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At TUM Venture Lab Healthcare we support early-stage ventures from research and hypotheses to commercialization and real-world impact.
Do you want to transform healthcare with your idea?
We're here to support you with coaching, office and lab space as well as access to our powerful network - all free of charge!
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We support healthcare ventures with a focus on 3 disciplines:
- Digital Health & AI in Life Science
- MedTech
- BioTech & Pharma
Our offerings
Start-Up Education & Support
At TUM Venture Lab Healthcare, we empower early-stage Start-up teams with individual support and hands-on education.
Network & Ecosystem
We connect Start-ups with a strong, cross-sector healthcare network to accelerate innovation and enable real-world impact.
Start-up Workspace
We offer Start-ups a professional workspace and exclusive access to well-equipped lab facilities.
Life Science Hub
The Life Science Hub bundles the competencies around human-centered biotech of the TUM Venture Labs.
Teams we work with
Here is a selection of our healthcare venture pipeline comprising ~ 100 teams
OmicsDiscoveries
OmicsDiscoveries offers AI-based analysis of genetic and clinical data for rare disease diagnostics.
Puray
Puray offers a light-based disinfection technology for catheters and tubes for infection protection.
Breathment
Breathment offers an AI-powered digital health platform to revolutionize respiratory care.
imuveo
imuveo is offering a CD2-sdAb PET tracer for real-time immunotherapy monitoring for cancer patients.
Fusix Biotech
Fusix Biotech is developing a therapeutic platform to revolutionize immune-oncology for patients.
Press room
Launch of BioLabs | TUM - Modern Biotech Lab Spaces in Munich
A new biotech hub for Munich. Read the official statement, the partners involved and the most relevant answers to new space.
Laboratory opening with Minister of Health Judith Gerlach
TUM Venture Lab Healthcare inaugurates new Life Science laboratory and receives SMART HEALTH grant to support early-stage scientific teams in Biotechnology, MedTech, and Digital Health
GeneNovate Final Event & Investors’ Day 2025
Showcasing Germany’s Innovation Potential in Gene and Cell Therapy: Over 200 stakeholders from research, startups, industry, policy, and investment gathered in Berlin to drive translation and collaboration.
HIP Final Event & Kickoff: Heinz Nixdorf Forum 2025
Graduation of Batch #3 and launch of Batch #4 at TranslaTUM: Over 40 participants, 7 new healthcare challenges, and inspiring insights marked the fifth Heinz Nixdorf Forum
Educational offers
Here is a selection of Our Support & Education Services that have an application coming up soon
Scientists
GeneNovate 2026
December 2025
GeneNovate is the first nationwide entrepreneurship program in Germany, designed to empower innovators and entrepreneurs in the field of Gene and Cell Therapies (GCT).
Free for all
Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP)
Do you want to learn about healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship? Join ambitious students and be matched in a team to solve a healthcare challenge.
Ph.D. students
IdeaLab Workshop
May 2026
2-day workshop for doctoral candidates and postdocs to transform your research into commercial applications.
Doctoral Seminar “Introduction to the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry”
Doctoral Seminar Doctoral Seminar “Introduction to the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry”
Events
29th Expert Session
Monday, February 16, 2026 · Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30, 81675 München
Healthcare Happy Hour (HHH) goes Stellbrink
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · Stellbrink & Partner Munich
health.tech 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · Messe Basel
Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP) Demo Day
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · TranslaTUM
Enable MedTech Bavaria
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 · TranslaTUM, Einsteinstraße 25, 81675 München
Intellectual Property Workshop: Bridging Lab and Market
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 · Arcisstraße 21, Munich
Women Start-Up: "CONVINCE - Master Your Pitching Skills!" Onsite Training
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 · Munich Urban Colab
27th Expert Session
Monday, November 17, 2025 · Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30, 81675 München
26th Expert Session
Monday, November 10, 2025 ·
Women Start-up Award 2025
Thursday, October 23, 2025 ·
"Why ESG Matters for Startup?" - Expert Session & Discussion
Thursday, October 16, 2025 · TUM Stammgelände
Women Start-Up: "STRENGTHEN - Be Resilient to Transform" Online Training
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 · Online
"From Science to Start-up" – BioM on Tour at TUM Klinikum
Monday, September 29, 2025 · TranslaTUM – Large Auditorium
