Partners

Register now free of charge for the “4C Accelerator Tübingen” of the Foundation for Medical Innovation, the Medical Innovations GmbH and the University of Tübingen! This qualification program for potential founders and startups is funded by the campaign “Start-up BW” of the Ministry of Economics Baden-Württemberg. Included in the program is the development of the business model until the point of “investor readiness”. A focus lies on the specific needs of startups from the fields of life science and health care. Therefor an intensive individual monitoring is provided from medical experts, concerning the 4 Cs:

• C1-Commercialization: planning of turnover in the healthcare-sector (i.a. refunding costs from the health insurances)
• C2-Certification: Certifying product and company
• C3-Clinical Studies: Proofing evidence of the product
• C4-Copyright: Using data/-copyright strategically

Who can apply?

Eligible are all students, professionals, founding teams and innovators, including clinicians, nurses, lab technicians, scientists who want to translate their innovative ideas into health solutions of the following domains:

• Medical Devices (gadgets, machines, instruments, implants)
• Therapeutics (drugs, active ingredients)
• Diagnostics (laboratory tests or procedures)
• Digital Health (data, analytics, software, monitoring

Apply now until the 05 March 2021 on Eventbrite

The 5th final of BW ASAP is coming up on Thursday 18 February 2021 from 4 to 6 pm.

Right now there are 120 teams from universities from all over Baden-Württemberg in the pace and still able to promote their pitch for the final. Then only the 25 best teams will get the chance to present their vision in front of a jury and the audience. The event will be all online. For further info and registration go to https://www.asap-bw.com/finale

Prices will be awarded in 9 categories including budget for pursuing the ideas further and varios grants and promotions. The audience will be included in also choosing their favourite team.

Know-how and capital for startups: Startup Angels Alb-Bodensee
The Startup Angels Alb-Bodensee (SAAB) form a network of experienced entrepreneurs from the Alb-Bodensee region. The aim of SAAB is to support startups with creative and innovative ideas financially and with know-how. The Startup Angels include experienced entrepreneurs who invest in companies at a very early stage and support them not only financially, but also with know-how and contacts. Since it was founded in 2017, SAAB has gained 36 business angels as members - entrepreneurs from regional medium-sized companies who have in-depth entrepreneurial experience. The board includes Thomas Hoffmeister (Chairman), Gabriel Mauthe, Jens Meiser, Valentin Leiber, Dr. Bernd Steisslinger and Daniel Spitzbarth.

Pitch at a SAAB investment forum
The Startup Angels Alb-Bodensee will offer founders a platform with four investment forums in 2021. The startup teams present their ideas and advertise investments. The following dates have already been reserved: March 24th, June 16th, September 29th and December 1st. Interested founders can apply with a one pager and pitch deck for participation by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. More information at: startupangels.de.

On January 15, 2021, the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics launched the largest innovation and investment support program open to all sectors in the history of Baden-Württemberg. A total of 300 million euros is to be made available for Invest BW. Applications can be submitted with immediate effect.

More information on the programme will be provided in an interactive web seminar on February 4, 2021 at 10 am for which you can register now under https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5776105528692559886

The programme is designed as following:

Two funding lines have been formed for individual company funding, for innovation funding and for investment funding. Companies from Baden-Württemberg are eligible to apply, and in the case of collaborative projects in innovation funding, also collaborations with research institutions or universities. The funding is granted by the state in the form of a non-repayable grant and is open to all technologies.

Research, development and innovation projects, including process innovations or non-technical innovations and service innovations, can be funded as part of innovation funding. The maximum funding here is five million euros and the implementation period is to be 24 months.

In investment promotion, companies can receive grants of up to a maximum of one million euros. Funding is available for establishment investments (settlements), expansion investments and investments in the transformation or diversification of an operating facility in Baden-Württemberg.

For more information, visit www.invest-bw.de.

On 03.02.2021 at 3 p.m. the "AI Garage" of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation will start - carried out by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the University of Heidelberg, the University of Mannheim, the Heidelberg Technology Park and other partners.

We cordially invite you to join for learning how we can jointly accompany innovations from the field of artificial intelligence (AI) on their way to success. The AI Garage offers start-up projects from Baden-Württemberg universities, research institutions and start-ups a low-threshold service to take AI projects from idea to finished product. With qualification offers, they want to create a network of educational institutions, start-ups and companies from Baden-Württemberg. Also with you!

At the kick-off event, top-class speakers will provide exciting insights and share their own experiences in interactive presentations. In the second part of the event, you will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with the experts and to address your own individual questions.

Learn more https://www.bwstiftung.de/de/bereiche-programme/bildung/ki-garage

So be there and register now for free here.