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The brochure presents practical examples of the technology and knowledge transfer at the HZDR.

Partners in technology transfer

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HZDR Innovation Contest

Are you a scientist, employee, technician or laboratory assistant at the HZDR? Or are you a doctoral student, postdoc or guest scientist and interested in technology and knowledge transfer? Do you have an idea on how one could transform your research results or scientific knowledge into a marketable product or service? In that case, the HZDR Innovation Contest is for you!

In order to identify commercialisation ideas that have emerged at the HZDR, and to systematically assist in their further development, the HZDR invites its scientific employees to participate in the 7th HZDR Innovation Contest!

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Please send your application to innovationswettbewerb@hzdr.de


Prizes

The three best teams receive personal monetary rewards:

  • 1. place: 1.500
  • 2. place: 1.000
  • 3. place: 500

Additionally, the successful competitors have the possibilty to obtain funding from the HZDR Innovation Fund for the validation and further development of their idea. The exact amount will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Often, the provided financial support will take the form of co-financing, and also own funds are required.

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Participation

The participants apply using the provided template, stating their name, motivation, and providing a short sketch of the idea. The participants send their application forms to innovationswettbewerb@hzdr.de

The participants can apply individually or as a team. However, in the workshop, the idea should be refined in teams of at least two participants. For individual participants, we will therefore provide at least one additional person to the team. Teams may consist of interested scientists, students, student assistants, innovation managers and/or external experts.

The workshop, where the teams draw up an exploitation plan for their ideas with the help of external mentors, forms the core of the competition. The focus of the workshop is not exclusively on founding spin-offs, but also on technology transfer to existing companies (license, sale, contract R&D) and knowledge transfer to society. Depending on the number of partcipants, 1-2 workshop days will be organised.

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Schedule 2023

  • 15.06.2023: Kick-off Information Event: Detailed information on the contest
  • 10.11.2023: Deadline for applications - application forms to innovationswettbewerb@hzdr.de
  • Week 46/47/48: Pre-selection of ideas and qualification of participants in the HZDR Innovators School
  • 5./06.12.2023: Contest Workshops - Development of a pitch presentation with support from external mentoring and presentation in front of a jury of experts
  • 23. January 2024: Awards ceremony of HZDR Innovation Contest at the HZDR TRANSFER DAY
  • From 2024: Coordination of further support and financing for the successful teams

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Application & further info

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Contact:

Melanie Giebel, Technology Marketing, tel.: 0351 260 - 2062 / m.giebel@hzdr.de

Dr. Anne Richter, Project Manager HZDR Innovators School, tel.: 0351 260 - 3851 / anne.richter@hzdr.de

Sebastian Löbelt-Friedrich, Start-up Manager dresden|exists, tel.: 0351 463-31627 / innovationswettbewerb@hzdr.de