Transfer and Innovation

New technologies, sustainable solutions, innovative medicines: our knowledge benefits society. Helmholtz researchers cooperate with industry, advise decision-makers, found companies and license inventions. We also make our unique research facilities available to external experts. In this way, we ensure a constant flow of ideas and solutions for practical applications.

Helmholtz: Solutions for the challenges of our time

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Spin-offs have been founded at Helmholtz in 2005-2022. 100% of these companies continue to exist 36 months after their foundation.

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Schoolchildren and 2,100 teachers were active in our school labs in 2022, in which experiments awaken the curiosity of children and young adults, who can test out their abilities as researchers.

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Entrepreneurship education formats with a total of 2,887 participants from all centers strengthen entrepreneurial thinking and action in the Helmholtz Association.

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Cooperation agreements with commercial enterprises ensure the rapid transfer of research results into application and illustrate Helmholtz's role as a strategic partner for businesses.

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Innovation Labs for close cooperation between science and businesses. Their goal is to bring cutting edge technologies into application both qucikly and efficiently.