XPERT DAYS 2026
In January 2026, we kicked off our annual Xpert Days—and this time, the vibes were top-tier again at the LIT Open Innovation Center's Stufenforum at JKU Linz.
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Under the motto 'Better together', prominent experts from research and industry came together to present solutions for an even more sustainable development - thank you!
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"BETTER TOGETHER"
​​Solutions for an even more sustainable development
27-28 January, 2026, Stufenforum LIT Open Innovation Center
JKU Johannes Kepler University Linz​​​​
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We were thrilled to welcome a mix of speakers and guests to the CHASE Xpert Days, including international experts like:
Christoph Haisch (TU Munich), Dagmar D’hooge (Ghent University), Giancarlo Cravotto (University of Turin), Stephan Winkler (FH Upper Austria), Flavio Manenti (Politecnico di Milano), Michael Heyde (ALPLA), and our very own CHASE pros: Simon Herber, Dominik Wielend, Bahram Haddadi, Magdalena Pöttinger (JKU/formerly CHASE), Michael Wenninger, Matei Miron, Thorsten Jonach, and Janos Birtha.​​​
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THANK YOU ALL TOGETHER!
Christian Paulik
Scientific Director
Patrick Pammer
Managing Director
Christian Marschik
Area 1 Manager​
Karin Kloiber
Area 1 Manager
Gunnar Spiegel
Area 3 Manager​
SUCCESS STORIES
An important part of our research is to show the projects, achievements and successes. Read here the success stories of some of our selected COMET projects:
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Building a Digital Twin for Industrial Bioprocesses
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Modeling the Consolidation Process of Thermoplastic Composites
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Closing the Loop in the Chemical Recovery of the Pulp and Paper Industry Using Raman Spectroscopy
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Holistic Design of Experiments for Biopharmaceutical Control Strategies
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From Waste to High-Value Applications - A Step towards a Circual Economy for Plastics
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​Modeling the Pumping Capability of Single-Screw Extruders
Modeling of the Devolatilization Process in an Extruder
​Quantum Cascade Laser Sensor for Sulfur Species Detection in Petrochemical Process Streams
Controlling of Refolding Kinetics by Combining Pat and Modeling
Fundamental Investigations for the Optimization of Foaming Processes
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Read more about the K1 Competence Center CHASE
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