More room for world class research

Tübingen - Scientists from the Tübingen AI Centre at the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems work under one roof in the new Cyber Valley 1 research building. Cyber Valley GmbH is also located there. The building promotes spin-offs from technology start-ups and supports exchange between research and industry. The new building offers 6,400 square metres of space for basic research, interdisciplinary cooperation and technology transfer.

Baden-Württemberg's Finance Minister Dr Danyal Bayaz: "Cutting-edge research is part of our state's DNA and is an important foundation for our economic success. If the best ideas come from Baden-Württemberg, we have every opportunity to tap into sources of future prosperity. This includes artificial intelligence. Cyber Valley makes Baden-Württemberg internationally visible as an AI location."

Minister of Science Petra Olschowski: "Cyber Valley I represents Baden-Württemberg's ambition to remain a leader in research and innovation in the field of artificial intelligence. New technologies, start-ups and collaborations are emerging here, bringing science and industry closer together. In this way, we are strengthening Baden-Württemberg as a location for innovation and shaping the technological future of the state."

"With the new research building for Cyber Valley, the university and its partners are sending another strong signal for Tübingen as an AI location and for what makes it so outstanding: excellent basic research that makes the leap into application – through cooperation with international partners from science and industry. Artificial intelligence can help us solve key problems of the present and future. The scientists at our university are working on these solutions – from innovative medical applications to the responsible and ethical design of AI systems. This results in research that not only creates knowledge, but also makes a concrete contribution to improving people's lives in the long term," said University Rector Prof. Karla Pollmann.

The compact building houses flexible laboratory spaces, lecture halls, open-plan offices and public teaching and event areas. The atrium can be combined with lecture halls, making the building multifunctional. The new building is covered with a membrane roof construction made of lightweight foil cushions. The building is designed for high energy efficiency and sustainability. The façade combines component-integrated photovoltaics with sun protection devices. 1,000 square metres of photovoltaics are installed on the roof. The state has invested around 77.2 million euros in the new building. Vermögen und Bau Tübingen is responsible for the project.

New home for AI research in Tübingen

With the handover of the Cyber Valley I building on 14 November 2025, the Cyber Valley campus in Tübingen will be expanded – an important milestone for Tübingen as a location for AI research. Scientists from the Tübingen AI Centre, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and Cyber Valley conduct research in the prestigious building.

The building is affectionately known as MvL1 by its users, in reference to its address at Maria-von-Linden-Straße 1. This is a tribute to Maria von Linden (1869–1936), who in 1892 became the first woman in Germany to be admitted to university and later became the first female doctoral student at the University of Tübingen.

The Tübingen AI Centre is a joint institution of the University of Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. It offers top international researchers ideal conditions for excellent AI research and is committed to AI education for young people. As one of six centres for artificial intelligence of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), the centre contributes to strengthening the international competitiveness of Germany and Europe in the field of AI. It is funded proportionally by the BMFTR and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

The researchers' goal is to develop reliable learning systems for the benefit of society and the economy. The Tübingen AI Centre has excellent connections with European AI researchers through the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) and the ELIAS Alliance for AI and science-based innovation and entrepreneurship in Europe.

The researchers also work closely with the ELLIS Institute, the Cluster of Excellence Machine Learning: New Perspectives for Science, and Cyber Valley.