Innovation Management

As a first point of contact and a distributor for inquiries concerning innovation management, the Industry Liaison's Office is at your disposal. Inquiries are checked immediately and then directed to one of the cooperating institutions within the university.

For your inquieries please use the following contact data:

University of Tuebingen

Dept. II, Section 3.1

Industry Liaison Office

Ruemelinst. 32

72070 Tuebingen

Germany

Phone: +49-7071-29-76812

Email: wirtschaftskoordination@uni-tuebingen.de

The Innovation Management portal of the University of Tuebingen offers access to various areas of the University's administration as well as other institutions involved in the field of innovation. Numerous contact persons support companies as well as scientists of the University of Tübingen with questions e.g. about collaborations, internships, personnel and technology transfer as well as start-ups.

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Business Contacts Economics

Seminars on application and career entry as well as job application portfolio check
Online: Job exchange and further information
Consultation on and placement of jobs and internships
Public relations for the faculty
Attending trade fairs and organisation of corporate events (networking as well as recruiting events)
Support/Placement of research projects with companies
Organisation of mentoring programs
Provision of information for companies
Consultation on stipends and research support programs
Link to homepage: Business Contacts Economics

Career & Practical Experience Social Sciences

Organisation and further development of the "Praxis-Portal", the central internship and job exchange of the University of Tuebingen
Realisation of career events incl. workshops, panels and field trips to potential employers
Talks with local business representatives (internships/contacts)
Information offerings on the topics career entry and career practice incl. maintanance of the central homepage "Career Entry" containing a.o. alumni interviews and information on various business areas
Link to homepage: Business Contacts Social Sciences

Career & Practical Experience Faculty of Humanities (no English site available)

Organisation and further development of the "Praxis-Portal", the central internship and job exchange of the University of Tuebingen
Realisation of career events incl. workshops, panels and field trips to potential employers
Talks with local business representatives (internships/contacts)
Information offerings on the topics career entry and career practice incl. maintanance of the central homepage "Career Entry" containing a.o. alumni interviews and information on various business areas
Link to homepage: Business Contacts Humanities

Career Service (no English site available)

Organisation and realisation of the Studium Professionale
Consultation and coaching on career entry and career orientation
Point of contact for business contacts
Organisation of job exchange, career days and trade fair events
Realisation of webinars and other events concerning career entry
Organisation of cross-faculty mentoring programs together with Alumni Tübingen
Link to homepage: Career Service

Graduate Academy

Qualification for scientic careers as well as business areas outside the University incl. themes such as innovation processes, patent rights, basic and strategic economic knowledge
Organisation of several information events, Science Slams and Doctoral Researcher Days
Consultation for interested parties in Doctoral Researcher Development Program
Consultation on processes concerning the Doctoral Researcher Development Program and career orientation
Support of the interdisciplinary network
Quality assurance
Link to homepage: Graduate Academy

Startup Center - Founding at the University of Tuebingen

Consultation on spin-offs and start-ups
Support with federal and state funding programs
Support with the room program of the University
Development of innovation, Co-Working Space and Maker-Lab
Organisation and realisation of the Open Innovation Days, the MedTech Startup School and the Social Innovation School Tuebingen
Link to Homepage: Startup Center

Industry Liaison Office

First point of contact for inquieries inside and outside of the University
Consultation and support of research cooperations with companies
Technology scouting
Organisation and supervision of innovation grants
Assistance, support and initiation of the Industry on Campus Program focussing on research and development
Assistance of application-oriented Research Platforms and Core Facilities as service units for interested parties inside and outside the University
Initiation, consulting and assistance of scientific institutions with participation of politics, industry and University
Preparation of marketing measures for society, politics and companies
Maintaining contact with companies, society and politics

Technology Transfer

Intellectual Property Management: Evaluation of inventions; management of patent procedures; brand applications; contract design for usage rights in the area of copy right (e.g. software)
Commercialisation & Licensing: Development of business cases for technologies; preparation of technology offers; identification of businesses for further development; licensing and management of intellectual property rights (IPR) in cooperations with companies
Scouting & Evaluation: Identification of essentially valuable inventions; planning of necessary tasks for proof-of-concept together with the inventors; support with applications for third party funding of technology development
Consulting & Training: Seminars on patent research/patent reading; mediation of acting skills in the area of innovation; seminars on transfer processes and starting businesses
Outside Contacts: Maintanance of contacts to scientifically and economically oriented associations and to R&D department of companies; representation of the University at transfer organisations, start-up networks, networks of the IHK and R&D networks
Link to homepage: Technology Transfer