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In this episode, we delve into the innovative work of Planck Technologies, a Norwegian startup revolutionising long-duration energy storage (LDES) through advanced materials and AI-driven solutions.

Episode Highlights:

Discover how Planck Technologies uses AI and computational chemistry to accelerate material discovery for smarter energy storage and deliver tailored solutions for each client.
Hear how working at a major energy company Equinor revealed many new materials are not built for commercial use and Planck is creating solutions that work in the real world
Favourite quote: ‘We need to really remind ourselves that we are the ones who are the architects of our own life’ Maryam, CEO

Learn more about Planck Technologies

https://planck-tech.no/

Connect with the Maryam, Founder and CEO

https://no.linkedin.com/in/maryam-ghadrdan-phd-18a7a310

Learn more about INAM, the organization behind this podcast

www.inam.berlin

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We are pleased to present another intelligent conversation on our podcast with Barbara Bachus, the Co-founder and COO of Exomatter. They have developed a powerful platform that is AI-Powered bringing a whole new meaning to materials research and development.

Episode Highlights:

Hear about the unique capabilities of Exomatter’s platform.
Their journey from a spin-off at a German Aerospace Center to a thriving startup.
Favourite Quote: "I learned that from each event, if you take seriously, it brings so much to your startup " – Barbara Bachus

Connect with ExoMatter

For more information about Exomatter and their incredible platform:

https://www.exomatter.ai/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/exomatter/posts/?feedView=all

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We are pleased to present another enlightening conversation on our podcast with Maddy Maxey, the Founder and CEO of Loomia. Loomia has redefined the meaning of flexible electronics to produce the ‘Loomia Electronic Layer’ which is a mesh-based alternative to flex PCBs, printed ink on TPU and traditional e-textiles.

Episode Highlights:

Product-First Approach: Hear how Maddy’s journey started with a focus on product development from day one.
Deep Tech Startup Journey: Discover the untapped potential of e-textiles and Maddy’s vision for the future, along with the role her product-led path plays in Loomia’s success.
Favourite Quote: "We always have a lot of plans!" – Maddy Maxey.

Connect with Loomia

For more information about Loomia and their cutting-edge technology visit their website:https://www.loomia.com/

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We're excited to bring you an insightful conversation on our deep tech podcast with Alex Blum, the Founder and CEO of Applied Bioplastics. Applied Bioplastics are replacing oil-based plastics with economically sustainable plant-based plastic alternatives

Episode Highlights:

Find out how Alex is creating alternative and sustainable solutions for existing machines and practices used to produce oil-based plastics.
Deep Tech Startup Journey: Alex opens up about his rather unique journey across the globe that led him to launching a successful startup. Alex’s personal story is as equally as incredible.
Favourite quote: ‘It was many years, and lots of money, but we got it done’

Connect with Applied Bioplastics
For more information about Apps and their cutting-edge technology visit their website: https://appliedbioplastics.com/

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We're excited to bring you an insightful conversation on our deep tech podcast with Ryan Guterman, the Founder and CEO of FaradaIC Sensors. FaradaIC Sensors are developing the world's smallest electrochemical gas sensor

Episode Highlights: World’s Smallest Electrochemical Gas Sensor: Discover how FaradaIC Sensors' MECS Technology™ revolutionises gas sensing technology with miniaturised, scalable solutions. * Deep Tech Startup Journey: Ryan shares his inspiring journey to launching a successful deep tech startup. His insights are invaluable for anyone in the deep tech community. * Favourite quote: ‘Be like the rest of us, fail and then keep moving.’*

Connect with FaradaIC Sensors:For more information about FaradaIC Sensors and their cutting-edge technology visit their website: https://www.faradaic.io/index.html

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Welcome to "Start Up the Science," by INAM. Hosted by Taha Adnan, Marketing and Scouting Lead at INAM, this podcast explores the intersection of science, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

In today's episode, we're joined by David Giltner, the founder of TurningScience, a company that helps scientists and engineers transition from academia to industry. David shares his insights on the importance of understanding the business context, building a professional network, and developing a clear value proposition for your skills and expertise. We also explore some common misconceptions that scientists and engineers have about the industry and how to overcome them.

Whether you're a graduate student, postdoc, or early-career scientist, this episode is full of helpful tips and actionable advice for anyone looking to make the leap from academia to industry.

So sit back, relax, and join us as we dive into the exciting world of science entrepreneurship with David Giltner on "Start Up the Science."

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On this episode of Start Up The Science, Ferdinand Rudolph Bartels, General Manager at SPECS Surface Analysis and Chairman of the INAM Board! Ferdinand has turned around multiple high tech ventures after coming on as a general manager and will discuss the ins and outs of the process with us. This episode was hosted by INAM's Managing Director, Oliver Hasse.

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On this episode of Start Up The Science, we talk to Jasper Van Hoorik, CEO and founder of BIO INX! BIO INX is developing the materials required to make bioprinting a reality! The long term goal of bioprinting is to fully 3D print organs and replace transplants. Through the use of their innovative materials, BIO INX helps keep the cells alive during and after printing. You can learn more about BIO INX here: www.bioinx.com

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Mimotype is a developer and vendor of bio-inspired performance materials.

Our core skills: Initiating and steering end-to-end innovation cycles in the domain of bio-inspired materials research. The bioeconomy is about realigning production methods and supply chains with the vision of an ecologically seamless world economy. A deepened understanding of biology at the nanoscale will allow first-movers to become the technology leaders of the 21st century.

We have a prime candidate for a materials blockbuster in our material pipeline. Our focus is on a peptide – i.e. a mini-protein – that acts as the luminescent agent for the light-emission of marine life, a phenomenon known as "bioluminescence". We extract the genetic blueprint of said target molecule and then have genetically programmed bacteria produce the substance for us. The material obtained in this way is to be used for OLED displays and adjacent applications. In this industrial sector, there is a lack of high-performance emitter materials for the blue colour spectrum. If our stratagem works out, we will become the market leader in supplying a critical component for the display industry.

Moreover, in the long term, our approach can bring about a profound reshaping of the OLED technology mix. This will result in our materials IP becoming increasingly embedded in the value network of the target market.

Thanks to enormous advances in gene sequencing, exponentially increasing computing power and new gene-editing tools, humans have become core developers in the source code of life. As an investment thesis, Mimotype is a bet on an unconventional German biotech that reverse-engineers high-performance materials from nature's open source code.

