
Explore partnerships and mentorship opportunities to accelerate your journey to market success by being part of the first batch!
- knowledge sharring with blended learning
- weekly online workshops: Feb 5 – Apr 2, 2026
- 1:1 mentoring sessions
- access to networking
- opportunity to showcase your project on a live demo day in Madrid
The application is open until December 15, 2025, EOD
The T2M programme consists of the following sessions, plus extra 1:1-mentorings for each team with their dedicated mentors.
| Modules | Place and Time | Host / lecturer |
| Module 0 – Startup Journey: Lessons from successful entrepreneurs |
online: February 5, 2026 | Antonio Molina (UPM-Madrid) |
| Module 1 – Commerzaitation process status |
online: February 12, 2026 | Gabor Dehelan (BME-Budapest) |
| Module 2 – IP & Protection: Basics of Intellectual Property |
online: February 19, 2026 | Antonio Molina (UPM-Madrid) |
| Module 3 – Validate: Opportunity |
online: February 26, 2026 | Christian Hertach (ZHAW-Zürich) |
| Module 4 – Value & Impact: Value proposition and impact model&team |
online: March 5, 2026 | Christian Hertach (ZHAW-Zürich) |
| Module 5 — BM, customer, customer customer |
online: March 12, 2026 | Gabor Dehelan (BME-Budapest) |
| Module 6 – Plan & Team: Roadmap and team building |
online: March 19, 2026 | Gabor Dehelan (BME-Budapest) |
| Module 7 – Story & Pitch Design: Communication and visual narrative |
online: March 26, 2026 | Iman Hamadi (FAU-Erlangen) |
| Module 8 – Pitch Lab: Practice and feedback |
online: April 2, 2026 | Iman Hamadi (FAU-Erlangen) |
| Module 9 – Demo Day Ready: Final preparations and simulation |
MADRID: between May 18-22, 2026 | Elena Berga (UPM-Madrid) |

Expected Outcomes:
- Acceleration of high tech innovations with potential for market entry within 12–24 months.
- Strengthened entrepreneurial and commercialization skills among participants
- Creation of transnational mentorship and innovation networks within the EELISA Alliance
- Enhanced visibility for emerging technologies through structured public multi-market dissemination
- EELISA credentials upon successful completion of the programme
Travel costs to the Demo Day in Madrid on April 23, 2026 must be covered either by the participants’ respective EELISA institution or the participants themselves. In case of admission, please contact your local EELISA team to find out more about the possibilities of getting travel support.

- you are studying, working and / or researching at an EELISA partner institution
- you are a single researcher or PhD, a Research groups or innovation units
- your project is in the deep tech domain at an early development stage (TRL 3–6)
- you perhaps have not considered becoming an entrepreneur before, but …
- you identified innovate, impactful and valuable potential in your research
- you are able to demonstrate strong commitment, innovation potential, and relevance to real-world needs.
- you have checked with your calender that one person (the same person) can take part in the whole programme from February 5 – April 23, 2026
- you are able to travel to Madrid, Spain for the Demo Day and can take care of the costs (either by yourself or with a grant from your home university)
Please complete the application form below until December 15, 2025 EOD. If your application is successful, we will contact you until January 15, 2026 giving you enough time to ask for a travel grant from your EELISA institution and make your travel arrangements.

