Entrepreneurship News
neuroTUM student club trains for international Cybathlon competition
Controlling computers directly with the brain
How can a connection be created between the human brain and a computer? This is the question studied by the neuroTUM student club, founded at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) a year and a half ago. The aim is to make neurotechnology more accessible to students and to help people with physical disabilities.
Global network is growing
TUM and NTU Singapore sign flagship partnership
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) have set up a flagship partnership. The agreement strengthens TUM's cooperation with NTU and its global network in Southeast Asia.
Start-up Kinexon enables more precise refereeing decisions
High-tech sensors for the European Championship ball
Kinexon, a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has equipped the European Championship soccer balls with high-precision sensors. The technology helps referees make difficult decisions. Kinexon specializes in the analysis and control of moving objects – whether in sport or in production. The technology is also used to analyze and automate the processes of entire factories.
TUM Entrepreneurship Day brings together Munich ecosystem
Presidential Award goes to energy start-up
For the development of its high-efficiency power plant, the start-up Reverion has received the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award. In addition to generating electric power with biogas, the plant can also produce hydrogen from surplus energy. Finalists for the award included Planet A Foods, with a sustainable alternative to chocolate, and RobCo, with a robotics system for small and midsized enterprises. The TUM Entrepreneurship Day brought together attendees from the large and diverse Munich innovation ecosystem.
Impact Rankings released by Times Higher Education
TUM tops global standings in innovation
In the THE University Impact Rankings, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has again taken the top spot in the category industry, innovation, and infrastructure. The rankings measure the contribution of universities to sustainable innovations – through research, spin-offs and industrial partnerships.