Find out more about Mimotype Technologies by visiting Mimotype LinkedIn

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Fascinated by sound, noise, and its impact on society, co-founders Rhona Togher & Eimear O’Carroll have worked together for over 15 years. Inventive by nature, they founded Lios (formerly Restored Hearing) in 2009 to build technologies which would enable a quieter world. Togher and O’Carroll have long been frustrated with the pace of advancements in their field, witnessing incremental developments which fell short in delivering meaningful change.

Originally trained as physicists, the pair have applied their knowledge of physics to a range of challenges, creating elegant and practical solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.

One of those solutions is SoundBounce.

SoundBounce is a smart material solution to enable regulatory compliance and competitive advantage for our partners. With an adaptable design, simplicity of integration into new and existing products is achieved.

SoundBounce delivers superior noise attenuation without the bulk of traditional acoustic materials. This is essential to product designers when consumers are demanding smaller, quieter products. SoundBounce provides a cost-effective way of absorbing harmful or unwanted noise, which saves space while protecting people and structures. Using energy absorbing technology never before seen in the acoustics sector, SoundBounce has unrivalled performance at low frequency noise reduction.

To learn more about Lios, visit https://www.lios-group.com/

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Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS) was founded in December 2019 by Mark Nicholas Jones (CEO) and Lukasz Ruszczynski (CTO) who know each other from their EU funded PhD projects (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/675251) at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). During the final project conference they had the idea to start MQS to use the acquired knowledge from their PhDs, combine it and implement a full fledged software as a service solution for the pharma, biotech and chemical industries.

Grown tired of using inflexible software in the chemical engineering domain which feel outdated in comparison to many tools in signal processing and artificial intelligence applications, Mark and Lukasz want to deliver modern and future computational tools to accelerate research & development efforts by the pharma, biotech and chemical industry. Their tools include the use of high-performance computing and quantum-computers with quantum chemistry models and machine learning to calculate the properties of materials and chemicals in a fast and efficient way.

Find out more about MQS by visiting http://mqs.dk/

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1.35 million babies are born with a congenital heart defect each year. Of these, 400,000 have heart valve defects but there is no durable valve replacement on the market. GrOwnValve aims to fulfill that unmet clinical need.

GrOwnValve is a pre-clinical stage medical device company, developing a unique heart valve prosthesis system. Their completely new prosthetic valve for adults and children, will be implanted using a low-risk transcatheter technique.

The valves will come to market as a procedure pack that enables a safe, affordable and easy-to-use minimally invasive heart valve replacement made from the patient’s own tissue. Using the patient’s own endogenous tissue gives the valves lifelong durability – a once-in-a-lifetime solution that is affordable for patients and healthcare providers worldwide.

Dr. Boris Schmitt is the CEO and Co-Founder of GrOwnValve. He is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Senior Consultant at Charité University Medicine Berlin.

To learn more visit https://www.grownvalve.com/

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As the market leader in power modules, Infineon challenges YOU to develop a thermal interface material solution for highly reliable and best in class power modules.

Power Modules are found in general purpose drives, traction, servo-units and renewable energy applications like solar inverters, energy storage systems or wind applications and more. They cover a wide range of a few hundred Watts to several Megawatts.

However, with the ongoing demand and system requirement to increase the power density in power electronics, the thermal interface between power module and heatsink becomes an even more important role. A thermal interface material must not only provide the lowest thermal resistance, but also fulfil the highest quality standards given for power modules to achieve the longest lifetime and highest system reliability.

The challenge is open to startups and researchers with an innovative technology, material or process, that could be used to address the described challenge.

For more information about the brief and technical specifications, visit https://www.inam.berlin/thermal-interface-materials-challenge

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Nanolumi is an advanced luminescent materials company leveraging the power of chemistry to optimize light efficiently. The company focuses on providing high quality perovskite products that enable the purest, brightest and widest range of colours in LCD, MiniLED and OLED displays while maintaining high energy efficiency. Chameleon® G Film, the company’s flagship product, is the industry’s first green perovskite colour enhancement film; It significantly enhances displays of all screen sizes with professional-grade colours, high dynamic range (HDR) brightness, power efficiency, and unprecedented wide colour gamut of up to 90% Rec. 2020, 100% DCI-P3, 100% Adobe RGB, 100% sRGB.

Jax Lee founded Nanolumi in 2018 with over 10 years of experience turning emerging advanced materials into successful commercial products in consumer displays, touch displays, and photovoltaic.

Prior to founding Nanolumi, Jax was Business Development Director at Cima NanoTech, an advanced material company with over 100 patents for self-assembling nanoparticles, dispersion formulation and the manufacturing of highly conductive transparent conductors. During his 6 years at Cima, Jax led the commercialisation of SANTE® Technology, bringing it from the lab to mass production for large format projected capacitive touch screens. By successfully negotiating and establishing a joint venture partnership with Foxconn to manufacture large touch modules, Jax accelerated Cima’s business and kickstarted a series of joint development programs with international material companies.

Jax brings his tenacity for work into his personal life, successfully climbing to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2013 and Huayna Potosi, Bolivia in 2017. In his spare time, Jax enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, scuba diving, skiing, hiking, and is always up for a nice, cold glass of whiskey.

To learn more visit https://nanolumi.com/

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UBQ Materials is leading the dawn of a new era in manufacturing, introducing the market to a novel bio-based thermoplastic that is converted entirely from unsorted household waste. The UBQ™ material is cost competitive and compatible across industries, making sustainability the simple choice for manufacturers in automotive, construction, consumer goods, retail and many more.

Sophie Tuviahu leads the UBQ Materials sales and business development teams; building meaningful partnerships and a strong professional community around the shared desire to manufacture better.

With over 20 years of experience as an executive for leading global brands, Sophie has a strong foundation across chemicals, plastics, consumer goods, and the automotive industry. Following a long record of success in opening new markets and creating strategic alliances, Sophie manages UBQ’s numerous partnerships and expansion plans across countries and industries.

To learn more visit www.ubqmaterials.com

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we had the honor of speaking with Fanya Ismail, CEO of Sol-Gel Materials and Applications (SGMA).

Fanya is an entrepreneur, with expertise that span the chemistry, business and legal sector. Using her expertise from each sector she built SGMA, an advanced chemical company focusing on the development of sol-gel technology, delivering solutions to sustainability problems.

