CIRCULAR REPUBLIC’s Post

I had a great time hosting the "Make it circular!"strategy game by the Circular Economy Initiative and WWF at the TUM Entrepreneurship Day with Polina Ivanova from CIRCULAR REPUBLIC.  While we expected to welcome mainly TUM students, more than half of the participants came from companies, startups, the European Commission or were (PhD) students from other universities. 🚀 My three highlights: 1️⃣ Great interest in circular economy solutions: The interest and enthusiasm to participate in the session exceeded our expectations. We even had to turn away participants due to lack of capacity - a clear sign of the growing interest in the circular economy. 2️⃣ High engagement and collaborative spirit: The discussions were lively and inspiring. It was fantastic to see how actively everyone participated, shared ideas and worked together to find solutions. 3️⃣ TUM as a frontrunner in entrepreneurship and sustainability education: The great professional diversity among the participants showed TUM's excellent reputation among students and working professionals. Thanks for everyone joining. Let’s work together on creating a more sustainable future. 🌍 ♻️ TUM Venture Labs Technical University of Munich #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Entrepreneurship #TUM

🌟 Explore the diverse thesis topics at TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass! 🌟 At TUM EMC, we encourage our students to pursue innovative and impactful thesis topics across a wide range of fields, fostering creativity and groundbreaking ideas. Here are the eight key areas our students delve into: - Sustainability & Circular Economy - Healthcare & MedTech - Artificial Intelligence & Robotics - IT & Digitalization - New Energy & Transportation Solutions - Entrepreneurial Growth & Ecosystem - Business Model Innovation - Education 📚 Students from various chairs and schools across TUM bring a rich diversity of expertise and perspectives to TUM EMC. These topics are currently booming, attracting significant interest from investors who recognize the potential for real-world impact. 🔍 These are just a few of the exciting areas you can explore. We are always open to fresh and groundbreaking ideas. If you have a unique thesis concept, we welcome your creativity and innovation. Join TUM EMC and contribute to shaping the future with your entrepreneurial vision! #TUMEntrepreneurialMasterclass #TUM #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #ThesisTopics

I feel lucky to have the opportunity to work on something I am very passionate about during my PhD in neuromorphic computing with a really exciting group of people. This is because I truly find it fascinating to understand how to emulate the mechanisms of the human brain through hardware, and also because I see the tremendous potential of this paradigm. However, thinking about my future career, I have realized that no company in Italy really focuses on neuromorphic hardware. So, I have started to consider what could be done. Then, a few months ago, the Switch2Product call came. This is the Innovation Challenge by Politecnico di Milano, PoliHub - Innovation Park & Startup Accelerator, and Deloitte for innovative solutions, new technologies, and business ideas from students, researchers, PhD, professors, and alumni of Politecnico. It seemed to me an opportunity not to be missed. I applied, with the idea of creating a startup in Italy that develops neuromorphic chips: Neuromorphic Machines (yes, a name open to improvement! 😂). Sharing the passion for the theme and the idea of being able to pursue neuromorphic technology in Italy, Michele, Marco, and Arianna joined me, bringing their incredible expertise. Within the Switch2Product program, the project took shape and structure, aided by the guidance of our mentor, Marco N.. After a long selection process, last Monday, Neuromorphic Machines won the 2023 edition of Switch2Product! 🎉 A special thanks to Politecnico for awarding us the 30,000 € grant for prototyping and validation activities, and to Polihub for inviting us to their acceleration program! Thanks also to the partners and sponsors for all the support received during this adventure, all the team, and our mentor, looking forward to discovering what lies ahead in the future! 🚀 #S2P #Switch2Product #Polimi #Edgecomputing #Neuromorphic #Futureofcomputing #Polihub

