TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS is a partner in this year's market entry program run by Dortmund Economic Development Agency. The three-month hybrid program will focus on intralogistics in 2026 and support foreign growth companies (scale-ups) that want to enter the German market with their innovative solutions. Interested companies can apply online at www.doaccelerate.de for one of eight available places until February 28. The city's economic development agency will cover the costs of the entire program, all coaching and events, including accommodation and meals. Only travel expenses are to be covered by the participants themselves.

Companies from abroad that are less than ten years old, already have customers in their home country, and fit into the ecosystem of Dortmund as a logistics location with their innovations are eligible to apply. A jury will make the selection in March. This year's go-to-market program will focus on key topics in intralogistics and robotics, such as

• AMR & AGV
• AI, IoT, and digital twins
• Retrofit and Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS)
• Adaptive intralogistics

The highlight of the hybrid program is the kick-off event in Dortmund from April 14 to 16. After interactive workshops and tours at Fraunhofer IML, Digital Hub Logistics, and “TechnologieZentrumDortmund”, participants will attend a curated program at TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS on the second day of the program. A separate session will be dedicated to them in the Event Dome. During matchmaking, they will meet venture capitalists, the finalists of the IFOY Start-up of the Year Award, and innovation experts. They will also take part in the highlight tours and the two IFOY AWARD discussion sessions on start-ups and automation.