Start-up Incubation Program for Max Planck Reseachers | MAX!mize
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Program

Hey Max Planck Changemakers!
Kick off Your Entrepreneurial Journey!

The start-up incubation program MAX!mize supports Max Planck researchers with individual advice, a powerful network, need-based funding, and valuable workshops to acquire practical entrepreneurial skills, refine their business model and transfer their cutting-edge research into real-world impact.

 

We empower researchers from across disciplines – from social to life to human sciences – to turn their insights into application.

Join us to drive and maximize innovation together. 

Wissenschaftler mit Mikroskop

Tech Innovation

Chemistry, Physics & Technology Section (CPTS)

Biology & Medicine Section (BMS)

Alle Hände rein

Social Innovation

Human Sciences Section (HSS)

The 3 Steps of MAX!mize: Bootcamp, Phase 1 & Phase 2

Start-up Services in a Nutshell

Video Series: Start-up Know-how

What are the benefits of networking and stakeholder management? How to find the best possible strategy in financing a start-up? What about Technology Readiness Levels? How can Max Planck researchers protect their research? Discover all these topics in our new videos.

Batch #6 Application: Thank You to All Applicants

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17 March 2025

Application window is open

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until August 2025

Selection process

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10 July 2025

Application deadline

Fall 2025

MAX!mize Bootcamp

Meet the MAX!mize Team
 

Who is actually behind MAX!mize? Start-up Coaches, Program Manager, Event Manager and more – you can find the faces of the entire team here.

MAX!mize core team standing in front of the mountains
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