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The RWTH Innovation Entrepreneurship Center supports students and researchers at the RWTH Aachen Uni

08/07/2026

Tag 2 der Startup Week Aachen 2026 – und die Energie hält an! 🚀

Der Dienstag startete im Gründungszentrum FH Aachen mit einer ganzen Reihe an Workshops und Beratungsformaten: von Finanzplanung über Recht bis zu praktischen Fragen rund um App-Entwicklung. Für das leibliche Wohl und Networking zwischen den Veranstaltungen war ebenfalls gesorgt.

Bevor es zu den Pitches ging, teilte Jan Haveneth in einer Keynote seinen eigenen Werdegang zwischen Familie und Selbstständigkeit, mit der klaren Botschaft: Ein Rückschlag gehört dazu, man sollte danach aber nicht direkt aufgeben.

Am Nachmittag ging es dann Schlag auf Schlag beim Entrepreneurship-Day 2026: 9 Startups und Projekt-Teams aus den Programmen EXIST-Women, dem regulären Coaching und erstmals auch aus Kickstart@FH traten im Pitch-Wettbewerb gegeneinander an, je 2 Minuten Zeit, um das Publikum zu überzeugen und sich den Entrepreneurship Preis 2026 zu sichern. 🫶 Gewonnen hat am Ende Xsellerate , herzlichen Glückwunsch! Das Team hat ein KI-gestütztes Crosslisting-Tool entwickelt, das den Verkauf von Second-Hand-Artikeln so einfach macht wie nie zuvor.

Den Abschluss des Tages bildeten die F*ckup Stories – Startup Edition: schonungslos ehrliche Geschichten über Rückschläge, Fehlentscheidungen und die Learnings, die daraus entstanden sind. 💚

Von Zahlen und Fakten am Vormittag bis zu ehrlichen Geschichten am Abend: genau diese Bandbreite macht die aus. Es geht weiter! ⚡

Main sponsors: Sparkasse Aachen , INFORM GmbH, Die Welt der ASEAG 🌍
Sponsors: The Urban Village,

Initiated by: digitalHUB Aachen, RWTH Innovation GmbH , Gründungszentrum FH Aachen, , , Industrie- und Handelskammer Aachen , Collective Incubator, AC.E - Aachener Entrepreneurship Team e.V., Startup Village, in cooperation with Stadt Aachen, Wirtschaftsförderung Aachen
Supported by: GründerRegion Aachen

📸 digitalHUB Aachen, Startup Week Aachen,

08/01/2025

New year, new focus: Goodbye, Facebook | After careful consideration, we’ve made the decision to discontinue our activities on Facebook. This platform played a key role in helping us connect with students, researchers, startups, investors, and corporates during the early days of at RWTH Aachen University.
However, as our community has evolved, many of you have shifted to other platforms to stay informed, explore our programs, register for events, and connect with fellow innovators. To better interact with you and focus our resources, we’ve decided to prioritize our presence on these platforms.

For the latest updates, opportunities, and insights, follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and collæb.

Thank you for being part of our journey on Facebook. Here’s to continuing our shared mission of driving innovation, technology transfer, and entrepreneurship together!

20/12/2024

Happy Holidays from RWTH Innovation | As the year comes to a close, we’re celebrating an inspiring 2024 filled with progress, collaboration, and innovation.

This year, we’ve seen remarkable achievements − from groundbreaking research to impactful ventures and dynamic partnerships. It’s all thanks to you, our vibrant community of , , , , , and . We’re grateful for the ideas you’ve shared, the challenges we’ve tackled together, and the collective drive to push boundaries. As we step into 2025, let’s continue to build on this momentum.

From all of us at RWTH Innovation, we wish you a very Happy Holiday season and a prosperous New Year!

Our social media team will be back on 6 January 2025.

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19/12/2024

Meet the winners of the 2024 | The second round of winners of the RWTH Spin-off Award 2024 have been announced at the of our :

▪ CruiseLaw
▪ Fenjax
▪ Greenlyte Carbon Technologies
▪ Vivalyx
▪ volatile

Congratulations on this milestone! You are truly outstanding examples of coming out of RWTH Aachen University!

Learn more about the winners here: https://www.rwth-innovation.de/en/aktuelles/aktuelle-detailseiten/spin-off-award-2024-round-2-en

18/12/2024

Four teams have taken their to the next level with our | The funding mechanism helped them to their ideas and validate the commercial viability of their technologies.

About a year ago, research teams from RWTH Aachen University and Uniklinik RWTH Aachen had the chance to convince our external jury of researchers, industry experts and entrepreneurs of the innovative power and potential of their startup ideas to create lasting impact on industry and society. Four of them succeeded and were selected for the fifth round of the RWTH Innovation Sprint:

▪ naion.tech
▪ Photom
▪ Pulse of Production
▪ SA-Dynamics

The outstanding technologies developed by the selected teams range from nanofiltration membranes and spectral material identification to the efficient maintenance of tools in sheet metal forming processes and the sustainable production of insulation textiles.
Over the past 12 months, the teams have received financial support to test their technologies and validate their startup idea by building prototypes.

Learn more about the groundbreaking technologies and the teams' progress here: https://www.rwth-innovation.de/en/start-ups/support/innovation-sprint/innovation-sprint-2024

13/12/2024

Taking Germany to a new level as a center of innovation with the | In June of this year, Gateway Factory was selected as one of 15 projects to make it to the first phase of the upcoming "Startup Factory" funding initiative by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Following the announcement by Robert Habeck, RWTH Aachen University, the University of Cologne, and the Start2 Group are working closely together to develop the concept of the new innovation hub. As the name suggests, the Gateway Factory is designed to combine the attributes associated with a factory with the innovative power of our excellent research in the region. The goal is to support research-based start-ups in the critical pre-scale-up phase, focussing on four industry verticals: Personal Health, Sustainable Infrastructure Mobility, Future Computing Engineering, and Future Regulatory Demands.

