Entrepreneurship Lunch Female Special: Stay in Science. Start a Business. Or Both?

Panel Discussion „From research to impact – and the many paths in between.“ Stay in science or start a business? A research idea with application potential does not necessarily mean having to choose between the two. There are many ways to turn research into impact: becoming a founder, contributing as a scientific co-founder, joining a complementary founding team, or advancing technology transfer while remaining in research. And sometimes, the first step is not deciding whether to start a company at all, but exploring the potential a technology or research idea may have beyond its scientific application. At this year’s Female Entrepreneurship Lunch Special, we bring together women with different perspectives on this journey. Together, we will explore what happens between a scientific idea and its application: How can researchers identify the potential of their work? What role can they take in bringing it forward? And how can science, entrepreneurship and different stages of life fit together? The aim is to encourage more female scientists to explore the potential of their research

for transfer and entrepreneurship – and to show that there is more than one way to do so.

Panelists

Fabia Gozzo, Founder/CEO of Excelsus Structural Solutions and physicist Katarzyna Polak-Kraśna,

Co-Founder of Sensimply and scientist at Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon Hiba El Hjajbi, Co-Founder of Zymbiox and agricultural scientist Stephanie Maier, Innovation and patent manager at DESY Technology Transfer Office and physicist Moderated by: Saiva Huck (DESY Technology Transfer Office)

Event Schedule 11:45 – 12:00 – Entrepreneurship Lunch: Registration 12:00 . 13:00 – Entrepreneurship Lunch: Panel Discussion 13:00 – 14:00 – Entrepreneurship Lunch: Networking Lunch

The event is hosted by the DESY Start-up Office and Start-up Labs Hamburg and is supported by Startup Port. Language English Barrier-free Yes Registration Participation is free of charge, prior registration via the button below is required.

Registration

Contact Katrin SchönertDESY Start-up Office

katrin.schoenert@desy.de