About Us

The overarching idea of the Entrepreneurial Innovation Hub consists of an unique mix of strategic, operational and target group heads. This management approach ensures a best in class Innovation & Entrepreneurship program objective for the central Franconian university region.
Please find here the persons and institutions involved in the program.

The Strategic Board Members

Prof. Dr. Alexander Martin

Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Acting Founding President at

UTN

Prof. Dr. Björn Eskofier

Department of AI & Biomedical Engineering at

FAU

Prof. Dr. Carolin Durst

Digital Marketing & Go-to-Market Strategies
at

HSA

Prof. Dr. Carsten Rudolph

Entrepreneurship, Founding, Ventures
at

THN

Prof. Johannes Hähnlein

Head of spin-off
services
at

HSA

Julia Kahle
CEO

Founder heynanny State spokesperson of the Startup Association for Bavaria

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Möslein

Innovation & Information Systems
Vice President Outreach at

FAU

Prof. Dr. Markus Beckmann

Corporate Sustainability Management
at

FAU

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Koch

Mechanical and supply engineering
at

THN

The Operations Team

Christoph Heynen

Program Lead
Head Spin off Service & Entrepreneurship at

FAU

Felix Schmidt

Founder
Digital Health
Networker

Program Manager at
THN

Heike Nowak-Schwerdtfeger

Team Coach
Business Design Coach

Program Manager at
FAU

Katharina Bucher

Coach
Entreptreneur
to be

Program Manager at
HSA

Klaus Konrad


Entrepreneur
Business Design Coach

Program Manager at
FAU

Toni Oed

Business Planning
VC Expertise
Startup Supporter

Program Manager at
THN

Student Steering Committee

Hendrik Dietrich

Founder, Startup Supporter,

HSA

Felix Schmidt

Founder
Digital Health
Networker

Program Manager at
THN

Lead Universities
Participating Universities
Involved Partners

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