We are delighted to be part of this new hub and help university spin-offs take the next step in scaling their business and creating !

To stay up-to-date, make sure to follow Gateway Factory and learn how to get involved here: https://gateway-factory.de/en/

11/12/2024

Apply now to be part of the of our | Are you ready to turn your idea into a successful startup?

Our 3-month acceleration program offers:
▪ Personalized coaching by experienced management professionals
▪ Mentorship from industry leaders and investors
▪ Bi-weekly workshops on impactful topics: legal basics, B2B sales, fundraising, and more
▪ Introduction to a vibrant community of alumni like cylib, IonKraft, and Voltfang
▪ Access to our investor network to prepare for your next funding cycle

As part of our Incubation Program, you enjoy the flexibility of virtual sessions combined with in-person meet-ups for maximum impact. Don’t miss the chance to accelerate your growth!

Apply now and secure your spot today: https://app.collaeb.io/forms/my-forms/rwth-incubation-program-apply-now/4axOXZ727J .

More information about the program can be found on : https://app.collaeb.io/p/incubationprogram

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09/12/2024

RIIICO receives Inventor of the Year Award | The Aachen-born start-up with roots in RWTH Aachen University took home Siemens‘ prestigious Inventors of the Year Award in the category Open Innovation for its breakthrough technology.

The award presented by Siemens CTO Peter Körte honors RIIICO’s unique solution for transforming factory scans into engineering-friendly 3D models. “Being the first start-up ever to receive this award is a tremendous honor to our entire team that has been working really hard on this technology for more than 4 years,” said Jan Büchsenschütz, Co-Founder and COO of RIIICO who accepted the award on behalf of the team on Wednesday evening.

And throughout those years of technology development, RWTH's long-standing partner Siemens has been a strong ally of the young start-up. The team's began in Aachen in 2021, when Jan Büchsenschütz, Felix Fink and Patrick Mertens decided to turn their idea of visual factory twins based on 3D scanning and AI into reality and founded their own start-up RIIICO. As part of our Siemens Research and Innovation Ecosystem Aachen Arc, the three former students at RWTH Aachen University pitched their technology to the university's strategic partner Siemens. Since then, the founders and industry experts have been working together closely across different factories in many use-cases.

The Inventors of the Year Award marks the latest milestone in the close collaboration between RIIICO and Siemens, highlighting the importance of cooperation between research, start-ups and industry.

Congratulations to the entire team on this remarkable achievement!

05/12/2024

Researchers, students and start-ups kick-off the brand-new | Last week, we celebrated the launch of our new Expert Hub focusing on innovation in the field of and . Our sixth Expert Hub aims to nourish interdisciplinary exchange between students, researchers interested in entrepreneurship, as well as start-ups, well-established companies and further relevant stakeholders in the field.

The event was opened by Prof. Peter Letmathe, who welcomed the guests and encouraged the diverse audience to use the opportunity to talk to experts, ask questions, and discuss possible solutions.
In the first keynote of the day, Prof. Max Lemme (ELD, RWTH Aachen University) took the participants on a deep dive into the origins of the Expert Hub in the NeuroSys Cluster and the impact of the Cluster4Future on the Aachen region. Michael Riesener, Roberta Caterino and Tobias Recker then continued with a brief overview of how RWTH Innovation facilitates at RWTH Aachen University, before elaborating on the structure and function of the new Expert Hub NeuroSys. Next, Mareike Smolka and Frieder Bögner (Human Technology Center) held an interactive session on socio-ethical perspectives on neuromorphic computing research and technology development, asking thought-provoking questions and sharing their insights on this highly debated topic.

In the second part of the event, Jasmin Quill and Lennart Stoepel (Chair of Management Accounting), walked the audience through value chains of the semiconductor industry and their implications for neuromorphic hardware. A completely different perspective was added by Dr. Ansgar Schleicher (TechVision Fonds), who looked at challenges and opportunities of AI hardware through an investor's eyes. Last but not least, Dr. Felix Gremse (Gremse IT), invited the participants to explore f(o)unding opportunities for SMEs, specifically focusing on IT businesses.
The program was wrapped up by a panel discussion with Dr. Sebastian Dreßen (Siemens), Dr. Joseph Pankert (Pankert Consultants) and Dr. Florian Merget (aiXscale Photonics), who answered questions by Sabine Kaiser on the role of start-ups in the transfer of AI-based solutions.

After the program, the speakers and participants stayed for an insightful networking session, exhibits by Stadt Aachen, AGIT MbH and KI NRW, as well as poster presentations by AiML Technology, Rewafe, Stadt Aachen Wirtschaftsförderung, EDIH Rheinland, Forschungszentrum Jülich, the Neuroelectronic Interfaces Research Group, the Chair of Integrated Digital Systems and Circuit Design, the Institute for Materials in Electrical Engineering 1.

A huge thank you to all speakers, presenters, exhibitors, and participants for joining us in fostering and collaborating on in neuromorphic computing and AI hardware!

02/12/2024

The has kicked off their start-up journey in our | Last week, our new batch of 6 vibrant teams took the first step of our 3-month coaching program.

Under the guidance of our start-up coaches, they will shape their start-up ideas, fine-tune their business models and pitch decks, and get access to a rich array of additional start-up support and exclusive events.

Stay tuned to follow their progress leading to the final pitches in February and find inspiration in their journey and growth!

You have a start-up idea? Join one of our future batches!
Discover our Ideation Program on : https://app.collaeb.io/p/ideation-program

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