Our Identity: Where Vision Meets Industrial Reality
The name Pro²Future stands for the Products and Production Systems of the Future. We are more than a research center; we are the strategic engine for the next generation of industrial ICT. Our mission is to transform traditional manufacturing into a cognitive, sustainable, and highly adaptive ecosystem.
While others discuss “Industry 4.0,” we are already engineering the era beyond. We provide the “Brainware” that allows enterprises to master the digital and green transformation through intelligence.
A Powerhouse of Excellence (The COMET Framework)
As a premier COMET Competence Centre, Pro²Future operates at the intersection of Austria’s most industrial provinces: Upper Austria and Styria. With headquarters in Linz and a major site in Graz, we bridge the gap between world-class academic research and market-ready industrial application.
Since 2025, in our second funding epoch, we have expanded our mission under the guiding principle: “Cognitive and Sustainable Products and Production Systems of the Future.”
Our Ecosystem: A Global Network of Leaders
Innovation does not happen in isolation. Pro²Future bundles the expertise of a world-class consortium:
- Industry Giants: More than 40 world-leading industrial companies rely on our R&D expertise to safeguard their competitive edge.
- Frontier Scientific Research: Driven by a passion to pioneer beyond boundaries: Our scientific core is anchored by Johannes Kepler University Linz, Graz University of Technology, and Upper Austrian Research (UAR), standing shoulder-to-shoulder with visionary industry pioneers like AVL List and Fronius.
- Fusing Disciplines: We do not just claim “interdisciplinarity”—we live the active convergence of informatics, electronics, and mechanical engineering alongside AI and business scientists to relentlessly solve real-world industrial complexity.
- Global Excellence Without Limits: Reach is not just a geographical claim—it is a commitment to borderless collaboration. Our ecosystem connects Europe’s top-tier research institutions, including TU Munich, DFKI, and ETH Zurich, creating a high-impact, cross-cultural network of the best minds.
Why Pro²Future?
We don’t just deliver research papers; we deliver Impact. We bundle outstanding competence to provide tangible results for our partners, the economy, and society. We ensure that your products don’t just function—they perceive, they learn, and they adapt.
Because our creed remains: The Future of Products and Production Systems is Cognitive and Sustainable.