Opening Event Series November 2021

Julius-Maximilians-Universität (JMU)

Science for Society since 1402

Würzburg University – Successful �Tradition of Research and Teaching

• Foundation 1402
• Confirmation of foundation/

2^nd foundation 1582

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Old University in 1591 and today

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JMU at a Glance

10 Faculties

~ 28,000 Students

~ 4,400 Employees (University only)

444 Professors �

~ 424 M€ Total Budget 2020

~ 154 M€ Third-Party Funds 2020�

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Wilhelm�Conrad�Röntgen�Physics�1901

Hartmut

Michel

Chemistry

1988

Klaus

von Klitzing

Physics

1985

14 Nobel Prize Laureates

have been working during their professional careers at �Würzburg University

Harald zur Hausen�Medicine

2008

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JMU – Main Areas in Science �and Humanities

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• Life Sciences
• Health
• Fundamental Properties of Matter
• Innovative Technologies for Applications
• Digital Society
• Cultural Heritage
• Global Change
• Norms and Behavior

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität – Campus

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Medical Faculty Campus with

University Hospital

Campus Hubland

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primarily

Natural Sciences

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Humanities

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität – Campus

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Excellent Facilities: Research Centers

Coordinated interdisciplinary collaborations –

a key to major advances in scientific research

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Rudolf Virchow Center

Biocenter

G. Landwehr Laboratory for Nanotechnology

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Corpus �Monodicum

International Relations

• > 130 university agreements
• > 500 faculty/department/Erasmus agreements
• > 2.600 international students

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Stellenbosch University /�University of�Cape Town�South Africa

Univ. TeheranSharif U�Med. U �Teheran

Fields of cooperations

• Scientific cooperations with companies: ~ 1500 joint publications (last 5 years)

Service Centre research and technology transfer (SFT)�Research and technology transfer: key pillars

Start-up assistance

Patents & licensing

Research funding

Cooperations with economy

TTO Administration

Projects / ESF / DAAD / EU…

• Anchoring of transfer
• Office for transfer services: TTO
• Supported by the university management and well recognized and accepted within your internal and external networks

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• Networks
• By means of transfer projects the knowledge from several hundreds research areas is collected (contracts, know-how, business ideas) and selectively made available to enterprises and partner networks
• Topic specific knowledge transfer can be efficiently carried out with specialized centers and chairs with the contribution of about 10 scientists and 20-40 companies (5+2 actions per year)
• Cooperation of regions
• Knowledge and technology transfer: solve and push problems iteratively with the goal of an USP 🡺 search for scenarios, where sppIwaU happens (team, business, e.g. count iteration frequencies)
• Regional development of science-business cooperation
• Attract new SMEs in areas settings via cooperation of HEIs

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• Innovation
• Identify serial inventors (project researchers, networkers) and support and bind s.i.
• Collect, evaluate and accompany business ideas
• Competition
• competition stimulates business 🡺 transfer business has to face competition 🡺 analyse and promote rankings

Support of spin-off companies�Offerings for young entrepreneurs together with partners

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• Entrepreneurship lectures
• Workshops & trainings

• Funding advice
• Cooperation with business angel & venture capitalist networks

• Cooperation with regional and national network partners
• Co-working spaces

• Intellectual property strategy
• Patenting and licensing support

Nanostruct GmbH

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• Tiny gold antennas for the detection of different materials
• SERS allows the smallest residues of pollutants, explosives or viruses to be clearly identified
• EXIST FT, winner of the business plan competition Northern Bavaria 2021

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• https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/aktuelles/einblick/single/news/spurensuche-mit-antennen-aus-gold/

Catalym GmbH

Antibodies for cancer therapy

• 2012 BMBF “Start-up Offensive Biotechnology”: Close monitoring of the application and the IP by SFT
• Founded in 2016
• JMU has protected the new cancer therapy from the beginning by consistently registering patents. Exclusive licensing of the patent portfolio to CatalYm GmbH
• € 50 million from investors in 2020
• https://www.med.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/aktuelles/meldungen/single/news/50-millionen-euro-fuer-uni-ausgruendung/

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Welcome to Würzburg University –

International Research Campus