Her company, SGMA, delivers solutions that are extracted from sand, sustainable and provide alternatives to plastic and a route to create effective non fossil fuel-based chemicals by using non-toxic raw materials that are available globally.

SGMA’s barrier coating for fibre-based packaging provides an excellent example of how we can make a difference. Our barrier coating for fibre-based packaging provides a complete solution to replace single-use plastics and eliminates confusion among users and customers.

Completely free from micro plastics, our technology helps also fits seamlessly into the recycling infrastructure of any country by providing a solution that is biodegradable, compostable and recyclable. The product currently is in process of getting certified for food contact in Europe and America.

To learn more about SGMA, visit their website: https://sol-gel.co.uk/

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This Expert Episode is with the fabulous Robert Harrison of Sonnenberg Harrison Partnerschaft. We sat down with him to ask him everything about IP Strategy for science based startups.

Robert Harrison is a founding partner of SONNENBERG HARRISON. He has been working in the field of intellectual property since 1990. He is a registered German, French and European patent and trademark attorney. His work focuses on the fields of semiconductors, chemical engineering, computer science, photonics, telecommunications, microtechnology and biophysics.

Robert is also one of our top IP mentors at our accelerator AdMaCom.

To learn more about Sonnenberg Harrison, vist their website: https://www.sonnenbergharrison.law

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we sat down to chat with Jonathan Ladouceur, Head of Engineering at Twente Additive Manufacturing.

Twente Additive Manufacturing builds homes using 3D Printing Technology that emphasizes the objective that a home and the humans that inhabit it are joining the environment, not controlling it. Helping to reduce unnecessary material consumption and increased connectivity to the natural world is at the core of our mission statement.

Visit their website for more info: https://www.twente-am.com/

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Polymertal develops cutting-edge metal plating processes, enabling the marketing of cost/effective hybrid metal-polymer parts.

Rising to the demanding needs of the Aerospace, Space, Automotive and communication industries, they have assembled a multi-disciplinary development team and built a learning organization that continuously gathers information from the market to keep advancing their technology for the benefit of their customers.

To learn more about Polymertal, visit their website https://polymertal.com/ For questions or comments, please email us at info@inam.berlin. Also, if you or someone you know would like to be a guest on our show, we welcome any and all suggestions!

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9T Labs has invented a new way of manufacturing carbon composites. With their patented 3D printing technology carbon composites can be produced in high volumes, at a fraction of the cost.

Learn more about 9T Labs by visiting their website: https://www.9tlabs.com/

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This episode is all about Materials Analysis!

This episode features 3 experts:

Thorsten Kampen - SPECS

Alex Reed - Fluence Analytics

Lynda Skipper - Univeristy of Lincoln

To hear Alex's full episode about his startup Fluence Analytics, Click Here!

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Jehane Ragai is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is the author of the two editions of The Scientist and the Forger. The first edition, published in 2015 by Imperial College Press. The second edition, published in 2018 by World Scientific Publishing, was translated into Chinese.

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RUBYnanomed was founded in 2018 as a spin-off of INL and aims to bring lab discoveries to the clinical market. RUBYnanomed focusses on non-invasive monitoring of cancer progression through liquid biopsy. Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide (9.6 million deaths in 2018), but 90 % of those deaths are due to cancer spreading or metastasis.

RUBYnanomed has developed the RUBYchip™, a microfluidic device for fast isolation of circulating tumour cells (CTCs), the cells responsible for metastasis, from unprocessed whole blood samples. Through the analysis of these cells, RUBYnanomed offers a non-invasive and real-time snapshot of cancer progression to oncologists.

Visit their website to learn more: https://www.rubynanomed.com/

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PolyLux is an innovative advanced materials company based in the US that is creating a light-switchable adhesive platform. Their main target market is the medical adhesives space as there is a strong and unmet need for an adhesive that attaches stronger than what’s on the market today but releases easy on demand.

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Shweta Agarwala is a Professor at Aarhus University. Her research involves direct-write and 3D printing methods for flexible electronics, bioelectronics and bioprinting. The multidisciplinary research finds application in flexible devices, wearables, smart packaging and healthcare, with main focus on creating new-age devices on unconventional substrates namely textile, plasters, bandages, polymers, paper and biomaterials.

Make sure to listen to her podcast Her Frequency with her co-host (and no stranger to this podcast) Serena Leka (Cellugy).

Her Frequency YouTube Channel

Her Frequency on LinkedIn

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We hope you enjoy our first Coffee Break episode! This episode is all about Printed & Flexible Electronics.

This episode features 3 experts from research and startups:

Zachary J. Davis - Team Leader at the Danish Technological Institute https://www.dti.dk/

Tiago Cunha Reis - CEO of Mater Dynamics https://www.materdynamics.com/

Madison "Maddy" Maxley - CEO of Loomia https://www.loomia.com/

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Just a short update for you on the current open calls that we have open at INAM!

AdMaCom (Spring and Autumn Editions) | https://www.inam.berlin/admacom
Open Innovation Challenge for Sustainable Materials Solutions - Rubbers & Plastics for the Automotive Industry | https://www.inam.berlin/continental-challenge
Lab to Market | https://www.inam.berlin/lab-to-market

Reach out to us at startupthescience@inam.berlin for any additional information.

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Start Up the Science is back for another season! On our first episode of the season, we sat down with Moshiel Biton, CEO and Co-Founder of Addionics!

Addionics is creating the next generation of energy storage by focussing on battery physics and are enabling higher energy density, lower charging time, and improved heat safety, with the largest markets in mind.

To learn more about Addionics, visit https://www.addionics.com/

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In this season finale, we talk about the best episodes of the season (which is basically ALL of them) and we give you a teaser on what's to come next season!

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For our final episode of the season, we sat down and chatted with Marie Weijler, an investment manager at Cottonwood Technology Fund.

Cottonwood Technology Fund is a consistent top performing early-stage venture capital fund. They focus on high tech technology & hard science (patent / IP based) such as robotics, photonics, telecom, optics, automotive, clean energy, sensor technology, high-tech health, nanotechnology, chemicals, advanced materials, etcetera.

We were very excited to chat with Marie who has a very unique perspective not only as an investment manager but also being an entrepreneur herself.

