalt as a science location and for the efficiency and sustainability of local companies.
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Innerhalb des Programms "T!Raum - Transferräume für die Zukunft der Regionen" des BMFTR wird die Werkstatt transSUSTAIN der transPORT-Initiative durch den Lehrstuhl PSA in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Fraunhofer-Institut für Fabrikbetrieb und –automatisierung IFF umgesetzt. Ziel der Initiative ist der Aufbau eines urbanen Medtech-Hightech-Ökozentrums im Magdeburger Wissenschaftshafen. In der Werkstatt transSUSTAIN wird eine Methodik entwickelt, um nachhaltige und frugale Innovationen in der Medizintechnik von der Idee bis zur Anwendung gezielt umzusetzen. Dadurch sollen medizintechnische Lösungen entstehen, die qualitativ hochwertig, ressourcenschonend und gleichzeitig für viele Menschen zugänglich und bezahlbar sind. Dazu wird zunächst eine nutzerorientierte Methodik für den gesamten frugalen Innovationsprozess in der Medizintechnik entwickelt. Diese wird anschließend in Pilot-Entwicklungsprojekte angewendet und mithilfe verschiedenartiger, zielgruppengerechter Formate in die Praxis übertragen.

transPORT Verbundkoordinator: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. George Rose

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With a view to resources
Development of frugal medical technology from the initial idea to implementation
The lack of important medical products, combined with supply bottlenecks for crucial components worldwide, means that we also need to take a fresh look at the manufacture of medical technology in situations where resources are limited. This is leading to increasing demand for so-called ‘frugal’ health technologies and medical devices. Frugal products and services are functional, inexpensive and designed to meet the needs of users. This is achieved, for example, by omitting superfluous functions and features that are not used by customers. The transSUSTAIN initiative focuses precisely on this development: it is working on a comprehensive method for the targeted development of sustainable and cost-effective medical technology from conception to implementation.
Another focus of the frugal approach is sustainability, which aims to reduce energy consumption, minimise waste and maximise the service life of medical devices throughout their entire life cycle. At the same time, combining the methodological approach to frugal innovation with digitalisation offers great potential for optimising resource use, increasing efficiency and reducing costs throughout the entire product life cycle, making products and services more efficient and inclusive. The research and innovation activities of the transSUSTAIN workshop are carried out at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, the Chair of Production Systems and Automation, and in particular at the Elbfabrik of the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF at the Science Harbour Magdeburg, where a wide range of digital approaches can be covered.
The focus is on developing an innovative and user-oriented methodology for the entire frugal innovation process in medical technology, as well as developing sustainable and frugal medical devices and product-service systems. Pilot development projects apply the methodology developed and test and evaluate the solutions developed for medical technology, with a focus on cost reduction, improved accessibility and reduction of environmental impact. A transfer concept with various target group-specific formats raises awareness and qualifies regional actors for the benefits, thus enabling a tailor-made transfer into practice.

transSUSTAIN is one of initially ten sub-projects of the overall initiative transPORT - Transferhafen Magdeburg, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the programme line T!Raum - Transfer Spaces for the Future of Regions.

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