Doctoral Seminar “Entrepreneurship & Technology Transfer in the Life Sciences: A Practical Introduction”

Are you a Doctoral Researcher at TUM? Interested in entrepreneurship and tech transfer in life sciences? This seminar, credited by the TUM Graduate School, provides hands-on insights into startups, innovation, and tech transfer.
When
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 · 9:00 AM
Doctoral Seminar

Learn about entrepreneurship, startups, and technology transfer in life sciences. Discuss real-world cases, explore your entrepreneurial potential, and gain insights from experts.

What’s waiting for you?

  • What is entrepreneurship, and am I the right type for it?
  • The role of startups in life sciences
  • How to build a startup: Fundamentals of technology transfer
  • Understanding the "business world"
  • Q&A session with a founder

🍺Optional for you:From 5pm: Free drinks & snacks + Q&A session with a life science startup founder

Format

  • 1-day seminar (8h commitment) | In-person
  • Language: German (English available in the future upon demand)
  • Organizer: Graduate Center of Life Sciences
  • Max. 20 participants

Teaching Methods

  • Discussions in plenary and small groups

  • Collaborative work on real and hypothetical startup challenges

     

    - Learning Objectives -

 📚Knowledge

  • Fundamentals of academic entrepreneurship
  • Specifics of startups and tech transfer in the life sciences
  • Step-by-step guide to the basics of a university spin-off: market assessment, patent application, fundraising, team & mentors, support opportunities, exit strategies, and more

🎯 Skills

  • Exploring personal suitability for entrepreneurship

Why should you join?

✅The knowledge gained is valuable for all career paths: academia, industry, and startups

✅Enhances one's own research by providing insights into alternative funding opportunities and improving communication skills.

✅No IP concerns – discussions are not based on personal intellectual property

Requirements

  • No prior knowledge or preparation needed

Trainer

Laurin Waldmann supports 15+ life science startups and TUM spin-offs as Program Manager at TUM Venture Labs and conducts research in the field of academic entrepreneurship. Previously, he worked at Bristol Myers Squibb in Munich and London. He studied Molecular Biotechnology at TUM, Harvard Medical School, and Nanyang Technological University.