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Recent breakthroughs in computational protein structure prediction, like Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold, are opening entirely new possibilities in #protein engineering! In this session, Prof. Thomas Schlichthärle will showcase the latest #AI tools that enable the design of synthetic growth factors and receptor agonists with high precision—opening new possibilities for therapies in regenerative #medicine, cancer treatment, and beyond. Don’t miss our 25th #Healthcare Expert Session on Nov 3rd — register quickly today: https://lnkd.in/dhJ8HSRV Technical University of Munich I Organized by Josef Braun from our #Healthcare Lab.

Innovating at the intersection of advanced materials, sustainable energy, and bioengineering. Developed by scientists, for scientists, the iTEAMS program is for #PhD students, postdocs, and advanced researchers to turn lab discoveries into real-world solutions. --------𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀-------- ➡️ Organic & cellulose-based nano-electronics ➡️ Sodium-based solid electrolytes: exploring market opportunities (battery focus) ➡️ RF-controlled biophysical systems: identifying potential applications --------𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 & 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻-------- • Understand markets and customers to scale your #research • Mentorship from experienced experts • Innovation, pitching, and #entrepreneurship skills 📅 Application deadline: 31 October 2025, apply now👉 https://lnkd.in/g5Es33e7 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲. The program is led by Dr. Hannah Augenstein (ChemSpace Lab) and Dr. Saba Fazal Firdousi Adam (BaStI). Scale your research with the right support, skills, and collaborators!

Global Sustainability Challenge — a new initiative backed by leading educational institutions worldwide! The Global Sustainability Challenge is an unparalleled opportunity for students to harness their talents for building a more sustainable future. Design, implement, and test your most creative solutions in the real world — supported by a Stanford-led collective of leading educational institutions worldwide. Open to university teams from all disciplines from around the globe. The best teams will get access to distinguished experts, the opportunity to showcase their ideas on a global stage, and special prizes across categories. In 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣, the Challenge focuses on 2️⃣ critical priorities: ➡️ Sustainable Energy — advancing cleaner, more equitable, and accessible energy systems for communities everywhere.  ➡️ Adaptation & Resilience — strengthening communities to withstand and adapt to environmental change. Whether your unique strengths are technology, policy, business, humanities or interdisciplinary systems thinking, you can make a difference. 💡 At our Sustainability Lab, we’re proud to share this opportunity as part of our strong partnership with Stanford University — driven by Florian Lintl, one of the founding members and the main contact for Europe. This challenge perfectly with our lab’s mission to drive innovation at the intersection of #sustainability, technology, and #entrepreneurship. Excitingly, we as TUM Venture Labs will host the global finals at the 2026 TUM Sustainability Day. Learn more about the challenge 👉 https://lnkd.in/gKSkcE3t Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, in collaboration with Zhejiang University, Technical University of Munich, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, IIT Bombay Research Hub for Green Energy and Sustainability (GESH IITB), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Imperial College London, Maker Bhavan Foundation, Young Guru Academy (YGA) and MakerGhat.

#Europe is at a turning point. The need for faster, bolder #defense innovation has never been greater. That’s why our Aerospace Lab is co-organizing the 3rd European Defense Tech Hackathon (EDTH) — October 24–26, 2025, in Munich! Together with DroneAid Collective, Inflection.xyz, we’re bringing 200+ hackers, engineers, researchers, and founders to prototype next-generation dual-use and defense technologies. 3️⃣ days of hands-on building, expert mentoring, and collaboration with Europe’s defense tech leaders. --------𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀-------- ➡️Counter-Drone Detection & Response ➡️SIGINT & OSINT ➡️Computer Vision & AI on Edge ➡️Unmanned & Autonomous Systems (UAS & UGV) ➡️Electronic Warfare & Modular Sensor Systems ➡️Battlefield Economics: Scaling Production Faster This year’s Counter-Drone Challenge Track tackles one of Europe’s most urgent threats: keeping our skies secure and freedom of movement protected. We’re excited to team up with visionary partners like Helsing, Lateration GmbH, and TYTAN Technologies — one of our own Venture Labs startups — to strengthen Europe’s defense innovation ecosystem. 🛠 Join us and build the technologies Europe needs next! Also onboard: Pilotix, Autonomous Teaming, Bifrost Defence, SE3 Labs and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, co-organized by German Stelmakh 🇺🇦, Artem Melnychuk, Anastasiia ✈️ Lala, Florian Doetzer, Jonatan H. Luther-Bergquist, and many others!

