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class="t-eta--bold tabs-content-text-button__title">Consulting</span> <svg width="12" height="8" viewBox="0 0 12 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="#6A6F72" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </button> <p class="t-epsilon tabs-content-text__text">Consulting</p> <p class="t-eta">From the initial idea phase to developing a business plan and securing funding, we are at your side to advise you as you build your own company. We also work with founders who have previous experience, not just first-time entrepreneurs. For DESY employees, additional information is available in the "Guideline on support given to company spin-offs at DESY". The guideline applies to all start-up projects that are accepted into the "DESY Start-up Office Programme" and have at least one DESY employee in the start-up team."</p> <a class="tabs-content-text__link t-eta" href="https://www.desy.de/administration/rules_and_standards/index_eng.html" target="_self">Guideline for support for DESY employees</a> </div>   <div class="tabs-abstract tabs-abstract--empty"></div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tabs__content tabs-content founders-tabs-content-cards tabs-content-cards founders-tabs-content tabs-content "> <button class="custom tabs-content-text__button tabs-content-text-button"> <span class="t-eta--bold tabs-content-text-button__title">Skills</span> <svg width="12" height="8" viewBox="0 0 12 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="#6A6F72" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </button> <p class="t-epsilon tabs-content-text__text">Skills</p> <p class="t-eta">Nobody can know how to do everything! But managing a company requires broad knowledge. So, we offer a wide range of events, workshops, and training courses to help you learn – from idea workshops to business model canvas workshops, and from training on how to pitch your idea all the way to export law.</p> <a class="tabs-content-text__link t-eta" href="javascript:window.location.href='mailto:'+atob('c3RhcnR1cEBkZXN5LmRl')" target="_self">Request more info</a> </div>   <div class="tabs-abstract tabs-abstract--empty"></div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tabs__content tabs-content founders-tabs-content-cards tabs-content-cards founders-tabs-content tabs-content "> <button class="custom tabs-content-text__button tabs-content-text-button"> <span class="t-eta--bold tabs-content-text-button__title">Financing</span> <svg width="12" height="8" viewBox="0 0 12 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="#6A6F72" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </button> <p class="t-epsilon tabs-content-text__text">Financing</p> <p class="t-eta">We’ll help you determine which financing options are best for your start-up idea, from grants to venture capital. We will also support you in the application process.</p> <a class="tabs-content-text__link t-eta" href="javascript:window.location.href='mailto:'+atob('c3RhcnR1cEBkZXN5LmRl')" target="_self">Request more info</a> </div>   <div class="tabs-abstract tabs-abstract--empty"></div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tabs__content tabs-content founders-tabs-content-cards tabs-content-cards founders-tabs-content tabs-content "> <button class="custom tabs-content-text__button tabs-content-text-button"> <span class="t-eta--bold tabs-content-text-button__title">Office and lab spaces</span> <svg width="12" height="8" viewBox="0 0 12 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="#6A6F72" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </button> <p class="t-epsilon tabs-content-text__text">Office and lab spaces</p> <p class="t-eta">In the Innovation Village, special office, laboratory, workshop, and co-working areas are available to founders on start-up-friendly terms. And the planned Innovation Centre will further expand the infrastructure for start-ups and young companies on campus.</p> <a class="tabs-content-text__link t-eta" href="javascript:window.location.href='mailto:'+atob('c3RhcnR1cEBkZXN5LmRl')" target="_self">Request more info</a> </div>   <div class="tabs-abstract tabs-abstract--empty"></div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tabs__content tabs-content founders-tabs-content-cards tabs-content-cards founders-tabs-content tabs-content "> <button class="custom tabs-content-text__button tabs-content-text-button"> <span class="t-eta--bold tabs-content-text-button__title">Networking</span> <svg width="12" height="8" viewBox="0 0 12 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="#6A6F72" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </button> <p class="t-epsilon tabs-content-text__text">Networking</p> <p class="t-eta">Our large network opens up many possibilities for start-up founders, including discussions with other founders, start-up events, and introductions to potential investors. We focus particularly on networking events that serve to connect