Transfer of Research Results
Putting your Results and Inventions into Practice
You are a physician or scientist and have made a discovery that could result in new diagnostics or treatment options or save time and costs? FAU helps you to develop your idea through support services and networks.
Networks
Our regional and international networks will help you to get in touch with potential industry partners, but can also facilitate your access to financial support.
Medical Valley EMN
EIT Health
Support and information
FAU administration has an extensive service offer concerning industry cooperations, patents, and valorization of inventions.
Patent management
Patentmanagement of FAU at Kontaktstelle Wissens- und Technologietransfer (wtt) accompanies you during the whole process of intellectual property protection.
Business creation and entrepreneurship
Students, employees, or professors of FAU who want to start their own enterprise can get help at the Gründerbüro of Kontaktstelle Wissens- und Technologietransfer (wtt).
Legal and financial aspects of academia - industry cooperations
Employees of Universitätsklinikum Erlangen should get in touch with Justiziariat and Fachabteilung Forschungsfinanzierung (Fe). Unit F of FAU can also provide information on legal, contractual, and financial affairs.
External advice and information
There are some projects, networks, and institutions supporting scientists at FAU.
Further links and contacts
- The EU project Health2Market developed E-Learning-Courses regarding entrepreneurship and business planning, business ventures and marketing, intellectual property, and ethics.
- Enterprise Europe Network links companies and researchers across Europe via events, databases, and personal contacts.