Potsdam Transfer

Central scientific institution for start-ups, innovation, and the transfer of knowledge and technology

Report and protect invention

We provide support in the patent application and exploitation process.

Start-up matching exchange

We have your career in mind and bring you together with our start-ups.

Clear the stage for science

We regularly organise science slams and support you in your science communication.

Discover cooperation potential

We will inform you about cooperation with our university and advise you on funding programmes.

Drei Personen sitzen zusammen und brainstormen

Developing a research-based start-up idea

We offer you a business model workshop in which you use design thinking methods.

Present research at fairs

We provide you with information on trade fair profiles and support you throughout the entire process of your trade fair presentation.

From research into transfer

We identify application and networking opportunities for your research.

EXIST funding programmes

We support you with the application and implementation of an EXIST start-up grant/EXIST research transfer.

Personen stehen in einer Runde zur Beratung zusammen.

Together to your own company

We accompany you on the path of your business start-up from the idea to market entry.

The Startup Service of the University of Potsdam is funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Energy as well as by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the State of Brandenburg. The University of Potsdam's Transferservice is funded by the State of Brandenburg and the European Regional Development Fund.