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At the SFF Moonshot Summit 2023 on November 30th and December 01st decision-makers from science, business, politics and start-ups from European innovation ecosystems came together. As part of the innovative "Moonshot" format, the participants from the Start for Future Innovation Network (SFF) worked on developing impactful solutions to forward-looking issues in the fields of mobility, energy, healthcare, manufacturing and regenerative economy. Around 300 guests from a total of 25 universities, 12 incubators from various international ecosystems and 30 companies took part in the two-day Moonshots.

Below you will find a selection of a few highlights and snapshots from this two-day conference that can be viewed on video. This was the program schedule.

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At the SFF Moonshot Summit on November 30 and December 1, decision-makers from science, business, politics and start-ups from European innovation ecosystems came together. As part of the innovative "Moonshot" format, the participants from the Start for Future Innovation Network (SFF) worked on developing impactful solutions to forward-looking issues facing key European industries and jointly initiated further pilot projects.

Moonshot Thinking helps to unravel our creative potential for the crises ahead. But what is it and how to work with it? Here you can check out full article & workshop report from the SFF Moonshot Summit Munich 2023

On November 30, the winners of the Strascheg Award 2023 were honored at the SFF Moonshot Summit . Many thanks to all participants for the exciting submissions, the inspiring pitches during the award ceremony and congratulations to the winners of the evening! The 12 international/national winners from 4 categories can look forward to prize money totaling €35,000. As a special feature this year, international start-ups from the Start for Future Alliance were also honored in addition to the ideas of students, alumni and employees from Munich University of Applied Sciences. We would also like to thank the Renate and Falk Strascheg Foundation and this year's jury for their support and commitment, which was no easy task given the large number of promising ideas: Bernhard Eichiner (IHK für München und Oberbayern), Dr. Frank Feller (Weickmann & Weickmann Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB), Teresa Geß (NEDGEX GmbH), Svenja Lassen (Gateway Ventures), Christina Ramgraber (sira Kinderbetreuung), Sophia Schmidt (pola UG), Stefan Schneider (TQ-Systems GmbH), Nicolas Schwaab (Pionierkraft GmbH) and Alice Steinhausen (Zeidler-Forschungs-Stiftung).

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The Munich start-up Puray has won the main prize in the health category of the 21st Signal Iduna Environment and Health Award. The award ceremony took place in the main hall of the Hamburg Chamber of Crafts.

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) is expanding its start-up funding for female entrepreneurs and founders from the scientific community. To this end, the established EXIST funding program is being expanded to include the new "EXIST-Women" funding line. Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) and its entrepreneurship center Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE) committed themselves early on to the topic of entrepreneurship for future-oriented education. This commitment has made HM and SCE the leading entrepreneurial university in Germany. However, as the proportion of women who want to become entrepreneurs is still low, the SCE has created the "SCE Women" program under the new funding line, which aims to help increase the number of female founders through events, mentoring and networking activities.

Many thanks to all participants for submitting their business ideas for the Strascheg Award 2023! At the SFF Moonshot Summit 2023 on November 30, the participants of the idea competition will be celebrated and 12 international/national winners will be chosen. They can look forward to a combined prize money of €35,000! As a special feature this year, the start-ups from the Start for Future Cooperative, Europe's dynamic and fast-growing innovation alliance that brings together universities, start-ups, industry and public institutions, will be honored alongside the ideas from Munich University of Applied Sciences.

On Thursday, November 30, the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE) invites you to the getSTARTed Experience Day. In the entrance area under the Red Cube in the main building, you can immerse yourself in the world of innovation and creativity from 10:00 to 17:00.

Together with our unique network of high-ranking stakeholders from industry, universities, start-ups, the public sector and business-oriented individuals, we are tackling the challenges in the field of AI in Munich. We want to set impulses and discuss solutions to strengthen Munich's outstanding position as a location for innovation and a strong ecosystem. After the panel discussion, selected AI start-ups will pitch on stage, followed by an opportunity to network and exchange ideas and contacts.
Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Admission: 16:00
Duration of the event: 16:30 - 20:00
Venue: LAB 48, LabCampus 48, 85356 Munich Airport
Click here for tickets.

