SAP and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have inaugurated a new project office at the SAP Labs India campus in Bangalore, expanding their existing collaboration to foster research, technology development, and talent exchange in India’s technology sector.
The TUM@SAP Bangalore initiative builds on a similar model established in Munich, where TUM operates an office within SAP’s premises. The Bangalore office will serve as a hub for joint academic and industry activities, supporting visiting researchers and students from TUM. It will also provide space for hackathons, summer schools, academic theses, and internships at SAP Labs India.
The initiative aims to deepen partnerships with Indian academic institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and promote international academic engagement.
“With a new presence in the Indian IT capital of Bangalore, together with our TUM Partner of Excellence SAP, we are opening up new perspectives for researchers and students in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic innovation ecosystems – and at the same time strengthening TUM’s international reach as a world-class entrepreneurial university,” said Thomas F. Hofmann, President of the Technical University of Munich.
“We are continuing in Bangalore what we successfully launched in Munich. This project sends a strong signal of our shared vision to more closely integrate science and business,” added Stefan Wagner, Managing Director of SAP Labs Germany.
The collaboration will focus on three key areas: quantum computing, where the goal is to develop optimization solutions to improve efficiency and innovation; data flywheel, which involves using data-driven approaches to develop healthcare solutions; and physical AI, which explores the integration of artificial intelligence into physical systems. TUM will contribute scientific expertise in fields such as neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, and systems biology, while SAP will provide infrastructure for AI research and its experience in building scalable AI applications.
SAP, headquartered in Germany, develops enterprise application software. Its Bangalore-based SAP Labs India is a major innovation and development center within the company’s global network.
