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Innovative together

Support for Start-ups

Thanks to its diverse higher education landscape and multitude of businesses, the Ruhr area offers a fertile environment for start-ups. With its start-up support initiatives, the UA Ruhr helps drive knowledge transfer, entrepreneurship and innovation in the region.

Founder Initiative Ruhr

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The Founder Initiative Ruhr was established in 2017 as a joint UA Ruhr platform for coordinating start-up support initiatives, the transfer of knowledge and technology as well as initiating new projects.The aim is to increase the visibility of the Ruhr area as a region for start-ups and transfer, and to establish a network that connects researchers, businesses and investors.

Cooperation with BRYCK

Group of six people with the rectors of the UA Ruhr universities, representatives of the RAG-Stiftung and BRYCK © Philipp Behrendt

Since 2023, the UA Ruhr has been cooperating with the BRYCK start-up and innovation hub initiated by the RAG-Stiftung foundation, whose support programs have already helped numerous start-ups in fields such as energy, health and hydrogen. The BRYCK network connects researchers, founders and businesses. The collaboration between the UA Ruhr and BRYCK is intended to strenghten the start-up ecosystem and increase the number of new enterprises in the Ruhr area.

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