About this expo
iENA is recognized as the world's leading trade fair exclusively focused on inventions, new products, and innovation concepts. It provides a vital platform for bridging the gap between an idea's inception and its industrial application, emphasizing transferable technologies with clear commercial viability. The event attracts a diverse audience, including universities, research institutes, private inventors with patented or patent-pending technologies, start-ups, and SMEs with functional prototypes ready for market introduction.
Exhibitors at iENA include individuals with ideas, prototypes, or finished products seeking manufacturers, distribution partners, or patent exploiters. The fair serves as a forum for inventors to connect with licensees and exploiters worldwide, offering exposure, direct feedback from industry experts, and opportunities to win awards that elevate an invention's profile. Attendees include serious scouts from industrial firms, licensing managers, and investors actively seeking to acquire or partner on external innovations.
The main topics for inventions showcased span daily necessities, working methods, transportation, chemistry, metallurgy, textiles, construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, services, information technology, environmental protection, energy technology, and mobility. The event is held annually, fostering networking and marketing opportunities for freelance inventors, international associations, companies, handicraft enterprises, universities, and research institutes.
Highlights
5 items- Annually held in Nuremberg, Germany
- AUMA-listed event
- More than 540 inventions (2025) and 274 exhibitors (2025)
- Features concurrent programs like the iENA Innovation Seminar and iENA START Symposium
- Takes place at Messezentrum, specifically Hall 10 of Messe Nürnberg
FAQ
5 questionsWhen and where does it take place?+
iENA takes place from October 31 to November 2, 2026, at Messezentrum, specifically Hall 10 of Messe Nürnberg, in Nuremberg, Germany.
Who organizes it?+
The event is organized by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH.
What industries and products are covered?+
iENA covers a wide range of invention topics including daily necessities, working methods, transportation, chemistry, metallurgy, textiles, construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, services, information technology, environmental protection, energy technology, and mobility.
How can I attend or exhibit?+
Information for exhibitors and visitors, including documents and details, is available on the official website. The event provides a platform for inventors seeking manufacturers, distribution partners, or patent exploiters, and for industry professionals looking for new technologies.
Are there any practical participation details?+
The iENA trade show catalogue, listing inventions and names, can be ordered from the start of the trade show. The catalogue price for shipping within Germany is €15.60 (2025), including postage, packaging, and VAT.
