News + Events

This year's Health Day at Munich University of Applied Sciences was full of exciting presentations and activities. The SCE was also represented by three alumni teams from our Incubation Program. The health start-ups Airgonomics.ai, COBY and Noxon presented their innovative concepts, which aim to improve our physical and mental health in very different ways.

The Munich-based energy start-up and SCE alumni PIONIERKRAFT has received a high seven-figure sum in a successful Series A financing round, thus reaching an important milestone in its company history. The round is led by First Imagine!, a European venture capital firm focusing on innovative solutions for a sustainable future. With this investment, First Imagine! is supporting the expansion of PIONIERKRAFT's pioneering energy sharing solution for multi-family homes.

Eine Welt Netzwerk Bavaria e.V. and BUND Naturschutz in Bavaria e.V. cordially invite you to the 19th "Bavarian Round Table: Social and Environmental Standards in Companies" on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 13:30-17:30 at the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy in Munich.

The Bits & Pretzels Conference 2024 was held under the inspiring motto "Kickstart Europe", and this year it once again provided a platform for the European startup scene to shape the future together. From sharing innovative ideas to deep insights into the latest technologies, the conference was a hotspot for entrepreneurs, innovators and investors from all over Europe. Thematically, Bits & Pretzels was all about European collaboration. Exciting panels and forward-looking keynotes discussed how Europe needs to strengthen its market in order to keep up with the USA and Asia in global competition.

On October 29 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. you will learn at the workshop "Social entrepreneurship - rethinking and (co-)designing business & work" of the Social Entrepreneurship Academy After a brief introduction to social entrepreneurship, you will get to know social entrepreneurs and social start-ups from the field and work with them on their challenges in the areas of work and climate change. The concluding discussion on the impact of social enterprises and their role in shaping the current and future world of work and business closes the circle. Click here to register!

On October 8, we are pleased to invite the participants of Batch #11, our EXIST Women Startups and all interested parties to our Innovation Café at the SCE. The topic of the evening is the "Night of the Start-up League". Free registration at: www.sce.de/events

"We had this great idea of the New European Bauhaus - but this idea can only work if it is filled with life from the bottom up. It is overwhelming for me to see that this is happening," said Commission President Ursula von der Leyen enthusiastically during her visit to Neuperlach. As part of the lighthouse project "Creating NEBourhoods Together", beautiful, environmentally friendly and sustainable neighborhoods in the spirit of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) have been created in the south-eastern district of Munich since October 2022 - together with the population, representatives of the administration, business and science.

Apply now for the 13th edition of the Bavaria Israel Partnership Accelerator (BIPA) and team up with like-minded students and young professionals from Bavaria and Israel to solve real-life problems in a truly international learning environment. Apply now.

Our startup alumni Spyra showed us once again how to do a Kickstarter funding round right with the launch of their new product, the world's first water bomb launcher. The campaign was fully funded in 7 minutes and has now raised over 700% of the original funding target. You can still be part of the latest innovation in water battles - Support this project on Kickstarter!

On 17.09.2024, the SCE Alumni Team of MEDEA Biopharma was selected as one of the 16 winners of the Startup Germany Summit. The health startup develops sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions based on bacteriophages to effectively combat even antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans, animals and plants.

The AI+MUNICH-funded start-up SUMM AI has a noble mission: to make even complicated texts such as contracts or laws comprehensible to everyone in easy-to-understand language. This Munich Startup article by Helen Duran reports on the latest developments of the team, which now has over 20 members.

The Strascheg Center would like to congratulate ECOFARIO GmbH on its nomination for the German Sustainability Award in the "Water Supply" category.

Are you ready to experience the future of the food industry?

Then join us at the Foodstartup Campus! On 27.9.2024, exciting food innovations to try, inspiring panel talks with industry experts, exclusive masterclasses and rousing pitches where innovative start-ups present their ideas await you on the campus of Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences in Freising. Whether you are a foodie, founder or simply curious - at the Foodstartup Campus you can network, discover new trends and gain valuable insights.

Join us in the Precelerator garden for the SCE's thought-provoking Innovations Café. On September 10th we'll get to the bottom of the question that everyone probably asks themselves at some point: Am I really following my passion? What is actually my passion? Whether you've been in the profession for a long time or have just graduated from high school, this event is for anyone who wants to gain inspiration for their future path. Register here now!

The SCE new Venture Programm offers (prospective) founders and interested parties a wide range of support options to help you build and develop your start-up project through advice and networking. Let the SCE become your start-up home and embark on this exciting path to self-employment with us! www.sce.de/gruendungsberatung

In the latest episode of the Lehrfunk podcast, BayZiel welcomed two very exciting guests: Prof. Carolin Durst from Ansbach University of Applied Sciences and Prof. Klaus Sailer from the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship. The topic of the conversation was Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Skills in Teaching. You can find the episode here and on all common streaming platforms. Have fun listening in!
 

Dear SCE Alumni,
We have great news! This year, for the first time, the SCE has been included in the Financial Times' “Europe's Leading Start-up Hubs” survey of the best start-up hubs in Europe. To be at the top of the rankings, we now need your support!

More founders for the German start-up scene - with the herCAREER Expo! herCAREER Expo is Europe's leading career and networking event for female careers. Every year, it brings founders as well as graduates and women in specialist and management positions to Munich. The two-day expo is a place for discussions - across hierarchies and industries. Come by: Munich, October 17 to 18, 2024