IQ Innovationspreis Mitteldeutschland 2023
Applications for the 19th edition of the IQ Innovation Award Central Germany and the local innovation awards in Leipzig, Halle (Saale) and Magdeburg can still be submitted until 13 March […]
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Let your startup
grow in Saxony-Anhalt
Since 2019 we have supported more than 30 startups, have organized over 60 network events and have matched numerous teams with important investors.
Will you be the next startup that
accelerates with us?
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator is the first accelerator for Tech-Startups in Saxony-Anhalt and desires to bring innovation and growth forward. We aim to ensure a steep learning curve and to give startups the opportunity to scale up their business ideas by investing the entire know-how as well as technical infrastructure of the innovation location Technologiepark Weinberg Campus.
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IQ Innovationspreis Mitteldeutschland 2023
Applications for the 19th edition of the IQ Innovation Award Central Germany and the local innovation awards in Leipzig, Halle (Saale) and Magdeburg can still be submitted until 13 March […]
Inventive spirit wanted in biotechnology!
SCIENTISTS in the LIFE SCIENCES pay attention: APPLY NOW! 2023 INNOVATION AWARD of the BIOREGIONS OF GERMANYApplication deadline 15. 2. 2023 The Innovation Award of the German BioRegions honours innovative […]
2023 offers new opportunities for innovators and startups
We wish you all a healthy, eventful and peaceful new year. This year starts with three great innovation prizes! You have until 11 January to apply for the regional Hugo […]
Weinberg Campus Accelerator is a partner at the INVESTFORUM Pitch Day
On September 29th there will be a big stage in Halle (Saale) for exciting, innovative startups from Saxony-Anhalt who want to grow and need for this investments. We are happy […]
Former Accelerator participant is doing very well: “The vision is evolving! – InLine-Med successfully closes seed financing round”
We are very happy to share the following information regardinig the former accelerator participant InLine-Med GmbH with you: Magdeburg-based MedTech company InLine-Med announces the closing of a further funding round. […]
IdentMe wins the 2022 City of Halle IQ Prize
The IQ Innovation Prize Central Germany 2022 was awarded on June 30th. in Koethen. IdentMe GmbH, a start-up from the Weinberg Campus Technology Park, received the IQ Prize of the […]
Weinberg Campus Accelerator review Startup Meetup
Weinberg Campus Accelerator looks back on his Startup Meetup So many thanks to all participants and speakers. It really was a great event in the summery ambience of the Technologiepark […]
Weinberg Campus Accelerator now a AWS Activate Provider
Weinberg Campus Accelerator is as of today a AWS Activate Provider. AWS Activate provides the resources you need to quickly get started on AWS and grow business. AWS is the […]
All about “DiGA”
With the DiGA, a future-oriented possibility is given for startups. We will take up this topic in order to create more transparancy. With the DiGA, an innovative and future-oriented path […]
The 4th batch symbolically reached “Bergfest” as an intermediate pitch session took place
As the 4th batch reached it’s “Bergfest” it is time to reflect and also to check, what is ahead of us The last few months have been very intensive for […]
More Venture Capital for German Startups
Investment topic remains prio A. Never before has so much money invested in German startups as in the past year. This is shown by the EY Startup-Barometer. Although we are […]
SAMPOCHEM made it for ego.-START
We are happy to share that, also with our support, SAMPOCHEM has succeeded in acquiring the ego.-START startup grant from the state of Saxony-Anhalt, which has just begun on December […]
Ranking Top 100 Startups
Who are the top 100 startups and technological businesses in Saxony-Anhalt? Webwirtschaft carried out an analysis of the top and most popular firms in Saxony-Anhalt. A couple of our startups […]
IQ Innovationspreis Mitteldeutschland 2022
The IQ Innovationspreis Mitteldeutschland 2022 will start soon. On the 6th of December 2022 the opening event will take place which indicates the start of the competition. Startups and founders […]
Dr. Marcus Böhme wins Transferpreis 2021
Yesterday Dr. Marcus Böhme from TrypCo was rewarded for his thesis with the Transferpreis 2021 at transHAL. Together with his co-founders he develops Antibody-Drug-Conjugates to fight against cancer. Read more […]
IdentMe wins Biodiversity Challenge
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator Startup Team IdentMe convinced the jury of the Biodiversity Challenge with their pitch deck and their innovative idea to detect rare and protected species with eDNA-analysis. […]
VEROVACCiNES closes Series B financing
On the 14th of October 2021 the vaccine specialist VEROVACCiNES GmbH completed their Mid-Seven-Figure Series B financing round with investors from Germany and Switzerland. According to the company these funds […]
Apply now for 4th Batch
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator is starting into its 4th Batch this year. Are you a tech-startup that wants to bring its business forward? Join the 4-month intensive program and let […]
1st Accelerator Guide Germany
The first edition of the Accelerator Guide Germany by The Ecosystem Company is now available for download. It features our program Weinberg Campus Accelerator as well as many other programs […]
Sigmar Gabriel visited the Weinberg Campus
On the 5th of August 2021 Sigmar Gabriel, former leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, visited the Technologiepark Weinberg Campus and got to know two teams of the […]
Program Highlights
Why should you apply?
100.000€ worth of coachings, workshops and network events
Professional photo shoots for marketing material
Exclusive use of laboratories, maker space and technical infrastructure
Reliable contacts to experts, funding bodies and investors
Free of charge use of the coworking space, meeting rooms and kitchen
Final pitch event in front of investors
Testimonials
That’s what our alumni and network say
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator represents an important opportunity to obtain fundamental know-how for our further business planning, to sharpen our business model and to find suitable solutions for possible challenges. Moreover, the input from experienced coaches and mentors is very vital to get valuable approaches for our upcoming market and competitor analyses. Also through the accelerator we are able to expand our own network.
