The researcher as entrepreneur

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IdeAward 2016: mk2 Biotechnologies won the first prize. (image: Astrid Eckert /
IdeAward 2016: mk2 Biotechnologies won the first prize. (image: Astrid Eckert / TUM)
Campus news - Three teams received the TUM IdeAward last night for their business ideas: a new method for synthesizing peptides, a disposable sample holder which speeds up laboratory work and an electric car for rural regions in Africa. The competition is intended to motivate scientists to turn their inventions into marketable products. 46 teams submitted their ideas for the TUM IdeAward. The competition is run by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), UnternehmerTUM , Center for Innovation and Business Creation, and the Zeidler Research Foundation, which is funding the total prize amount of - 37,500 Euros. The winners will also participate in a coaching session led by TUM start-up consultants and UnternehmerTUM. 1st place: mk2 Biotechnologies. The mk2 Biotechnologies team developed a biological process for synthesis of peptides in bacteria.
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