Congratulations to the COEP Technological University on its second anniversary as a tech university! As India's third oldest engineering institution, COEP's new status as a technology university brings great autonomy and potential. This milestone marks a critical juncture for the institution in its journey of excellence. As an alumnus and former -director of the institute, it was a moment of happiness, humble pride and privilege to address COEP last Friday. In my address, I emphasized the power of ecosystems. Realizing lofty ambitions requires collective effort. NASSCOM's journey is a testament to how focused collaboration (among competitors!), with growth mindset and no personal agenda, can drive industry-wide and even nation-wide or even global transformation. Similarly, COEP can build a robust ecosystem, leveraging its new-found autonomy that can make it a global center of excellence in tech innovation. Ecosystems flourish when every member dedicates at least 10% of their peak time selflessly. This approach can fuel innovation and drive significant change. I always say, ecosystems can start from as little as a drop and go on to become ponds, lakes, rivers and oceans. And ecosystems are not just about industries, they are a huge lever for institutes too. COEP has the unique opportunity to integrate students, faculty, R&D, entrepreneurship cells, and various departments internally. Externally, partnerships with the local IT industry, MNC R&D centers, Government R@D centers, a vibrant startup ecosystem, global alumni network, and global institutions can position COEP at the forefront of the tech entrepreneurship value chain. Let COEP's journey inspire audacious dreams. The potential is immense, the ambition should be infectious, and the impact will resonate widely. Here’s to COEP’s bright future as a beacon of tech innovation and excellence! nasscom, #COEPAlumniAssociation, Sunil Bhirud, #PramodChaudhari, Dr. Ravindra Utgikar, Ranjit Date, Atul Batra, Debjani Ghosh #COEP #SecondAnniversary #Journey #Ecosystems #Technology #Institution

Building our future: the Venture Scientists that will lead the next wave of innovation are coming... After working in three of the world’s global financial capitals - New York, Paris and now London - it’s refreshing to work from London with Cambridge - which is very much an ideas capital. If we want to find the solutions to the world’s most intractable problems, there is no better place to start in Cambridge - the third biggest scientific innovation cluster in the world, second only to Stanford in the Bay Area and Boston. We're clearly entering an accelerated era of scientific discovery and digital innovation, leading to new value creation, as well as benefits for society. Founders at the University of Cambridge has recently been conceived to support the venture scientists that will lead us through this next period. From hundreds of applicants we’ve now chosen the first cohort of 11 teams, developing solutions derived through diligent research and incremental accumulation of knowledge. These venture scientists - scientists with an entrepreneurial mindset - hold the key to creating the next generation’s most important companies. They are driven to solve a problem that is bigger than themselves. And here in the UK we have many great minds capable of leading a revolution founded on technology from our universities and research institutions. We have four out of the top 10 universities in the world forming a high concentration of talent that attracts people and investors from across the world. The potential is rich: out of 1718 tracked spinouts since 2011, 10% have had a successful exit either through IPO or M&A - better odds than the rest of the VC sector, while the combined enterprise value of Cambridge’s spinouts alone is around $67 billion. But much more needs to be done to support the next generation of venture scientists. For too long in the UK, we have placed our financial capital and its ability to transform lives on a pedestal. In the decades to come it is the people who can uncover solutions to our problems and translate hard technology into practical solutions who should be our rockstars. This first cohort starts in Cambridge but we hope that working with institutions and investors across the UK and in time globally, their vision and determination will change lives everywhere. If you can potentially support them in a very targeted way, drop us a line. Good luck to them all! Thank you to all the mentors, EIRs and ecosystem partners who have supported us thus far. Much more to come... AetoSense BioTryp Therapeutics BravelyCultured Cambridge Vision Technology Molyon Nanomation Orbit Protonera VOLTQUANT William Oak Diagnostics xterna #technews #startups #uktech #FutureTech #venturescience