To check out her startup, LipoCoat, visit their website: https://www.lipocoat.com/

Learn more about Cottonwood: https://www.cottonwood.vc/

Connect with Marie on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weijler/

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We're back with another Where Are They Now? Episode!

We had such a blast catching up with the startups on this episode. Though its been a hard year thanks to the pandemic, it was great hearing stories on the creative ways these startups have kept on keeping on.

This episode features 5 startups from past episodes:

(in order of appearance)

Thermulon | Sam Cryer, Rozalie Ryclova & Alex Murdock | Season 2 Episode 2 rozalie@thermulon.com https://thermulon.com/

Radisurf | Mikkel Kongsfelt | Season 1 Episode 5 info@radisurf.com https://www.radisurf.com/

MotorSkins | Facundo Gutierrez & José Villatoro | Season 1 Episode 7 contact@motorskins.com https://motorskins.com/

Oxafen Tech | Vladimir Pankov | Season 1 Episode 8 vladimir@oxafen.com http://oxafen.com/

Ghost - feel it. | Laura Buecheler | Season 2 Episode 7 hello@GHOST-FEEL.IT https://www.ghost-feel.it/

We hope you enjoy these updates and we are looking forward to catching up with more past guests in the next season of Start Up the Science!

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For this expert episode, we invited Javier Grávalos of Insight Gravity.

Insight Gravity specializes in commercial due diligence and market validation of new technologies.

In an era defined by unprecedented levels of dynamism and technological innovation, your organization’s success depends on how it can anticipate market needs and adapt solutions to key decision-making criteria.

Insight Gravity believes that established strategic thinking and cookie-cutter research methods is of little value in an era of disruption, driven by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. Instead, winning organisations will be those that are able to successfully adopt knowledge integration and innovation as the new levers for growth.

Javier is our go-to mentor for commercial validation and market fit for our startups. Which is why we wanted to get him on the podcast.

If you'd like to learn more about Insight Gravity, visit their website https://www.insightgravity.com/

You can reach out to Javier directly on his LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgravalos/

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Established in 2018, ATLANT 3D Nanosystems is a fast growing deep tech company based on patent pending selective area atomic scale processing technology.

ATLANT 3D is the first in the world to combine its unique expertise in several fields:

micro-/nanofabrication and microfluidics and fluid dynamics,
high precision motion systems, surface chemistry and material science.

Their core technology has enabled them to create a stand alone rapid prototyping tool, called ATLANT 3D Nanofabricator, for micro and nanodevices with possibility for atomic layer 3D printing of micro- and nanostructures from a library of over 450 materials.

To learn more about ATLANT 3D Nanosystems, visit their website at https://www.atlant3d.com/

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we have the wonderful Véronique Schwartz and Tobias Mentzel from faCellitate!

faCellitate is a Venture Team of Chemovator GmbH. It was created in 2018 from a BASF research project by an interdisciplinary team consisting of chemists and biologists with long-term experience in material design. The resulting product ideas have been developed to market maturity in the Chemovator, the internal business incubator of BASF.

faCellitate specializes in the development of polymer surface coatings for laboratory consumables to create a fully synthetic, biologically relevant environment for cell-based assays. The highly defined and standardized products are used in areas of biomedical research such as cancer and stem cell research, early drug discovery and toxicology to enable and significantly refine the efficiency and predictability of preclinical cell-based models.

In May 2020, the team launched BIOFLOAT ™, their first product line that offers an advanced cell-inert surface coating for 3D culture with superior reliability and consistency.

To learn more about faCellitate, visit their website at https://facellitate.com/

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For this expert episode, we were excited to invite Jose Jimenez of SEEDRS.

SEEDRS is an equity cordfunding platform that enables all types of investors to invest in businesses they believe in and share in their successes. They enable all types of growth-focused businesses to raise capital and a community in the process.

We reached out to Jose a few years ago to join our panel of investors for our yearly accelerator program, AdMaCom. We like to understand and bring understnading to the different types of fundraising that are available to startups. Jose has always brought a new and fresh perspective to the Investors Days as crowdfunding is a bit different from other traditional types of investment.

If you'd like to learn more about SEEDRS, visit their website https://www.seedrs.com/

You can reach out to Jose directly on his LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jomajimenez/

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On this episode of Start Up the Science we have the wonderful Miriam Haerst, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Kumovis.

The name Kumovis might sound familiar to those who have heard our episode with expert Marie Asano who expressed her love for this startup. After this episode, we can definitely understand her sentiments.

Kumovis enables the creation of medical products that bring outstanding benefit to the healthcare sector and especially its patients. Driven by the sector’s needs, they create new technologies, develop sound processes and provide materials.

The Kumovis R1 is the world’s first FLM 3D printer built for medical production. The R1 allows for 3D printing medical devices with materials such as PEEK, PPSU, PEI or PEKK while retaining original properties.

On top of all that, Kumovis also delivers a range of services including 3D printer installations, on-site trainings and medical product design, among others.

This is how they are creating a brand new ecosystem in the medical 3d printing space and why we asked Miriam to come on the show and talk to us!

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Our newest episode of Start Up the Science features Jan Gerber (COO) and Stanislaw Grünstein (Strategy and Operations Manager) of Brain of Materials!

Brain of Materials is a B2B platform for material innovation. Made for designers, engineers, architects, and anyone enthusiastic about smart materials. Their goal is to make innovative materials suitable for industrial use, while enabling product managers to significantly speed up their development cycles.

Brain of Materials is a spin-off from the imat group, one of the leading service providers for engineering and testing services in the automotive industry. With over 30 years of experience in material testing, they realized that every single car manufacturer was struggling with the lack of a single source for material data that suits different requirements along the supply chain.

To learn more about Brain of Materials, visit their website at http://www.brainofmaterials.com/

Or contact them directly at hello@brainofmaterials.com.

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Our first ever Sponsored Episode is brought to you by MotionLab.Berlin! We had a blast talking with Nadine and Tayla about everything MotionLab!

MotionLab.Berlin offers maker garages, offices, coworking space and more for hardware startups in the mobility sector. However, they offer so much more than SPACE. They have an open digital fabrication studio where you can learn how to use 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC Routers, design software and electronics to make almost anything. They also offer access to a professional DIY studio and a AMAZING community of makers.

To learn more about MotionLab and their space and community, visit their website.

And make sure to stay up to date with the latest MotionLab news by following them on LinkedIn.

