sovanta opens AppHaus in Newtown Square

On September 15, 2026, the moment had finally arrived: We opened the doors to our new sovanta AppHaus Newtown Square. A moment we had been working toward for a long time – and a milestone we are incredibly proud of. Our journey began in Heidelberg in 2009. Today, we are bringing the sovanta spirit to the US – with our own AppHaus at the heart of the American SAP ecosystem and just minutes away from SAP’s Newtown Square campus.

or the Grand Opening, we had the pleasure of welcoming customers, SAP colleagues, partners, and guests from the regional business and technology community to our new home at 3407 West Chester Pike. The timing couldn’t have been better, with our Grand Opening taking place alongside the SAP Connect Days for AI & Data Leaders. Because this is exactly what we created this space for: to come together, develop ideas, tackle challenges, and turn innovation into reality.

Photo: Philly Photo & Philm
Photo: Philly Photo & Philm
Photo: Philly Photo & Philm
Photo: Philly Photo & Philm
Photo: Philly Photo & Philm
Photo: Philly Photo & Philm
Photo: Philly Photo & Philm

Our new AppHaus is designed in the style of the sovanta Innovation Factory – and that is very intentional. This is not a place where we simply talk about innovation. It is a place where we work side by side with our customers to bring it to life. Our experts help teams identify the right use cases and turn them into tangible solutions using the latest AI technologies from SAP. “Others talk about agents. We build them.”

Three perspectives, one shared vision

Our Grand Opening kicked off with a joint welcome from Claus Heinrich, Founder & CEO of sovanta, Christian Heinrich, President sovanta America, and David Robinson, President SAP North America and Americas Customer Success Functions.

The stage then belonged to two long-standing sovanta customers: Sunil Guna, Senior Director ERP Platform Lead at Elanco, and Eric Lemmel, Managing Director at Endress+Hauser InfoServe. Both shared personal insights into their innovation work with us, reflected on their journeys so far, and showed what AI-powered business transformation looks like in their specific business contexts.

What we value most about sovanta is how they collaborate with us: honest, well organized, and always a step ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Over the past year, they have become a true trusted advisor, and the sovanta AppHaus Newtown Square gives us the place to keep turning ideas into real impact with SAP.
Sunil Guna
Sr. Director, ERP Lead at Elanco Animal Health
Since founding sovanta in Germany in 2009, our approach has been to work closely with our customers on real business challenges and turn them into meaningful innovation. That approach has paid off – and bringing it to the US with our sovanta AppHaus Newtown Square is an important next step. I’m proud of what we’ve built and grateful for the trust of SAP and our customers.
Dr. Prof. Claus E. Heinrich
Founder & CEO, sovanta
My heart-felt congratulations to the sovanta team for being the second partner of our global network community to open a second AppHaus location in the USA. It shows that the innovation approach we share is not only broadly adopted across the globe but also intensified by our partners, going broader and deeper, so to say. We wish you and your customers lots of success!
Thomas Biedermann
Global Head of SAP AppHaus Network
Establishing the sovanta AppHaus Newtown Square strengthens our presence at the heart of the US-American SAP ecosystem and creates new opportunities to collaborate even more closely with SAP and our customers in the US. As part of the SAP AppHaus Network, we can combine proven human-centered innovation approaches with sovanta’s AI and SAP expertise to move from ideas to tangible business outcomes faster. Our AppHaus is our sovanta Innovation Factory brought to life – where we turn innovation from one-off projects into a scalable, repeatable approach.
Christian Heinrich
President, sovanta America
This isn’t just a new location, it’s a place built around our customers and their challenges. We want to sit down together, understand where AI can create real value, and turn the most promising use cases into solutions that work in practice. I’m excited to welcome our first customers to Newtown Square, roll up our sleeves, and build what’s next together.
Sven Arndt
CTO, sovanta America

sovanta AppHaus Newtown Square: Experience innovation

What started in Heidelberg in 2009 is now entering a new chapter in the US. For us, Newtown Square is much more than another office location. It is a place where our approach to innovation becomes visible, tangible, and something you can experience firsthand.

We are looking forward to workshops and hackathons. To new ideas and ambitious challenges. To welcoming many customers, SAP colleagues, and partners through our doors. And most of all, to developing solutions together that make a real difference. The doors are open. Welcome to the sovanta AppHaus Newtown Square.

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Sven Arndt
CTO sovanta America

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Sven Arndt is CTO at sovanta America. He has enriched a large number of projects with his knowledge as a software engineer and cloud solution architect. As an innovator, he plays a key role in the development of overarching topics such as development operations, platform engineering, security and data protection, both internally and for customers.
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