YES – we foster networks!

Young Entrepreneurs in Science promotes the development and growth of regional networks for entrepreneurship and innovation – powered by strong partners from academia and industry.

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

Shaping Research Transfer Together

Together with our academic partners, we encourage academic staff, advanced master’s students, doctoral candidates, and postdocs to actively engage in research transfer and explore career paths beyond universities and research institutes. Through interactive workshops and practice-oriented methods, we enhance transfer skills and open new perspectives for researchers.

Partnerships within the Young Entrepreneurs in Science initiative support long-term success in entrepreneurial activities and boost the reputation of universities and research institutions as hubs for innovation and start-ups.


Our partners in workshop organisation

Our partners are actively involved in shaping the workshops – they provide venues, introduce successful spin-off founders as inspiring role models, and offer participants authentic insights into entrepreneurial experiences. They also invite experts to sit on pitch juries, helping participants connect with local start-up centres.


Benefits of a YES partnership

  • Access to a nationwide network for promoting innovation and research transfer
  • Expansion of regional offerings with high-quality, English-language formats for researchers
  • Regular exchange with peers across Germany at network events
  • Sustainable connections with participants and the Falling Walls Community
  • Possibility to get a ”Certification as a “Young Entrepreneurs in Science CAMPUS” to highlight excellent work in entrepreneurial awareness and knowledge transfer
  • Free participation in Train-the-Trainer and Train-the-Scout programmes

Our CAMPUS Certificate for Partners

The Young Entrepreneurs in Science Campus Certificate recognises partner institutions committed to entrepreneurial awareness and sustainable initiatives. The certificate is awarded based on the fulfilment of quality standards in planning and implementing awareness-raising activities in cooperation with YES.

The certificate is valid for one year and can be extended upon renewal of commitment.


Good reasons for the certificate

  • Visibility within a nationwide network of institutions committed to entrepreneurship in the German research landscape
  • Internal visibility of the initiative – among doctoral researchers, postdocs, master’s students, academic staff, and university leadership
  • A visible sign of a successful partnership with Young Entrepreneurs in Science
  • Flexibility and visibility for partner institutions in the implementation of workshops
  • Anchoring the topic as a funding priority within the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research)

 

YES partners can apply for the certificate by completing a short questionnaire. Application rounds are held twice a year – in April and October.

Contacts
Ilaria Maggi

Partner- & Qualitätsmanagement

+49-30-6098839-725 ilaria.maggi@falling-walls.com

Network Meet-Ups – Exchange with Leading Figures in Science and Innovation

To strengthen regional and national entrepreneurship ecosystems, Young Entrepreneurs in Science facilitates dialogue among partners through regular online network meetings and events. At these nationwide gatherings, we address current topics together and work collaboratively on solutions.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!

Contacts
Ilaria Maggi

Partner- & Qualitätsmanagement

+49-30-6098839-725 ilaria.maggi@falling-walls.com

Kathrin Mengis

Partnermanagement und Training & Curriculum

+49-30-6098839-767 kathrin.mengis@falling-walls.com

Miett Xylander

Partnermanagement

+49-30-6098839-743 miett.xylander@falling-walls.com

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as Innovation Hubs

Our industry partners enrich their regions as centres of innovation – by presenting career opportunities for highly qualified professionals and encouraging young researchers to found their own ventures. YES also enables networking with universities and research institutions, fostering stronger connections to improve technology transfer. Together, we promote start-up friendly conditions in Germany and enhance the public image of German companies as drivers of innovation.

 

We make innovation support visible

Our sponsors enable and share our mission – we empower highly qualified researchers to turn their cutting-edge topics into actionable business ideas. As part of the programme, they publicly position themselves as supporters of innovation and excellence in research transfer.

This collaboration is showcased globally in our communications via flyers, the website, certificates, and workshop presentations. Sponsors may also contribute actively to workshops by providing role models (intrapreneurs).