various founders, such as the PIER Lunch Talk, Business meets Physics, HHIS, Hamburger Gründertag…</p> <a class="tabs-content-text__link t-eta" href="javascript:window.location.href='mailto:'+atob('c3RhcnR1cEBkZXN5LmRl')" target="_self">Request more info</a> </div>   <div class="tabs-abstract tabs-abstract--empty"></div> <div role="tabpanel" class="tabs__content tabs-content founders-tabs-content-cards tabs-content-cards founders-tabs-content tabs-content "> <button class="custom tabs-content-text__button tabs-content-text-button"> <span class="t-eta--bold tabs-content-text-button__title">Resources</span> <svg width="12" height="8" viewBox="0 0 12 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M1 1L6 6L11 1" stroke="#6A6F72" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </button> <p class="t-epsilon tabs-content-text__text">Resources</p> <p class="t-eta">Prototyping in the workshops, use of lasers, quality assurance tests: on campus, your start-up can benefit from a multifaceted infrastructure during its first steps into the market.</p> <a class="tabs-content-text__link t-eta" href="javascript:window.location.href='mailto:'+atob('c3RhcnR1cEBkZXN5LmRl')" target="_self">Request more info</a> </div>   <a href="mailto:startup@desy.de" class="founders__excerpt-link-1 founders__excerpt-link-1-excerpt-link excerpt-link excerpt-link-black" id="appendix" target="_blank"> <div class=" founders__excerpt-link-1-excerpt-link__kicker excerpt-link__kicker excerpt-link-black__kicker t-zeta">For the fast lane</div> <h2 class=" founders__excerpt-link-1-excerpt-link__title excerpt-link__title excerpt-link-black__title h-delta">DESY Start-up Accelerator</h2> <p class=" founders__excerpt-link-1-excerpt-link__text excerpt-link__text excerpt-link__text t-eta">Kick off your idea! Apply now for the DESY start-up accelerator. Your team will receive free legal and tax advice from external experts, such as auditors and lawyers, and will be accompanied along the way by the experienced businesspeople. <br/> www.wirtschafts-senioren-beraten.de <br/> <b>Interested? Further information is available at any time from the start-up consultancy. Just give us a call and make an appointment!</b></p> </a>  <div class="tabs-additions"> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-1" style="background: #00486B;" data-visual=""></div> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-2" style="background: url(/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e259/e264/H61A0048-2_web_eng.png);" data-visual=""></div> </div> <div class="tabs-additions"> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-1" style="background: url(/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e259/e273/H61A8731_eng.jpg);" data-visual="top"></div> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-2" style="background: #00486B;" data-visual="top"></div> </div> <div class="tabs-additions"> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-1" style="background: url(/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e259/e99625/20210707-_DSC3060_web_eng.png);" data-visual="top"></div> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-2" style="background: #00486B;" data-visual="top"></div> </div> <div class="tabs-additions"> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-1" style="background: #FF9E1B;" data-visual=""></div> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-2" style="background: None;" data-visual=""></div> </div> <div class="tabs-additions"> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-1" style="background: #00486B;" data-visual=""></div> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-2" style="background: url(/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e259/e97057/H61A0048-2_web_eng.png);" data-visual=""></div> </div> <div class="tabs-additions"> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-1" style="background: #00486B;" data-visual=""></div> <div class="tabs-additions__item tabs-additions-item-2" style="background: url(/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e259/e97059/H61A0048-2_web_eng.png);" data-visual=""></div> </div> </div>   <div class="contact-person founders__contact-person shifted-bottom__contact-person contact-person--shifted-bottom" id="contact-person"> <div class="contact-person-portrait contact-person__portrait contact-person__portrait--shifted-bottom"> <img class="contact-person-portrait__photo" src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e257/230223-DESY-IMG_5928_web_eng.jpg" alt="Foto der Ansprechpartnerinnen" /> </div> <div class="t-eta contact-person-text contact-person__text contact-person__text--shifted-bottom"> <h3 class="h-delta contact-person-text__title contact-person-text__title--shifted-bottom">Newsletter & consultation appointment</h3> <p class="t-eta contact-person-text__text--shifted-bottom">The monthly newsletter - not only for (future) founders - contains all the latest news from the DESY start-up world, including event information