Our team
Please direct general questions to:
Email: info@max-planck-innovation.de
Phone: (089) 290919-0
Departments
Managing Director
Dr. Christoph Hüls
Biologist
Phone: +49 89 / 29 09 19-0
Email:
huels@max-planck-innovation.de
Managing Director
Bram Wijlands
Master of Arts, RTTP
Phone: +49 89 / 29 09 19-0
Email:
wijlands@max-planck-innovation.de
- Evaluation of inventions from the Max Planck Institutes in the fields of biology and medicine
- Examination of patentability and economic viability
- Patent application
- Marketing of inventions
- Who looks after my Institute: Overview
Life Sciences
Senior Patent & License Manager
Dr. Mareike Göritz
Chemist
+49 163 88 999 13
goeritz@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Patent & License Manager
Dr. Dieter Link
Biologist
+49 163 88 999 10
dieter.link@max-planck-innovation.de
Team Lead Translation Team
Dr. Ingrid Kapser-Fischer
Nutritionist, M.Sc.
+49 163 88 999 03
kapser-fischer@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent- & License Manager
Dr. Julia Hirschmann
Biochemist, M.Sc.
+49 171 656 9139
hirschmann@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Patent- & License Manager
Dr. Luka Krampert
Biochemist, M.Sc.
+49 151 2557 7201
krampert@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent- & License Manager
Dr. Valentina Volpin
Medical Biotechnologist, M.Sc.
+49 0160 9502 3787
volpin@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent- & License Manager (on parental leave)
Dr. Katja Zic
Chemistry, Physics, Technology & Software
Team Lead Translation Team
Dr. Bernd Ctortecka, M. Phil.
Physicist
+49 163 88 999 05
ctortecka@max-planck-innovation.de
Team Lead Translation Team
Dr. Lars Cuypers
Chemist
+49 163 88 999 11
cuypers@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Patent- & License Manager
PD Dr. Wolfgang Tröger
Physicist
+49 163 88 999 07
troeger@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent- & License Manager
Dr. Franz Gadelmeier
Physicist
+49 171 656 9140
gadelmeier@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Patent- & License Manager
Gökçe Özyurt
Electronics Engineer (M.Sc. Econ.)
+49 163 88 999 14
oezyurt@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent- & License Manager
Dr. Katharina Thöne
Chemist, M.Sc.
+49 160 9118 3653
thoene@max-planck-innovation.de
Patents
- Processing of invention disclosures
- Patent administration
- Patent Law
Legal
Carsten Daleman
In-house Counsel
+49 151 1811 4998
daleman@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent administration
Laura Mück
+49 151 2058 0799
mueck@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent administration
Petra Huber
+49 151 2058 0353
petra.huber@max-planck-innovation.de
Patent administration
Marcel Schönmann
+49 151 2057 5206
schoenmann@max-planck-innovation.de
- Support for MPG spin-offs from the initial idea through to the business plan
- Selection of potential support and funding instruments
- Fundraising
- Portfolio management of MPG participations
Head of Start-up & Equity Management, Authorized Representative
Ulrich Mahr
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 163 88 999 01
mahr@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Start-up & Equity Manager
Dr. Florian Kirschenhofer
Diplom-Kaufmann, MBA
+49 163 88 999 12
kirschenhofer@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Start-up & Equity Manager
Sebastian Meyer-Borchert
Diplom-Kaufmann
+49 163 88 999 16
meyer-borchert@max-planck-innovation.de
Start-up & Equity Manager
Clemens Frick
Master in Management
+49 171 656 9143
frick@max-planck-innovation.de
Senior Start-up & Equity Manager
Dr. Achim E. H. Wolf
Master of Business Research
Master of Arts Economics
+49 163 88 999 06
wolf@max-planck-innovation.de
Equity Manager
Dr. Dieter Treichel
Biologist
+49 151 2057 8208
treichel@max-planck-innovation.de
Start-up & Equity Manager
Francesco Grillo
Medicinal Chemist
+49 171 656 9148
grillo@max-planck-innovation.de
MAX!mize Incubation Program
Head of Start-up Incubation Program
Kathrin Schelbaum
Master of Arts in Business
+49 171 656 3161
schelbaum@max-planck-innovation.de
Program Manager Incubation Program
Reynaldo Nina Garcia
Master of Arts Innovation und Entrepreneurship
+49 171 656 3162
garcia@max-planck-innovation.de
Marketing & Communications Manager Incubation Program (parental leave replacement)
Marion Fischer
Graduate Information Manager
+49 170 524 5788
fischer@max-planck-innovation.de
Social Innovation Manager
Jillian Mayer
MBA
+49 163 88 999 04
mayer@max-planck-innovation.de
Working Student Incubation Program
Benedict Römer
Bachelor of International Business Administration
E-Mail:
roemer@max-planck-innovation.de
Marketing & Communications Manager Incubation Program (on parental leave)
Sarah Oppenländer
Event & Operations Manager Incubation Program (on parental leave)
Caroline Sandow
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Consultation on the Max Planck Innovation Validation Program and the GO-Bio Initial funding program
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The goal is to identify and develop promising research approaches with demonstrable innovation potential
Head of Validation Program
Dr. Masin Abo-Rady
Molecular Biologist, M.Sc.
+49 171 656 9145
abo-rady@max-planck-innovation.de
Project Manager Validation Program
Dr. Tanja Becke
Biotechnnologist, M.Sc.
+49 0160 9502 1824
becke@max-planck-innovation.de
Project Manager Validation Program
Dr. Arne Gehlen
chemist
+49 0160 9448 2763
gehlen@max-planck-innovation.de
Project Manager GO-Bio initial
Dr. Manon Weis
Veterinarian
+49 0151 5373 0868
weis@max-planck-innovation.de
- Contractual arrangements
- Finance administration
Head of Legal
Florian Beilhack
In-house Counsel
+49 163 88 999 15
beilhack@max-planck-innovation.de
Legal
Andreas Gerstmeier
In-house Counsel
+49 171 2156 830
gerstmeier@max-planck-innovation.de
Head of Finance & Operations
Astrid Giegold
Diplom-Kauffrau
+49 163 88 999 02
giegold@max-planck-innovation.de
Legal
Rolf Herrlinger
In-house Counsel
+49 171 656 9146
herrlinger@max-planck-innovation.de
Legal
Albert Kunowski
In-house Counsel
+49 151 2057 4556
kunowski@max-planck-innovation.de
Agreements and Legal
Katrin Ploch
Inhouse Lawyer
Phone: +49 89 / 29 09 19-22
Email:
ploch@max-planck-innovation.de
Assistance and Administration
Doris Waltinger
+49 151 2058 0143
waltinger@max-planck-innovation.de
IT Administration
Evelin Kaiser
Informatics Business Economist (VWA)
+49 171 656 9141
kaiser@max-planck-innovation.de
Assistance and Administration
Katrin Will
+49 151 5494 7673
will@max-planck-innovation.de
- Press contact
- Newsletter
- Website
Marketing & Communications Manager
Markus Berninger
Diplom-Kaufmann, certified graphic designer
+49 151 2057 6431
berninger@max-planck-innovation.de
Marketing & Communications Manager
Elke Heller
+49 0171 6569 142
heller@max-planck-innovation.de