The Official Start-up
Incubation Program for
Max Planck Changemakers
Kick off Your Entrepreneurial Journey Now!
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.
Tech Innovation
Chemistry, Physics & Technology Section (CPTS)
Biology & Medicine Section (BMS)
Social Innovation
Human Sciences Section (HSS)
Dive into the Start-up World
As a scientist, you started your career on a mission to broaden the frontiers of knowledge and create an impact with your research. In MAX!mize you can pursue the very same mission yet in the role of a start-up founder. Research shows that science-based start-ups bring more innovations to the market and create more jobs. Therefore, our goal is to create the perfect environment for science-based entrepreneurship where potential founders can learn and grow in a safe as well as challenging atmosphere. Our key ingredients: start-up know-how, networking and financial support to focus on your start-up idea.
Max Planck Innovation
The start-up incubation program MAX!mize is organised by Max Planck Innovation. Max Planck Innovation is responsible for technology transfer from the research institutes of the Max Planck Society. Max Planck Innovation GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Max Planck Society.
