{"id":971,"date":"2022-05-19T09:16:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T07:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scouting.maxplanckfoundation.org\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:57:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"971\" class=\"elementor elementor-971 elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42353d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42353d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b82a86f\" data-id=\"b82a86f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c41b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c41b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4838c12 text-im-bild elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4838c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201eEntrepreneur is not a job title. It is the mindset of people, <br \/>who want to change the future.\u201c<br \/><em>(Guy Kawasaki)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-507db6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"507db6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faeb825\" data-id=\"faeb825\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f39d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"51f39d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e28191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e28191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start-up Initiative<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa4fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fa4fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Offer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634fdfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"634fdfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd3a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebd3a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Are you a researcher at the Max Planck Society, have a great, new scientific discovery and are interested in understanding how you can develop it into a product or service? <br \/><\/strong><strong>Let&#8217;s explore together how your research can be the basis for a forward-looking company.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1007de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1007de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0060828 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0060828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2021, MPF has supported spin-offs of scientists from MPIs. Together with the members of the MAXpreneurs initiative, we offer founders from the Max Planck Society our support at the highest level free of charge.<\/p><p>In accordance with Max Planck&#8217;s ideas: &#8220;Application must be preceded by recognition&#8221;, the team of the MPF Start-up Initiative helps to evaluate the possibilities of transforming your research results into a practical application, helps to develop a roadmap for the development of your idea and thus lays a foundation for a successful spin-off.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\">We have a broad network of first-class partners who are among the best in their respective fields. Their expertise and resources are at your disposal to turn your vision into reality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\">As a private sponsor with an interest in the topic of spin-offs from basic research, you are also welcome to contact us!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a05a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a05a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7438420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7438420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the offer of the MAXpreneurs partners here:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d08aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90d08aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfa58f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bfa58f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2192 The Start-up Journey \u2192<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9f424f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9f424f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3550fd2\" data-id=\"3550fd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e12b4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e12b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351750a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"351750a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Science<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4389b0b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4389b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c81680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c81680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Science to Innovation. Introducing the <strong>World of Entrepreneurship<\/strong> to scientists.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Goal:<\/span> Inspiration, Motivation and Qualification<\/p><p><strong>Support:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Games Week and Entrepreneurial Career Development<\/li><li>Start-up Days<\/li><li>Scouting for Technologies and IP-Opportunities<\/li><li>Workshops \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/en\/workshops-science-next-level\/\">Science Next Level<\/a>\u201d<ul><li>Needs-based skills, e.g. as part of the PhD retreats and events<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/en\/start-up-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MPF Start-up School<\/a><ul><li>Introduction into entrepreneurship with a focus on agile idea creation &amp; development of application scenarios<\/li><li>Active networking with start-up players within the MPG<\/li><li>Networking with like-minded people<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a style=\"background-color: #f0f0f0; letter-spacing: 0.48px;\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/en\/start-up-academy\/\">MPF Founders Lab<\/a><ul><li>Professional qualification for your own spin-off in Germany<\/li><li>Planning &amp; preparation of your own start-up process<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f51de80\" data-id=\"f51de80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b5cd4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7b5cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac9ad1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bac9ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ideation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91fa3e3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"91fa3e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae456c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae456c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transfer of an invention into an initial\u00a0<strong>Business Idea<\/strong>.<\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Goal:<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\">\u00a0Engagement and Commitment<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.03em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Support:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Individual Mentoring<ul><li>Targeted development of start-up projects<\/li><li>Networking with Stakeholders<\/li><li>Placement of start-up consultants from Max-Planck-Innovation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/en\/start-up-club\/\">Start-up Club<\/a><br \/><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Networking with stakeholders<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Collaboration with start-up coaches from Max Planck Innovation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1667188\" data-id=\"1667188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c36cd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23c36cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d93df1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d93df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Founding<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c542e17 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c542e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7214895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7214895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Validation of customer need and\u00a0<strong>Business Model. <\/strong>Establish a complementary team.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Goal:<\/span>\u00a0Preparation for the operational start of the business<\/p><p><strong>Support:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>MAX!mize Program<ul><li>Implementation of individual start-up idea<\/li><li>Development of a viable business model<\/li><li>Enhancement of presentation- and communication skills<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Individual Coaching, Tech Transfer and Clearing Process<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Preparation for successful operational start and the\u00a0MPF Accelerator\u00a0program<\/li><li>Establishing the capability of scaling up your business<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Investor day<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65bae63\" data-id=\"65bae63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede3e76 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ede3e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305c6a7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"305c6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start-up &amp; Scale-up<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9fc00 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f9fc00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499cf3d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499cf3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>100% focus on Start-up. 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