Berlin’s Dunia Innovations Commits €280M to an Autonomous AI-Materials GigaLab
May 20, 2026 - 8:36 am
The company aims to establish Europe's first 6,000-square-meter autonomous R&D facility for materials discovery and development. Backed by major tech players like Siemens, ABB Robotics, NVIDIA, AWS, and ILS, the €280 million GigaLab promises to address the growing bottleneck in AI-driven material design.
Key Highlights:
- Facility Overview: A 6,000-square-meter facility scheduled to open in 2028, creating over 200 direct jobs.
- Technological Partners: Siemens, ABB Robotics, NVIDIA, AWS, and ILS contribute core technologies, including digital twins, lab automation, high-performance computing, and advanced testing equipment.
- Mission: To solve the physical verification challenge in frontier materials discovery, which has become a bottleneck despite AI's capabilities.
- Market Interest: Already, Merck has expressed interest in using GigaLab to accelerate semiconductor material development.
- European Focus: The project emphasizes European collaboration and innovation, with a unique integration of AI, automation, and industrial workflow design.
Founded in 2022, Dunia Innovations already operates an integrated platform that combines AI, lab automation, and simulation for materials R&D in catalysts, batteries, and semiconductors. The company's initial platforms launched in 2023 and 2025, showcasing their advancements in autonomous materials research.