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
Dr. Daniel Teichmann
Founder and CEO Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies
Prof. Johannes Hähnlein
Head of spin-off
services
at HSA
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Möslein
Innovation & Information Systems
Vice President Outreach at FAU
Julia Kahle
CEO
Founder heynanny State spokesperson of the Startup Association for Bavaria
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
Heike Nowak-Schwerdtfeger
Team Coach
Business Design Coach
Communication & Validation
Program Manager at
FAU
Hendrik Dietrich
Impact Founder
Startup Supporter
Business Development
Program Manager at HSA
Klaus Konrad
Entrepreneur
Business Design Coach
Prototyping & IT-Tools
Program Manager at
FAU
Michael Fried
Entrepreneur
Startup Supporter
Go-to-Market
Program Manager at HSA
Toni Oed
Business Planning
VC Expertise
Startup Supporter
Program Manager at
THN
Student Steering Committee
Divya Mittal
Entrepreneur
Relationship Builder
Growth Mindset
FAU student
Hendrik Dietrich
Impact Founder
Startup Supporter
Business Development
Program Manager at HSA
Lead Universities
Participating Universities
Involved Partners
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