The official start-up incubation program for the Max Planck Society
Kick off your entrepreneurial journey now!
MAX!mize is the official start-up incubation program for the Max Planck Society by Max Planck Innovation. The program supports scientists to become entrepreneurs. They receive individual assistance with their start-up idea and learn to apply new skills in finding and designing viable business models. In MAX!mize we believe that entrepreneurship is the best way to maximize the impact of science.
Our Services
Meet your coaches, join our Max Planck community, and access funding to build your start-up project.
Mission: Expanding the impact of research on a larger scale
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.
Application details for Batch #5
5th of August
2024
Application window is open
until December 2024
Selection process
EXTENDED!
25th of November 2024
Deadline Applications
25th to 27th of February 2025
MAX!mize Bootcamp
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.