Fraunhofer AHEAD

🚀 Slush Day #2 – A Recap of Highlights 🚀 After an exciting Day 1 of Slush, Day 2 didn’t disappoint us and was filled with just as many exciting insights! On this second day, our colleagues Anna Reisnecker, Lisa Hofer, Antonia Arnold, and Florian Ascherl had the chance to network with innovative minds, gather valuable insights, and gain fresh perspectives. 💡 Here are the highlights: ◾ Connecting with German ecosystems like Niedersachsen.next, Campus Founders, and Gründungswerft - let's join up forces with a meeting back in Germany ◾ Gaining insights into hot topics such as the challenges #techstartups face in their early stage and how to build lasting company cultures ◾ Celebrating the innovative spirit at the Slush 100 pitch finals, where brilliant ideas took the spotlight. We also gain new impulses to improve the pitch trainings of our teams in AHEAD ◾ Laughing along with the hilarious and entertaining #TechRoastShow   In our opinion, SLUSH is one of the most important events in the startup and tech space, and we’re grateful to have been part of it! 🙏 A big thank you to everyone involved – we say "ensi vuoteen asti" (until next year in Finnish) and are already looking forward to Slush 2025! 🎉 Julia Bauer Florian Uri Leo Mueck Annalena Sadler Clara Berger Amélie Fichtl Lui Herz #Slush2024 #Networking #Innovation #FutureOfTech

⭐ Updates from our colleagues from the #Slush2024 in Helsinki: Day 1 Recap! What a start to this incredible event! Slush has already delivered inspiring conversations, innovative ideas, and outstanding experiences. Here’s what our colleagues Anna Reisnecker, Lisa Hofer, Antonia Arnold and Florian Ascherl have been up to on Day 1: ✅ Connecting with changemakers: From exchanging with innovation managers at leading companies to discuss on new ideas with ecosystem builders from regions all over Europe, we’re gathering insights to make the #AHEADprogram even better! ✅ Reuniting with our #alumni teams old friends: Great catching up with Dr. Can Azkan from SIMPL and Felix Carl Wiegandt from Inhale+ — it's always inspiring to see familiar faces driving their #startup projects forward. ✅ Immersing ourselves in the Slush experience: From #napboxes to Slush’s iconic dark ambiance, it’s a whole new era of event culture of what we want to transfer some to our own AHEAD event formats. ✅ Soaking up ideas on stage: Inspiring sessions covering topics like talent density, digital playgrounds for kids and teams, and much more. We’re pumped for Day 2, which promises even more exciting #1on1meetups and the pitching finals. 💡 Oh, and one last thing... 🍴 While we love the vegan food options at Slush, last night’s raclette from swisstech and ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA reminded us that melted cheese is undefeated 🧀 If you’re at Slush, let’s connect! Drop us a message or come say hi. 👋 #InnovationEcosystem #TechEntrepreneurship #Network

🚀 Discover our new teams from AHEAD Batch Nr. 16 – this time in the tech verticals of "Materials" and "Chemistry," featuring three teams that are enabler of sustainability ♻️ ◾ CMID (Component & Material Identification) ◾ Biogenic Matter ◾ GROVE Additives YOUR TASKS 📹 Watch the video for a brief introduction 🔍 Find out what each team is looking for to help drive their development 💬 Get in touch if you can offer feedback, connections, or any other support! We’re excited to watch their progress and see how they bring their ideas to life within the AHEAD program! Stay tuned for more exciting projects coming soon! 🎉 Matthias Ahlhelm Frauke Buchner Thomas Härtling Hendrik Leibrandt Benedikt Bührle Marcel Winter Dr. Christian Schütz Katrin Markus #innovation #entrepreneurship #techtransfer

Are you ready for Slush 2024? 🌟 This week on November 20–21, 2024, the global startup ecosystem will gather in Helsinki for SLUSH – one of the world’s leading events for entrepreneurs, startups, investors, and tech visionaries! We’re excited to be part as „Team AHEAD“! Our colleagues Anna Reisnecker, Lisa Hofer and Antonia Arnold are looking forward to engaging discussions, inspiring encounters, and exploring the future of innovation together with the international community! 💡 Also our colleague Florian Ascherl from the Fraunhofer Venture #CoLab will be there. He will be scouting for promising startup cooperations that will be matched with the tech expertise of our Fraunhofer institutes and later on supported in the AHEAD #incubator. Wishing all participants at SLUSH a successful and inspiring event with many new valuable connections. Are you attending too? Reach out to us and connect with our colleagues! ✨ Julia Bauer Florian Uri Leo Mueck Annalena Sadler Clara Berger Amélie Fichtl Lui Herz  #Slush #Startups #VentureBuilding #Networking

🚀 Get to know our new teams - this time in the next two verticals: "Manufacturing" and "Telecommunication" with five teams in total: ◾ ANTIPASTI ◾ LSP-Void ◾ Synthetic Syense  ◾ LCPAA ◾ Edge Mesh Networks YOUR TASKS  📹 Watch the video with the short description  🔍 Check out what each team is searching for to support their development  💬 Reach out if you can support one of the teams with feedback, connections, or other resources! We're excited to follow their progress and see how they bring their visions to life within the AHEAD program! Stay tuned for the next projects coming soon! 🎉 Max Hesse Chris Henze Karl Schweizer Torsten Ohlenforst Felix Kreyß Sebastian Karl Hans Adel Johannes B. Frank Nachtrab @Beatrice Bendjus @Lili Dr. Chen Petra Gospodnetić Maximilian Grau @Richard Metzler Thanh Minh Trang Nguyen #innovation #entrepreneurship #techtransfer 

