EVENTS

Feb
26

From PhD to Innovator
On-site Workshop
26.+27.02.2026 • 9 am–5.00 pm
  • TUM Venture Labs
  • Technische Universität München
  • Universität der Bundeswehr München
  • Social Entrepreneurship Akademie
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum München
Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit! In our two-day innovation workshop, tailored to researchers of all disciplines, you will discover your entrepreneurial skills. Guided by professional innovation coaches, you will develop ideas for a potential business case in small groups. The workshop takes place on-site in Munich between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm. Participation is free and…
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Your Research Canvas 
Online Workshop
26.02.2026 • 2 pm–4.30 pm
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
  • Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
  • Hochschule Mainz
  • Hochschule RheinMain
  • Hochschule Geisenheim University
  • Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Have you ever thought about the application potential of your own research? If not, this workshop is for you. You will reflect about user groups and the network of stakeholders that surround you and your research. How will your research benefit them? Brainstorm potential use cases and help each other to take your ideas to…
Info Enroll until 23.02.2026 
Mar
18

From PhD to Innovator: Kick-Off RISE
On-site Workshop
18.+19.03.2026 • 9 am– 5 pm
  • Universität Stuttgart
  • HAW Baden-Württemberg
  • Hochschule Esslingen
  • Universität Hohenheim
  • Universität Ulm
  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Get to know entrepreneurship as an alternative path to your academic career. Reflect on your own failure and learning journey and think about how to consolidate and develop your personal entrepreneurial skill set.  Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit! In our two-day innovation workshop, tailored to researchers of all disciplines, you will discover your entrepreneurial skills. Guided…
Info Enroll until 11.03.2026 
24

From Research to Impact: Creating Meaning and Value
Online Workshop
24.03.2026 • 9 am–2.30 pm
  • Universität Greifswald
  • Hochschule Stralsund
  • Universität Rostock
  • Hochschule Wismar
  • Hochschule Neubrandenburg
Have you ever thought about the application potential of your own research? If not, this workshop is for you. You will reflect about user groups and the network of stakeholders that surround you and your research. How will your research benefit them? Brainstorm potential use cases and help each other to take your ideas to…
Info Enroll until 21.03.2026 
26

Ideation
Online Workshop
26.03.2026 • 2 pm–4.30 pm
  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  • Universität Heidelberg
  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
  • Hochschule Offenburg
You have been working on your research for a while, but haven’t figured out how to translate it into a concrete business idea? Or maybe you have many ideas and cannot decide which one to follow? Based on the Design Thinking methodology, you will try out different ideation techniques. You will learn what makes a…
Info Enroll until 23.03.2026 

From Lab to Sciencepreneurship
On-site Workshop
26.+27.03.2026 • 9 am–5.00 pm
  • KOALA
  • ChemStars
  • Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie e.V. (CLIB)
  • Fachhochschule Dortmund
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Center for Entrepreneurship Düsseldorf (CEDUS)
  • Ruhr-Universität Bochum
  • Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
  • Technische Universität Dortmund
  • Universität Duisburg-Essen
  • Universität Münster
Get to know entrepreneurship as an alternative path to your academic career. Reflect on your own failure and learning journey and think about how to consolidate and develop your personal entrepreneurial skill set.  Get to know the concept of entrepreneurship by breaking the entrepreneurial stereotype. Meet two role models who tell their stories of founding…
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Apr
16

Your Research Canvas
Online Workshop
16.04.2026 • 2 pm–4.30 pm
  • Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
  • Technische Universität Clausthal
  • Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
Have you ever thought about the application potential of your own research? If not, this workshop is for you. You will reflect about user groups and the network of stakeholders that surround you and your research. How will your research benefit them? Brainstorm potential use cases and help each other to take your ideas to…
Info Enroll until 13.04.2026 
30

Social Entrepreneurship
Online Workshop
30.04.2026 • 9 am–11.30 am
  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
  • Universität Heidelberg
  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
  • Hochschule Offenburg
How can entrepreneurs synergise social responsibility and financial interests? We will look behind the broad meaning of social entrepreneurship, reflect on our personal understanding and give practical examples of careers and concepts in these sectors. You will meet role models, who will let you in on their personal journeys as social entrepreneurs. 
Info Enroll until 27.04.2026 
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