Press releases
New infrastructure for pioneering research at the TUM University Hospital
Construction begins on new Center for Digital Medicine and Health
Construction has officially begun on the new Center for Digital Medicine and Health (ZDMG) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), marked by a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony. The interdisciplinary center, which will bring together medical research, artificial intelligence, and data science under one roof, is being built on the campus of the TUM University Hospital Rechts der Isar.
Entrepreneurship Day brings together Munich ecosystem
Presidential Award goes to AI start-up
For the development of an AI tool that translates complex texts into plain language, the start-up SUMM AI has received the TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award. The other finalists for this year’s award were KEWAZO, with a robot for the construction industry, and Phlair, with a new technology for CO2 capture.
TUM spin-off worth over a billion dollars
Isar Aerospace becomes a unicorn
Isar Aerospace, a space company spun off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has achieved a company valuation of over a billion dollars and thus unicorn status. This brings the number of TUM unicorns to 22. Isar Aerospace has developed and built its own commercial rocket technology and will transport small and medium-sized satellites into space in the future. The start-up, founded by three graduates, received intensive support from TUM.
Study on Germany, Austria and Switzerland
TUM produces the most start-up founders
Where did most start-up founders study and research? A study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), ETH Zurich and the University of Innsbruck shows a complete picture for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the first time. In the past decade, most start-ups were founded by students, employees and alumni of TUM, ETH and the University of St. Gallen. If one looks at the number of start-ups in relation to the number of students, German private universities are the most successful. The sectors with the most start-ups are shaped by only a few universities.
Participatory Research
Exploring the urban soundscape
Take a walk through the city and contribute to research at the same time: Residents of Munich now have the opportunity to do just that through guided soundwalks in the neighborhoods of Au, Neuperlach, and Harlaching. CitySoundscapes, a joint project by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), LMU Munich, and other partners, is looking for curious citizens willing to explore their city in a new way — and help lay the groundwork for concrete ways to improve life in the city.
Podcast "We Are TUM"
What makes our innovation ecosystem so successful?
Entrepreneurial success stories begin at TUM. Over 20 start-ups that emerged from our university have developed into unicorns, reaching a market value of over one billion U.S. dollars. In the run-up to our Entrepreneurship Day on June 26, we explore the innovation ecosystem at our university. This episode of "We Are TUM" features Vice President Helmut Schönenberger, SUMM AI co-founder Flora Geske, Nicola Breugst, Professor of Entrepreneurial Behavior, and start-up consultant Florian Jäger.
QUICK³ mission to explore future secure communication technology
Quantum satellite launched into space
The QUICK³ nano satellite will test components for future quantum satellite systems. The goal is to enable rapid and secure communication using quantum technology. Developed by a research consortium led by TUM professor Tobias Vogl, the satellite was launched into orbit on Monday, June 23, with a booster rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission is expected to deliver its first results by the end of the year.
Remote relief of tension pneumothorax
Robot treats injured people in flight
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a medical robotic system to save lives. It relieves injured people with life-threatening tension pneumothorax in the chest cavity. At the Automatica robotics trade fair, the researchers are presenting the robotic solution for the first time. In the future it will be capable of telemedical operation during evacuation flights. It was developed as part of the iMEDCAP project financed by the European Defense Fund.
Prof. Friedrich Simmel on the new BioSysteM Cluster of Excellence
"Thinking of biology as technology"
The BioSysteM Cluster of Excellence aims to develop self-organizing molecular and cellular systems with programmable, life-like properties. The focus ranges from biomolecular machines for biosynthesis and intelligent materials to biomedical microrobots and pattern-based therapeutics to the control of cell differentiation and organ formation as the basis for a new generation of revolutionary applications in biomedicine. Spokesperson Prof. Friedrich Simmel explains in an interview why the involvement of society is crucial in this context.
QS World University Rankings sees TUM as the best university in the EU
TUM rises to number 22 worldwide
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has again moved up in the QS World University Rankings and now holds the 22nd position worldwide. This marks the first time TUM has reached the top 25 in one of the three most prestigious international university rankings. In addition, QS now lists TUM as the best university in the European Union.