Chair for Ergonomics and Innovation

What Chair for Ergonomics and Innovation does

The Chair for Ergonomics and Innovation (Professur Arbeitswissenschaft und Innovationsmanagement) is an academic research and teaching unit housed within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität Chemnitz, a public university in Saxony, Germany, and part of the university's Institute for Business and Development Sciences (IBF). The chair conducts research and provides education across occupational science, ergonomics, and innovation management, with active research lines in age-inclusive workplace design, human-robot interaction in public spaces, and virtual-reality-based telepresence (TeleVR, TeleVeRbundenheit). It operates a "Projekthaus" (project house) enabling collaborative applied research with external partners and disseminates outputs through YouTube, a Podcast.de series, LinkedIn, and the university's news blog.

The chair is led by Professor Michael Mende and engages two principal stakeholder groups: degree-seeking students in mechanical engineering and related disciplines, and industry partners seeking applied research collaboration. Notable engagements include an international ergonomics workshop with IKEA in Switzerland (June 2026) and multiple completed publicly funded research projects. The unit is state-funded, holds no commercial products, and reports no pricing or revenue; its funding mix comprises base TU Chemnitz allocation plus external research grants, including EU programs and industry collaborations. Marketing and outreach are conducted entirely through academic and professional networking channels, with no commercial sales motion.

Name

Chair for Ergonomics and Innovation

Legal name

Professur Arbeitswissenschaft und Innovationsmanagement (TU Chemnitz)

Website

https://awi.institute

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Chair for Ergonomics and Innovation is a publicly funded academic professorship at Technische Universität Chemnitz that researches and teaches ergonomics, innovation management, age-inclusive workplace design, and human-robot interaction, serving students and industry research partners.

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Product category

Academic Research and Education — Ergonomics and Innovation Management

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Management Research Institutes & Doctoral (PhD/DBA) Programs (EDAHAHAO)

Keywords

• Ergonomics research
• Innovation management
• Occupational science
• Workplace design research
• Human factors studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Chemnitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public University Funding: Base funding from Technische Universität Chemnitz as a state-funded university professorship
2. Research Grants: External funding from research projects, European Union programs, and industry collaborations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The chair provides university-level teaching and applied academic research in occupational science (Arbeitswissenschaft) and innovation management, organised around the IBF institute. Its activities include degree-level teaching for mechanical engineering students, funded research projects such as TeleVR and TeleVeRbundenheit, and a Projekthaus (project house) that runs collaborative applied research and industry workshops (e.g., with IKEA).

Product overview

Professur Arbeitswissenschaft und Innovationsmanagement (Chair for Ergonomics and Innovation) is an academic research and teaching unit at TU Chemnitz within the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (IBF). The professorship does not offer commercial products but instead provides academic education, conducts research across multiple focus areas, and operates a project house (Projekthaus) for collaborative applied research. Its offerings include teaching programs, research projects, and knowledge transfer through various studies and workshops. The unit's activities span ergonomics, innovation management, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Projekthaus (Project House) Project house enabling collaborative applied research between the chair, students, and industry partners on ergonomics and innovation management topics.
• TeleVR Research Project Research project exploring virtual reality applications for telepresence and remote collaboration in occupational settings.
• Lehrangebot (Teaching Programme) Academic teaching programme in ergonomics and innovation management for mechanical engineering students at TU Chemnitz.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IKEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Industry collaboration for ergonomics workshop held in Switzerland. The partnership involves practical application of workplace ergonomics research in a real-world retail/manufacturing environment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC87L-8zhuoGLWEFvcSFe9Fg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/professur-arbeitswissenschaft-und-innovationsmanagement

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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