The DESY Start-up School 2025 offers coaching and webinars for scientists interested in discovering their entrepreneurial potential! Register in early spring 2025 to participate between April - October 2025.
Start-up School by DESY
The Start-up School offers an educational program to equip scientists, engineers, and students with entrepreneurial skills. Business planning is one of the most important factors when launching a start-up. Like every entrepreneur, scientists launching start-ups need to determine the best services and products they can offer to their future clients. That is why the Start-up School curriculum focuses on business planning; the core for growth and success in the market. The Start-up School will provide scientists with tools in business development planning, budget setting, marketing strategies and finding funds. The support for anyone founding a business model in a scientific setting on the way to becoming a special kind of entrepreneur: a #sciencepreneur.
Applications will open in early spring 2025. Please email katrin.schoenert@desy.de to receive an alert when the application process begins.
The Start-up School Offers:
- A free-of-charge four-month incubation program to launch your idea on the market
- Taking part in tailored webinars specifically designed to help scientists become entrepreneurs
- 1:1 free-of-charge coaching appointments with CEOs
- Opportunity to join a European network of like-minded people willing to contribute to the world of tomorrow with science and innovation
- Learning about the upcoming 3-D X-Ray microscope PETRA IV and its potential for helping you extend your business service ideas or develop your services for research and development in the industry.
A Safe and Challenging Space for Innovation
All parties involved are subject to maintaining the confidentiality of all information accessible to them within the framework of the Start-up School by DESY.
We encourage applications from female scientists. We have a strong team of CEOs that also includes female entrepreneurs to support you on your journey to becoming a founder.
The Start-up School receives funding from the Helmholtz Association and is administered by the DESY Start-up Office.
