From Spin-off to Scale-up
Bridging corporate and academic
spin-offs with commercial success
spin-offs with commercial success
From Spin-off to Scale-up
Bridging corporate and
academic spin-offs with
commercial success
academic spin-offs with
commercial success
From ideas to impact — the spin-off journey
Every great venture begins with a spark — an academic discovery,
a corporate breakthrough, or a bold vision. But turning that spark
into a thriving company is one of the toughest challenges innovators face.
On October 15 in Vienna, we’re bringing together founders, researchers,
investors, and corporate leaders to explore how spin-offs can grow
into world-changing companies.
a corporate breakthrough, or a bold vision. But turning that spark
into a thriving company is one of the toughest challenges innovators face.
On October 15 in Vienna, we’re bringing together founders, researchers,
investors, and corporate leaders to explore how spin-offs can grow
into world-changing companies.
From ideas to impact — the spin-off journey
Every great venture begins with a spark—an academic discovery, a corporate breakthrough, or a bold vision. But turning that spark into a thriving company is one of the toughest challenges innovators face.
On October 15 in Vienna, we’re bringing together founders, researchers, investors, and corporate leaders to explore how spin-offs can grow into world-changing companies.
On October 15 in Vienna, we’re bringing together founders, researchers, investors, and corporate leaders to explore how spin-offs can grow into world-changing companies.
Our journey together
Our journey together
Bridging academic and corporate spin-offs
with commercial success
with commercial success
Ecosystem
Builder
Builder
Connect with The Spinoff
Factory and their efforts in
connecting universities, venture
funds and talanted researchers
Factory and their efforts in
connecting universities, venture
funds and talanted researchers
Corporate
Innovator or
Venture Scout
Innovator or
Venture Scout
Hear the Bosch story on how to
build the corporate startup
factory and what are the best
practices in venture scouting
and corporate-startup
collaborations
build the corporate startup
factory and what are the best
practices in venture scouting
and corporate-startup
collaborations
Venture fund
or Business Angel
or Business Angel
get the insights from Noctua
Science Ventures, xista and
Ignite Ventures on the best
practices in investing
in early stage startups
Science Ventures, xista and
Ignite Ventures on the best
practices in investing
in early stage startups
Startup founder
or Researcher
or Researcher
Get the insights how to
commercialize you invention
or scale the existing product
commercialize you invention
or scale the existing product
Bridging academic and corporate
spin-offs with commercial success
spin-offs with commercial success
Ecosystem Builder
Connect with The Spinoff
Factory and their efforts in
connecting universities, venture
funds and talanted researchers
Factory and their efforts in
connecting universities, venture
funds and talanted researchers
Corporate Innovator
or Venture Scout
or Venture Scout
Hear the Bosch story on how to
build the corporate startup
factory and what are the best
practices in venture scouting
and corporate-startup
collaborations
build the corporate startup
factory and what are the best
practices in venture scouting
and corporate-startup
collaborations
Venture fund
or Business Angel
or Business Angel
Get the insights from Noctua
Science Ventures, xista and
Ignite Ventures on the best
practices in investing
in early stage startups
Science Ventures, xista and
Ignite Ventures on the best
practices in investing
in early stage startups
Startup founder
or Researcher
or Researcher
Get the insights how to
commercialize you invention
or scale the existing product
commercialize you invention
or scale the existing product
Conference Program
Vienna, October 15
14:30 - 14:45
14:30 - 14:45
Conference Opening
14:45 - 15:20
14:45 - 15:20
Panel Discussion "From Spin-off to Scale-up: how to bridge research, capital and market access"
Rudolf Dömötör, Managing Director at WU Entrepreneurship Center, Managing Director at WU Ignite Ventures
Clara Conrad-Billroth, Technology Transfer Manager, University of Vienna
Prudence Donovan, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lead, xista
Lukas Rippitsch, Noctua Science Ventures
15:20 - 15:50
15:20 - 15:50
"Spinoff Austria - a Roadmap to accelerate spinoffs across borders"
Antonia Rinesch, Head of Communications & Partnerships at Spinoff Factory
15:50 - 16:20
15:50 - 16:20
"Building Europe's next tech leaders: Andersen's framework for startups to build what matters"
Irina Gruzdeva, Director of Sales, Europe at Andersen Lab
16:20 - 16:50
16:20 - 16:50
"QUBO - from academic research to successful venture"
Ernstjan de Gooyert, Chief Product Officer, QUBO Technology
16:50 - 17:10
16:50 - 17:10
Coffee-break
17:10 - 17:40
17:10 - 17:40
"Scaling up corporate ventures - the story of Bosch Business Innovations"
Veronika Brandt, Director Innovation at Bosch
17:40 - 18:10
17:40 - 18:10
"Unlocking the value of knowledge - from curiosity to commercialization"
Tanja Sovic, Head of Patent & Licence Management at TU Wien
Tamara Kosi, Global Corporate Legal Counsel, Hoerbiger
18:10 - 18:40
18:10 - 18:40
"Building the effective ecosystem for the spin-off support - main pitfalls and challenges"
Werner Wutscher, Founder and CEO New Venture Scouting
Conference Program
Vienna, October 15
14:30 - 14:45
14:30 - 14:45
Conference Opening
14:45 - 15:20
14:45 - 15:20
Panel Discussion “From Spin-off to Scale-up: how to bridge research, capital and market access"
Rudolf Dömötör, Managing Director at WU Entrepreneurship Center, Managing
Clara Conrad-Billroth, Technology Transfer Manager, University of Vienna
Prudence Donovan, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Lead, xista
Lukas Rippitsch, Pre-seed VC for Spin-offs, Noctua Science Ventures
15:20 - 15:50
15:20 - 15:50
"Spinoff Austria - a Roadmap to accelerate spinoffs across borders"
Antonia Rinesch, Head of Communications & Partnerships at Spinoff Factory
15:50 - 16:20
15:50 - 16:20
"Building Europe's next tech leaders: Andersen's framework for startups to build what matters"
Irina Gruzdeva, Director of Sales, Europe at Andersen Lab
16:20 - 16:50
16:20 - 16:50
"QUBO - from academic research to successful venture"
Ernstjan de Gooyert, Chief Product Officer, QUBO Technology
16:50 - 17:10
16:50 - 17:10
Coffee-break
17:10 - 17:40
17:10 - 17:40
"Scaling up corporate ventures - the story of Bosch Business Innovations"
Veronika Brandt, Director Innovation at Bosch
17:40 - 18:10
17:40 - 18:10
"Unlocking the value of knowledge - from curiosity to commercialization"
Tanja Sovic, Head of Patent & Licence Management at TU Wien
Tamara Kosi, Global Corporate Legal Counsel, Hoerbiger
18:10 - 18:40
18:10 - 18:40
"Building the effective ecosystem for the spin-off support - main pitfalls and challenges"
Werner Wutscher, Founder and CEO New Venture Scouting
Discover the path
for Spin-off success
for Spin-off success
Best practices in moving from research results to market-ready products, models for successful spin-off creation, scaling-up strategies and collaboration opportunities.
Discover the path for Spin-off success
Best practices in moving from
research results to market-ready
products, models for successful
spin-off creation, scaling-up
strategies and collaboration
opportunities.
research results to market-ready
products, models for successful
spin-off creation, scaling-up
strategies and collaboration
opportunities.
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