{"id":10,"date":"2025-02-05T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptj9105.ptj.de\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:42:56","slug":"startseite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exist.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"From science to business"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From science to business<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Innovation is what drives us - and we are making the path to founding a company ever easier. With the new start-up grant check, you can check in just a few minutes whether you meet the content and formal requirements for applying for the exist start-up grant. This turns a scientific idea into a viable start-up project faster - from science to business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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exist Start-up grant<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For students, graduates and academics interested in starting a business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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exist Women<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Developments and activities to promote and support female founders from universities and research institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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exist Research transfer<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For research-based start-up projects with complex, high-risk development work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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exist Startup Factories<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As part of the German government's start-up strategy, the existing Startup Factories lighthouse competition was launched to significantly increase the number and quality of knowledge-based spin-offs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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exist Model projects<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The exist model projects are part of the exist program of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). Discover the various exist model projects here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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GCCC - Global Certification and Consulting Center<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The GCCC acts as a central contact point for German diplomatic missions abroad, interior and immigration authorities on the one hand and universities, research institutions and international start-ups on the other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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exist supports university graduates, scientists and students in preparing their technology-oriented and knowledge-based start-ups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Goals of exist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of exist's objectives is to improve the start-up climate at universities and non-university research institutions. In addition, the number and success of technology-oriented and knowledge-based start-ups is to be increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this end, the BMWE supports university graduates, scientists and students in preparing their technology-oriented and knowledge-based start-ups. In addition, exist has been promoting a lively and sustainable start-up culture at public and private universities in competitions since 1998. exist supports university graduates, scientists and students in preparing their technology-oriented and knowledge-based start-ups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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exist in the course of time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

exist has been successfully supporting start-up networks, universities and non-university research institutions since 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim is to increase the number of innovative spin-offs with the help of start-up support services in teaching, research and administration. Under the umbrella of \"exist-Gr\u00fcndungskultur\", the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has therefore carried out the exist I - IV funding competitions in recent years. The exist-Potentiale competition round is currently underway, supporting a total of 142 public and private universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2000, exist has also been supporting university graduates, scientists and students in the development of their start-up projects with financial grants and know-how.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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