Legal & Tax Insights for Founders
Friday, September 26, 2025 · Online & on-site event: Arcisstraße 21, Munich (Vorhoelzer Forum) at Technical University of Munich (TUM)
MEET THE EXPERTS: Advancing RNA Therapies from R&D to GMP
Thursday, September 18, 2025 · Zielstattstraße 20, Munich
23rd Expert Session
Monday, July 28, 2025 · Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30, 81675 München
Geriatronics Summit
Monday, July 7, 2025 · Congress Center. Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Non-dilutive Funding Workshop
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Google Meet
BayOConnect - Forum for Biotech & LifeScience
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 · Design Offices München Macherei | M6, Weihenstephaner Str. 12, 81673 Munich
TUM Entrepreneurship Day 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025 · Arcisstraße 21 80333 München
Automatica 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 · Trade Fair Center Messe München, Am Messeturm, 81829 München. | Hall B4, munich_i
Global Network of Accelerators Webinar: An Overview of Global IP Systems
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 ·
Make It Matter Award
Sunday, June 8, 2025 ·
Applied Science Meetup
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 · TUM Campus Heilbronn, D-Building, D.0.01 - Bildungscampus 2, 74076 Heilbronn
22nd Expert Session
Monday, May 26, 2025 · Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30, 81675 München
Founder Legal Boot Camp 2025: Munich Edition
Friday, May 9, 2025 · Hybrid Event: Join us online via Zoom or in person at TUM: Arcisstraße 21, Munich (Vorhoelzer Forum)
Robotics Certification: From Standards to Success
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 · Munich Urban Colab, Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5, 80797 München, Deutschland.
20th Expert Session
Monday, March 31, 2025 · Trogerstraße 30, Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02)
From Science to Start-up – BioM meets VL Food/Agro/Biotech
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 · BayWa Co-Working Space
19th Expert Session
Monday, February 24, 2025 · Trogerstraße 30, Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02)
18th Expert Session
Monday, January 27, 2025 · Seminarraum Mikrobiologie/Virologie (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30
TUM IDEAward 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024 · TUM City Campus, Arcistr. 21, Munich
17th Expert Session
Monday, November 25, 2024 · Einsteinstrasse 25, Munich, TranslaTUM, Small Auditorium
TUM Venture Lab Healthcare x Start2: Life Sciences Start-ups meet Investors
Thursday, November 21, 2024 · Start2 Group GmbH | Balanstraße 73 | #Haus 19 B/ EG 81541 München
Digital Health Summit
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 · TranslaTUM, Einsteinstrasse 25, 81675 München
16th Expert Session
Monday, October 28, 2024 · Einsteinstrasse 25, Muenchen, TranslaTUM, kleines Auditorium
Legal & Tax Insights for Founders
Saturday, October 19, 2024 · Arcisstr. 21, Munich
Stanford x TUM Venture Labs Workshop
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 · Einsteinstraße 25, Munich, TranslaTUM
Bits & Pretzels 2024
Sunday, September 29, 2024 · ICM - International Congress Center Munich
15th Expert Session
Monday, July 29, 2024 · Einsteinstrasse 25, Muenchen, TranslaTUM, kleines Auditorium
TUM Entrepreneurship Day 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024 · Arcisstr. 21, 80333 Munich
health.tech 2024
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 · Munich
Founder Legal Boot Camp
Saturday, April 27, 2024 · Arcisstr. 21, Munich
Medtech Pitchday by High-Tech Gründerfonds hosted by TUM Venture Lab Healthcare
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 · TranslaTUM, Einsteinstr.25, Muenchen
TUM Venture Labs Night 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 · Munich Urban Colab
DLD Munich 24
Thursday, January 11, 2024 ·
TUM IDEAward 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023 · TUM City Campus, Arcistr. 21, Munich
Healthcare Happy Hour (HHH) - hosted by Makehealthdigital
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 · Brainlab, Olof-Palme-Straße 9, Muenchen
Healthcare Innovation Program
Thursday, June 22, 2023 · Einsteinstrasse 25, Munich
Our team
This is the Venture Lab Healthcare Team ... Don’t hesitate to reach out - we are happy to connect!
Maria Sievert
Managing Director
Dr. Nicolai Heinzelmann
Operational Director
Dr. Josef Braun
Pipeline & Venture Manager - Biotech
Tobias Döringer
Venture Manager - Digital Health
Prof. Dr. Dominik Pförringer
Academic Director - Digital Health
Prof. Dr. Oliver Hayden
Academic Director - Medtech
Prof. Dr. Markus Gerhard
Academic Director - Biotech
Margarete Weissmann
Venture Manager
Andreas Schwersenz
Venture Manager
Luisa Luehdorff
Working Student
Maren Schreiber
Working Student
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