To support and connect our teams and potential entrpreneurs and to create an inspiring community, a range of events is planned and an overview can be found here.
Catalyze - Innovation is an event for people with an interest in entrepreneurship, new ideas, and the future of chemistry. The goal is to come together, get an impulse from a speaker, and discuss ideas for the chemical industry of the future. We will develop and discuss innovations tackling the topics of innovation variety, automation, and sustainability.
After a short introduction round the topic of the day is introduced by a keynote speaker followed by a brainstorming and discussion session where everyone is engaged to participate! Ideas and innovations are collected, developed, and discussed as a group. Saving the best for the last, the final part of the event is open for socializing in a relaxed atmosphere with some snacks and drinks.
The nucleus of the event is to bring together a group of passionate and motivated people and to enable the exchange of ideas for the chemical industry of the future.
| Date + Location | Topic + Keynote speaker | Registration | |
| Event 1 | Mon 7th Nov 17:00-19:00 CPA Garching E006A&B |
“Career pathways -thinking out of the box!“ |
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| Event 2 | Mon 5th Dez 17:00-19:00 CPA Garching E006A&B |
“Electromobility - Future and perspectives“ |
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| Event 3 | Mon 16th Jan 17:00-19:00 CPA Garching E006A&B |
“BioTech – a holy grail for many applications?“ |
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Upcoming event of the series: Carreer pathways - Thinking outside the box!
Thinking out of the box!
What career opportunities do I have after the degree? Do I want to work for a large company, or would I rather be self-employed? Can I build up my own company with an idea?
Discussing the perspectives and pathways for a career in the field of chemistry. Through testimonials, we want to provide food for thought for innovative ideas.
Join the next Catalyze Innovation Event " Career pathways - thinking out of the box!" and get to know the Catalyze Events!
Get in contact with like-minded people, enjoy some drinks & snacks and enjoy a good evening.
If you have any questions or topics of particular interest, please feel free to write to chem-venturelab@tum.de.
(exclusively for PhDs & Post-Docs)
Chemovator is the internal venture builder of BASF. Twelve early-stage ventures at a time can join their full-time program in Mannheim. Along the Chemovator Journey, they support their ventures with unconventional resources to validate their ideas around chemistry. With the help of a startup mindset, we enable our ventures to turn ideas into investable and scalable business opportunities.
The Chemovator Startup Bootcamp is a two-day workshop, where you yourself become an entrepreneur. You will learn about innovative startup methods like the business model canvas, how to talk to potential customers, how to gather data and how to set up a landing page – and of course, how to present your business idea in an inspiring pitch. During the course, you will receive facilitation by leading startup experts from the German startup scene who provide you with valuable feedback along the lines.
You don't have a specific idea yet? Come anyway and join teams (consisting of PhDs & Post-Docs and/or BASF employees) for intense, fast-paced, practical training on the interface of chemistry startup thinking, with the guidance of experienced coaches.
Over the sessions, you and your group will be working on a business idea, refining it, and learning how to pitch. At the end of the Bootcamp, you will hold a final pitch as a group and receive constructive feedback, which can be very useful to improve your presentation skills and for your personal and professional development.
The course does not require any previous knowledge in entrepreneurship and is open for PhDs and Post-Docs of all fields of study.
Do you have a business idea that you want to turn into reality or are you just curious about entrepreneurship and want to learn more?
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Catalyze - Innovation is an event for people with an interest in entrepreneurship, new ideas, and the future of chemistry. The goal is to come together, get an impulse from a speaker, and discuss ideas for the chemical industry of the future. We developed and discussed innovations tackling the topics of innovation variety, automation, and sustainability in the SoSe 22.
This workshop was designed for scientists who would like to learn more about how their research could have an impact in society, what (career) perspectives are part of taking this path and what type of skills are needed in the field of entrepreneurship. The workshop helps you to understand the first steps, to get a glimpse of this exciting path and to gain the basic skills to move in this direction.
Venture Talks is an event-series organized by chemstars.nrw in which entrepreneurs from chemistry, industrial biotechnology, material sciences and related fields share their unique stories. Both initiatives are focussing on empowering students and researchers from chemistry-related backgrounds to become entrepreneurs and build their own ventures!
