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“I truly believe that diversity in backgrounds, countries, and trainings enables new inputs that spur research and makes it more fruitful and exciting.”
Professor Claudia Doblinger, who leads the Innovation and Technology Management Professorship at TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, and is one of the members of the Center for Life Science Management & Policy, discusses her team’s research and teaching priorities.
New degree programs at TUMCS and TUM
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) will launch five new degree programs in the upcoming winter semester. TUM is expanding its course offerings in the new Department of Aerospace and Geodesy as well as in the interdisciplinary field of management, technology and sustainability.
Preventing climate change with the help of circular economy
The circular economy can have a decisive impact on Germany achieving its climate, resource conservation and sustainability targets. The Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland has now published recommendations for policy makers, the private sector and researchers. Prof. Magnus Fröhling of the TUM Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability is part of this initiative. In this interview he explains how a circular economy can get underway.
Enzyme system for the hydrogen industry
An enzyme could make a dream come true for the energy industry: It can efficiently produce hydrogen using electricity and can also generate electricity from hydrogen. The enzyme is protected by embedding it in a polymer. An international research team with significant participation of scientists from Technical University of Munich (TUM) has presented the system in the renowned science journal Nature Catalysis.
The Changing Face of Energy: Podcast with Susanne Kurowski
Episode 3 of the new podcast series “Sustainability. Time to Change” is about cleantech and the energy transition. In this episode we speak with Susanne Kurowski, a researcher at Professorship for Innovation & Technology Management at the TUM Campus Straubing. She shares her insights into a transition to clean energy, the start-ups driving these changes and their struggles with sourcing funding and surviving the “Valley of Death”.
Podcast of the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning with Prof. Burger
The new podcast series “Sustainability. Time to Change” presented by TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning, dives into the work of our TUM community and shares their vision of how their work can help to improve the world we live in. In the first mini-series which will air over the next couple of weeks, the podcast hosts John Pye and Thomas Münch of TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning talk with their guests about the topic: “Sustainability. Time to Change.”
Unlocking the secrets of long-lasting success
Ancient adhesives made from materials found in nature have been holding together cathedrals for hundreds of years. Cordt Zollfrank investigates this long-forgotten knowledge with the aim to develop environmentally friendly adhesives.
The EURO Working Group (EWG) Retail Operations: Food Waste Management – Second Digital Meeting
The second digital meeting of the EWG Retail Ops took place on March 26th, 2021, and attracted 57 participants, from U.S., Asia and Europe, and was organized by Sandra Transchel (Kuehne Logistics University) and Alexander Huebner (Technical University Munich).
“I don’t give up my private attitude in a professional context”
Lena Riesenegger had already been privately committed to climate and environmental protection for several years before she also found a way to integrate the topic into her professional work: at the TUM Campus Straubing, she is currently writing and researching for her doctoral thesis at the Chair of Supply and Value Chain Management. The problem she addresses is devastating and highly topical.
Experiences of a Future Cities Global Fellows Programme participant at TUMCS
Livia Kalossaka, postgraduate at the Imperial College London, visited the TUMCS via the Future Cities Global Fellows Programme.