DESY Start-up Office

Looking for some inspiration over the summer? Are you curious to learn what kind of business ideas students at Stanford University are working on? If yes, check out Steve Blank's post about this year's Lean Launchpad class: This year all eight student teams participating in the course decided to turn their project into a startup. You can not only watch the students' final presentations but also learn how their ideas have been developed and adapted to customer feedback during the 10-weeks of the course. Dorothea Ringe Christina Frehse Lizzy Harmstorf #inspiration #leanlaunchpad #leanstartup #watchandlearn #entrepreneurship

Have you noticed any suspicious vibes near the Volksparkstadion today? Taylor Swift has entered the hood and will attract 50.000 fans and tons of glitter to Bahrenfeld tonight and tomorrow. During the two concerts, the WAVE initiative will livestream the vibration measurements from 18:00-23:00: https://lnkd.in/emB75D_S What an exciting project! You can read more about it below 👇

We are pleased to see the final product from Team AMB (Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies), who recently completed the Helmholtz Field Study Fellowship. Anna Good took the lead in the 3-month-long market study and interviewed over 16 customers from across academia and industry. The study gives teams powerful insights into their customers and what their future solution could look like. One product of the study is an 'explainer' video (as you see below) where the team members explain their business offering.   Congrats to AMB on this achievement! Anna Sobolov Good, MBA Anthony Hessel, PhD Lizzy Harmstorf Christina Frehse #marketresearch #customerneeds #startupinsights

Who is up for a fun event on the DESY campus? Register for the Science Pub Quiz on August 01, hosted by the H-Bar and PIER - Partnership of Universität Hamburg and DESY and test your science knowledge. We bet this will be a great event and a good opportunity to connect: https://lnkd.in/etxKritk Timo Christian Martin Sandik Fateme Jaleh #sciencequiz #competition #DESYcommunity

What a beautiful prelude to summer! Yesterday, we invited all friends and program participants to the sunny rooftop terrace of the Innovation Village to kick off the season together. We enjoyed engaging conversations, a delightful BBQ, and simply had a fantastic time. It was wonderful to see how the different groups, such as Future Innovators, DESY Start-up School, and our alumni start-ups, mingled and exchanged experiences. We are proud that the sciencepreneur community on the DESY campus is growing constantly. Thank you to all our guests for coming and making this afternoon unforgettable! Lizzy Harmstorf Dorothea Ringe Christina Frehse Zeynep Işıl Işık Dursun (PhD) Katrin Schönert Timo Christian #DESYstartups #sciencepreneur #innovationvillage #summervibes

We don't want to jinx it, but it looks like summer has finally arrived at DESY campus! Before the official start of the Hamburg holiday season, the DESY Start-up Office is happy to welcome all pre-founders teams, the participants of ongoing programs like Future Innovators and the Start-up School, all alumni teams and friends for a summer BBQ on the wonderful rooftop terrace of the Innovation Village. Join us to say hello to summer, and to mingle with the sciencepreneur community of the DESY campus. This will be a great opportunity to meet again, have a chat, and share some of your experiences with other founders. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/duphnYn5 Lizzy Harmstorf Dorothea Ringe Christina Frehse Fateme Jaleh Zeynep Işıl Işık Dursun (PhD) Martin Sandik Katrin Schönert Timo Christian

The Winter Batch 24/25 of AI.STARTUP.HUB is now open for applications - if you have an business idea in the field of AI, the 6-month AI Ideation Program is a great opportunity for you to receive extensive support for the implementation of your research. Apply by August 18: https://lnkd.in/es4W3Dih

Have you missed the Startup Port Community Day 2024 in June? Catch up and get some impressions from the uplifting event in our little recap video below. The impressive Leuphana Zentralgebäude was bathed in yellow & purple when people from the entire Hamburg metropolitan region interested in innovation and start-ups came together 3 weeks ago to connect, chat, and get inspired. We are already looking forward to next year! #StartupPort2024 #networking #communityevent #ideationchallenge

Watch out, the application deadline for the European Pitch Contest of Bits & Pretzels is coming up! The international conference for founders and enthusiasts from the start-up scene will host 5.000 founders, investors, and industry leaders for three days full of learning, networking & doing business from September 29 to October 01 (pack your Dirndl or Lederhose for Munich's Oktoberfest!) Eligibility Criteria for the Pitch Competition: -> You have an MVP or an existing product -> Your startup was founded in 2019 or later -> Your startup has less than 100 employees -> Your startup has raised less than 15 mio € in cumulative equity funding while not exceeding Series A Can you check the boxes? Are you ready to stand out? Then apply until July 07, we are crossing all our fingers. For more info click the link below ⬇

Just back from two great days in Berlin, where I was very honoured to co-host a thematic table at The Transatlantic Big Science Conference together with Robert Okabe from our partner institution the Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago, part of the University of Illinois System. DESY and the Discovery Partners Institute have an active collaboration with the aim of supporting each other’s technology transfer and innovation activities. This collaboration encompasses among other activities, the sharing of best practices and the opportunity for mentoring and supporting startup teams regarding market entry in the US or Germany. DPI faculty also support the current DESY Startup School as lecturers and mentors. In Berlin, we discussed during the thematic table what needs to be done to foster more #startup activities from the impressive science base in world-leading national labs on both sides of the Atlantic. The discussion concluded that #education in schools and at universities has a crucial role to play to prepare future scientists not only for a scientific career but also to inspire them and equip them with the necessary skills to spin-off a business. Secondly, the political and legal framework is very important for the success of startups further down the line. It is still harder for startups to raise sufficient funds in Europe than it is in the US. In the US, the #SBIR and the #STTR programs play an important role in funding early stage deep-tech startups' R&D. Federal Agencies participating in the programs are required to dedicate 3% of their R&D budget to R&D projects run in conjunction with small businesses or startups. This could be an interesting model for Germany to help close the funding gap. Thank you to Robert Okabe, Arik Willner, Michael Rossbach, Prof. Dr. Franz Kaertner, Petra Vorsteher, Ragnar Kruse, Ioannis Legouras and Egbert Jolie for a great discussion!