🧬𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟮𝟲 — Germany’s first nationwide #entrepreneurship program for gene and cell therapies, biotech, and medicine — 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀 3️⃣𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱! 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 connects early-career researchers and medical professionals with the know-how, mentors, and network to build the next generation of #biotech ventures. -----------𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂----------- ➡️ Kick-off meeting in 2025 ➡️ 6 theoretical input sessions (hybrid) ➡️ 6 full-day workshops (onsite) ➡️ Team coaching with experienced mentors ➡️ Pitch your project at the final event in #Munich No idea yet? No problem. Join a team, learn about entrepreneurship, and start your own project later. Participation is free — but spots are limited. Program runs from December 2025 to June 2026 👉 More information and application via https://lnkd.in/d-zzw-Sm or connect with Josef Braun from our #Healthcare Lab any further questions. #genetherapy #celltherapy

🎧 Can having less money make #startups more creative? Apparently, yes! 🎙️In the new episode of 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, Prof. Maria Roche from Harvard Business School talks with our host Antoine Leboyer about her #research showing that too much funding early on can actually slow down innovation. 🎧 Listen now on all major podcast platforms 👉 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗧𝗨𝗠 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 https://lnkd.in/d5MrEM3P #podcast #entrepreneurship

We’re simply part of the best! The Technical University of Munich is again the No. 1 university in the EU and ranks 27th worldwide! 🌍 Why TUM stands out: 1️⃣ Top 20 globally in Computer Science (14th) & Physical Sciences (19th), ➕ Life Sciences (34th) and Business (31st) 2️⃣ Excellence across #research, teaching, innovation & impact 3️⃣ Interdisciplinary collaboration through 7️⃣ TUM Schools tackling AI, sustainability, health & mobility 4️⃣ Thriving #entrepreneurship ecosystem with UnternehmerTUM & us linking research with real-world innovation 5️⃣ Global connections: 180+ partnerships, international campuses from Munich to Singapore, and 45% international students enriching our community From groundbreaking research to #deeptech & #lifescience #startups, with TUM we turn ideas into impact!🚀 👏 Congrats to President Thomas F. Hofmann, colleagues & partners driving TUM’s success as a truly interdisciplinary, international, and innovative university! 🌐https://lnkd.in/djFUAYG2 I Times Higher Education

We’re #hiring! End of a hard week and not excited about going back on Monday? See options that might just make you like Mondays again — with benefits that last 👇 Open positions for passionate minds: ✨ Operational Director – Advanced Manufacturing ✨ Venture Manager Biotech ✨ Venture Manager in Agricultural Sciences ✨ Venture Manager in Beverage & Food Technology ✨ Marketing Working Student ✨ Marketing & Events Working Student (Legal Tech Colab) 📍 Munich | Garching | Freising 💡 Full-time & part-time 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀? If you’re quick, you might grab an apple from our fruit basket — but only on Mondays. 🍎 During the week, there’s also a secretly existing sweet box 🍬 And yes, our team is truly the best (and there’s a decent chance of getting a good coffee for free ☕)...and it's just a sneak peak of more. 🔝 But most importantly, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 shaping the future together. 😎 👉 Explore all positions: https://lnkd.in/dy3e7Vzn or right here on LinkedIn. Let’s build the future of science-based entrepreneurship — together.💥 Philipp Gerbert | Roman Bosl Werner | Sascha Schwarz | Dr. Sabine Oldemeyer | Alexander Laprell | Carina Schreyer

For our 24th #Healthcare Expert Session, we’re proud to continue a series that’s becoming a trusted resource for founders in #digitalhealth! This time, Clarissa Junge-Gierse and Christian Lindenthal, LL.M., guide you through bringing digital medical devices to market, uncovering: ----𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀---- ➡️ Learn how to quickly classify your digital product and understand if it 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, including risk class, CE marking, and notified body requirements. ➡️ We’ll highlight 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. ➕ Plus, discover 𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼-𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗚𝗔, reimbursement options, and common pitfalls to avoid. Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFmQRE4M Organized by Josef Braun from our Healthcare Lab, in corporation with Bird & Bird Germany.

🌐 Explore the Future of Data Center Hardware Innovation: We are excited to invite you to our exclusive event “Future of Computing | Data Centers 2035”, hosted by Infineon Technologies, and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) and us. This half-day event brings together founders, corporates, data center providers, and academia to explore cutting-edge trends, innovations, and opportunities in data center hardware and infrastructure. ✨ Event Highlights: ➡️ Inspiring keynotes from industry leaders ➡️ Startup pitches showcasing pioneering hardware solutions ➡️ An exclusive LRZ data center tour ➡️ High-quality networking with experts across the ecosystem 📅 Date: Friday, 24 October 2025 🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 📍 Location: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Garching Whether you’re driving #hardware innovation or looking to stay ahead of the curve, this event is the perfect forum to connect, learn, and be inspired. Register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/dEe9rcwS Our team look forward to welcoming you in Garching for a morning of discovery and dialogue! Christopher Trummer I Michael Machold I Philipp Sonnenschein