🚨 AHEAD x Road to START Summit 2025 - calling all AHEAD alumni from Munich and the surrounding area! 🚨 In December you have the unique opportunity to present your Smart Tech or Green Tech startup at the Road to START Summit and secure a spot at the prestigious START Summit 2025 in St. Gallen! And we can provide limited tickets to selected teams. The Road to START Summit is the annual pitch event presented by START Munich, a dynamic platform that brings together students, innovative start-ups, and visionary investors. 🤝 This year, some of our AHEAD teams will be attending for the first time to support and connect with the community—join us and be part of this exciting experience! 🌟 When? 📅 December 9, 2024 Where? 📍 Google Office, Erika-Mann Straße 33, Munich Application Deadline for Startups: ❗November 24, 2024❗ Interested? Secure your spot now! 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/deDDdabv Not a Startup? No problem! You can still join the event as an attendee! Julia Bauer Florian Uri Anna Reisnecker Lisa Hofer Leo Mueck Antonia Arnold Annalena Sadler Clara Berger Amélie Fichtl Florian Ascherl Lui Herz FTTF Fraunhofer Venture credium vandeyk.tech CAURUS Technologies AMPEERS ENERGY START Global Google #Batch16 #AHEADProgram #Innovation #Startups #STARTMunich #RtSS

🚀 Get to know our Batch 16 teams! 🚀 We’re thrilled to give you a sneak peak into our 28 teams from Batch 16. Today, we’re starting within the first industry tag of software & digital! This category features 4 innovative teams:  ▪️K&M   ▪️LARS   ▪️RoSa   ▪️SafeTbox  Check out the video for more details on their interesting projects!  We can’t wait to see how these teams evolve in the AHEAD program and bring their visions to life. 🌟 Stay tuned for next week, where we’ll dive into the telecommunication & manufacturing section with 5 equally exciting teams and their projects! 📡 Julia Bauer Florian Uri Anna Reisnecker Lisa Hofer Leo Mueck Antonia Arnold Annalena Sadler Clara Berger Amélie Fichtl Florian Ascherl Lui Herz Natalia Ogorelysheva Rico Ahlbäumer @Jan Finke @Ian Murnane Ramez Awad Tobias Schaefle Moritz Barten Mohamed El-Shamouty Aulon Bajrami Sharath Nataraj Çağatay Odabaşı Ioannis Sorokos @Joshua Frey #Batch16 #AHEADProgram #Innovation #Startups #Entrepreneurship

🚀 Kickoff for our two-day virtual checkin! 🚀 Every three weeks we are holding two-day checkins with our AHEAD teams. Todays is the first for our 28 new teams from Batch 16. 🔍 What happens during todays checkin? Our teams are diving into inspiring workshops, gathering valuable insights by our expert network as well as profit from different networking events. The key highlights for todays checkin include: 📊 Trent Huon sharing expert advice on Target Application & Market Sizing 🔧 Michael Liecke offering insights into Advanced Market Analysis Tools 📚 Barbara Rempter providing an overview of IP Basics 🏆 Peter Keinz discussing strategies around Competitors and USP 💡 Sophie Bayley focusing on Purpose, Trust, and Values These inputs will help our teams steer their projects with precision and stay on course toward achieving their goals. We are excited to support the progress of our teams and lay the foundation for their future success! 🌟 Join us and be part of this journey! Julia Bauer Florian Uri Anna Reisnecker Lisa Hofer Leo Mueck Antonia Arnold Annalena Sadler Clara Berger Amélie Fichtl Florian Ascherl Lui Herz #Batch16 #Checkin #Innovation #Startups #Entrepreneurship

👩🔬 Calling all women in tech interested in entrepreneurship! Join our friends from >SMART> GREEN ACCELERATOR (together with Up2B Accelerator, Life Science Accelerator Baden-Württemberg, Cyberlab as well as FUTUR F) for two half-day workshops on October 18 & 23, 2024, designed specifically for women with a technical background who are interested in entrepreneurship! Whether you have a concrete idea or just curiosity, this is the perfect opportunity to connect and learn.   🗓 Workshop Details: Day 1: Focus on Personal Development and Leadership Mindset Day 2: Experience sharing with an established founder and hands-on workshops to implement your business idea 👩💻 Who can participate? All women considering starting a business or those who have already launched and wish to network with like-minded individuals.   For more information and to register, visit their website: https://lnkd.in/eHKgBGGy

🌟 Who supports our AHEAD teams at their local Fraunhofer institute? Across the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with its 32k employees, we run a multiplier community that covers 80% of all institutes and consists of 90 people! Each of them pushes entrepreneurial tech transfer (spin-offs and IP licensing) locally on two levels: 🕵♀️ Operational: Promoting the opportunities of entrepreneurial tech transfer at Fraunhofer and scouting promising projects for Fraunhofer’s deep tech incubation program AHEAD. The promoters also support projects along their journey. 🚀 Institutional: Making sure that everything is set to enable tech transfer at the local Fraunhofer institute (e.g., designing processes to make sure everybody is involved at the right point). Last week, parts of the community met in Berlin to catch up. When meeting at Start A Factory (Fraunhofer IZM) and Fraunhofer FOKUS, we had insightful discussions on local challenges and solutions. Besides that, K.I.E.Z. Künstliche Intelligenz Entrepreneurship Zentrum was introduced by Tobias Szarowicz, we had a great dinner at the amazing restaurant Chen Che Teehaus, and visited the stunning Festival of Lights. A big thank you to Leo Mueck for managing this awesome community! 🔍 You want to learn more about the promoters? Here you go: https://lnkd.in/dCB2Gk43 Charlotte Windolf Alexandra Rydz Jan Hansmann André Thiel Dr. Jens Appell Christian Kurrle Jana Tittmann-Otto Yannik Galetto Martin Landgraf Lisa Kalb Thomas Sporer Thomas Schrodi Samuel Kaden