Spin-offs and Collaborations Explored
The University of Innsbruck's Uni-Holding is a 100% subsidiary of the esteemed Leopold-Franzens-University, dedicated to investing in and supporting commercially-oriented spin-offs of the university. Uni-Holding's primary focus is on technology- and growth-oriented spin-offs, with a sector-independent approach that spans various fields such as software development, IT services, textile chemistry, environmental technology, plastics processing, physics, architecture, financial sciences, work psychology, biomedical sciences, and geography.
Uni-Holding offers a range of services to support its spin-offs. These include assistance with startup and spin-off founding, technology transfer and commercialization of research results, networking and mentorship to connect founders with investors, industry partners, and experts, and help with business plan development, funding applications, and legal issues such as intellectual property.
The Office for Investments and Spin-offs, staffed by professionals with diverse backgrounds in business administration, management audit, personnel and corporate consultancy, and innovation management, manages Uni-Holding. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Lechner leads the GmbH.
A Supervisory Board provides support and advice to Uni-Holding. The board consists of representatives from business, the university council, as well as representatives of other transfer facilities and advisory members. Notable members include Dr. Christine Baur, Dr. Kurt Habitzel, Dr. Marcus Hofer, and Dr. Reinhard Schretter.
Contact persons for Uni-Holding are Mag. Alexandra Hamm and Mag. Annelie Gerstmayr, who can be reached via email at [email protected] and [email protected] respectively, and by phone at +43 (0)512 507 20204 and +43 (0)512 507 20205 respectively.
Uni-Holding's ultimate goal is to generate sustainable and profitable corporate growth by optimizing operational processes, reducing costs, enhancing competitiveness, and potentially repositioning products. The company seeks a minority participation and invests distributed profit shares in research or reinvests them in its spin-offs.
Established in 2008, Uni-Holding provides active management support for spin-offs, offering services from the idea to market entry, consultation in the development of a successful business model, support in legal and business-related matters, provision and use of existing infrastructure, use of existing synergy effects with other spin-offs, and the possibility of a corporate participation of Uni-Holding.
For precise and up-to-date details about Uni-Holding’s founding services at the University of Innsbruck, it is recommended to check the official Uni-Holding or University of Innsbruck websites directly or contact their technology transfer or entrepreneurship office via university contact points.
Science plays a crucial role in Uni-Holding's spin-offs, as research results are commercialized and applied to various fields, such as physics, financial sciences, work psychology, biomedical sciences, and geography. Education-and-self-development is also a key component, given the assistance provided for startup and spin-off founding, business plan development, and legal matters. Networking opportunities are abundant too, with Uni-Holding connecting founders to investors, industry partners, and experts.