PARTNER HANDBOOK

Our Offer at a Glance

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NETWORK MAP

Our Network at a Glance

Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH – UFZ

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

Fresenius Hochschule

Social Entrepreneurship Akademie

Next event From Research to Innovation, 05.06.2025 • 9 am–2.30 pm More info

TUM Venture Labs

Next event From Research to Innovation, 05.06.2025 • 9 am–2.30 pm More info

GreenCHEM

Hochschule Mainz

Haereus

Vossius & Partner

Uniklinikum Freiburg

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Hochschule Coburg

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Charité BIH Innovation

Hochschule Hof

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH)

Startup Port

Hamburg Innovation

KOALA

Helmholtz München

Next event From Research to Innovation, 05.06.2025 • 9 am–2.30 pm More info

Hertie School

PIER

Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit

Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen

Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung

Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung

Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung

Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung

Mainz Research School of Translational Biomedicine (TransMed)

Technische Universität Nürnberg

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg

Universität Potsdam x Universitat Jaume I

Ruhr-Universität Bonn

Hochschule Offenburg

Hochschule Furtwangen

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Brandenburgische Technische Universität

Gründungsnetzwerk SAXEED

WISTA

H3 Health Hub

Hochschule Fulda

Charité Berlin

Hochschule Fresenius Pioneer Lab

GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen

Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften

Hochschule Hannover

Universität Vechta

Hochschule Osnabrück

Universität Osnabrück

Hochschule Emden/Leer

Jade Hochschule

Universität Augsburg

SORMAS Foundation

Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie

DAAD

Die Deutschen Zentren der Gesundheitsforschung (DZG)

Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften Baden- Württemberg

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Deutsche Zentren der Gesundheitsforschung (DZG)

Zeppelin Universität

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Berliner Hochschule für Technik

Zukunftsorte Berlin

Universität Hohenheim

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Technische Universität Ilmenau

Technische Universität Clausthal

Science & Startups by Berlin University Alliance

Promotionskolleg NRW

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Hochschule RheinMain

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften München

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren

German Scholars Organization

FU Berlin, Graduiertenzentrum Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie

FU Berlin, Promotionsprogramm Natural Sciences

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg

CBBS Graduate Program (Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg)

academics

Schott

Jenoptik

B.Braun Melsungen

PERI

Immatics

Daimler

Krones

Miethke

EWE

CLAAS

European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH

Raytheon Anschütz

Evonik

Universität Münster

Universität zu Lübeck

Universität zu Köln

Next event Another Unlocking Research Potential, 09.+10.07.2025 • 9 am–5.00 pm More info

Universität Ulm

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Universität Trier

Universität Stuttgart

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Universität Rostock

Universität Regensburg

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Universität Potsdam

Next event From PhD to Impact Innovator, 12.+13.06.2025 • 9 am–5.00 pm More info

Universität Mannheim

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Universität Konstanz

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Universität Koblenz

Universität Kassel

Universität Hildesheim

Universität Heidelberg

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Universität Hamburg

Universität Greifswald

Universität Erfurt

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Universität des Saarlandes

Universität der Bundeswehr München

Next event From Research to Innovation, 05.06.2025 • 9 am–2.30 pm More info

Universität Bremen

Technische Universität München

Next event From Research to Innovation, 05.06.2025 • 9 am–2.30 pm More info

Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

Technische Universität Hamburg

Technische Universität Dortmund

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Technische Universität Berlin

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg

Technische Universität Dresden

Technische Universität Chemnitz

Technische Hochschule Köln

Technische Hochschule Brandenburg

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Potsdam Science Park

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Next event From Research to Innovation, 05.06.2025 • 9 am–2.30 pm More info

Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Leibniz Universität Hannover

KIT – Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Hochschule Esslingen

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

Hochschule Wismar

Hochschule Reutlingen

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Hochschule Geisenheim University

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Center for Entrepreneurship Düsseldorf (CEDUS)

Hasso-Plattner-Institut, School of Entrepreneurship

Handelshochschule Leipzig

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Next event Your Research Canvas, 22.05.2025 • 14 – 16.30 PM More info

Freie Universität Berlin

Fraunhofer-Venture

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Fachhochschule Wedel

Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e. V. (DZNE)

Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

DBFZ Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

Cluster industrielle Biotechnologie e.V. (CLIB)

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

ChemStars.NRW

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Bauhaus Universität Weimar

Barkhausen-Institut

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Next event From Idea to Pitch, 15.05.2025 • 10.00 am–3.30 pm More info

Sartorius

SIEMENS

Boehringer Ingelheim

Leibniz Gemeinschaft

Die Zeit Verlagsgruppe

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

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