Our Partners
An united ecosystem turning AI research into real-world progress. Eleven organisations — universities, R&D institutes, industry leaders, and public bodies — join forces to accelerate trustworthy AI across Europe.
Role · Applicant
Founded 1991 in Bratislava, Gratex International is a software house specialising in insurance systems and R&D. As project lead it steers governance (WP01-02), drives AI-powered automation of the software-development life-cycle (WP06) and bridges research with market.
Role · Partner
One of CEE’s largest software vendors, Asseco CE delivers complex IT for public- and private-sector giants across six countries. Within InnovAIte it leads WP07 on AI in insurance, contributes proven AI for building/road safety, and ensures every prototype is production-ready for rapid industry integration.
Role · Partner
Since 1994 CANEX has engineered IP networks and smart infrastructure. Its cross-sector know-how helps benchmark AI use-cases, validate domain requirements and spark knowledge exchange between tech, telecom and transport verticals keeping InnovAIte’s solutions industry-fit from day one.
Role · Partner
Optima Ideas researches and deploys cutting-edge ICT IoT, ML/AI, cloud-native stacks through 20 years of R&D projects. Inside InnovAIte it turns lab results into working prototypes, orchestrates containerised AI deployments and speeds technology transfer to Slovak industry.
Role · Excellent Foreign Partner
The Czech national super-computing centre lends petascale HPC to WP04 (smart-building energy) and WP05 (traffic safety), enabling large-scale simulations and model training. Its cross-border collaboration accelerates experimentation and nurtures a durable SK-CZ AI corridor.
Role · Excellent Foreign Partner
Germany’s DFKI ranks among the world’s premier AI institutes. Leading WP03 (cross-domain AI research) and WP08 (prototype experimentation), it injects state-of-the-art methods, rigorous evaluation and best-practice transfer— raising InnovAIte’s scientific bar to EU excellence levels.
Role · Partner
The faculty supplies deep domain insight into Building Information Modeling (BIM), digitalisation of built assets, building physics and energy modelling. In WP04 it codesigns AI algorithms that optimise consumption and retrofitting, tailoring global research to Slovak construction realities.
Role · Partner
Slovakia’s oldest and largest university contributes multidisciplinary research talent, ensuring academic rigour across work packages. Its scholars nurture new AI methodologies and foster cross-faculty collaboration that widens InnovAIte’s scientific scope.
Role · Partner
With strong roots in materials science and industrial engineering, Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín contributes to AI education and skills development. It collaborates with other partners on research activities, bringing academic expertise to the consortium. It expands the regional talent pool, embedding hands-on AI curricula and upskilling professionals for future-proof careers.
Role · Partner
The national Centre for Scientific and Technological Information safeguards data stewardship. Operating Slovakia’s R&D data center, it plays a crucial role in data management and infrastructure, ensuring that research data is collected, stored, and shared according to the highest standards. It contributes to the validation and verification of research outcomes, ensuring the reliability of project results.
Role · Partner
This forward-looking regional authority, piloting AI in public-sector services — traffic safety, energy and citizen engagement. Its local insight ensures societal relevance and creates a replicable model for other Slovak regions.
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Management Overview
Clear governance keeps InnovAIte on time, on budget and scientifically excellent.