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Call for applications: AXOLOTL German Med & Health Business Plan Competition 2025
April 16, 2025
Call for applications for the AXOLOTL German Med & Health Business Plan Competition 2025 Official start of the competition: May 1, 2025 Participation is free of charge. Do you have an innovative business idea in the field of medicine or health? The AXOLOTL German Med & Health Business Plan Competition...

Call for applications: KUER.NRW Business Plan Competition 2025
April 16, 2025
Call for applications for the KUER.NRW Business Plan Competition 2025 Official start of the competition: June 1, 2025. Participation is free of charge. Do you have an innovative business idea in the field of climate, environment, energy or resources? The KUER.NRW business plan competition for founders and teams – whether...

Philipp Baaden successfully completed his doctorate at the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models in cooperation with Fraunhofer INT
April 15, 2025
The Chair for Entrepreneurship and innovative Business Models (Prof. Dr. Stefanie Bröring) warmly congratulates Philipp Baaden on the successful completion of his PhD dissertation titled: “The power of convergence: The emergence of interdisciplinary scientific fields as a driver of innovation.” In his research, he explored the fundamental question of how...

Now published: Handbook on the Bioeconomy
March 26, 2025
Recently a new book by Davide Viaggi with contribution of Prof. Stefanie Bröring, the Head of the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Models, was published. The book provides a comprehensive account of the latest research and thinking on the bioeconomy. Expert authors reflect on the economics of using renewable...

Leonie Schlüter successfully defends her dissertation at Aalborg University
March 26, 2025
On March 10th, research associate Leonie Schlüter successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Designing Systems for Sustainability: An Explorative Analysis of the Orchestrator Role in Industrial Ecosystems Evolution and Sustainable Business Model Innovation” at Aalborg University, Denmark. She conducted her PhD project at Aalborg University Business School in collaboration with...

Technology Entrepreneurship module now open for five UNIC students!
March 4, 2025
Are you ready to develop the entrepreneurial mindset needed to navigate today’s dynamic job market? The Series of Open Entrepreneurship Courses is your gateway to hands-on experience, interdisciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge knowledge. As part of this initiative, the Technology Entrepreneurship module at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) offers five UNIC students...