European Spinoff Summit 2025
30th of June 2025, Munich
Supporting scientists on their journey from lab to successful spinoff ventures.
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One Day for Entrepreneurial Scientists
The Spinoff Summit is a unique application and invite-only event that bridges the gap between academia and entrepreneurship. Meet 150 hand-selected researchers, spinoff founders, universities, TTOs, VCs, industry, and ecosystem players from across Europe (Germany, Switzerland, UK, France, Finland, etc.).
⏰ Application deadline: Sunday, 18.05.2025
Speaker Highlights
Robin Wauters
Founder of tech.eu
After stints at The Next Web and TechCrunch, Robin founded Tech.eu and turned it into one of Europe’s leading tech outlets. Tech.eu was acquired by Webrazzi in 2021.
Hubertus Bessau
Co-Founder of Project Eaden & mymuesli
After bootstrapping mymuesli into one of Europe’s most iconic DTC food brands, Hubertus is tackling an even bigger challenge with Project Eaden: reinventing meat.
Barbara Diehl
Chief Partnership Officer at SPRIND
Before SPRIN-D, Barbara worked as Director of Transfer and Innovation at the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft and the University of Oxford's Entrepreneurship Centre.
Connect
With leading Deep Tech VCs and essential stakeholders to spin out your innovation.
Discuss
How can we create the right environment in Europe to transform more research into real-life businesses?
Learn
From successful founders on how to start your venture, and exchange thoughts with fellow scientists.
Enjoy
A unique location and entrepreneurial spirit, and build meaningful connections in a thriving spinoff ecosystem.
Last Year’s Speakers
Ingmar Hoerr
Co-Founder of CureVac
CureVac raised ~$800m in equity and grants and went public on NASDAQ in 2020. During his time, Ingmar contributed to over 30 patents.
Thomas Kirchner
Co-Founder of ProGlove
Smart gloves for warehouse staff: ProGlove raised almost €49.5m and was acquired in 2022 at an estimated valuation of €0.5 billion.
Michiel Scheffer
President of the EIC Board
Former politician, now heading the European Union’s efforts in accelerating the growth trajectory of start-ups and innovation.
“Events like the Spinoff Summit play a really important role within the European ecosystem.”
Tom Nugent
Managing Editor @Sifted
What to Expect
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Get Support
Pitch your current challenge and get help from the audience.
1on1s
Connect with diverse individuals within the ecosystem before, during, and after the event.
Hands-on Workshops
Level up your skills together with other scientists.
Poster Competition
Present your research and win a ticket to the Falling Walls Science Summit 2025, valued at €3,000.
Watch the Spinoff Summit 2024’s After Movie
2025 Speaker Highlights
(Stay tuned - more to come soon!)
Tickets
⏰ Application deadline: Sunday, 18.05.2025
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For any questions, please contact Florian from First Momentum.
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