TrypCo
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Participant Startup-Accelerator
It is fantastic to be able to effectively help the innovative teams with marketing and future sales activities. The Weinberg Campus Accelerator offers very practical support through this program.
Carsten Grieme
Mind in Life Science
Marketing & Sales Coach
The participation in the Weinberg Campus Accelerator enables us to acquire essential knowledge in quality management, product certification as well as in topics related to sales, and in the end translate them into action. In addition, we can improve and broaden our network contacts to exchange experiences.
1+ Steri Medizinprodukte GmbH
Founded in 2017
Participant Startup-Accelerator
The Weinberg Campus Startup Accelerator is a great program for pre-seed and seed startups in life sciences and medical technology. The intensive program with workshops, coaching sessions and presentation rounds has given each individual startup team enormous support within four months to focus on their own goals and success factors, to professionalize key processes and to appear even more convincing.
Dr. Merle Fuchs
TechnologieContor
Business Model Coach
The program offers us an effective support by coachings showing how to authorize medical products, to design clinical trials as well as to extend our business model. The introduction to potential venture capitalists is another helpful aspect of the accelerator.
matriheal
Fraunhofer IMWS
Participant Startup-Accelerator
The Technologiepark Weinberg Campus gives us an promising prospect of an optimal support of our development process. In this way we can get the possibility to connect with business angels, universities, and other important network partners and thus, to optimize our business process. The infrastructure with its incubators and laboratories offers a lot of room for our research.
Agrovac Biotech
Founded in 2020
Participant Startup-Accelerator
The professional planning and extraordinary effort of the Weinberg-Campus Accelerator team, the exceptional quality and innovation of the participating Life Science startups and the experienced lecturers ensured an outstanding Accelerator Program. After several months of training all teams presented with excellent and competitive concepts during the final pitch, which raised the attention of the attending investors, business angels and experts.
Dr. med Holger Anhalt
Medical Mind RCS GmbH
Certification Coach
Saxony-Anhalt's first accelerator program is an extremely mature, valuable and literally accelerating offer, which pre-seed and seed teams from life sciences should not miss. The 4-month program leaves nothing to be desired.
Daniel Worch
Univations GmbH
Finance Coach
Location Highlights
Why should you come to the Weinberg Campus?
Biggest technology park in Central Germany
7 non-university research facilities
250+ foundings of a company since 1993
6.000 employees in companies and institutes
Scientific-oriented campus of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg with approx. 8.000 students
Our 4th batch ended in 2022.
Stay tuned for our new Accelerator.
Our vision is to give startups the best support possible
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator consists of two independent modules: the Startup-Accelerator and Growth-Accelerator.
The Startup-Accelerator is designed for startups in the pre-seed and seed-phase. During a four- month intensive program containing workshops and coaching fundamental knowledge and soft-skills are imparted and a valuable access to networks is ensured.
The exceptional networks make the program stand out
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator is coordinated by the biggest technology park in Central Germany and thus, offers valuable access to regional and international networks like investors, Business Angels, Venture Capitalists, research institutions, corporations, or industry experts. Join us and be part of that network.
These are the seven non-university institutions on the Weinberg Campus:
Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen (IMWS)
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Fraunhofer-Center für Silizium-Photovoltaik (CSP)
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Fraunhofer-Institut für Zelltherapie und Immunologie (IZI), (MWT)
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Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB)
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Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien (IAMO)
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Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)
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Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik (MPI)
Core knowledge is key for every success
Every company setup is based on the essential and market-oriented knowledge of how to start a business. This is the reason why our team, experts, partners, and coaches combine forces and are dedicated to guide you as good as possible. We are here to organize digital or on-site workshops, one-on-one sessions, network events, on-demand coachings and so much more for you. Simply tell is where you want to go with your startup and we help you achieve it.
Application Requirements
We can help you reach the next level and make your startup stand out. Therefore, we are willing to invest hard work, effort, energy, and time to work together with you. However, we expect something in return. Check out our application requirements:
Motivation
Be passionate, be devoted and be eager. Participating in the Weinberg Campus Accelerator means giving 100% so that we as well as the coaches see you want to bring your startup to life.
Industry
Your startup or business idea is dealing with Biomedical Life Sciences (including E-Health, Medical Engineering, and Pharmaceutical Industry), Greentech, Bioeconomy or New Materials (including interface technologies)? Then, you are the perfect fit for the Weinberg Campus Accelerator.
Idea
Blow us away with your startup idea. Show us something that is unique, avant-garde, and revolutionary. We strike to be distinguished, we expect you to be the same.
Phase
Your startup should be in the pre-seed, seed-phase or
growth-phase with a market entry less than 5 years ago.
Technology
The Weinberg Campus Accelerator is looking for knowledge and technology-based founding projects and startups.
Location
Being part of the program means you have to found your business in Saxony-Anhalt.
Inventive spirit wanted in biotechnology!
SCIENTISTS in the LIFE SCIENCES pay attention: APPLY NOW! 2023 INNOVATION AWARD of the BIOREGIONS OF GERMANYApplication deadline 15. 2. 2023 The Innovation Award of the German BioRegions honours innovative […]
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2023 offers new opportunities for innovators and startups
We wish you all a healthy, eventful and peaceful new year. This year starts with three great innovation prizes! You have until 11 January to apply for the regional Hugo […]
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