FUNDING FOR LABORATORIES

Funding for
your digital laboratory

We help your laboratory explore suitable funding programmes, such as Digitalbonus Bayern, and prepare to introduce anyRM Lab.

We support your application with a quotation, project description and technical information. Book a consultation to discuss your project.

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Last checked: 14 October 2026 · Based on official funding sources
HOW WE HELP Five steps to anyRM Lab.
  1. Define the project Clarify workflows and goals
  2. Find the right programme Explore suitable funding
  3. Prepare the documents Quotation and technical details
  4. Submit the application Your company applies
  5. Implement the system Start when the rules allow

Your company submits the application. We begin implementation only when the programme rules allow.

Check before ordering

Apply for funding before placing a binding order. The permitted project start depends on the rules of each programme.

FIND SUITABLE PROGRAMMES

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REGIONS
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Click Nationwide or your federal state. The relevant programmes are revealed only after you select a region.

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Nationwide

Apply through your bank Loan + possible grant
ERP-Förderkredit Digitalisierung
  • Funding amount
    Up to €25 million
  • Funding rate
    Depends on funding tier
  • Project threshold
    Bank and project assessment
Eligibility

Businesses and self-employed professionals in Germany. Financing through the applicant’s bank.

Eligible activities

Process digitalisation, connectivity and IT security. The scope depends on the funding tier.

Relevance for your laboratory

Financing for a larger digitalisation project. The loan must be repaid; any additional grant depends on the funding tier.

KfW · Programmes 511 / 512 →

Digital Jetzt ended in 2023; go-digital was not continued from 2025.

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Baden-Württemberg

Apply through your bank Loan + repayment grant
Digitalisierungsfinanzierung
  • Funding amount
    €10,000–€5 million
  • Funding rate
    Depends on funding tier
  • Project threshold
    Loan from €10,000
Eligibility

Commercial businesses and self-employed professionals investing in Baden-Württemberg.

Eligible activities

Digitalisation and connectivity of business processes, interfaces and IT security.

Relevance for your laboratory

A potential financing option for software, implementation and integration. Repayment grants require the conditions of the relevant funding tier to be met.

L-Bank · Programme & application →

The previous Digitalisierungsprämie / Digitalisierungsprämie Plus programmes ended on 30 June 2025.

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Bavaria

Monthly allocations Grant · Standard / Plus
Digitalbonus Bayern
  • Funding amount
    €7,500 / €30,000
  • Funding rate
    Up to 50%
  • Project threshold
    Expenditure from €4,000
Eligibility

Small commercial businesses: fewer than 50 employees and turnover or total assets of no more than €10 million. Business premises in Bavaria.

Eligible activities

Digitalisation of products, processes and services. Licence and service costs for a maximum of 18 months.

Relevance for your laboratory

Standard is the first option to explore for a specialist laboratory solution. Plus requires a particularly innovative project. The customer applies through their own ELSTER account.

Digitalbonus Bayern · Terms & application →

The maximum grants are €7,500 and €30,000 respectively; the programme runs until the end of 2027.

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Berlin

Research cooperation only Grant · Technology and knowledge transfer
Transfer BONUS – Digitalisierung
  • Funding amount
    Up to €45,000
  • Funding rate
    Up to 70%
  • Project threshold
    R&D with a research institution
Eligibility

Berlin SMEs with a suitable technology project. The work must be commissioned from a research institution in Berlin or Brandenburg.

Eligible activities

Applied research, development and technology or knowledge transfer. Standard commercial services are excluded.

Relevance for your laboratory

Consider this for a laboratory research project. Purchasing or routinely implementing an anyRM licence alone does not meet this purpose.

IBB · Transfer BONUS →

Digitalprämie Berlin has ended. Berlin Mittelstand 4.0 is suspended until further notice.

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Brandenburg

Consult WFBB first Grant · Implementation
BIG-Digital
  • Funding amount
    Up to €250,000
  • Funding rate
    50%
  • Project threshold
    Expenditure from €5,000
Eligibility

Commercial SMEs, including craft businesses, with premises in Brandenburg. Technical consultation with WFBB is required before applying.

Eligible activities

Organisational and process innovation through digitalisation. Separate consulting and training modules each offer grants of up to €50,000.

