€1.48 Million in Federal Funding Secured for SAM3 Research Project at Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences has been awarded approximately €1.48 million in federal funding for the research project SAM3 – Smart Applications for Multimodal Molecular Pattern Recognition (2026–2028). The funding is provided through the “HAW-ForschungsPraxis 2024” program of the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space.
The project focuses on advancing biochemical analytics used in the pharmaceutical, biotech, food, and chemical industries. Many of these analytical processes remain only partially automated and insufficiently digitally connected.
SAM3 aims to integrate laboratory work, digital data processing, and artificial intelligence more closely, in collaboration with industry partners. A key component of the project is the development of digital twins of analytical instruments, designed to optimize measurement and simulation processes and improve comparability across different locations.
All project data will be systematically managed through structured research data management, and an open platform will be established to enable external partners to develop their own applications.
The project is led by Prof. Dr. Philipp Weller (CHARiSMA) in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Carsten Hopf (CeMOS – Research and Transfer Center) and Prof. Dr. Julian Reichwald.
