Studyond – GenAI-Powered Infrastructure for Academia–Industry Collaboration

We’re applying because Studyond represents a real-world, production-grade GenAI use case at the intersection of academia, industry, and society. What we’ve built is not a demo or an experiment. It’s a live, GenAI-powered infrastructure that already helps students, universities, and companies collaborate on research with measurable impact. We want to showcase how Generative AI can be used responsibly to unlock large, underused innovation systems rather than optimize isolated workflows.

Success for us means three things:Expert feedback from practitioners who deeply understand applied GenAI at scalePeer exchange with teams facing similar challenges around governance, trust, and adoptionVisibility for a category of GenAI innovation that focuses on infrastructure and long-term impact, not short-term hype

If the award helps position Studyond as a credible reference case for applied, responsible GenAI in Europe, it will be a win for us and for the ecosystem.

Philipp Wetzel

CEO