MAX!mize Incubator for Max Planck Start-ups

Batch #6 is officially closed – and we’re incredibly grateful.

Huge thanks to everyone who applied to our incubator.
Your ideas, courage, and commitment blew us away. 💥

Keep you updated!

And for everyone already looking forward to Batch #7:
Applications will open in October 2025 – stay tuned!

#Reminder: Only 2 days left to apply for Batch #6!

🖊️ Registration form: app.maximize-incubator.com/application/...

We’re truly looking forward to reading your applications and discovering the imactful projects you're working on – we appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into your submission. 🧡

🚀 Max Planck Changemakers wanted!

Apply now for MAX!mize – the official incubator for Max Planck start-ups.

What’s in it for you?

🤝 Strong network
💲 Need-based funding
💡 Tailored coaching
🎤 Inspiring workshops & keynotes

Turn your research into impact:
www.maximize-incubator.com

Start-up Mindset Before Masterplan: The FlyVoTech Story FlyVoTech’s journey shows that you don’t need a perfect idea or business plan to start – just curiosity, courage, and the willingness to explore new paths. What began as a postdoc initiative within th...

FlyVoTech's journey shows that you don't necessarily need a masterplan to start a company - curiosity, courage and the willingness to break new ground are much more important.

From postdoc to start-up – discover now the entire story including practical tips from a #MaxPlanck start-up perspective.

Start-up Monitor 2025

Science-based start-ups play a crucial role in driving innovation, solving global challenges, and translating research into real-world impact.

Let’s make science count in shaping Germany’s start-up future!

🖊️ Take part in the #GSM2025 survey:
umfrage.deutscherstartupmonitor.de/index.php/93...

Max Planck start-up FlyVoTech pitching in front of other future entrepreneurs

🚀 Hey, Max Planck Changemakers!

Join our webinar with FlyVoTech – a Max Planck start-up revolutionizing drug discovery with engineered fruit fly models.

Hear from co-founder Dušica about their journey and real-world milestones.

🗓️ June 25th
🕑 2:00 pm
🔗 Register now: eu02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Funding. A powerful network. 1:1 start-up coaching. Game-changing workshops.

What more could you ask for? 🚀

Apply now for the MAX!mize incubator!

🔗 Registration form: app.maximize-incubator.com/application/...
Website: www.maximize-incubator.com

#startup #innovation #incubator #MaxPlanck

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: MAX!mize Webinar: Start-up Success Stories. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Meet Dusica, future co-founder of FlyVoTech and hear more about their journey to soon founding the company and what part MAX!mize played in their success.

Save the date! 😉

Learn from experienced Max Planck changemakers!

What the start-up team FlyVoTech is developing:
De-risking drug discovery with optimizated compound screening in genetically engineered Fruit Fly disease models.

➡️ Register now for the webinar!
🗓️ 25th June 2025
🕑 2.00 pm - 2.45 pm

#MondayMotivation: Successful sciencepreneurs start asking! 📣

By the way: Who has already discovered our frequently asked questions?
Maybe you'll find the answer you're looking for!

🔗 MAX!mize FAQ: www.maximize-incubator.com/apply#faq

Otherwise, feel free to contact us anywhere & anytime! ☺️

⏰ Time is ticking!

Only a few days left to apply for Batch #6 of the MAX!mize start-up incubator.

Doors are open until July 7, 2025 — are you in? 🚀

Registration form: app.maximize-incubator.com/application/...

What’s it like to be a sciencepreneur in Phase 2 of the MAX!mize incubator?
Which topics take center stage? What hurdles need to be overcome?

Hear it all first-hand from the team at FlyVoTech.

🗓️ 25 June, 25
🕑 2.00 pm
📍 Zoom: eu02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Prof. Patrick Cramer spricht mit Bram Wijlands, Geschäftsführer der Max-Planck-Innovation, nicht nur über Fusionskraftwerke für eine nachhaltigere Zukunft, s... Startups aus der Wissenschaft: Von der Idee zum Erfolg

– Conducting cutting-edge research, protecting intellectual property, translating science into practice, and founding a start-up – these goals are not mutually exclusive. –

Discover the societal and economic potential of tech transfer – and real-world success stories in this video (German only)!

What innovations are driven by our start-up teams? Batch #5: 10 start-up teams in Phase 1. 10 different types of innovations. Discover what research-based topics are driven by our future Max Planck entrepreneurs.

🧡 10 individual business ideas.
🧡 10 bold paths to impact.
🧡 One goal: turning #research into real-world #impact.

Discover the #innovations our #MaxPlanck #startup teams are developing in Phase 1.

MAX!mize is the official #startup #incubator of @maxplanck.de – powered by Max Planck Innovation.

Motivation of founding a start-up

🚀 Why do people start a business?

Top motivations from recent start-up studies:
🧡 Independence
🧡 Income
🧡 Own idea
🧡 No better job options
🧡 Social/ecological impact

What’s your WHY?

Whatever drives you – our #startup #incubator supports #MaxPlanck scientists from all research fields!

Tech and social innovation

🚀 You’re a researcher at a Max Planck Institute?

