One way of ensuring the professional commercialisation of research outcomes is to set up a business. The Leibniz Association supports potential start-ups from within its own institutes by providing expert advice and training. The Leibniz Start-Up Prize is awarded for particularly innovative business ideas.

  1. Start-up Days 2025

    Do you have a business idea bubbling in your mind – but still lots of open questions? Don’t miss the Start-up Days, taking place October 15 in Berlin!

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  2. Start-Up Advisory Service

    The Start-Up Advisory Service acts as a central point of contact, supporting Leibniz researchers who want to set up a new company through every phase of the start-up process.

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  3. Leibniz Start-Up Prize

    The Leibniz Start-Up Prize comes with 50,000 euros and is awarded to start-up projects that demonstrate outstanding achievements in terms of developing innovative, viable business ideas and setting up a new company.

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Contact
Angelika Daniel
Leibniz Association
Chausseestraße 111
10115 Berlin
T +49 30 206049 311
daniel@leibniz-gemeinschaft.de
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Guidelines for Supporting Employee Spin-Offs (PDF)