User Group: Start-up

  • Mobility & AI

    Mobility & AI

    Schedule

    • Welcome and Introduction – Michael Black  |  Cyber Valley Spokesperson
    • Keynote – Michael Halbherr  |  Co-Founder HERE and Technology Investor
    • Textual Explanations for Self-Driving Vehicles – Zeynep Akata  |  Uni Tübingen
    • Scientific Perspective on Mobility & AI – Andreas Geiger  |  Uni Tübingen / MPI IS
    • Investment – Tobias Jahn  |  BMW i Ventures
    • Companies & Start-ups
      • Kai Przybysz-Herz  |  NAiSE GmbH
      • Martynas Gudonavicius und Jurgis Pašukonis  |  Trafi
      • Philipp Gneiting  |  STARTUP AUTOBAHN / Mercedes Benz AG
    • Discussion

    Registration

    Please register here

     

     

  • Seeding & Early Funding Opportunities

    Seeding & Early Funding Opportunities

    Schedule

    • Welcome and Introduction
    • Overview Early Funding Possibilities
    • Parallel Sessions
      • Univeristy of Tübingen
      • University of Stuttgart
      • Max Planck Innovation
    • Experiences and Programs from the region and Q&A
    • Closing Remarks

    Details below | Please register here.

     

    Welcome and Introduction

    Alex Diehl and Julia Schmaus

    Senior Advisor Cyber Valley 

    Innovation Manager
    Overview Early Funding Possibilities

    Tobias Dürr

    Innovation Manager

    Parallel Sessions

    University of Tübingen

    Sandra Gässler and Daniel Heblik
     

    University of Stuttgart

    Jordi Mauri
     

    Max Planck Innovation

    Florian Kirschenhofer

    Early Funding Opportunities, experiences and programs from the region

    Fraunhofer IPA

    Philipp Topic
     

    bwcon

    Timothy Earnshaw
     

    High-Tech Gründerfonds

    Gernot Berger
     

    Computomics GmbH

    Sebastian Schultheiss
    Closing and final Q&A

    Alex Diehl and Tobias Dürr

    Senior Advisor Cyber Valley 

    Innovation Manager
  • AI & Health

    AI & Health

    Schedule

    • Opening remarks
    • Start-Ups
    • Investors
    • Discussion
    • Closing Remarks
    Opening

    Alex Diehl

    Senior Advisor Cyber Valley
    Start-Ups

    Computomics GmbH (Start-Up, Tübingen)

    Sebastian Schultheiss

    "Computomics’ data analysis experts offer custom services for next-gen sequencing projects – from crop science to metagenomics."
     

    AIRAmed GmbH (Start-Up, Tübingen)

    Christiane Lindig & Tobias Lindig

    "Artificial intelligence makes neuroradiology measurable, Individual and objective."
     

    Curedatis (Early Stage Start-Up, Stuttgart)

    Robert Radloff

    "Current methods for evidence generation and synthesis do not scale to meet the demands, imposed by the exponentional growth of the evidence base."
     

    eye2you GmbH (Start-Up, Tübingen)

    Jörn-Philipp Lies

    "We want to make retinal eye care more accessible to everybody by leveraging the power of cutting-edge AI with the ubiquity of smartphones."
     

    Grazia Equity GmbH (Investor, Stuttgart)

    Benedikt Battke

    "Capital for entrepreneurs."
     

    Apollo Health Ventures (Investor, Hamburg)

    Victor Bustos

    "Apollo Health Ventures develops interventions with the potential to prevent or reverse age-related diseases and extend healthy human lifespan."
    Discussion

    Wieland Brendel

    Machine learning researcher at the University of Tübingen & Co-Founder of Layer7 AI
     

    Alexander Brem

    Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurship in Technology and Digitization, 
    endowed by the Daimler Fund in the Stifterverband, at the University of Stuttgart

    -Moderator-
    Closing

    Alex Diehl

    Senior Advisor Cyber Valley
  • Workshop

    Workshop

    Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the workshop will be virtual (Zoom). If you would like to participate, please register here.
     
    Drawing on an example, our experts will describe a new technology's route to market as well as the relevant legal regulations. They will address a range of topics, including: invention, ownership, know-how, software, open source license, patent law, earnings, and many others.
    While the event is virtual, participants will be invited to interact with the experts and discuss concrete questions and challenges.
     
    Our experts have extensive experience in the relevant fields and look forward to sharing their profound knowledge. They are located at the technology transfer departments of the Universities of Stuttgart and Tübingen, Max Planck Innovation GmbH, the legal department of the Max Planck Society, and an external guest from the law firm Boehmert & Boehmert. We also have a founder with us, who can report from her own experience regarding the practical implementation.
     
    Our experts:
    Universities:
    Dr. Rolf Hecker, Head of Technology Transfer & Start-ups, University of Tübingen
    Dr. Ralf Kaun, Head of Knowledge and Technology Transfer, University of Stuttgart
     
    Max Planck Innovation:
    Dr. Bernd Ctortecka, Senior Patent- & License Manager
    Dr. Wolfgang Tröger, Senior Patent- & License Manager
    Dr. Andreas Vogler, Patent- & License Manager
    Dr. Florian Kirschenhofer, Senior Start-up & Portfolio Manager
    Simone Bund, Ass. jur. Patent- & License Manager
     
    Max Planck Society Legal Department:
    Sabine Krabichler, Shareholdings, Cooperations, Technology Transfer
    Maximillian Funk, IT Law and Data Protection Law
     
    Boehmert & Boehmert:
    Dr. Matthias Hofman, German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney (external guest)
     
    Meshcapade (Cyber Valley Start-up Network Member):
    Naureen Mahmood, CEO
     
    Cyber Valley:
    Alexander Diehl, Senior Advisor
    Professor Alexander Brem, Entrepreneurship in Technology and Digitization
    Tobias Dürr, Innovation Manager

     

  • Speaker Series: From an Idea to a Successful Startup

    Speaker Series: From an Idea to a Successful Startup

    In the second part of the series, the focus is on founder stories. Founders, investors, and University of Stuttgart Alumni join us to give you unique insights into an exciting world that is waiting for your entreprenuerial spirit!

    Meet the Speakers:

    • Jeff Burton – CEO, Woodside Creek Ventures
    • Konrad Wenzel – CEO and founder of nFrames

     

  • Target Partners Tech Brunch on July 10, 2019

    Target Partners Tech Brunch on July 10, 2019

    Cyber Valley and Max Planck Innovation are hosting an informal "TechBrunch" in Tübingen with Target Partners, one of the most renowned German venture capital funds. Find our more about the event and how to register at: https://www.targetpartners.de/news/techbrunch-tuebingen-2019