On 30.04.2014 the SAP UCC Magdeburg has been announced the first SAP Big Data Innovation Center. The UCC in Magdeburg is thus enhanced to an interdisciplinary research center. It will enable academics worldwide to leverage SAP HANA to re-invent business processes based on new Big Data applications. Furthermore, SAP UCC Magdeburg will support Big Data-based research projects, for instance research in genetics, geology and physics.