#TECH and #SOCIAL – become a Max Planck changemaker! Because your insights have the power to transform the world.

All research fields welcome.
All ideas matter.
All it takes is you.

Apply now for Batch #6: www.maximize-incubator.com

SHORT REMINDER! 😉
Who are we meeting in #Marburg tomorrow? 9:30 AM!
We’re looking forward to seeing you, @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social! ☺️

We’ll introduce our technology transfer services:
➔ #Patenting & #Licensing
➔ #Startup #Coaching
➔ MAX!mize #Incubator + founding story of start-up DynaPore

Discover our start-up guide and kick off your own business! From idea and teambuildung to business model and branding - step by step to your science-based start-up.

🚀 Curious how your #research could make real-world #impact?

Turning #science into a #startup is possible – with the right support. Our MAX!mize start-up guide is just the beginning: www.maximize-incubator.com/post/start-u...

What sets MAX!mize apart?
➔ Coaching
➔ Funding
➔ Networking
➔ Workshops

@mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social Looking forward! :)

💡 Got a start-up idea of your own?
We’ll support you, too! Apply now for Batch #6 and let’s bring your vision to life!

www.maximize-incubator.com/apply

Parallel Workshops | MAX!mize Start-up Incubator for Max Planck Start-ups

🚀 Individual start-up support? That’s our priority – always!

Last week, we offered four different #ProductDevelopment workshops for Batch #5, designed to meet the specific needs of each #MaxPlanck #Entrepreneur!

Because instead of one-size-fits-all, we focus on small groups and targeted content!

Max Planck Innovation at Max Planck Institute in Marburg

🚐 MAX!mize Roadshow in Marburg
📍@mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social‬
🗓️ June 3rd | 9:30 AM

Curious about licensing, patenting, or launching a research-based start-up?

Meet our technology transfer organisation, Max Planck Innovation, and get inspired by MAX!mize start-up DynaPore.

See you there!

If you and your start-up team want to become also pitching pros – and much more – apply now and become part of our next Batch #6.
We’re excited to hear from you! 🙌

www.maximize-incubator.com/apply

MAX!mize incubator for Max Planck start-ups – workshop

#PITCHING – BUT MAKE IT AUTHENTIC!

Today our start-up teams learned: authentic pitching isn’t only about perfect slides.

It’s about understanding what shapes how you communicate – audience, storyline, presence, and more.

It takes practice, reflection, and the courage to be honest with yourself.

Max Planck Start-up Vulcan

PHASE 2: COMPLETE!

The Vulcan start-up team wrapped up MAX!mize with a bang! 🔥

Their platform brings precise, temp-controlled microscope workflows to research & industry.

💡 Curious? Co-founder Juan shares insights in our upcoming webinar:

🗓️ 22.05.25
🕑 2:00 pm
📍 eu02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Batch #6 Application Phase – loading 50 % Max Planck start-up incubator MAX!mize

📬 Inbox checked – still room for your start-up idea!

50 % into the application phase for Batch #6 and loving the energy so far.

Ready to turn your research into business?

🧡 Apply by July 7, 2025: app.maximize-incubator.com/application/...

➡ Details: www.maximize-incubator.com/apply

Hey future entrepreneurs in #impact and #science!

We’d like to warmly invite you to our #webinar, where Juan, co-founder of the start-up Vulcan, will share his journey from research to business.

Get inspired by a #MaxPlanck success story! ☺️

📅 22.05.25
🕑 2:00 PM
🔗 eu02web.zoom-x.de/webinar/regi...

Heidelberg start-up develops system for precise drug monitoring with just one drop of blood Millions of patients with chronic diseases require regular blood tests to adjust their medication dosage - a process that previously required time-consuming visits to hospitals or laboratories. He ...

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 🩸

Erin Federman completes the management team as CCO, joining CEO Dr. Corentin Gondrand and CTO Dr. Estelle Bonedeau.

Read the full portrait of the #MaxPlanck #healthtech start-up, currently in Phase 2 of our start-up incubation program, here!

Max Planck start-up project CRISPR Plug & Play, currently in Phase 2 of the MAX!mize incubator.

🎉 WELCOME TO PHASE 2!

The mission of the #startup CRISPR Plug & Play is to empower #scientists with efficient, easy-to-use #CRISPR tools for advanced #gene editing. 🚀

Read in their interview what they’ve achieved so far – a bold leap in #biotech!

➡️ www.maximize-incubator.com/post/tools-a...

Sales Flowchart at an start-up event in Munich for Max Planck researchers

Check-in event in Munich: #VentureBuilding in action! 🚀

Our #MaxPlanck #startup teams currently in Phase 2 worked on their sales process:

- Defining their Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)
- Outlining awareness strategies
- Exploring sales KPIs and models

From research to impact! 🚀

Picture of Dr. Marcel Quennet, MAX!mize Keynote Speaker

WHY EARLY CUSTOMER TALKS MATTER



They are critical for more than just building sales funnels for deeptech #startups:


🟠 Validate market demand
🟠 Refine technology & product
🟠 Build trust

Thanks to Dr. Marcel Quennet for sharing this key insight! 🚀



#keynote #MAX!mize #incubator #MaxPlanck