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Welcome to the Transfer Department!

Would you like to transfer your project ideas or the results of your research to industry, society, politics or culture and thus pave the way for their application?

Then you've come to the right place! The staff of the Transfer Department is the first and central point of contact for the realization of your transfer project, from the idea to the commercial utilization of the results.

In the following pages you will find further information on the following topics and our central services. Contact us, we will be happy to support you!

External Collaboration and Contracts

Are you planning a collaboration with an external partner? We support you, e.g. with the classification of your project under state aid law, cost calculation and contract negotiation.

In the middle you can see four cogwheels that interlock. Below them are three cartoon characters holding three of the cogwheels upwards. A fourth cartoon character swings from the left on a rope and holds the fourth cogwheel from above.
Photo: Colourbox.de / Nuthawut

 

Inventions, patents, utilization

Do you have an idea and are wondering whether it might be possible to obtain a property right or commercialize the idea? Contact us, we will be happy to advise you.

It is a comic-like illustration. In the center is a large illuminated light bulb. Three cogwheels rotate inside each other in the light bulb. To the left of the light bulb is a cartoon character who is stretching out his left arm towards the light bulb. With its right hand, it is holding a magnifying glass that is larger than the figure itself. To the right of the light bulb is another cartoon character. It is facing the light bulb and the other figure. In her right hand, she is holding a tool wrench that is larger than the person herself.
Photo: Colourbox.de / Nuthawut

 

Start-up support

Are you considering starting a company? Together with our colleagues from MAFEX and StartMiUp, we will support you along the way, from idea generation to market maturity.

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Photo: Colourbox.de / Nuthawut

 

Funding advice

An idea for a transfer project but no funding? We can help you find suitable funding programs and support you throughout the application process.

This is a comic illustration. In the center you can see a wooden seesaw. A large dollar coin falls onto the left part of the seesaw. Accordingly, the left part of the seesaw is pointing downwards. On the right part of the seesaw, which is tilted upwards, is a cartoon character reaching up towards the sky. It is carrying a rocket on its back and is about to take off.
Photo: Colourbox.de / Nuthawut