For the 14th time the Innovation Award of the University of Applied Sciences in Wels was awarded at the 1st of February. Michael Thor won with his master thesis on the topic “virtual product development process and material data generation for composites”, which he worked on while his time at the TCKT, in the category “Engineering - Mechanical Engineering and Materials” against a strong field of competitors. In addition, his work was voted by the audience for the main award for his excellent thesis. We congratulate on this overwhelming success and wish him all the best for his future research work at the University of Applied Sciences in Wels!