#RWTHalumni foster #EntrepreneurialTransfer through innovation, start-ups, and industry cooperation | RWTH Aachen University has a huge network of alumni from all over the world. Whether they used to study, research, teach or work in tech or administration, for many of them, their studies or work at RWTH has not only shaped the direction of their professional careers, but also forged a strong bond with their alma mater – lasting well beyond their time in Aachen. Or, as Dr. Annika Hauptvogel put it, "My time at RWTH never really came to an end." Dr. Annika Hauptvogel is a great example of how RWTH alumni drive entrepreneurial transfer from research to industry and society. Upon completing her PhD at Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen, Annika joined Siemens. As Head of Technology & Innovation Management, the RWTH alumna aims to get new technologies off the ground and facilitate their transfer from research to market through innovation ecosystems like the Siemens Research and Innovation Ecosystem Aachen Arc. In addition to RWTH alumni supporting entrepreneurial transfer through research-industry cooperation, there is, of course, the innovators themselves. Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies, founder and CEO of ACCURE Battery Intelligence, and David Oudsandji, founder and CEO of Voltfang, are two of them. Both studied at RWTH and subsequently founded their own start-ups with a focus on #batteries. Along their individual entrepreneurial journeys in the #Aachen start-up ecosystem, the two #RWTH alumni joined forces with further local #battery start-ups to form the #BatteryCircleAachen. Learn more about the different paths of the three RWTH Alumni in the latest issue of "keep in touch": https://lnkd.in/eEmjVyPs You're an RWTH alumna or alumnus yourself and want to get involved? Reach out to explore different oppportunities for collaboration! #ESCNRW #technology #transfer #innovation #startups #entrepreneurship #deeptech Photos: Tilo Turian (left, right), Martin Braun (center)

Another Monday, another reason to celebrate: Yesterday we celebrated the recent appointment of Siavash Khajavi as assistant professor in operations management at the Aalto TUTA - Aalto University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. As a professor one is first of all hired based on one's research merits, or one's potential for doing world-class research. And of course Siavash has cleared that bar. But in addition, there's a few other reasons why he's a great addition to our department and the university. First, he's interested in entrepreneurship, and has also recently founded a company. As an innovation university, it's important for Aalto University to have professors that are interested in entrepreneurship and are active in taking innovations from the lab to the market. Second, he's interested in technologies, like additive manufacturing, digital twins and artificial intelligence, that are at the intersection of our department and especially the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aalto University Department of Computer Science, but also others. There's a nice opportunity to work across departmental borders on impactful research. Third, he's an alumnus of our IEM program, so he knows our students and our community very well. But he has also come here from outside of Finland. This is a sweetspot for being able to drive meaningful change, by knowing how things work here but at the same time seeing things that others don't see. Very happy to have you as part of our faculty, Siavash! #aaltotuta #operationsmanagement #technologyentrepreneurship #multidisciplinarity #innovation

What do Soundcloud, Volvo and Prezi have in common? They were all founded or co-founded by former KTH students. 🚀 KTH offers an entrepreneurial mindset and we want students to explore inventions that challenge real-world problems. How? One way of getting your wildest tech idea to flourish is to connect with KTH Innovation. They support students and researchers at KTH who want to develop an idea or create impact from research. As a university, we provide possibilities for new technology to come to use in society and generate impact for a better future for all - one of several reasons to opt for KTH as your future university.

🎬 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯 - 𝗘𝗽. 𝟮: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝗲? A growing number of individuals from younger generations exhibit a stronger desire to foster #sustainability and equity within our society. However, they often wonder how they can translate this eagerness into tangible actions and meaningful contributions. 👉 For Nele Terveen, a doctoral candidate at the Chair of Corporate Sustainability at the TUM School of Management working for the TUM Venture Labs (Sustainability & Circular Economy), sustainable #entrepreneurship emerges as the pathway forward. 💡 In the second episode of our Welcome To My Lab series, she articulates how #innovation can serve as a catalyst for sustainability, offering solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. She also delves into how her research and the work at the Venture Labs are contributing to this goal. ✅ Learn more about Nele’s research, her experience at Technische Universität München, and the possibilities an academic career at TUM could offer in our video! #TUMunich #TUMGS #doctorate #circulareconomy