08/05/2026
On Wednesday, May 6, we celebrated the opening of the RAITH Experience Center Europe in Dortmund together with distinguished guests from industry, academia, and politics.
The newly opened Experience Center provides a unique platform where state‑of‑the‑art nanofabrication technologies can be experienced first‑hand and serves as a venue for exchange and collaboration with partners from industry and academia.
Following the welcome address by Michael Steigerwald, CEO of RAITH, the opening ceremony featured inspiring contributions from Dortmund’s Lord Mayor Alexander Kalouti, Michael Heuken (AIXTRON and Professor at RWTH Aachen University), as well as architect Elmar Gauggel from Labor Weltenbau. Their perspectives highlighted the importance of technological innovation, collaboration, and modern environments for research and high‑tech development as well as Dortmund’s ongoing, successful structural transformation.
A guided tour through the newly opened Experience Center concluded the event, offering guests first‑hand insights into RAITH’s technologies and application capabilities in nanofabrication and semiconductor research.
We would like to thank all speakers and guests for making this opening a memorable milestone and look forward to continuing the dialogue at the RAITH Experience Center Europe.
Find out more about the opening of the new Experience Center Europe here: https://ow.ly/1zFL50YWsmM