TU-Ausgründung NanoWired holt internationalen Titel

Das 2017 aus der TU Darmstadt ausgegründete Unternehmen NanoWired GmbH ist bei der diesjährigen Falling Walls Conference und Science Week in Berlin als einer von 10 Finalisten ausgezeichnet worden. Die Veranstaltung gilt als weltweit bedeutender Gipfel, auf dem bahnbrechende wissenschaftliche Innovationen vorgestellt und prämiert werden. NanoWired hat mit seinen „Klettverschluss-Technologien“ industrielle Produktionsprozesse tiefgreifend verändert.

HIGHEST Innovation and Start-up Center

TU Darmstadt is one of the top 10 German start-up universities and now holds more than 200 patents. This is not only due to the innovative strength and pioneering spirit of its researchers but also to HIGHEST. The team at the HIGHEST Startup and Innovation Center that was founded in 2013 follows a holistic approach that places the clear focus on the scientists or students and their inventions and opens up paths for them to develop the best exploitation strategy. Here is an insight into the multifaceted world of transfer and IP management.

Interview with Vice President Jens Schneider

As Vice President of TU Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Jens Schneider is responsible for the area of transfer and international affairs. In this interview he explains the significance of these areas for the university today, the position of HIGHEST, the start-up and innovation centre of TU Darmstadt, in the university’s ecosystem and what the future will hold for the “start-up university”.