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Division 6.3 - Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office

Division management:

Dr. Susanne Hübner

Deputy Division management:

Moritz Bradler

Moritz Bradler (Knowledge and Technology Transfer Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Conception and implementation or revision of transfer-related services for MLU scientists and/or inventors interested in transfer,
• Business/administrative support for scientists in innovation projects with a focus on future technology-based start-ups (from proof of concept to foundation or technology sale),
• Coordination of technology commercialization.

Christian Buchner (Entrepreneurial Skill Development)

• Conception and implementation of a qualification and workshop programme for early career researchers
• Realisation of qualification and workshop programmes
• Realisation of sensitisation and motivation offers for the transfer activities of early career researchers
• Networking with innovation and start-up players and establishing a pool of experts from science and practice
• Project management for the project Just Transistion Center and administration and participation in project-related coordination
• Participation in project-related public relations work

Responsibilities:

Marta Depta (Start-up Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Project management International Startup Campus (joint project)
• Programme manager Exist-Woman
• Professional support in the development of start-up ideas and business models
• Support for female scholarship holders
• Pre-seed funding advice
• Expert opinions
• Development and implementation of a mentoring programme

Dr. Susanne Hübner (Division Management)

Responsibilities:

• Clarification/processing of fundamental and interdisciplinary issues,
• Initiating and maintaining contacts and cooperations with companies, other institutions, chambers and associations,
• Advising and supporting the faculties and scientific institutions in all matters relating to knowledge and technology transfer,
• Coordination of start-up-related third-party funded projects (on behalf of the Vice-Rectorate for Research, Internationalization and Transfer).

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Tobias Kerkhoff (Start-up Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Accompanying and supporting start-up projects and international start-up teams
• Conception and realisation of start-up-related bilingual events, event moderation
• Involvement of mentors/coaches/development partners in the counselling process and community management,
• project management International Startup Campus (Joint project)
• Development of international business partnerships

Gabriel Kolar (Transfer and Start-up Coach

Responsibilities:

• Planning of transfer and start-up projects from scientific research
• Advice and support for scientists on research transfer and founding innovative start-up companies, including process moderation Involvement of mentors / external coaches / development partners in the coaching process and participation in community management
• Participation in project management and administration and project-related coordination
• Development of implementation opportunities for innovations and start-ups from research in the project area

Maraike Müller (Project Assistant)

Responsibilities:

• Project controlling
• Reporting
• Public procurement and documentation
• Deadline management
• Preparation and follow-up of meetings
• Creating presentations and posting content on project websites
  

Dr. Robert Szczesny (Manager Intellectual Property)

Responsibilities:

• Information, advice and support for university members on general questions of intellectual property protection, employee invention law and patent, competition and copyright law,
• Receipt and formal examination of invention disclosures and preparation of statements with regard to technological feasibility, commercial potential and exploitation opportunities for inventions,
• Participation in the further development and validation of the strategy for dealing with intellectual property and development of protection and exploitation strategies for IP objects, including reporting,
• Drafting and preliminary review of exploitation agreements in the IPR area (in particular non-disclosure agreements, patent license agreements, know-how agreements, software agreements) and material transfer agreements,
• Nagoya representative of the MLU.

Responsibilities:

• Planning of transfer and start-up projects from scientific research
• Advice and support for scientists on research transfer and founding innovative start-up companies, including process moderation Involvement of mentors / external coaches / development partners in the coaching process and participation in community management
• Participation in project management and administration and project-related coordination
• Development of implementation opportunities for innovations and start-ups from research in the project area

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