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Ayla Busch ist Mitinhaberin und Co-CEO von Busch Vacuum Solutions und Stiftungsrätin der TUM Universitätsstiftung.
4/16/2026
Reading time: 5 Min.

TUM University Foundation

“We need to invest more in education”

Family-run Busch Vacuum Solutions has supported the TUM University Foundation since 2019. Today, Ayla Busch continues the commitment of her father, alumnus and company founder Dr.-Ing. Karl Busch.

TUM Magazine Entrepreneurship Community
3/23/2026
Reading time: 8 Min.

Technologies for sustainable space travel

Resource efficiency in space

From lower-emission propulsion systems and servicing robots to photobioreactors for autonomous life support, researchers at TUM are developing technologies to make spaceflight more sustainable. They aim to balance growth with responsibility and ensure the long-term use of the orbit.

TUM Magazine Research Entrepreneurship Sustainability
A team in a meeting.
3/19/2026
Reading time: 2 Min.

New program for spin-offs from the social sciences

Research with greater impact

Not all ideas from the social sciences that have the potential to improve society make it into practice. Through the new Catalyst GER program, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will support research teams that aim to achieve sustainable societal impact through a spin-off or other forms of knowledge transfer.

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Die TUM leistet durch neue Allianzen und die Förderung von Ausgründungen einen Beitrag zu technologischer Souveränität und moderner Sicherheitsforschung.
3/17/2026
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Media tip: TUM Security and Defense Alliance

TUM Alliance for Security Research and the start-up Tytan featured on BR

In the news report “Defense Industry – A New Playing Field for Startups,” Bayerischer Rundfunk highlights the growing landscape of security technology innovation in Munich. BR features the founding of the TUM Security and Defense Alliance as well as the TUM spin-off TYTAN Technologies.

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3/11/2026
Reading time: 4 Min.

Responsible Engine of Innovation for Society

TUM Recognized as University of Excellence for the Fourth Consecutive Time

For the fourth consecutive time, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has earned the designation "University of Excellence." This was announced by the Science Council (WR), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the Federal Ministry of Research on Wednesday evening in Bonn. In its new TUM Agenda 2030+, the university places its responsibility as an engine of innovation for the well-being of humanity at the center of its strategy.

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