Entrepreneurship News
Top rankings for teaching
TUM ranked 7th for the training of digital leaders
TUM is one of the universities whose graduates have the greatest impact on the digital economy worldwide. This is the result of the latest Digital Leaders in Higher Education rankings, in which TUM placed number 7. In the fields of Computer Science and Digital Entrepreneurship, it is again ranked 4th.
Start-up Fusix Biotech explores new paths in immunotherapy
A therapeutic virus against cancer
Even tumor cells can be infected by pathogens. In fact, they are especially vulnerable – a side effect of their ability to hide from the immune system. Dr. Jennifer Altomonte and her team at Fusix Biotech are making use of exactly that. The spin-off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is developing virus-based cancer therapies that mobilize the body’s own immune defenses in the fight against the disease.
Start-up NutriSen gets the laboratory on the field
Smart fertilization with biosensor strips
Precise fertilization using data from the field and from satellites - that is the idea behind NutriSen, a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The start-up has developed a measuring device and an application that farmers can use to generate highly precise and specific fertilization recommendations for their crops. The aim is to reduce nitrogen input and protect the environment.
The start-up ecosystem at TUM is growing
Extended partnership between TUM Venture Labs and Rohde & Schwarz
The ecosystem for start-ups in the field of security, defense, and resilience technologies at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) continues to grow. TUM Venture Labs and the technology group Rohde & Schwarz are expanding their long-standing partnership to include this field. The aim is to jointly identify and promote promising start-ups. Rohde & Schwarz will support the technology hub as an industry and technology partner with expertise and know-how.
Support for innovation and start-ups
Health Minister Gerlach visits TUM Venture Lab Healthcare
The Bavarian Minister of Health, Judith Gerlach, has visited the new laboratory facilities at the TUM Venture Lab Healthcare. The Minister handed over a funding grant of 500,000 euros for the SMART HEALTH program, which promotes technology transfer. The TUM Venture Lab Healthcare supports start-ups that put cutting-edge research findings in the fields of digital health, medical technology and life sciences into practice.