and other useful tips on the subject of founding. And if you already have a business idea, the start-up advisors in the Start-up Office will answer any questions you might have about starting your own business</p> </div> <div class="t-eta contact-person-actions contact-person__actions contact-person__actions--shifted-bottom"> <div class="contact-person-action contact-person-action--mail"> <h4 class="h-zeta contact-person-action__title contact-person-action__title--mail"> E-Mail </h4> <a href="mailto:https://newsletter.desy.de/l/871621/2021-08-11/bl7dr1" class="t-eta contact-person-action__link contact-person-action__link--mail">https://newsletter.desy.de/l/871621/2021-08-11/bl7dr1</a> </div> <div class="contact-person-action contact-person-action--phone"> <h4 class="h-zeta contact-person-action__title contact-person-action__title--phone"> Telefon </h4> <a href="callto:+49 (0)40 8998 5342" class="t-eta contact-person-action__link contact-person-action__link--phone">+49 (0)40 8998 5342</a> </div> <div data-descripton="Desktop View" class="contact-person-action contact-person-action--button"> <a href="mailto:https://newsletter.desy.de/l/871621/2021-08-11/bl7dr1" class="contact-person-action contact-person-action__button t-eta--bold">Newsletter register</a> </div> </div> <a data-descripton="Mobile View" href="mailto:https://newsletter.desy.de/l/871621/2021-08-11/bl7dr1" class="contact-person__button t-eta--bold">Newsletter register</a> </div>   <div tabindex="0" aria-label="Slider" class="founders__carousel split-carousel carousel " data-ratio="1"> <h4 class="carousel-title h-delta">Facilities</h4> <div class="carousel__header carousel-header"> <div class="carousel-header__info carousel-header-info t-epsilon"> <span class="carousel-counter carousel-header-info__counter">1/4</span> <span class="carousel-header-info__counter">—</span> <span class="carousel-header-info__text">Ecosystem for Start-ups</span> </div> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="carousel__content styled-content split-carousel-content carousel-content " data-header="Ecosystem for Start-ups"> <p class="t-eta">DESY as a start-up hub? Absolutely! In the planned <a href="https://www.hamburg.de/sciencecity/" target="_blank">Science City Bahrenfeld</a> many things are coming together to make this new district attractive to young companies in the complex high-tech environment, including: <ul> <li>Science and research at the highest level</li> <li>Access to the entire DESY research infrastructure and workshops</li> <li>Attractive facilities and incubators with excellent work equipment</li> <li>A vibrant network of like-minded people, including the <a href="https://www.uni-hamburg.de/">University of Hamburg</a>, clustered in an important center for research and teaching</li> </ul></p> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="carousel__content styled-content split-carousel-content carousel-content " data-header="FOR DESY START-UPS: DESY Innovation Village"> <p class="t-eta">The DESY Innovation Village was opened in mid-February 2019. It offers DESY start-ups office space, workshops, and laboratory space over approximately 1,000 square meters, embedded within the Bahrenfeld research campus. Until construction on the <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/about_us/projects/dif/index_eng.html">DESY Innovation Factory</a> is completed, the DESY Innovation Village will be used primarily by start-ups. In the long term, other players in the field of innovation at DESY will also be located there, including project groups for the validation of new products and services or groups of employees in the start-up phase of their companies.</p> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="carousel__content styled-content split-carousel-content carousel-content " data-header="HOME FOR YOUNG HIGH-TECH COMPANIES: THE INNOVATION CENTRE "Start-up Labs Bahrenfeld""> <p class="t-eta">The Innovation Centre <a href="http://slb.hamburg/">"Start-up Labs Hamburg"</a> on the research campus is a joint project of <a href="https://www.desy.de">DESY</a>, the <a href="https://www.uni-hamburg.de/">University of Hamburg</a> and the <a href="https://www.hamburg.de/">City of Hamburg</a>. From the end of 2020, the center will offer around 2,600 square meters of offices and laboratory space for founders and start-ups. It will be financed by the city of Hamburg. The center is being built next to the <a href="https://www.cfel.de/">Centre for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL)</a>. Young companies that arise from within research departments on the campus are embedded here in the attractive high-tech environment of DESY alongside several institutes of the university.