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we spoke with Chris Wessendorf of memetis!

Memetis was founded in 2017 by Christoph Wessendorf, Dr. Marcel Gültig, Dr. Christof Megnin and Dr. Hinnerk Oßmer as a spin-off from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Their core technology is the development of ultracompact actuators made of thin foils of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) that can be used for applications where movement in small dimensions is required e.g. in locking mechanisms. With these Shape Memory Alloy actuators, memetis is, amongst others, manufacturing miniature valves that allow for small and especially flat fluidic systems in various industries, e.g. Life Sciences, Robotics, etc.

To learn more about memetis, check out their website: memetis.com And makes sure to follow them on Linkedin. Also, memetis was featured on our #founderfriday series! Read it here.

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For this week's episode, we sat down with one of our newest startup members at INAM, PlastFormance!

PlastFormance is developing and producing injection-moldable compounds with significantly better physical features than what is currently available on the market.

Their patented technology allows them to craft compounds with unprecedented filler contents without giving up injection-moulding capabilities. The materials that they create are highly functional – the characteristics of the filler-materials (e.g. thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, electric insulation or radiation shielding) are transferred to the compound while maintaing the processability of the plastics.

(Yep, plastics with superpowers!)

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We were very excited to welcome Carlos Lee, Director General of EPIC to our podcast for this month's Expert Episode.

EPIC stands for the European Photonics Industry Consortium. They are an industry association that promotes the sustainable development of organisations working in the field of photonics in Europe.

We at INAM admire the way that they foster a vibrant photonics ecosystem by maintaining a strong network and acting as a catalyst and facilitator for technological and commercial advancement.

Carlos sheds light on why networks are important and gives a few tips for startups on how to network effectively.

For more information about EPIC, visit their website: https://www.epic-assoc.com/

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We are so excited about our first ever Where Are They Now? Episode!

We've had so many amazing startups on our podcast so far but it's always good to catch up with them and see how they've progressed since we last chatted with them.

This episode features 6 startups from past episodes:

(in order of appearance)

NanoPattern Technologies | Yu Kambe | Season 2 Episode 1 yukambe@nanopatterntechnologies.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanopattern/

QustomDot | Kim De Nolf & Igor Nakonechnyi | Season 1 Episode 3 info@qustomdot.com https://www.qustomdot.com/

Cellugy | Serena Leka | Season 2 Episode 8 info@cellugy.com https://cellugy.com/

FLEEPTech | Giorgio Dell'Erba & Andrea Perinot | Season 2 Episode 5 info@fleeptech.com https://www.fleeptech.com/

OrelTech | Natalia Zamoshchik & Konstantin Livanov | Season 1 Episode 9 https://www.oreltech.com/

IDUN Technologies | Séverine Chardonnens & Katja Junker | Season 2 Episode 4 contact@iduntechnologies.ch https://iduntechnologies.ch/

It was wonderful chatting with these startups again and hearing all about what they've been up to in the last months or even up to a year. We hope you enjoy these updates and perhaps we'll have another one in the near future with even more past startup guests!

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We've been getting many questions about our upcoming programs - the Innovative Battery Technologies Challenge and AdMaCom 2020!

What better way to bring you all the information about these programs than to tell you ourselves? In this short, short episode, Antonia, Christina and Chris bring you information about the upcoming programs.

Here are some key points and links:

Open Innovation Challenge for Innovative Battery Technologies

INAM on behalf of GOOD STUFF Ventures and HOYER Handel GmbH are looking for innovative battery technologies to create a cordless and sustainable hair dryer.

For details, product requirements and more visit: https://www.inam.berlin/innovative-battery-technologies

Applications are open from now until 24 July 2020 on F6S: https://www.f6s.com/challengeforbatterytechstartups/about

To learn more about GOOD STUFF Ventures: https://www.goodstuff.ventures/

Learn more about HOYER Handel GmbH: https://www.hoyerhandel.com/?lang=en

This is an amazing opportunity to work with an established system supplier and to try out your technology in a real product that is headed to market!

AdMaCom 2020

This will be the 5th edition of AdMaCom, the Accelerator for startups with novel technologies in Advanced Materials.

For the past 4 years, we invited startups to join us in Berlin for the program, but this year will be a little different: AdMaCom 2020 will be online, making it easier for startups from anywhere in the world to participate. We will be selecting 10+ startups to join our intensive 2-week program and learn how to take their innovative technologies to the next level.

For information about eligibility, the timeline, the program and more, visit https://www.inam.berlin/admacom-2020

Applications are open now until the very end of July on F6S: https://www.f6s.com/advancedmaterialscompetition2020/about

To get an idea of what kind of startups have taken part of our past programs, check out our pages of our past AdMaComs:

AdMaCom 2019 AdMaCom 2018 AdMaCom 2017 AdMaCom 2016

If you have any further questions about either of the two programs, please feel free to email us at info@inam.berlin We will do our best to get back to you as soon as we can!

Also, if you know anyone who might be a good fit for either of these programs, share this podcast with them and refer them to us!

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If you would like to know what an Investment Manager is looking for, this expert episode will most probably pique your interest.

This month's expert is Dr. Marie Asano, an investment manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF).

HTGF is a public-private venture capital investment firm based in Germany. They are an early stage seed investor, focused on high potential high-tech start-ups.

In this episode, we ask Marie to explain what aspects of a startup herself and other investors are specifically looking for. Her expertise, of course, is mainly in Chemistry startups but a lot of her advice is universal and can be adapted to any kind of startup.

Marie is one of our go-to investors whenever we have an Investor's Workshop or Demo Day. Since her educational background is in science (chemistry to be exact), her feedback to our deep tech startups is always relevant and on-point. We appreciate whenever she is able to participate in our events and we are also super thankful that she took time out to speak to us on this podcast.

To learn more about HTGF, head to their website: HTGF Website

Check out Marie's Investor Page and here's Marie's LinkedIn Page

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For this week's episode, we had a wonderful chat with CEO and Co-Founder of Fluence Analytics, Alex Reed!

Fluence Analytics is a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory monitoring solutions that produce continuous data streams. With two product lines and an international presence, Fluence Analytics offers ACOMP and ARGEN for the polymer and biopharmaceutical industries.

