Workshops & Events

From research results to business models. At PEELxImpact, you will spend four workshop days developing innovative solutions to social challenges.

Experience science in an entertaining way. At the Science Slam, researchers present their topics in short, captivating talks – both exciting and easy to understand.

Get inspired by real founders!
Discover exciting stories, challenges, and successes firsthand – live, personal, and full of motivation. An evening for everyone who wants to experience entrepreneurial journeys up close.

Exchange views with key players in Brandenburg’s healthcare sector.

Connect with experts in the health and life sciences in Brandenburg.

The YES Workshop “From PhD to Impact Innovator” shows you how to transform scientific insights into a socially relevant business idea.

Discuss your research project in your home town and share your scientific findings with local residents.

Under the theme ‘Bringing research findings to society and the economy’, the workshop uses LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to develop new perspectives on knowledge and technology transfer and to highlight research potential.

Ideas that make an impact! At the Impact Hackathon, you will work in a team to develop innovative solutions to social challenges.

Do you have an idea that drives social or environmental change? In the Impact Labs, we support you in rapidly advancing your impact-oriented project or startup in its early stages, with targeted funding and hands-on guidance.

At the IEL workshop, you will travel with researchers and students to one of our partner universities abroad to develop innovative start-up and spin-off ideas from science in interdisciplinary teams. 

Find out how the UP can help you protect your research findings and safeguard your intellectual property.

If you’re doing a PhD in the natural sciences and want to discover new perspectives for your research, gain a better understanding of its social relevance, or think outside the laboratory using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) – then you’ve come to the right place.

The public dialogue initiative ‘Let’s Talk About Science!’, funded by the MWFK, enables researchers to bring scientific findings on democracy and social participation into people’s everyday lives.

Would you like to start your own business or do you already have a specific business idea? Then come by and take advantage of our free, open start-up consultation service!

Whether you are a researcher, someone interested in starting a business, or an entrepreneur, we can advise you if you want to implement sustainability in your research or start-up.

From research results to business models. At PEELxImpact, you will spend four workshop days developing innovative solutions to social challenges.

Discover the latest innovative projects from the Potsdam Science Park.

Are you a PhD student or postdoc at the University of Potsdam? Would you like to meet other early-career researchers and expand your network within the university, but find you lack opportunities to talk to other researchers?

Are you seeking funding for your start-up? Apply now for Rooftop Pitch Potsdam and present your business idea above the rooftops of Potsdam to venture capitalists, business angels and other investors. 

Experience science in an entertaining way. At the Science Slam, researchers present their topics in short, captivating talks – both exciting and easy to understand.

Präsentiere deine Forschung auf eine fesselnde und einprägsame Weise.

Our Sciencepreneurship series consists of three English-language workshops that will equip you to transform your research into innovative business models. 

Kickstart your entrepreneurship journey! In this three-day workshop, experienced coaches will help you clarify all the important business, tax and legal issues, while strengthening your personality as a founder and entrepreneur. 

Your introduction to the world of start-ups! In our series of events, you will learn everything you need to know to successfully implement your start-up idea. 

Learn from successful founders how ideas become scalable products and small teams grow into real companies. Immerse yourself in personal stories full of passion, challenges and successes.

Get inspired by real founders!
Discover exciting stories, challenges, and successes firsthand – live, personal, and full of motivation. An evening for everyone who wants to experience entrepreneurial journeys up close.

At Startup Week, you can look forward to exciting workshops and events, along with plenty of opportunities to dive into entrepreneurship. Check out our program here.

Our Train-the-Trainer workshop offers you practical ideas and methods for providing optimal support to founders. Improve your coaching skills and exchange ideas with other start-up advisors and coaches.

Find out about the various funding opportunities available for your research and innovation projects.

Learn about the concepts and formats of effective science communication, and how to present your topic clearly, concisely and in a way that gets straight to the point!

Click here for the Start-up Service

Click here for the transfer service.