72 Fraunhofer Institutes with 18,000 researchers, a partner network with other renowned research institutions, and the expertise of over 500 Fraunhofer spin-offs – a wealth of expertise that your startup can access. With the Ahead program, for which you can apply until June 21st.
Find your FraunhoferMatch – at least if Fraunhofer technology can advance your startup. Then apply for Ahead, Fraunhofer's matchmaking program, by June 21. The benefits:
- A fast matching process with institutes and scientists so that you can reach the right Fraunhofer experts as quickly as possible;
- Access to working prototypes, Fraunhofer technologies, proven use cases and experienced teams of scientists;
- tailor-made and comprehensive support to help you build your business based on Fraunhofer technology.
Program in four steps
The Ahead program proceeds in four steps. The first step is scouting. Innovative startups that want to further develop their core product using Fraunhofer technologies are sought. The second step involves matching them with a suitable institute or research group. The teams that find each other in this way then apply together for the Ahead programIf this is successful, the participants will receive financial support and various workshop formats in the fourth and final step.
Sounds interesting? Then apply now, the matchmaking phase runs until June 21st. You can find all further information here.
