MAX!mize incubator for Max Planck start-ups

🚌 MAX!mize goes Frankfurt! 🚌 Our roadshow continues! Only a few days left until our visit at Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt / Main. How does start-up support work within the Max Planck Society? • Angela Grimmer from the Start-up School of the Max-Planck-Förderstiftung, • Dr. Masin Abo-Rady from Go-Bio initial • and us - Caroline Sandow and Sarah Oppenländer from MAX!mize incubator for Max Planck start-ups - will answer this question for you. We explain how you as a Max Planck scientist can turn your basic research into business and what different opportunities and start-up support are available for future sciencepreneurs. 🔬 You will also have the chance to hear the inspiring start-up story of one of our MAX!mize teams. Corinna Jung and Patrick Hoffmann are currently on their way to founding their own start-up MMC. 🚀 If you haven't planned your trip yet, check out the fastest route to Frankfurt. See you soon! 👋 #mpibiophysics #mpifrankfurt #biophysics

𝗠𝗔𝗫!𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱?! 🎥 Last week was exciting. During a MAX!mize Check-in with Phase 2 teams, a film production was realised. For one day, a professional video team accompanied us and recorded videos with extensive start-up know-how. Look forward to these topics: - Financing - Business Model Canvas - Stakeholder Management - Technology Readiness Level - Intellectual Property - Start-up Support within the Max Planck Society Where will the videos be shown? Although not in Hollywood, but soon here on LinkedIn, on our MAX!mize website and on YouTube. ➡️ Do you have any other start-up topics you would like us to shed light on? Or are you looking for individual assistance on your start-up journey from basic research at the Max Planck Society to sciencepreneurship, then join our MAX!mize incubator program! 🧡 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 #𝟱: https://lnkd.in/dSrhkQCn

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗔𝗫!𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗩𝗖 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 It was a great opportunity for early-stage start-ups to prepare for future funding rounds. Our investment manager Paul Sunzenauer was happy to provide expert mentoring to innovative founders together with other selected VCs. At OCCIDENT, we are always keen to engage with founders at an early stage, long before we invest. We believe this is mutually beneficial and underlines our role as a long-term enabler. As a science investor, we support founders with our expertise and network from an early stage to build their investment case and stand out from the crowd. In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, the ability to deliver a compelling business pitch can significantly impact the success story of a start-up. Pitching to investors at a nascent stage is crucial to get early feedback, and this may be particularly true for scientific deep-tech start-ups. Even the best data is not enough to sell a business case! Being able to communicate a vision convincingly is one of the most important skills for start-up founders. If you can excite investors early on, you will be able to excite customers, strategic partners and other stakeholders later on. We hope this event has offered some valuable insights and we are always happy to connect with founders and offer our mentoring. Thank you Kathrin Schelbaum and Sarah Oppenländer for the organization! #lifesciences #biotech #pharma #startups #spinoffs #founders #investors #venturecapital #pitch #pitchdeck

📋 "𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺?" We asked Christoph Wirth and Paul Sunzenauer this question regarding our upcoming Check-in. During the VC Friendly Feedback Session, they will give our MAX!mize start-ups feedback on their pitches and ask them questions, togehter with Carlotta Ficorella. A valuable opportunity for the teams to put their #business idea to the test, prepare for real VC rounds and expand their business #network. We are very much looking forward to welcoming the jury and would like to thank them in advance for their time and expertise. ➡️ Did you expect the questions and what would your start-up answer? 🧡 You are a Max Planck #scientist and want to turn your basic #research into business? Would you like to benefit from all the valuable services of our start-up incubation program? Then apply now for Batch #5: https://lnkd.in/gC8VvVJT #maximizeincubator is the official start-up #incubation program for the Max Planck Society by Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH.

🚀 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞, 𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗦, 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧-𝗨𝗣 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪-𝗛𝗢𝗪! Following an inspiring session on the personal start-up #success story of Uirá Souto Melo, Co-founder and CEO of the start-up Lucid Genomics on Wednesday, yesterday was another instructive day at MAX!mize incubator for Max Planck start-ups. An internal Webinar for MAX!mize #startups took place. Dr. Achim E. H. Wolf, Senior Start-up & Portfolio Manager at Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH, explained how to identify and contact the right person in a company. Moreover, Dr. Dieter Treichel, Start-up Manager at Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH, shed light on the importance of letters of intent and what needs to be considered. Two indispensable topics on the way to a successful start-up. In addition to informative on-site Check-ins in Munich, more Webinars are planned for our MAX!mize teams. Our aim is to provide them the best possible support in building up their science-based #company. We would like to thank all the participants who came in such large numbers and, of course, the speakers for their time and #expertise. 👏 Would you also like to benefit from 🧡 numerous events, 🧡 start-up know-how, 🧡 networking opportunities and 🧡 individual assistance on your personal business journey? ➡️ Then apply for Batch #5! We look forward to seeing you! https://lnkd.in/drMHTm4c #maximizeincubator is the official start-up #incubation program for the Max Planck Society by Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH.

Don't miss the chance to sign up for our next MAX!mize Webinar tomorrow to meet Lucid Genomics, the first MAX!mize start-up that raised venture capital! 🚀 Get inspired by Uirá Souto Melo, who will give you insights into the team's entrepreneurial journey and how they are using AI solutions to turn 100% of the genome actionable 🔬 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🗓️ 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🕑 𝟮.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝟮.𝟰𝟱 𝗽𝗺 📍 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺: https://lnkd.in/d84NM6cs

🚀Are you looking for inspiration to kick off your start-up? #FromResearchToBusiness ➡️ Register now for the upcoming webinar and let yourself be motivated by the sciencepreneurial spirit of the successful founder Uirá Souto Melo! 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🗓️ 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 🕑 𝟮.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 - 𝟮.𝟰𝟱 𝗽𝗺 📍 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺: https://lnkd.in/d84NM6cs

Are you curious to learn where our MAX!mize bus will be taking us next? 🚌 No worries, we won't keep you waiting any longer. Get to the heart of #technologytransfer and meet our dear colleagues Caroline Sandow and Dieter Link, Dr. phil. nat., RTTP at our roadshow stops in Berlin next week! 🚀 🗓 07.10.2024 11:00AM Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik 🗓 08.10.2024 10:30AM Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology We are looking forward to seeing you there! 🧡 #maximizeincubator is the official start-up incubation program for the Max Planck Society by Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH.

Our MAX!mize Roadshow continues! Next stop: Hannover! 🚌 We are looking forward to presenting MAX!mize and our various offers from Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) tomorrow at 12:30am. Are you a Max Planck scientist thinking about turning your research into business? Then make sure to drop by to exchange with our colleagues Caroline Sandow, Clemens F. and PD Dr. Wolfgang Tröger. #maximizeincubator is the official start-up incubation program for the Max Planck Society by Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH.

There was some great news during the last Check-in. 🌱 Nina Korshunova is now supporting the MAX!mize start-up SimBricks. We are very happy to see the team grow. Keep up the good work! 🚀 Looking forward to your further #sciencepreneurial journey. 👏 #LetsGrowTogether