For the first time ever, the Start for Future Summit will be supporting a "Moonshot" framework, that will promote partnerships and collaborations. Participants contribute to the development of joint cross-regional pilot projects that have the potential to shape the future of European industries. Therefore they work on European megatrends in the fields of Mobility, Manufacturing, Energy, Healthcare and Regenerative Economy to bring ideas to life through the ecosystem network.

A "Moonshot" designates projects that set goals that seem almost impossible to achieve and that are characterised by particular innovativeness that relies on long-term success. 

* Enjoy unparalleled Network Opportunities - Connect, team up and forge valuable partnerships with represantatives from leading companies, startups, research institutes and universities across Europe.

* Stay Ahead of Megatrends - Gain exclusive insights to latest advancements and trends and discover opportunities four organization to thrive.

* Co-Create Impactful Solutions - Take part in interactive sessions to facilitae cross-sector collaboration to shape the future of European industries.

Here you find all information and registration to the Summit

Prof. Dr. Bettina Maisch is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Applied Sciences and Head of Digital Education at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE). In this video interview, he answers questions about virtual collaboration and his joint contribution with Andres Rueda: "From Second Life to Second Job: Creativity and Entrepreneurship Education in the Metaverse" - to be read in the publication:
Kreulich, Klaus & Matern, Sibylle (Eds.) (2023). Teaching and Learning in Virtual Space. Bielefeld: wbv Publication. doi. org/10.3278/9783763974191

Andrés Rueda is the Entrepreneurship E-Learning Program Manager at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE). In this video interview, he answers questions about virtual collaboration and his joint contribution with Prof. Dr. Bettina Maisch: "From Second Life to Second Job: Creativity and Entrepreneurship Education in the Metaverse" - to be read in the publication:
Kreulich, Klaus & Matern, Sibylle (Eds.) (2023). Teaching and Learning in Virtual Space. Bielefeld: wbv Publication. doi. org/10.3278/9783763974191

Dr. Audrey Stolze is Head of Entrepreneurship Education Department at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship (SCE). In this video-interview, she answers questions about virtual collaboration and her contribution "Virtual Collaboration as a Future Skill – Analysis of an Innovative Learning Scenario for a HEI of the Future" - to be read in the publication: Kreulich, Klaus & Matern, Sibylle (Eds.) (2023). Teaching and Learning in Virtual Space. Bielefeld: wbv Publication. https://doi.org/10.3278/9783763974191

The new anthology "Teaching and Learning in Virtual Space", edited by Sibylle Matern and HM Vice President for Teaching Klaus Kreulich (ed.), offers insights into current research and innovative approaches to the use of virtual reality in education. The authors from Munich University of Applied Sciences examine how the learning behavior of individuals and groups changes when using immersive media, what skills the actors need and what opportunities virtual technologies offer in the university context and in the world of work. Lecturers from the SCE Entrepreneurship Center at HM are also represented with contributions from the authors Audrey Stolze, Bettina Maisch and Andres Rueda. more information

Click here for the publication: Kreulich, Klaus & Matern, Sibylle (Eds.) (2023). Teaching and Learning in Virtual Space. Bielefeld: wbv Publication. doi.org/10.3278/9783763974191

The SCE Alumni start-up Gastimate Technologies GmbH, based in Munich, announces that it has successfully completed an equity financing round totaling 600,000 euros following its foundation in May 2023. Congratulations on this great success!

We cordially invite you to our next AI+MUNICH Pitch Night! Get to know the latest AI startups that have received funding from AI+MUNICH! Register for the event here.

The Precelerator is the new community space for entrepreneurship & prototyping of SCE & HM and invites you to exciting events & workshops on a wide range of topics from website creation using AI to personal development and the development of your own sticker. The Precelerator is there to participate, i.e. to develop your own and team projects for all HM students.

Here you can find the upcoming Precelerator workshops and events.