TIM, TUMCS

: Moonshot Innovations: Exploring High-impact ideas with TransforM Futures

On the 8th May, the TransforM Community and guest gathered for a discussion on „Moonshot Innovations“ at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. The event brought experts from venture capital, funding and academia together to explore high-risk, high-reward ideas. 

On the 8th May, the TransforM Community and guest gathered for a discussion on „Moonshot Innovations“. 

The discussion featured Prof. Claudia Doblinger (TUMCS), Dietmar Harhoff (Directior of Max Plank Innovations & Competition). Panelists included Benjamin Erhart (UVC Partners), Olav Carlsen (SPRIND – German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation), Heike Freund (Marvel Fusion), and Chiara Masellis (TUM Venture Labs), representing perspectives from venture capital, public innovation funding, deep-tech industry, and university-linked entrepreneurship.

Key takeaways included the importance of public and private investment, the value of embracing failure as part of innovation, and the need to involve society and younger generations in shaping transformative technologies.

To read more, follow this link:  https://transform-cluster.de/moonshots-made-in-germany-key-insights-from-the-transform-futures-series/

We thank all participants, moderators, and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition for an inspiring event and look forward to the next TransforM Futures event.