The start-up advisors of the University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart's start-up advisors strengthen the founding process and support the transfer of research results from the university to society via start-ups. They are available as initial contacts for start-up ideas and serve as a link between students and employees and ENI, the TRACES, Transfer Center of the University of Stuttgart and the TTI GmbH.
In March 2023, Prof. Alexander Brem, Head of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science (ENI), was named as start-up advisor of the University of Stuttgart. Together with the entrepreneurship advisors, professors from the ten faculties, he strengthens networking in order to leverage the full entrepreneurship potential of the University of Stuttgart.
START-UP ADVISOR OF THE UNIVERSITY: Prof. Brem
Institute of Enterpreneurship and Innovation Science
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alexander Brem
Pfaffenwaldring 19 c/o ARENA2036
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-61719
E-Mail: alexander.brem@eni.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.eni.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 1: Prof. Ostermann
Institute of Building Construction
Prof. Dr. Martin Ostermann
Keplerstrasse 11
70174 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-83253
Fax: +49 711 685-83252
E-Mail: martin.ostermann@ibk2.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.ibk.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 2: Prof. Moormann
Institute of Geotechnical Engineering
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Moormann
Pfaffenwaldring 35
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-62437
Fax: +49 711 685-62439
E-Mail: christian.moormann@igs.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.igs.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 3: Prof. Sindlinger
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
Prof. Dr. Christian Sindlinger
Pfaffenwaldring 55
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-64186
E-Mail: christian.sindlinger@iac.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.iac.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 4: Prof. Germann
Process Systems Engineering
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Natalie Germann
Böblinger Str. 78
70199 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-85450
E-Mail: natalie.germann@svt.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.svt.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 5: Prof. Weyrich
Institute for Automation and Software Systems
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Weyrich
Pfaffenwaldring 47
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-67301
Fax: +49 711 685-67302
E-Mail: michael.weyrich@ias.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.ias.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 6: Prof. Cheng
Institute of Aircraft Design
Prof. Dr. Po Wen Cheng
Allmandring 5b
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-68258
Fax: +49 711 685-68293
E-Mail: cheng@ifb.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.ifb.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 7: Prof. Hölzle
Institute of Human Factors and Technology Management
Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle, MBA
Nobelstraße 12
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 9702025
E-Mail: katharina.hoelzle@iat.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.iat.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 8: PD Dr. Dippon
Institute for Stochastics and Applications
Dr. rer. nat. habil. Jürgen Dippon
Pfaffenwaldring 57
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-65384
Fax: +49 711 685-65389
E-Mail: dippon@mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 8: Prof. Gießen
4th Physics Institute
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Gießen
Pfaffenwaldring 57
70569 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-65111
Fax: +49 711 685-65097
E-Mail: giessen@pi4.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.pi4.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 9: Prof. Hole
Institute of Linguistics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Hole
Keplerstrasse 17
70174 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 63140
E-Mail: daniel.hole@ling.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.ling.uni-stuttgart.de
FACULTY 10: Prof. Burr
Institute of Business Administration; Dept. I: Business Administration
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Wolfgang Burr
Keplerstrasse 17
70174 Stuttgart
Phone: +49 711 685-83149
Fax: +49 711 685-83145
E-Mail: wolfgang.burr@bwi.uni-stuttgart.de
Internet: www.bwi.uni-stuttgart.de
Start-up coaching at the University of Stuttgart
The start-up coaches at TRACES, the transfer center of the University of Stuttgart, advise students and graduates with their ideas in all start-up phases and support spin-offs with a technological background from the scientific institutes. The accompanying advisory services include initial consultation, further development of business models, funding applications, further training and networking.
Together with the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Department (contact: Dr. Ralf Kaun), advice is also provided on the use of patents and licenses.
In addition, the start-up coaches, together with the Technology Transfer Initiative consultants, offer support and advice on the classic EXIST programs, such as the EXIST start-up grant or the EXIST research transfer. These funding opportunities can offer you helpful support as a student, graduate or scientist who would like to realize a start-up idea.
For an initial consultation, advice on the EXIST programs or if you have any further questions on the topic of "start-ups", write an email to startupcoaching@traces.uni-stuttgart.de
Further information on the TRACES start-up advisors can be found here.
Start-ups looking for premises can find offers for available office space and commercial premises on the website of roomstr and the Wirtschaftsregion Stuttgart.
"Founding without founding"
The Transfer and Start-up Company (TGU) offers all members of the university the opportunity to take the first steps towards founding their own company.
A TGU as a department of the TTI GmbH is the outstanding unique selling point with which those willing to start a business can immediately become entrepreneurial. The TTI GmbH is both the protection and marketing instrument.
Those interested in setting up a business - preferably from the University of Stuttgart - have the opportunity to prepare for an independent existence within the framework of a transfer and start-up company (TGU) as project managers within TTI GmbH. TTI GmbH takes over the financial and personnel management and much more as a service.
Contact: Dr. Torsten Frohwein
Funding program for the targeted preparation of business start-ups, including for academic staff at the university.
Target group:
- Academic staff who have not interrupted their work at the university for more than one year
- Applicants who are doing their PhD, from submission of the dissertation at the earliest
- Applicants who have received upstream federal funding (e.g. EXIST funding)
Prerequisites
- Innovative product or process
- Submission of a detailed business concept (business plan)
- Supervision by a university lecturer
Funding
- Securing a livelihood for the duration of generally two years (with successful interim assessment)
- Free use of the university's premises and technical infrastructure
- Transfer of business knowledge through group/individual coaching
Companies can use innovation vouchers to buy support on the national and international research market. The program supports SMEs in the planning, development, implementation and further development of innovative products, services or production processes.
With the funding initiative "Validation of the innovation potential of scientific research - VIP+", the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) aims to tap into potential for innovation. This potential lies in academic research at universities, non-university research institutions (which are jointly funded by the federal and state governments) and federal institutions with R&D tasks.
Support of the innovative strength of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under the motto "Impulses for growth":
- Cooperation projects (ZIM-KOOP): Support of cooperation projects between SMEs and between SMEs and research institutions
- Individual projects (ZIM-SOLO): Support of individual R&D projects of SMEs
- Network projects (ZIM-NEMO): Support of external management and organizational services for the development of market-oriented networks of innovative SMEs