The TUM Venture Lab Food / Agro / Biotech (FAB) is one of Europe's leading incubators supporting agri-, food-, and biotech start-up teams.
Become part of the emerging agrifood and biotech (r)evolution through your impactful business model! Join us now!
About us
We provide resources, knowledge, community, and network to help students, researchers, and established startup teams transform their innovative ideas into reality.
Who we empower
- Students: Entrepreneurship is an exciting career path regardless of your level of study or field of research. You don't lose here; you gain invaluable experience.
- Researchers: Doctoral and post-doctoral researchers are at the forefront of technological innovation. We provide assistance to help discover market applications and acquire the know-how necessary to transfer their technology to real-world applications.
- Teams: We welcome start-up teams with existing ideas, patents or products into our programs. Guided by Munich's entrepreneurial ecosystem, they can maximize their potential and develop into their best versions.
What we provide
- Resources: Do you need office/lab space, food-safe rooms, a machine hall/maker space or access to TUM tech core facilities for your experiments? Are you looking for industry contacts, co-founders, or funding? We are here to help!
- Knowledge: Building an agri-, food-, or biotech startup can be challenging. We share our domain-specific expertise and provide educational programs to help you gain the knowledge needed to advance your start-up. We also connect teams to the academic environment of the TUM School of Life Sciences, ensuring valuable scientific input to support their development.
- Community: Never Walk Alone! Connect with our community of entrepreneurs at various stages of their entrepreneurial journey. Share successes, learn from failures, and enjoy a supportive environment that fosters mutual growth and success.
What it costs
Your only investment is dedication and hard work on your idea. We charge no fees and take no equity. In return, we expect teams to give back and help foster our community.
Selected Teams we work with
At TUM Venture Lab FAB, we collaborate with dynamic teams and unique talents to drive innovation and to tackle climate-related & tech-driven challenges together!
People

Prof. Dr. Arne Skerra
Academic Director

Dr.-Ing. Roman Werner
Managing Director

Lukas Dillinger
Innovation Director

Laurin Waldmann
Program Manager | Biotechnology

Evelyn Dachmann
Technical Director

Stefan Steinhauser
Technical Director

Patrick Schiwek
Lab Manager

Sabine Grabbe
Community Manager

Sylvia Gruber
Office Manager

Rita Laukemper
EIT Food Progammes and Food Entrepreneurship made in Bavaria

Belinda Büchner
Start-up Consultant

Florian Jäger
Start-up Consultant

Ingo Potthoff · Doctor
Venture Director

Stefan Drüssler
Venture Director

Daniel Kuhn
Working Student

Franziska Höppe
Working Student
Spaces
Find us on campus!
TUM FACIT & TUM Venture Lab FAB
Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2
85354 Freising
FAB provides appropriate spaces, a creative environment and professional infrastructure: offices, meeting rooms, event/bar area, labs, a food area, a maker space and a technical hall.
Education offers
We offer a variety of ways to unlock the potential of our start-ups.
From innovation sprints & hackathons, to one-on-one coaching & mentoring support, to full educational programmes around our domain topics and entrepreneurship.
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