Start Up the Science
Hosted by INAM Berlin (Innovation Network for Advanced Materials), Start Up the Science is a podcast for entrepreneurs and experts in Deep Tech. We talk to scientists turned entrepreneurs and find out their startup stories, as well as Deep Tech investors and experts.
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Friday May 05, 2023
Friday May 05, 2023
Welcome to "Start Up the Science," by INAM. Hosted by Taha Adnan, Marketing and Scouting Lead at INAM, this podcast explores the intersection of science, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
In today's episode, we're joined by David Giltner, the founder of TurningScience, a company that helps scientists and engineers transition from academia to industry. David shares his insights on the importance of understanding the business context, building a professional network, and developing a clear value proposition for your skills and expertise. We also explore some common misconceptions that scientists and engineers have about the industry and how to overcome them.
Whether you're a graduate student, postdoc, or early-career scientist, this episode is full of helpful tips and actionable advice for anyone looking to make the leap from academia to industry.
So sit back, relax, and join us as we dive into the exciting world of science entrepreneurship with David Giltner on "Start Up the Science."
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
On this episode of Start Up The Science, Ferdinand Rudolph Bartels, General Manager at SPECS Surface Analysis and Chairman of the INAM Board! Ferdinand has turned around multiple high tech ventures after coming on as a general manager and will discuss the ins and outs of the process with us. This episode was hosted by INAM's Managing Director, Oliver Hasse.
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Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
On this episode of Start Up The Science, we talk to Jasper Van Hoorik, CEO and founder of BIO INX! BIO INX is developing the materials required to make bioprinting a reality! The long term goal of bioprinting is to fully 3D print organs and replace transplants. Through the use of their innovative materials, BIO INX helps keep the cells alive during and after printing. You can learn more about BIO INX here: www.bioinx.com
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Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Mimotype is a developer and vendor of bio-inspired performance materials.
Our core skills: Initiating and steering end-to-end innovation cycles in the domain of bio-inspired materials research. The bioeconomy is about realigning production methods and supply chains with the vision of an ecologically seamless world economy. A deepened understanding of biology at the nanoscale will allow first-movers to become the technology leaders of the 21st century.
We have a prime candidate for a materials blockbuster in our material pipeline. Our focus is on a peptide – i.e. a mini-protein – that acts as the luminescent agent for the light-emission of marine life, a phenomenon known as "bioluminescence". We extract the genetic blueprint of said target molecule and then have genetically programmed bacteria produce the substance for us. The material obtained in this way is to be used for OLED displays and adjacent applications. In this industrial sector, there is a lack of high-performance emitter materials for the blue colour spectrum. If our stratagem works out, we will become the market leader in supplying a critical component for the display industry.
Moreover, in the long term, our approach can bring about a profound reshaping of the OLED technology mix. This will result in our materials IP becoming increasingly embedded in the value network of the target market.
Thanks to enormous advances in gene sequencing, exponentially increasing computing power and new gene-editing tools, humans have become core developers in the source code of life. As an investment thesis, Mimotype is a bet on an unconventional German biotech that reverse-engineers high-performance materials from nature's open source code.
Find out more about Mimotype Technologies by visiting Mimotype LinkedIn
For questions or comments, please email us at info@inam.berlin. Also, if you or someone you know would like to be a guest on our show, we welcome any and all suggestions!
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Fascinated by sound, noise, and its impact on society, co-founders Rhona Togher & Eimear O’Carroll have worked together for over 15 years. Inventive by nature, they founded Lios (formerly Restored Hearing) in 2009 to build technologies which would enable a quieter world. Togher and O’Carroll have long been frustrated with the pace of advancements in their field, witnessing incremental developments which fell short in delivering meaningful change.
Originally trained as physicists, the pair have applied their knowledge of physics to a range of challenges, creating elegant and practical solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.
One of those solutions is SoundBounce.
SoundBounce is a smart material solution to enable regulatory compliance and competitive advantage for our partners. With an adaptable design, simplicity of integration into new and existing products is achieved.
SoundBounce delivers superior noise attenuation without the bulk of traditional acoustic materials. This is essential to product designers when consumers are demanding smaller, quieter products. SoundBounce provides a cost-effective way of absorbing harmful or unwanted noise, which saves space while protecting people and structures. Using energy absorbing technology never before seen in the acoustics sector, SoundBounce has unrivalled performance at low frequency noise reduction.
To learn more about Lios, visit https://www.lios-group.com/
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Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS) was founded in December 2019 by Mark Nicholas Jones (CEO) and Lukasz Ruszczynski (CTO) who know each other from their EU funded PhD projects (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/675251) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). During the final project conference they had the idea to start MQS to use the acquired knowledge from their PhDs, combine it and implement a full fledged software as a service solution for the pharma, biotech and chemical industries.
Grown tired of using inflexible software in the chemical engineering domain which feel outdated in comparison to many tools in signal processing and artificial intelligence applications, Mark and Lukasz want to deliver modern and future computational tools to accelerate research & development efforts by the pharma, biotech and chemical industry. Their tools include the use of high-performance computing and quantum-computers with quantum chemistry models and machine learning to calculate the properties of materials and chemicals in a fast and efficient way.
Find out more about MQS by visiting http://mqs.dk/
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Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
1.35 million babies are born with a congenital heart defect each year. Of these, 400,000 have heart valve defects but there is no durable valve replacement on the market. GrOwnValve aims to fulfill that unmet clinical need.
GrOwnValve is a pre-clinical stage medical device company, developing a unique heart valve prosthesis system. Their completely new prosthetic valve for adults and children, will be implanted using a low-risk transcatheter technique.
The valves will come to market as a procedure pack that enables a safe, affordable and easy-to-use minimally invasive heart valve replacement made from the patient’s own tissue. Using the patient’s own endogenous tissue gives the valves lifelong durability – a once-in-a-lifetime solution that is affordable for patients and healthcare providers worldwide.
Dr. Boris Schmitt is the CEO and Co-Founder of GrOwnValve. He is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Senior Consultant at Charité University Medicine Berlin.
To learn more visit https://www.grownvalve.com/
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Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
As the market leader in power modules, Infineon challenges YOU to develop a thermal interface material solution for highly reliable and best in class power modules.
Power Modules are found in general purpose drives, traction, servo-units and renewable energy applications like solar inverters, energy storage systems or wind applications and more. They cover a wide range of a few hundred Watts to several Megawatts.
However, with the ongoing demand and system requirement to increase the power density in power electronics, the thermal interface between power module and heatsink becomes an even more important role. A thermal interface material must not only provide the lowest thermal resistance, but also fulfil the highest quality standards given for power modules to achieve the longest lifetime and highest system reliability.
The challenge is open to startups and researchers with an innovative technology, material or process, that could be used to address the described challenge.
For more information about the brief and technical specifications, visit https://www.inam.berlin/thermal-interface-materials-challenge
Ready to apply? Head to our F6S page to start your application! https://www.f6s.com/thermal-interface-materials-challenge/apply
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