Relevance for your laboratory

A project digitalising weighing, inventory and documentation may be relevant. Confirm the required process innovation and eligible licence or cloud costs in advance.

ILB / Funding database · BIG-Digital →
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Bremen

No new applications in 2026
Digitaler Mittelstand KI

ReSTART was replaced by successor programmes. The 2026 budget for Digitaler Mittelstand KI is exhausted; the operator will publish information for 2027.

BAB · Funding status →
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Hamburg

Apply through your bank Loan + project-dependent grant
Hamburg-Kredit Digital
  • Funding amount
    Up to €2.5 million
  • Funding rate
    Depends on funding tier
  • Project threshold
    Through your bank
Eligibility

Businesses and self-employed professionals with a suitable digitalisation project in Hamburg.

Eligible activities

Investment in digital technologies and processes. Check loan and grant eligibility separately.

Relevance for your laboratory

A more relevant option than Hamburg-Kredit Innovation for digitalisation projects. Repayable financing, rather than an automatic purchase grant for every software licence.

IFB Hamburg · Hamburg-Kredit Digital →

Hamburg-Kredit Innovation remains available for suitable innovation projects. Check current terms directly with IFB Hamburg.

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Hesse

Innovation project required Grant · Research / development
Distr@l – digitale Innovationsprojekte
  • Funding amount
    Depends on funding stream
  • Funding rate
    Project-dependent
  • Project threshold
    Innovation assessment
Eligibility

Eligible businesses and research partners in Hesse. Conditions depend on the funding stream.

Eligible activities

Development of digital solutions and innovative process changes that go beyond established standard technology.

Relevance for your laboratory

Explore this for an original technological development or innovative adaptation. Routine SaaS use alone is not a suitable project.

Hessen Digitales · Distr@l →

DIGI-Zuschuss ended in June 2026. No new calls are planned.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Confirm the current call
DigiTrans: new applications not confirmed

Published programme descriptions do not confirm an open funding window. Before planning a project, check the current call and available budget directly with LFI. The Digitalisierungsinitiative is not a separately confirmed purchase grant.

LFI M-V · Funding advice →
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Lower Saxony

Digitalbonus has ended
No open Digitalbonus for new projects

NBank also lists Digitalbonus.Niedersachsen – innovativ as closed. Outpatient care funding is a separate sector programme for approved care providers.

NBank · Programme status →
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North Rhine-Westphalia

Lottery before applying Grant · Digitalisation project
MID-Digitalisierung
  • Funding amount
    Up to €15,000
  • Funding rate
    50%
  • Project threshold
    Defined implementation project
Eligibility

SMEs based in North Rhine-Westphalia. A qualified contractor in the EU is required; there is no general supplier certification requirement.

Eligible activities

Consulting, development and implementation services, plus hardware and software to digitalise internal processes.

Relevance for your laboratory

Consider anyRM Lab as part of a defined implementation project. The customer first enters a selection lottery, pays the costs upfront and claims reimbursement after completing the project.

MID NRW · Terms & funding portal →

MID-Analyse and MID-Innovation are closed. DigiHandel was a retail programme and is not relevant to testing laboratories.

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Rhineland-Palatinate

DigiBoost has ended
DigiBoost is not available for new projects

The former programme ended in 2022. Historic rates and limits are not a current funding commitment. For new projects, explore KfW financing or individual advice from ISB and the local chamber of commerce.

ISB · Funding advice →
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Saarland

Apply via the state portal Grant · Basis / Plus
DigitalInvest KMU
  • Funding amount
    €12,500 / €20,000
  • Funding rate
    Up to 50% / 30%
  • Project threshold
    Expenditure from €3,000
Eligibility

SMEs with a registered office or business premises in Saarland. Up to 50% for small businesses and 30% for medium-sized businesses.

Eligible activities

Digitalisation of business and production processes, hardware, software and project-related training.

Relevance for your laboratory

Explore Basis funding first for improvements to existing laboratory processes. Plus requires a more extensive digital innovation project and offers up to €20,000.

Saarland · DigitalInvest KMU & application →

DigitalInvest KMU is the current programme; DigitalStarter is the former name.

