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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.

AI in Healthcare
We aim to enable our Healthcare & Life Science teams to leverage AI in every aspect of their development
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.

Events

Europe's Best Medtech @ Bits 2026
Monday, September 28, 2026 ·

Healthcare Happy Hour
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · M1 Munich Medical Alliance

Legal & Tax Insights for Founders 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026 · On-site event: Arcisstraße 21, Munich (Vorhoelzer Forum) at Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Digital Health Summit 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 ·

33rd Expert Session: How to Partner with established HIS Providers
Monday, July 27, 2026 · Seminar Room Microbiology

Healthcare Innovation Program Final Event
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · TranslaTUM, Einsteinstraße 25, 81675 München

Biotech AI Venture Forum
Thursday, July 9, 2026 ·

GeneNovate Final Event 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026 · Munich Residence | Residenzstrasse 1 | 80333 Munich | Germany

Healthcare Happy Hour
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · Reed Smith LLP, Von-der-Tann-Straße 2, Munich

32nd Expert Session: Decoding the Term Sheet
Monday, May 18, 2026 · Small Auditorium, TranslaTUM

HealthAI Venture Forum
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · Hörsaal A TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Einsteinstraße 5, 81675 Munich, Germany

Community Event & Graduation Party
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 · Neherstraße 1

30th Expert Session
Monday, March 23, 2026 · Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30, 81675 München

Enable MedTech Bavaria
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 · TranslaTUM, Einsteinstraße 25, 81675 München

Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP) Demo Day
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · TranslaTUM

health.tech 2026
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · Messe Basel

Healthcare Happy Hour (HHH) goes Stellbrink
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · Stellbrink & Partner Munich

29th Expert Session
Monday, February 16, 2026 · Seminar room Mikrobiology/Virology (59 0.02), Trogerstraße 30, 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
Educational offers
Here is a selection of Our Support & Education Services that have an application coming up soon
Students

Healthcare Innovation Program (HIP)
SoSe 2026
Build digital health solutions in interdisciplinary teams. Solve real-world clinical challenges. Compete for a week in Silicon Valley.
Ph.D. students

IdeaLab Workshop
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”
Press room

3rd Bavarian Entrepreneurship Round Table
Numerous insights, interactive discussions, and a powerful signal for Bavaria as a leading innovation hub: The 3rd Bavarian Entrepreneurship Round Table demonstrated the immense impact generated when politics, industry, academia, international research, and startups align to drive progress in healthcare.

Enable MedTech Bavaria Strengthens Cross-Sector Innovation
140 participants, numerous impulses, and a strong signal for Bavaria as a business location: with the "Enable MedTech Bavaria" format, the TUM Venture Labs Healthcare Lab, together with its partners, demonstrated the power generated when industry, academia, startups, and investors pull in the same direction.

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.
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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 (Parental Leave)

Marina Leonie Moskvina
Venture Manager Digital Health & MedTech (Interim)

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
Educational Program Manager

Maren Schreiber
Working Student

Florine Feußner
Working Student
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