To learn more about Fluence Analytics, visit fluenceanalytics.com/

You can also visit their LinkedIn Page. Alex also has a LinkedIn Page which you can find here: Alex's LinkedIn

Alternatively, you could email us at info@inam.berlin and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

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This week's episode features Tanya Colonna and Hobey Tam of BlackTop Labs.

BlackTop Labs is set to become the new standard of care in personalized athletic training optimization. Their first product is a patent-pending diagnostic decision-making tool that bridges the current technology gap between standard data collection techniques and personalized care with advanced micro-electronics and smart system integration technology. Currently, physical therapists and athletic trainers are bound to generalized training methods. BlackTop Labs' technology is the first medical-grade tool of its kind to measure the patient’s neuromuscular response to treatment while seamlessly integrating into the clinical workflow, adding a major, currently overlooked dimension to decision-making.

INAM met BlackTop Labs through this year's AdMaCamp program where they walked away with the Best Pitch prize. Their story of how they began their startup journey is truly captivating and we hope you find it as intereting as we did!

They are currently looking for the following:

Angel investors and accelerator programs with a focus on Sports Technology/connected athletes
Anyone who works with strength training – powerlifters, body builders, CrossFitters, or general strength and conditioning coaches that are interested in hearing more about our product and potentially beta testing our product at the end of this year
Research Institutes that have a heavy focus on human movement science, exercise physiology, orthopedic rehabilitation, and neurological diseases like Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy, and ataxia.

If you fall into one of these categories, email us info@inam.berlin and we will gladly put you in touch with the team personally.

To learn more about BlackTop Labs, visit their LinkedIn Page. You can also find Tanya and Hobey on LinkedIn as well:

Tanya's LinkedIn Page Hobey's LinkedIn Page

Also, if you'd like to watch their winning pitch during our AdMaCamp Demo Day, CLICK HERE.

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Get ready to be inspired by today's Expert, Zina Jarrahi Cinker!

Zina was the Managing Director of the National Graphene Association before moving on to her current role of CEO & Managing Partner at the C6 Advanced Material Firm. C6 is a full service strategy & Implementation firm, architecting the Advanced Material Ecosystem. Redefining the Advanced Material playbook from breakthrough to industrialization, discarding outdated practices and unwieldy models of market development and partnerships, C6 forges the path to enable agile industry integration of advanced materials across different verticals and on a global scale.

In this episode Zina focuses on how startups can thrive and not just survive during the coronavirus pandemic. Through her first-hand experience with her new Advanced Materials Pandemic Taskforce, she has real-life advice for everyone working with advanced materials. If you're interested in joining the taskforce, head to their website https://www.amptnetwork.com/

Check out C6 Advanced Material Firm here: https://www.c6firm.com/

If you would like to get in contact with Zina, visit her LinkedIn Page or drop us an email and we'll be happy to introduce you personally.

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We are happy to have been able to connect with Firas Khalifeh, the CEO and Co-Founder of Carbon Mobile.

Carbon was created to accelerate the world's transition to advanced composite materials in personal electronics. They believe that slabs of plastic and aluminum should not be in our pockets and that plastic electronics damage our future by causing many millions of tons of e-waste each year. Carbon Mobile replaces those materials with advanced composites to create the sustainable, lighter, thinner and stronger devices of the future.

To learn more about Carbon Mobile, visit www.carbonmobile.com

You can also visit their LinkedIn Page.

Alternatively, you could email us at info@inam.berlin and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

Also, if you'd like to watch the recording of our very first online AdMaCamp Demo Day, CLICK HERE.

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We are so excited about our upcoming AdMaCamp program that we just had to share it with you.

AdMaCamp is our Advanced Materials Online Bootcamp. It will take place from 11 - 15 May 2020 (next week!) with the Demo Day on the last day, Friday the 15th of May. This is our very first online bootcamp that we've organized and we're happy to have 13 incredibly innovative startups joining the program:

ACBIODE | Tokyo, Japan

Developing the world’s first stand-alone AC (Alternating Current) battery and special electric circuits. https://www.acbiode.com/

BIRDSHADES | Leoben, Austria

A film invisible to humans, but highly visible to birds. http://www.birdshades.com/

BLACKTOP LABS | Groningen, Netherlands

The GAITKeeperTM, is a patent-pending diagnostic decision-making tool with advanced micro-electronics and smart system integration technology. https://www.linkedin.com/company/blacktop-labs-llc/

CHEMITEK | Braga, Portugal

A concentrated product that will help to efficiently wash and protect solar panels leaving them clean for longer periods of time. https://chemitek.pt/

COALTECH | Riga, Latvia

Destroys viruses by covering its shell with a liquid natural alkaline substance. http://www.coaltech.eu

DANISH GRAPHENE | Aarhus, Denmark

Producing high-grade graphene that is compatable with bulk polymer materials. www.danishgraphene.com

DEED | Torino, Italy

'Get' is a high-tech bracelet wearable developed on bone-conduction technoglogy. https://www.getwearable.net/

FILI PARI | Milan, Italy

Patented a microfilm made with real marble stone. www.filipari.com

GARNET | Graz, Austria

ZnSe for cargo inspection that is 40 times faster than the current technology. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexeykatukhov/

MESH | Nicosia, Cyprus

A multifunctional nature-inspired modular façade system for new developments and reuse of existing building blocks. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmmontagnino/

MQS | Copenhagen, Denmark

Computational tools to accelerate research & development efforts by the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industry. http://mqs.dk/

PROJECT CERAMING | Berlin, Germany

Industrial 3D printing of advanced technical ceramics. Joerg’s LinkedIn

TIWARI | Darmstadt, Germany

RAPTOR: Additive manufacturing of metals & ceramics & SHIEL3D: Thermal characterization system for materials. http://tiwari-instruments.com/

To learn more about AdMaCamp head to www.inam.berlin/admacamp

To register for our livestreamed Demo Day head to our Eventbrite page

PS: Go say hi to Chris - Visit Chris' LinkedIn Page

PPS: Hi to ALL the Mom's and Happy Mother's Day!

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This week's episode of Start Up the Science features Vitor Abrantes, the CEO and one of the founders of Graphenest.

Graphenest has patented both a method and device for the production of graphene nanoplatelets and their use can be extended to the production of other graphene-like materials.They have found a way to exfoliate graphene (that is sourced from 14 different locations) which then results in high-quality graphene nanoplatelets which can be produced in a variety of grades and forms for different applications.

