IDEAS - INNOVATION - IMPACT
Central gateway and service unit for start-ups, innovation and knowledge and technology transfer
Become a founder with us
Apply now for the EXIST Women program!
IDEAS - INNOVATION - IMPACT
Become a founder with us

Transfer Center enaCom

We see ourselves as an intermediary, translator and catalyst between science and stakeholders outside the scientific community. Our work focuses on making research results available for the benefits of society. enaCom is the central point of contact for all matters relating to University knowledge and technology transfer – for University of Bonn members and everyone else being interested to co-operate with us.

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Become a founder with EXIST Women!

You can apply for EXIST Women funding until 5 January 2025. The funding program offers women a scholarship, mentoring, networking and workspace on their path to founding a company.

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Female founders take off with EXIST Women

"Women's networks provide that special support and energy for prospective female founders," said Özlem Doger-Herter, founder and coach, at the closing ceremony for the first cohort of the EXIST Women program from the Transfer Center enaCom. At the event in the DIGITALHUB, the participants from the University of Bonn looked back together on a successful year. The program offered the necessary know-how, workspaces, mentors and networking opportunities to prepare for self-employment or a start-up. EXIST Women is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and will enter the next round in 2025: applications can be submitted by 5 January 2025*!

Free database access for members of the University of Bonn

Current market trends, competitive analyses or insights into growth opportunities - if you want to find out about markets now, you can use the IBISWorld database This platform offers a wide range of market analyses and industry reports from over 700 industries worldwide. The Transfer Centre enaCom is providing all students, researchers and employees of the University of Bonn with free access to the IBISWorld market database from October to December 2024.

Make your ideas big in the 2024 ideas competition

Do you have an innovative idea that ideally solves a problem of our society? Would you like to present this idea and develop it further? Then apply for the ideas competition of the Transfer Center enaCom at the University of Bonn! In addition to numerous offers of support, you have the chance to win 1000 euros for your idea. You can submit your idea sketch until 10 November 2024.

Prototyping grants #5: Chatbot for telemedicine and genetic analysis for couples wishing to have children

Innovations such as a chatbot that talks to patients while recording medical data or a new test procedure for genetic defects in infertile men are being funded by the Transfer Center enaCom in the 5th round of prototyping grants. Two teams of scientists from the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) are developing innovative prototypes for practical challenges of our time. The findings from the research are prepared for planned commercialization with the prototyping grants. The grants with a funding amount of up to €50,000 are regularly announced by the Transfer Center. Applications for the next round can be submitted until 20.11.2024.

Transfer Strategy

The University of Bonn has adopted a transfer strategy that describes the central aspects and objectives of knowledge and technology transfer. It serves as an orientation for a common understanding of transfer that promotes the exchange between science and society, which takes place at different levels and by different means. With its Excellence Strategy, the University of Bonn emphasizes its impact orientation and would like to systematically expand this further.

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Start-up

From the initial check to individual coaching, we help University members to turn ideas into successful start-ups.

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Inventions and Patents

Patents protect research results and facilitate commercialization. enaCom helps to identify, protect, market and commercialize inventions.

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Business and Society

enaCom enables to collaborate successfully: science, together with business and society, we take responsibility for innovations.

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Funding Opportunities

enaCom helps to select and submit applications for public funding programs focused on different start-up or transfer projects.

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Networking

enaCom is partner in different networks focusing on knowledge transfer to promote the exchange of science with all external stakeholders.

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Qualification

enaCom offers a variety of events on soft skills, professional skills and networking with transfer partners.

Call for start-up mentors

Support the University of Bonn as a mentor to accompany start-up projects to success. The Transfer Center enaCom has created a platform where you can contribute your potential as a mentor while supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Register and become part of our inspiring network of experienced executives, (industry) experts and innovative start-ups.

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Communion

enaCom is committed to promoting transfer of knowledge and technology. We combine different transfer activities from all research areas of the University. We document successful transfer formats and give them visibility. We present best practices from within the University and act as a showcase for the most exciting transfer projects to the outside world.

Communication

enaCom informs about innovative research results close to application. We talk about science offering meet-ups for different stakeholders in business and society. As a central point of contact and gateway for co-operation, we connect all stakeholders inside and outside the University.

Commitment

enaCom is committed to all stakeholders interested in knowledge exchange; researchers and students, as well as practitioners and citizens outside the academic community. Dialogue promotes a broad, research-based transfer of knowledge. We therefore speak both languages, the language of academics and the language of professionals.

Companion

enaCom provides individual consulting and assistance to support the multidimensional transfer activities of the University. We always help existing and future partners inside and outside the University and provide unbureaucratic, efficient service.

Commercialisation

enaCom handles all matters concerning utilization of the excellent research results achieved by the University. We provide information on the options available for protecting intellectual property rights and how to bring inventions to start-up.

Contact

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Sandra Speer

Head of Section

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Brühler Straße 7

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Dennis Daseking

Deputy Head of Section

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Brühler Str. 7

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Claudia Morales

Office Manager

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Brühler Straße 7

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