Welcome to HELMA

The HELMHOLTZ Acceleration Alliance (HELMA) will become Germany's leading consortium for autonomous AI/ML-based research based on Self-Driving Labs (SDLs) with the greatest activity  in the autonomous innovation development of health technologies through biomedical engineering and the digital acceleration of materials system discovery addressing communication technology, electronics, energy storage/conversion, and catalysis. Together with academic, clinical and industrial partners, HELMA will accelerate the path from ideas to data and innovation by redefining labs in smart data centers. Redefining the labs of the future with seamless automation and innovative AI/ML solutions and enabling remote infrastructure access via a cloud lab will unlock transformative increase of discoveries, scaling scientific impact to unprecedented levels without escalating resource use.  This framework is set to drive significant change, transition research into the digital age, moving away from traditional, manual approaches to innovation development, while minimizing the environmental impact of large-scale research activities.