Graphenest has been a part of the INAM network since 2017 when they took part in that year's AdMaCom program. Since then, they have been rapidly growing not only in numbers but also by square meters! Their beautiful facility in Portugal opened early this year and they are ready and open for business on a big scale!

Also, if you'd like to see the lightest kayak in the world, CLICK HERE!

To learn more about Graphenest, their technology and their wonderful team, visit their website at graphenest.com or their LinkedIn Page. You can also reach out to Vitor on LinkedIn.

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We have a very insightful Expert Episode for you this week. It features Dr. Tonino Greco, a Chief Analyst and Technology Scout for Sony.

Tonino has been involved with INAM activities since 2016. He is a very active mentor for our accelerator programs and, as he mentions in this episode, very keen on collaborating with advanced materials startups on behalf of Sony.

This is a great episode for any startups and entreprenuers who are curious about how tech scouts think and work. Tonino walks us through his processes and what he is specifically looking for when it comes to scounting startups.

If you would like to get in contact with Tonino, visit his LinkedIn Page or drop us an email and we'll be happy to introduce you personally.

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In our 11th episode of the season, we talk with Simone Meduri, Tech Development Manager of Phononic Vibes!

Phononic Vibes is significantly decreasing noise pollution. Their technology is based on periodic architected structures that dampen and absorb mechanical vibrations and noise. To see what they do and to experience their 'Metamaterial Experience" check out their website, PhononicVibes.com OR check out their video directly on their YouTube Channel.

We first met Simone during the 2019 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom) and they did incredibly well. They even walked away with the Mentor's Choice Award.

To learn more about AdMacom, head over to our website www.inam.berlin/admacom.

To reach out to Simone and Phononic Vibes, visit their website, PhononicVibes.com or their Company LinkedIn Page.

Alternatively, you could email us at info@inam.berlin and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

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In this episode of Start Up the Science we talk with Erik Gatenholm, CEO and Co-Founder of CELLINK.

CELLINK designs and develops bioprinting technologies that enable researchers to 3D print organs and tissue for applications that span industries, from pharmaceutical to cosmetic. Their patent-pending bioink is a biomaterial innovation that allows human cells to grow and thrive as they would in their natural environment. Researchers leverage CELLINK's technologies to print liver, cartilage, skin tissues and more.

You may have heard or seen CELLINK on the news or on social media and that's because they are changing the future of medicine. They began just 5 years ago and they have grown so quickly in that time.

To learn more about CELLINK, visit their website at cellink.com or their Company's LinkedIn Page.

Alternatively, you could email us at info@inam.berlin and we will gladly put you in touch with Erik personally.

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It's time for another EXPERT episode of Start Up the Science. In this episode, we have a delightful conversation about networking with Mike Richardson of Photonic Insights.

We have never met a better networker than Mike Richardson. We've personally seen him break a sweat from matchmaking because he was trying to match EVERYONE in the room. Not to mention, Mike is one of our hardest working mentors for AdMaCom.

Listen to this episode if you would like to understand the importance of human connections when it comes to networking and building your network. Mike gives his personal tips and tricks and gives a few examples from his personal experience including our recent collaboration - #HackCorona Hackathon (which he talks about in the podcast).

If you’d like to learn more about Mike and/or topics mentioned in this episode, visit these pages:

Mike's LinkedIn Photonic Insights Website HackCorona Online Hackathon AdMaCom INAM.Berlin

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Episode 8 of Start Up the Science Season 2 features Cellugy! We had the chance to get Engagement Manager, Serena Leka, on Skype where we asked her about Cellugy, their journey as well as their unique pitching styles.

We had our first encounter with Cellugy during our 2019 AdMaCom where the team (led by Isabel Álvarez-Martos) walked away with the grand prize! Since then, they have been taking the world by storm with their amazing technology!

Cellugy is replacing fossil-based, single use plastics with biomaterials obtained 100% from renewable sources such as plant-waste. Not only did our AdMaCom jurors love Cellugy but it seems many people feel the same way. Since AdMaCom they've received an Innofounder Experienced Grant from the Innovation Fund Denmark as well as investment from Sky Ocean Ventures.

To learn more about Cellugy, visit their website at cellugy.com or their LinkedIn Page. You can also reach out to Isabel and Serena on their LinkedIn Pages:

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This week's episode of Start Up the Science features Laura Bücheler of Ghost - feel it.

GHOST - feel it is offering a software to use physical touch to cause unique user experiences in products. Create intelligent clothing that can guide you to your desired location or a carseat that can make you look left if there is someone in your blind spot. These and more applications can be created using our effect library and our Drag&Drop Software tool.

To learn more about Ghost - feel it., visit their website at Ghost-feel.it or their LinkedIn Page. You can also reach out to Laura on LinkedIn.

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To continue with our Expert Episode Series, this week we have Ulf Håkanson. He is the Chief Intellectual Property Officer at INL - the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory.

We met Ulf last year when he joined us as an AdMaCom mentor and he quickly became one of the favourites. This comes as no surprise as intellectual protperty is one of the most valuable assets of a startup.

In this episode, we talk to Ulf about IP strategies for deep tech startups with a focus on university spin-offs.

If you’d like to learn more about Ulf, INL, AdMaCom or INAM visit their pages:

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This week's episode features the Italian stylings of Fleep Technologies!

We talked with Giorgio Dell'Erba and Paolo Colpani about their fully-printed and recyclable integrated circuits and systems for next generation human-interfaces. They are enabling flexibility and environmental sustainability in the world of electronics, with new devices able to create astonishing paths for user-interaction with common products. Our team works on this by developing a scalable process that is easily adaptable to any electronics and packaging production line.

We met Giorgio and Paolo at the 2019 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom) program where they walked away with one of our many prizes! If you’d like to learn more about AdMacom, head over to our website www.inam.berlin/admacom.

To learn more about FLEEP Technologies, visit their website at FLEEPtech.com or their LinkedIn Page. You can also reach out to them both on their LinkedIn pages:

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Episode 4 of Season 2 of Start Up the Science features the lovely ladies of IDUN Technologies.

IDUN Technologies is the leading producer of customized soft and dry electrodes – the DRYODES™. Founded in 2017 following three years of academic R&D at ETH Zürich, IDUN Technologies has developed the Dryodes™ that are used around the world for wearable technology and research.