</p> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="carousel__content styled-content split-carousel-content carousel-content " data-header="DESY Innovation Factory"> <p class="t-eta">A centre for start-ups in the emerging fields of life sciences, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and new materials is being created. The <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/about_us/projects/dif/index_eng.html">"DESY Innovation Factory"</a>, a technology and start-up centre, is intended to identify innovations and business opportunities and make them available to society. The start-ups profit from the outstanding infrastructure of the Bahrenfeld research campus, from top-equipped laboratories and offices to tailor-made concepts for development. The costs for construction, installation, and the first years of operation are estimated to be 105.5 million euros, 90% of which will be financed by the German federal government. DESY is responsible for planning and implementation of the project. It will open in 2027. <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/about_us/projects/dif/index_eng.html">More information</a>.</p> </div> <div aria-live="polite" class="carousel__content styled-content split-carousel-content carousel-content " data-header="The Founders Platform: Startup Port"> <p class="t-eta">"Startup Port" bundles the startup-supporting activities of DESY and nine other universities and research institutions in the Hamburg metropolitan region: The platform links online with offline and provides personal advice, resources and expertise of the participating institutions. Regardless of whether there is already a concrete start-up idea or simply an entrepreneurial spirit - Startup Port provides optimal support, coaching and networking.</p> <a class="carousel-content__link t-eta--bold" href="https://startupport.de/en/"> More about Startup Port <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> </a> </div> <div role="img" class="carousel__slides split-carousel-slides carousel-slides "> <div class="carousel__slides-wrapper split-carousel-slides-wrapper carousel-slides-wrapper "><img draggable="false" class=" split-carousel-slides__slide carousel-slides__slide " data-index="0" src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img286/DESY_Campusentwicklung_-_Crop_thumbnail_eng.jpg" srcset="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img286/DESY_Campusentwicklung_-_Crop_thumbnail_eng.jpg 520w, /sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img286/DESY_Campusentwicklung_-_Crop_eng.jpg 780w" /><img draggable="false" class=" split-carousel-slides__slide carousel-slides__slide " data-index="1" src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img285/DESY_Innovation_Villagecomp_ger.jpg" srcset="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img285/DESY_Innovation_Villagecomp_ger.jpg 520w, /sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img285/DESY_Innovation_Villagecomp_ger.jpg 780w" /><img draggable="false" class=" split-carousel-slides__slide carousel-slides__slide " data-index="2" src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img287/20210730_Start-upLabs_Bahrenfeld__DESY_MartaMayer-8410_web_klein_ger.jpg" srcset="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img287/20210730_Start-upLabs_Bahrenfeld__DESY_MartaMayer-8410_web_klein_ger.jpg 520w, /sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img287/20210730_Start-upLabs_Bahrenfeld__DESY_MartaMayer-8410_web_klein_ger.jpg 780w" /><img draggable="false" class=" split-carousel-slides__slide carousel-slides__slide " data-index="3" src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img288/231116_Perspektive-Nord-West_web_copyright_ger.png" srcset="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img288/231116_Perspektive-Nord-West_web_copyright_ger.png 520w, /sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img288/231116_Perspektive-Nord-West_web_copyright_ger.png 780w" /><img draggable="false" class=" split-carousel-slides__slide carousel-slides__slide " data-index="4" src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img289/StartupPort_Logo_Lila_ger.jpg" srcset="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img289/StartupPort_Logo_Lila_ger.jpg 520w, /sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e276/img289/StartupPort_Logo_Lila_ger.jpg 780w" /> </div> </div> <div class=" split-carousel-nav carousel-nav t-eta--bold"> <button class="custom carousel-nav__previous" aria-label="Show previous slider item"> <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> <span class="custom carousel-nav__text">Previous</span> </button> <button class="custom carousel-nav__next" aria-label="Show next slider item"> <span class="custom carousel-nav__text">Next</span> <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> </button> </div> </div>   <div class="founders__visual-1 founders__image"> <figure class="figure__group"> <img src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e258/desy_key_019_orange_eng.jpg" alt="Beschreibungstext" /> </figure> </div>   <div class="founders__subpages-info subpages-info"> <div class="subpages-info__image subpages-info__image-1 subpages-info-image-1 founders__subpages-info-image-1"></div> <h1 class="subpages-info__title