SKM 2023 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus

MA 25: Focus Session: Startups in Magnetism

MA 25.1: Hauptvortrag

Mittwoch, 29. März 2023, 09:30–10:00, HSZ 04

MAGNOTHERM -- One way to start a deep tech spin-off from research — •Max Fries — MagnoTherm Solutions GmbH, Pfungstädter Straße 102, 64297 Darmstadt

Founded as a spin-off from Prof. Oliver Gutfleisch's Functional Materials group at Technische Universität Darmstadt in 2019, MAGNOTHERM holds world-leading expertise in permanent magnets and magnetic cooling.

Our technology, based on solid state materials and water, is capable of revolutionizing the way we provide temperatures: By updating the standard gas compression cycle by our magnetic refrigeration cycle, we can build the next-generation cooling or heating solutions.

What does it mean for scientists to become entrepreneurs? What does it need to transform innovative research into market-ready, valuable products? From initial idea, raising first (venture) capital and sales over to recruiting talents and building a diverse team, I will take you along my professional journey so far. Doing so, I will highlight my personal key learnings along the way, while still providing time for a vivid discussion.

My aim is to motivate and inspire potential founders as well as up and coming Startup-entrepreneurs with a scientific background to implement their ideas by themselves, developing a beneficial impact on the world of today and the future.