Workshop: Research-to-Startup
The research-to-startup (R2S) program teaches how to turn research, in particular doctoral studies work, into a startup. The program consists of 12 half-day workshops run over the course of four years, one workshop every four months. Each workshop addresses a key topic of turning research into a startup. The workshops build on each other and are aligned with the trajectory of a doctoral student at a university. We run the workshops every month, creating four cohorts, shifted each by a year, to allow any interested person to join on an annual basis and adjust their intake speed to their needs.
Overview:
| Name | Objective | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The Business Model Search | Learn what business models are and how to find yours using hypothesis generation and testing | 17 March 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Team and Organization | Learn what skills are needed in a startup where and when and how to get them | 18 March 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Public Funding | Learn how to fund your research-to-startup project with public funds | 19 March 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Founders’ Equity | Learn how to setup a successful equity structure for your startup | 20 March 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Intellectual Property | Learn how to manage intellectual property in (University) research projects so that it can be taken into a startup | 16 June 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Project Management | Learn how to manage a multi-person team, including Bachelor and Masters students, to plan and move work forward and identify potential co-founders | 17 June 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Financial Planning | Learn how to think about your business model in financial terms | 18 June 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Company Structure | Learn how to incorporate your startup | 19 June 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Open Source Strategies | Learn how to search for your business model using an open source strategy | 22 Sept 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| People Leadership | Learn how to find, evaluate, and lead other people | 23 Sept 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| University Licensing | Learn how to negotiate a university licensing contract | 24 Sept 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
| Venture Capital | Learn how to acquire venture capital | 25 Sept 2025, 9 am - 12 noon |
Trainer: Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle is Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Erlangen's Computer Science Department. He previously worked for SAP Research, SAP Labs, Skyva Inc, and Ubilab/UBS. As professor, he facilitated research-to-startup for Netdosis, EDITIVE, and QDAcity.