h-gamma">Focus on Start-ups</h1> <p class="subpages-info__text t-eta--bold">At DESY, new technologies are constantly being developed and existing technologies are constantly enhanced. If one of these technologies has the potential for commercial use, DESY researchers are free to set up their own companies and then acquire the license from DESY to use the technology. Some inventions are also developed by DESY employees in collaboration with companies, which then become licensees. Additionally, a company could acquire the license for a DESY innovation that it was not part of developing. In any case, companies can various ways to benefit from the technologies at DESY. Many have already done so and have built up successful businesses based on these technologies.</p> <div class="subpages-info__subpage-links">  <div class="subpage-link"> <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/gruendung/amb/index_ger.html"><img src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e96988/e96993/AMB_eng.jpg" alt="Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (AMB)" class="subpage-link__image subpage-link__image--photo" /> <div class="subpage-link__kicker t-zeta">Muscle physiology meets X-ray diffraction</div> <h3 class="subpage-link__title h-delta">Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (AMB)</h3> <p class="subpage-link__text t-eta">Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies (AMB) strives to provide access and support to small-angle X-ray diffraction experiments for muscle scientists around the world.</p> <div class="subpage-link__cta t-eta--bold">Read more</div> <div class="subpage-link__cta-icon cta-icon"> <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="subpage-link"> <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/founding/txproducts/index_eng.html"><img src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e96988/e96994/211201-DESY-IMG_6516_eng.jpg" alt="TXproducts" class="subpage-link__image subpage-link__image--photo" /> <div class="subpage-link__kicker t-zeta">Taming Xrays</div> <h3 class="subpage-link__title h-delta">TXproducts</h3> <p class="subpage-link__text t-eta">With a device - no bigger than a shoebox - yet equipped with everything needed to tame X-rays, Peter Gaal and Daniel Schmidt have set up their own business. WaveGate will simplify experiments with X-rays.</p> <div class="subpage-link__cta t-eta--bold">Read more</div> <div class="subpage-link__cta-icon cta-icon"> <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="subpage-link"> <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/founding/x_spectrum/index_eng.html"><img src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e96988/e132458/BYPDESY-XSpectrum_eng.jpg" alt="X-Spectrum" class="subpage-link__image subpage-link__image--photo" /> <div class="subpage-link__kicker t-zeta">Detectors for cutting edge science</div> <h3 class="subpage-link__title h-delta">X-Spectrum</h3> <p class="subpage-link__text t-eta">The X-Spectrum team develops and produces high-end detectors for research - for use in highly complex experiments with X-rays.</p> <div class="subpage-link__cta t-eta--bold">Read more</div> <div class="subpage-link__cta-icon cta-icon"> <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> </div> </a> </div>   <div class="subpage-link"> <a href="https://innovation.desy.de/founding/cycle/index_eng.html"><img src="/sites/sites_custom/site_itt/content/e45/e96988/e97393/TDS_lab_hires_dark_web_eng.png" alt="Cycle" class="subpage-link__image subpage-link__image--photo" /> <div class="subpage-link__kicker t-zeta">Perseverance from the initial idea to the company launch</div> <h3 class="subpage-link__title h-delta">Cycle</h3> <p class="subpage-link__text t-eta">Franz Kärtner is a professor of physics at the University of Hamburg and head of the Ultrafast Optics & X-rays group at DESY. He’s also the founder of a start-up. In 2015 he founded Cycle, but the idea for the technology has been on his mind for much longer. Franz started researching the basics during his time at MIT in the early 2000s and founded his first spin-off company out of MIT in the USA with colleagues, but the market for the technology did not yet exist.</p> <div class="subpage-link__cta t-eta--bold">Read more</div> <div class="subpage-link__cta-icon cta-icon"> <svg width="13" height="11" viewBox="0 0 13 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M7.57812 10.5938L12.7188 5.40625L7.57812 0.21875L6.20312 1.65625L9.01562 4.40625H0.914062V6.40625H9.01562L6.20312 9.15625L7.57812 10.5938Z" fill="#FF9E1B"/> </svg> </div> </a> </div>  </div> <div class="subpages-info__linklist subpages-info-linklist"> <h3 class="h-zeta subpages-info-linklist__title">Network in the Start-up Ecosystem</h3> <ul class="t-eta subpages-info-linklist__list"> <li class="subpages-info-linklist__item"> <a href="https://startupport.de/" target="_blank">Startup Port</a> </li> <li class="subpages-info-linklist__item"> <a 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