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Bewerbung einreichen für den M4 Award
New round, new luck: For the eighth time, research projects with spin-off potential in the biomedical field can apply for the M4 Award. The submission deadline is November 21, 2024.

BioM opens new startup incubator MAxL
In the presence of State Secretary Tobias Gotthardt, BioM opened the startup incubator “Munich Accelerator Life Sciences & Medicine” (MAxL) in Martinsried. It supports founders in the field of life sciences and medicine.

BioM honors four Munich startups with M4 Award
With the M4 Award, BioM and the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy honor innovative research projects in the field of biomedicine. With a total prize of €2.5 million, the award is also intended to prepare for spin-offs. Four of the five award recipients are from Munich this year.

BioM CEO Ralf Huss in interview: “One-stop-shop for medical biotechnology in Munich and Bavaria”
Since 1997, BioM has been supporting small and medium-sized enterprises and founders in biotechnology. Since the beginning of this year, Prof. Dr. Ralf Huss as CEO has been leading the network organization. In this interview, he discusses the state of Munich’s biotech industry, collaboration between biotech companies and other startups, and his vision for the years to come.

MAxL: New life sciences accelerator opens in Martinsried
The Bavarian Ministry of Economics is funding the establishment of the Munich Accelerator Life Sciences & Medicine, MAxL for short, in Martinsried with 8.5 million euros. The biotech networking organization BioM is taking the lead.