We first met Severine and Katja when they came to Berlin for the 2019 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom) and they were an incredible edition to the program.

To learn more about AdMacom, head over to our website www.inam.berlin/admacom.

As mentioned in the episode, here is IDUN’s website IDUNtechnologies.ch or if you prefer, here is their LinkedIn Page.

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This season, we will be airing “Expert Episodes”! Every few weeks we will invite experts in different areas that are relevant to startups and entrepreneurs to come and impart their wisdom on the show. We’ll have experts from many different fields such as IP, legal, pitching, business, investment, funding and more!

This week, on our very first Expert Episode, we invited INAM’s very own Ferdinand Bartels to come and share business advice based on his experience with mentoring deep tech startups.

Currently, Ferdinand is the Managing Director of SPECS and is the Head of the Board at INAM. He is heavily involved with the Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom) program and is consistently voted as best mentor every year.

If you’d like to learn more about Ferdinand, SPECS, AdMaCom or INAM visit their pages:

Ferdinand’s LinkedIn

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AdMaCom

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we sit down with the ever so funny and witty co-founders of Thermulon, Sam Cryer and Alex Murdock!

Thermulon is an early stage startup that has designed a novel chemical process to synthesize nanoporous insulation at scale. Theirs is the first high-performance, non-combustible building insulation material to meet increasing energy efficiency and fire regulations.

Thermulon was another startup finalist at our 2019 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom) program. To learn more about AdMacom, head over to our website www.inam.berlin/admacom.

To learn more about Thermulon, visit their website at Thermulon.com or their LinkedIn Page. You can also reach out to both Sam and Alex on LinkedIn.

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We are so excited to start the new season off with a conversation with Yu Kambe!

Yu is the CEO of NanoPattern Technologies, a startup from Chicago, Illinois, USA! NanoPattern is manufacturing a sub micron 1 resolution photopatternable ink that enable electronics manufacturers to make displays 70% more energy efficient and 50% better color experience.

We were lucky enough to meet Yu through our 2019 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom) program where he was chosen to be one of our finalists! If you’d like to learn more about AdMacom, head over to our website www.inam.berlin/admacom.

To learn more about NanoPattern Technologies, visit their website at NanoPatternTechnologies.com or their LinkedIn Page. You can also reach out to Yu on LinkedIn.

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On our final episode of Season 1 of Start Up the Science, we discuss printed metals with Natalia and Konstantin of OrelTech!

OrelTech (which stands for Organic Electronics) has created a process that can print metal on any kind of surface - 2D or 3D! Bye bye, heavy metallic wires! Hello, paper-thin conductivity!

To get in touch with Natalia and Konstantin, visit their Website or LinkedIn pages:

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You can also read about OrelTech’s journey to Berlin here: READ ARTICLE

Did we mention OrelTech were our 2017 AdMaCom winners? For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at admacom.info@inam.berlin!

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we talk about Heavy Industry with Vladimir Pankov of Oxafen Tech!

Oxafen Tech is a startup from Moscow, Russia and they were participants in our 2018 Advanced Materials Competition. That have developed anti-frictional wear-resistant composite materials designed to help with bearing friction losses in oil drilling, compressors, heavy machinery and transportation.

To get in touch with Vlad, visit NextAero’s Website or visit his LinkedIn page. Alternatively, you could email us and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at admacom.info@inam.berlin!

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This week on Start Up the Science we speak with Facundo Gutierrez and Juan Opitz Silva, Co Founders of Motorskins.

MotorSkins is a bio-inspired exosuit that enhances the autonomy of people with walking dificulties. Their suit’s system harvests the potential energy in a person’s gait, using each step to power the next one.

To get in touch with either Facundo or Juan, visit Motorskin’s Website or their LinkedIn pages (Facundo & Juan). Alternatively, you could email us and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at admacom.info@inam.berlin!

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, we spoke with AdMaCom alumnus, Graham Bell of NextAero!

NextAero believes that the space industry is ready for transformative technologies, where the innovation is done by those who use them. They design and build complete modular rocket propulsion systems.

To get in touch with Graham, visit NextAero’s Website or visit his LinkedIn page. Alternatively, you could email us and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at admacom.info@inam.berlin!

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We have Mikkel Kongsfelt, CEO of Radisurf, on this week’s episode of Start Up the Science!

Radisurf is rethinking adhesion technogology. They have created a nano-thin surface coating that can secure dissimilar materials together with an extremely strong and seamless bond that can withstand even extreme conditions.

To get in touch with Mikkel, visit Radisurf’s Website or visit his LinkedIn page. Alternatively, you could email us and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at info@inam.berlin!

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We were very excited to speak with Aaike van Vugt from the startup VSParticle for this week’s episode of Start Up the Science!

VSParticle was one the finalists of our 2017 Advanced Materials Competition. Why were they one of the finalists? Because VSParticle is actively making the manufacturing of nanostructured materials as easy as pushing a button, greatly reducing the development time of new materials and products for a sustainable future.

To get in touch with Aaike, visit their website or visit his LinkedIn page. Alternatively, you could email us and we will gladly put you in touch with him personally.

For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at info@inam.berlin!

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This week on Start Up the Science, INAM interviews Kim De Nolf from the startup QustomDot!

QustomDot was one of our top 10 finalists at our 2018 Advanced Materials Competition (AdMaCom). Kim and her team are working on improving LED lighting and displays by creating the most stable and Cadmium-free Quantum Dots on the market.

To get in touch with Kim, email her at Kim.DeNolf@UGent.be or visit her LinkedIn page.

For information on AdMaCom, visit inam.berlin/admacom or email us at info@inam.berlin!

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On this episode of Start Up the Science, INAM interviews Dominic Roth - the CEO & Co-Founder of Stenon.

Stenon is making big strides in the world of Agritech. With their sensor technology, you can analyse your soil as often as you like and receive immediate results with laboratory precision.

For more information, you can email Dominic at dominic.roth@stenon.io and visit their website at www.stenon.io.

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On our very first episode, INAM sits down with Marcin Ratajczak, the CEO and Founder of INURU.

INURU makes inks that allow to print thin organic light emitting diodes with standard industry printing equipment. Learn more at www.inuru.com and email Marcin at ratajczak@inuru.de.

To learn more about INAM and to get in contact, visit us at www.inam.berlin or email us at info@inam.berlin.

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