Explore the start-up potential of your PhD
💡 You’re doing your doctorate at an EELISA university?
💡 Your research topic is too good to go, after your PhD will be finished?
💡 It might even be something for a start-up adventure?
💡 But you don’t know yet. You need some nudging, some support, feedback and role models?
We would love to help you!
- Application deadline is July 25, 2025, EOD. With the form below. So people have enough time to make their travel arrangements.
- We welcome 30 people; ~50:50 FAU:EELISA; Depending on applications, we will select up to two participants per EELISA partner on a “first come, first serve”-basis.
- Please clarify BEFORE your application with your local EELISA-team, whether they can assist you with travel grants.
Date and Location
💡 Monday, September 22, 2025
⛳ panOPTIKUM, Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, Erlangen
💡 Lunch and soft drinks will be provided, as well as a lot of fun, know-how and great people!
Agenda
Still work in progress – but it will most likely look like this:
- 09:00– 9:30: Welcome from the graduate center & Key Note
- 09:30 – 10:30: Lego Serious Play (Business idea or research focus)
- 10:30 – 11:45: Discuss & Exchange your Lego models
- 11:45 – 12:30: Role Model – Startup talk
- 12:30 – 13:15: Lunch
- 13:15 – 14:15: Know-how transfer/ patents/ IP
- 14:15 – 15:00: Role Model – Startup talk
- 15:00: – 16:15: Ideation workshop
- 16:15: – 17:00: Networking & Zollhof tour
Contact
- Melanie Viebahn – EELISA project manager @FAU – contact for organisational and technical issues
- Iman Hamadi – founders support office @FAU
- David Schkade – EELISA project manager @FAU