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Saxony

Leipzig funding region only Grant · Entry / transformation
Digitalisierung Zuschuss EFRE
  • Funding amount
    Depends on project type
  • Funding rate
    Up to 60% for entry projects
  • Project threshold
    Expenditure from €5,000
Eligibility

SMEs and self-employed professionals in the city of Leipzig, Leipzig district or Nordsachsen. Applications are suspended in the other regions of Saxony.

Eligible activities

Planning, software, necessary hardware, implementation and training. Transformation projects: up to 50% for small and 35% for medium-sized businesses; a collective-agreement bonus may apply.

Relevance for your laboratory

A potential option for introducing digital laboratory workflows. Check company size, project type and eligible costs. The regional application suspension has applied since 17 July 2026.

SAB · Regions, terms & funding portal →

eHealthSax concerns healthcare and hospitals. It is not general digitalisation funding for testing laboratories.

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Saxony-Anhalt

Next window: 16 November 2026 Grant · Digitalisation
Digital Innovation
  • Funding amount
    Up to €70,000
  • Funding rate
    Up to 50%
  • Project threshold
    Grant above €3,000
Eligibility

Eligible commercial SMEs with business premises in Saxony-Anhalt. Selection is based on the programme criteria.

Eligible activities

Project-related investment, services, staff and operating costs. Explain the digital improvement and the overall project.

Relevance for your laboratory

New applications are currently closed. The next window opens on 16 November 2026 at 13:00 and closes after 90 applications. Prepare the project and documents in advance.

IB Sachsen-Anhalt · Call & application →

IB-Digitalisierungsdarlehen (2021–2027) is a repayable alternative. Check current interest rates and terms with the investment bank.

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Schleswig-Holstein

Apply through WTSH Grant · Implementation module
DKU – Digitalisierungsförderung
  • Funding amount
    Up to 40% of expenditure
  • Funding rate
    Non-repayable
  • Project threshold
    €10,000–€200,000
Eligibility

Small commercial businesses with fewer than 50 employees and turnover or total assets of no more than €10 million. Business premises in Schleswig-Holstein.

Eligible activities

Innovative digitalisation, software, hardware and associated services. Consulting is a separate module.

Relevance for your laboratory

Introducing connected laboratory processes may be relevant. Explain the innovation and sustainability benefits. Cloud, hosting and service costs are eligible for a limited period.

WTSH · DKU, terms & application →

DigiBonus II is the former programme. Current projects fall under DKU and its new conditions.

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Thuringia

Digitalbonus: budget exhausted
Digitalbonus Thüringen is closed

New applications are not possible; the operator does not plan a relaunch. TAB directs suitable investment projects to InnoInvest, whose requirements must be checked separately.

TAB · Status & InnoInvest alternative →
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FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION

Five steps to your digital laboratory

  1. Define the project

    We review your workflows, goals and the digital improvements you want to achieve.

  2. Find the right programme

    Together, we check your location, company size and the funding body’s requirements.

  3. Prepare the documents

    We provide a quotation, project description and technical information for your application.

  4. Submit the application

    Your company submits the application. We help you prepare the necessary documents in accordance with the programme rules.

  5. Implement the system

    We configure anyRM Lab and train your team once the project is allowed to start.

FUNDING QUESTIONS

Make an informed decision

  • Can a SaaS licence be funded?

    This depends on the programme. Check licence costs, subscription periods and ongoing service charges separately. A broader process improvement is easier to justify than an ongoing standard subscription.

  • Who submits the application?

    Your company submits the application. anyRM helps you prepare the necessary documents, including a quotation, project description and technical information. In Bavaria, you use your own ELSTER business account.

  • Does my laboratory need ISO 17025 or GMP?

    These digitalisation programmes do not impose a general ISO or GMP requirement. Eligibility depends on each programme’s company and project conditions.

  • Is the grant paid before implementation?

    Payment arrangements depend on the programme. For example, MID-Digitalisierung uses reimbursement: your company pays upfront and claims the funding share after completion.

  • Is every anyRM Lab project automatically eligible?

    The funding body assesses each case. Confirm the project scope, digital improvement and all cost items before placing a binding order.

Let’s plan your digital laboratory

Show us your laboratory workflows. Together, we define the project scope and prepare the technical documentation for your funding application.

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