Startups and Alumni

Projects become companies - and founders become committed alumni who support the next generation.

Our startup teams - from the idea to the spin-off

Startup Teams EXIST Research Transfer

Quasar Therapeutics
Innovative regulators of the complement system.

Quasar Therapeutics is developing innovative regulators of the complement system to provide new therapeutic options for patients with rare, life-threatening diseases.
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Startup Teams EXIST Research Transfer

Tensor AI Solutions GmbH
Explainable Intelligence

AI for industry: Tensor AI Solutions brings artificial intelligence to where it creates real added value - in industrial processes.
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Osora medical GmbH
Medical Fracture Analysis

Osora simulates bone healing with digital twins - for better decisions in orthopaedics and faster patient recovery.
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Startup teams EXIST start-up grant

OptProC
Monitor fermenters in real time

OptProC is developing a real-time sensor system for biogas plants that monitors fermentation processes directly in the fermenter and thus enables flexible, efficient and sustainable energy production.
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Companies and Alumni from Ulm University

Startups and Alumni-founded Companies

Startup-Name
 Founders and alumni
Year of foundation
Prizes
ProteinDistilleryMichael Baunach, Marco Ries, Tomas Kurz, Christoph Pitter  
Klar2O   
EHS Hinweisgebersystem   
Mind Your Orbit   
EquilTec   
Makrolife Biotech   
sicher-autokaufen.de   
Wiferion   
Lambda Finance   
inventorioLukas Gerthofer  
schultech   
PredoriStefan Brehm  
benchantDr. Daniel Seybold, Jan Ocker, Dr. Jörg Domaschka Cyberone 1st Place
SensificDr. Tobias Neckernuss, Dr. Daniel Geiger, Dr. Jonas Pfeil  
DeepSeekRadarSimon Stephany  
Day4SolutionsAnna Literova  
Inlinity Technologies GmbHKilian Kluge and Mathias Peters2022 
Aampere GmbHFlorian Reister, Nikolaus Schmidt, Maximilian Rost, Alexander Schwarz  
Tensor AI Solutions GmbHTimo Felser; Niklas Rach; Florian Schinnerling; Marco Trenti2022 
Diatope GmbHJohannes Lang, Chritian Osterkamp, Christoph Findler   
Aurivus GmbH  Cyberone 1st Place

 

Companies

Company name
Founders and alumni
Year of foundation
Prizes
phincDr. Bernhard Wieland2005 
Phytos Labor für Analytik von Arzneimitteln GmbH & Co. KG 2006 
TRANSPOREON GmbH & Co.KG (sold to Spider Investments und TP Management GmbH)Axel Busch, Peter Förster, Roland Hötzl and Marc-Oliver Simon2006Rudolf Eberle Prize
Soon-systems GmbH 2017 
polymundo (later renamed 4Rmundo)Prof. Dr. Christopher Stehr2003 
mercatis information systems GmbHMarc Musch2005 
GFD Gesellschaft für Diamantprodukte GmbHDr. Peter Gluche2006

Startup in Germany 1st Prize
Predecessor of the German Founder Award
Startup in Baden-Württemberg 1st Prize
Predecessor of the German Founder Award

Bluehands GmbH & Co.mmunication KGLars Kaufmann  
Witec (sold to Oxford Instruments Holdings GmbH)Dr. Olaf Hollricher 

Germany’s Most Courageous Entrepreneur
Startup in Baden-Württemberg 3rd Prize
Predecessor of the German Founder Award

priamos consulting group e.VClara Kellermann2013 
immersight GmbHFabian Weiss2005IKT Founder Competition
InMach Intelligente Maschinen GmbHMatthias Strobel and Dr. Boris Kluge2006 
Heliatek GmbHProf. Peter Bäuerle2005

Cleantech Award – Finalist
Future Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Place

eXXcellent solutions gmbHDr. Martina Burgetsmeier2004 
CANDOR Bioscience GmbHDr. Sabine Glöggler and Dr. Tobias Polifke2007 
SpineServ GmbH & Co. KGDr. Annette Kettler 

3rd German Founder Award Baden-Württemberg

Knizia GamesDr. Reiner Knizia2006 
gerbion GmbH & Co. KGDr. Christoph Metzger-Boddien  
Woodmark Consulting AGSteffen Paul  
OSORA medical GmbHDr. Andreas Arnegger; Lucas Engelhardt; Dr. Frank Niemeyer and Frederik Walter 

Science4Life Winner Concept Phase
BayStartup Business Plan Competition Swabia 1st Place
Innovation Startup Competition

NatIgGsKarthikeyan Balakrishnan  
medatusDaniel Lindenthal, Christian Förster, Isabella Michal  
matchoryWiegant2017 
Hkk-Bionics 2015Cyberone 1st Place
Casavi 2006 
inworks 2015 
NVision Imaging Technologies GmbH 2015 
Adlatus Robotics 2008Cyberone 1st Place
Acrovis 2012 
Cubert Hyperspectral 2010 
derivo 2008Cod N
AristaFlow 2006IT Innovation Award
Qfix Robotics   
Praxis annima- Institut für LifescienceDr. Nicole Zoller  
Ulmer Brennstoff Zellenmanufaktur (merged with SWU Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH)   
phocos AG (sold to Heliso Solar Holding Inc. New York, branches in India)   
Trumpf Photonics (Ulm Photonics) (sold to Philipps, then to Trumpf)   
phincDr. Bernhard Wieland2005 
Phytos Labor für Analytik von Arzneimitteln GmbH & Co. KG 2006 
TRANSPOREON GmbH & Co.KG (sold to Spider Investments und TP Management GmbH)Axel Busch, Peter Förster, Roland Hötzl and Marc-Oliver Simon2006 
Soon-systems GmbH 2017 
polymundo (later renamed 4Rmundo)Prof. Dr. Christopher Stehr2003 
mercatis information systems GmbHMarc Musch2005 
GFD Gesellschaft für Diamantprodukte GmbHDr. Peter Gluche2006 
Bluehands GmbH & Co.mmunication KGLars Kaufmann  
Witec (sold to Oxford Instruments Holdings GmbH)Dr. Olaf Hollricher  
priamos consulting group e.VClara Kellermann2013 
immersight GmbHFabian Weiss2005 
InMach Intelligente Maschinen GmbHMatthias Strobel and Dr. Boris Kluge2006 
Heliatek GmbHProf. Peter Bäuerle2005 
eXXcellent solutions gmbHDr. Martina Burgetsmeier2004 
CANDOR Bioscience GmbHDr. Sabine Glöggler and Dr. Tobias Polifke2007 
SpineServ GmbH & Co. KGDr. Annette Kettler  
Knizia GamesDr. Reiner Knizia2006 
gerbion GmbH & Co. KGDr. Christoph Metzger-Boddien  
Woodmark Consulting AGSteffen Paul  
OSORA medical GmbHDr. Andreas Arnegger; Lucas Engelhardt; Dr. Frank Niemeyer and Frederik Walter